Hans Blumenfeld
Hans Blumenfeld, (October 18, 1892 – January 30, 1988) was a German-Canadian architect and city planner.
Hans Blumenfeld
- Name
- Hans Blumenfeld
- Born
- 18 October 1892
- Birthplace
- Osnabrück, Germany
- Died
- 30 January 1988
- Place of death
- Toronto, Ontario
- Occupation
- urban and regional planner
- Nationality
- Canada
- Honours
- Officer of the Order of Canada · Abercrombie Prize
- Languages
- English
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Hans Blumenfeld, (October 18, 1892 – January 30, 1988) was a German-Canadian architect and city planner.
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Hans Blumenfeld (1892–1988) was an architect, of Canadian nationality. The architect was born in Osnabrück and died in Toronto.
Languages used include English. Honours include Abercrombie Prize and Officer of the Order of Canada.
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• Name — Hans Blumenfeld • Born — 18 October 1892 • Birthplace — Osnabrück, Germany • Died — 30 January 1988 • Place of death — Toronto, Ontario • Occupation — urban and regional planner
Early life and education
Early life and education
Blumenfeld was born in Osnabruck, Germany in 1892 and grew up in Hamburg. He did not follow in his family's footsteps into the banking industry, instead opting to pursue a career in architecture. He started out as a carpenter's apprentice. In 1914 he joined the German army during World War I. Following the war, he continued his studies and finished his master's degree.
Career
Career
In 1924 he emigrated to the US and worked in New York and Baltimore as a draftsman, and then moved to Los Angeles to work as a designer. Blumenfeld published many articles on economic and social effects of planning with the emphasis on interdependence of physical, social and economic renewal. In 1967, his book The Modern Metropolis, Its Origins, Growth, Characteristics, and Planning: Selected Essays by Hans Blumenfeld was published. In 1987, his book Life Begins at 65: The Not Entirely Candid Autobiography of a Drifter was published. In 1978, he was made an Officer of the Order of Canada.
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- 1.Joch, Andreas. Hans Blumenfeld (1892–1988): Architect and city planner. Transatlantic Perspectives. 16 March 2011.
- 2.Hans Blumenfeld FCIP (D).
- 3.Caves, R. W. Encyclopedia of the City. Routledge. 44–45. 2004.
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