Harald Deilmann
Illustration — Deilmann in 2005 • Illustration — Stadttheater Münster • Illustration — Essen Opera House Harald Deilmann (30 August 1920 – 1 January 2008) was a German architect. Harald Deilmann was born in Gladbeck, Westphalia, Deilmann was best known for his work on public spaces, such as opera houses and museums, throughout Germany and worldwide. He was a member of the Akademie der Künste (Academy of the Arts) in Berlin, as well as the Deutsche Akademie für Städtebau und Landesplanung (German Academy for Urban and Regional Planning) in Hanover, Germany.
Harald Deilmann
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- Born
- 1920 · Gladbeck.
- Died
- 2008 · Münster.
- Nationality
- Germany
- Occupation
- architect · university teacher · writer · urban planner · opinion journalist
- Education
- University of Stuttgart
- Honours
- Commander's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany · Officer's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany
- Languages
- German
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Illustration — Deilmann in 2005 • Illustration — Stadttheater Münster • Illustration — Essen Opera House Harald Deilmann (30 August 1920 – 1 January 2008) was a German architect. Harald Deilmann was born in Gladbeck, Westphalia, Deilmann was best known for his work on public spaces, such as opera houses and museums, throughout Germany and worldwide. He was a member of the Akademie der Künste (Academy of the Arts) in Berlin, as well as the Deutsche Akademie für Städtebau und Landesplanung (German Academy for Urban and Regional Planning) in Hanover, Germany.
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• Theater: • 1952–1955: Stadttheater Münster • 1959–1988: Aalto Theatre, Essen (nach Alvar Aalto) • Theater in Tokyo • City Halls: • 1957: Rathaus Nordwalde • 1971–1974: Rathaus Rheda-Wiedenbrück • Rathaus Gronau, North Rhine-Westphalia • Schools and Universities • Schülerinternat Münster • Bielefeld University (competition) • Martin-Luther-Schule Bielefeld • Realschule Lemgo • Metallberufsschule • John F. Kennedy School, Berlin • Museums • Clemens-Sels-Museum Neuss • Banks: • WestLB Dortmund • Town or urban planning: • Stadtkern Werne • Allwetterzoo Münster • Office Buildings: • Kreishaus Münster • Verwaltung Nordwest Lotto Münster • Hauptverwaltung LVA Rheinprovinz Düsseldorf • Hauptverwaltung WestLB Münster, Düsseldorf und Dortmund • Verwaltungsgebäude Wohnbauförderungsanstalt Düsseldorf • Verwaltung Volkswohl-Bund in Dortmund • Hospitals: • Aggertalklinik Engelskirchen • Städt. Krankenhaus Siegburg • Fachklinikum Bad Salzuflen, Ahlbeck Reingau • St.-Barbara-Krankenhaus Gladbeck • Miscellaneous: • 1979–1981: Rheinturm Düsseldorf
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He was an associate of Heinrich Bartmann (1951–1953) and joined the Architektenteam Münster (Harald Deilmann, Max von Hausen, Ortwin Rave, Werner Ruhnau in the competition for the theater Münster in 1953. He left the team before the opening of the theater Münster to start his own office in 1956. He took part in the development of his home town Münster in the time of the German Wirtschaftswunder 1950–1975. Deilmann officially retired in 1985 but continued to do freelance work until his death in Münster.
Harald Deilmann studied at University of Stuttgart. The recorded working language is German. Employment is recorded with University of Stuttgart, Leibniz University Hannover and Technical University of Dortmund. Distinctions recorded are Commander's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany and Officer's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany.
• 1962 grand prize for North Westphalia architecture • 1998 Cross of the White Rose, Helsinki, Finland.
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