Horst H. Baumann
Baumann (19 June 1934 Aachen – 24 May 2019) was a German architect, designer, light artist, and photographer. He was best known for designing Rheinturm Düsseldorf, in Düsseldorf, Germany.
Also recorded as H Baumann Horst
Horst H. Baumann
Dellserver · CC BY-SA 3.0
- Name
- Horst H.
- Born
- 19 June 1934
- Birthplace
- Aachen, Nazi Germany
- Died
- 24 May 2019
- Nationality
- Germany
- Occupation
- architect · photographer
- Languages
- German
VALÉORINE Encyclopedia
VALÉORINE documentary reading
Documentary summary
Baumann (19 June 1934 Aachen – 24 May 2019) was a German architect, designer, light artist, and photographer. He was best known for designing Rheinturm Düsseldorf, in Düsseldorf, Germany.
Admitted source layer · organised and presented by VALÉORINE
Note VALÉORINE
Horst H. Baumann (1934–2019) was an architect and photographer, of German nationality. The architect was born in Aachen. Languages used include German.
Composed from admitted, traceable facts · 01 October 2026
VALÉORINE
Reference Check
Propose documentary evidence for Horst H. Baumann. A contribution is never written directly as fact: identity, source, rights and evidence gates still decide.
Sign in to contribute
World of VALÉORINE
Documentary connections
Only confirmed graph relationships appear here. Images are shown only when their identity and reuse rights both pass the documentary gate.
Documentary evidence
Documentary basis
Authority files
wikidata · Q934885 · wikipedia · Horst H. Baumann
In this article
Key facts
Key facts
• Name — Horst H. Baumann • Born — 19 June 1934 • Birthplace — Aachen, Nazi Germany • Died — 24 May 2019 • Illustration — Laserscape Kassel
Life
Life
He studied metallurgical engineering from 1954 to 1957 and from 1972 to 1974 at the RWTH Aachen, and from 1994 to 2004 at the Heinrich-Heine University in Düsseldorf. He worked as a photographer and designer from 1957 to 2019, and from 1966 to 2019 as a lighting artist. In 1963–1964, he was a visiting lecturer at the Hochschule für Gestaltung in Ulm. In 1977, he took part in documenta 6 in Kassel, where he installed, with Peter Hertha, the first permanent laser sculpture in the world. Other installations include the Rheinturm in Düsseldorf (1982), the Neonskulptur "Pass the Cross" in Bielefeld-Sennestadt (1988), and the light remodeled at the Rheinturm Düsseldorf 2003. His work has been shown internationally, including in the Museum of Modern Art, in New York City in 1965, and in 1967 and 1969 in the Biennale des Jeunes in Paris.
Death
Death
He died on 24 May 2019, aged 84.
Notes from the source article
Cited by Wikipedia
Notes from the source article
These works are cited by the source article, in its own numbering. They are recorded as its citations, not as sources VALÉORINE has verified.
- 1.World Trade Center Memorial Lightscape.
- 2.Luminous-Lint – Photographer – Horst H. Baumann. www.luminous-lint.com.
- 3.Ars Electronica Katalogartikel. 90.146.8.18.
- 4.The expat guide for international residents.
- 5.arkitectoniq. arkitectoniq.blogspot.com.
- 6.Lichtzeitpegel Rheinturm - Düsseldorf.
- 7.Erevista.ro. 20 May 2023.
- 8.Archived copy.
- 9.Libuda, Klas. Nachruf: Entwickler der Uhr am Rheinturm gestorben. RP ONLINE. 28 May 2019.
References
Citations
References
Each reference names the institution holding it, so a reader may go to the document itself.
reference work
Secondary witnessreference work
Secondary witness
The Encyclopedia exists whether or not anything is for sale. Corrections are recorded rather than overwritten, and every version of this record is kept. Published 17 August 2026.
Elsewhere in Design
11,558 published records in this field, each with its sources named.
- Horia BerneaDesigner
- Horia CreangăDesigner
- Horst BaeselerDesigner
- Horst BergerDesigner
- Horst von BassewitzDesigner
- Hossein AmanatDesigner
- Hossein KohkanDesigner
- Hossein LorzadehDesigner
Best supported in this field
For owners
Own a work by Horst H. Baumann?
A specialist will read what you send and tell you what the house can establish, what it cannot, and whether the object is suited to sale. There is no charge and no obligation. The object stays with you throughout; nothing is shipped to us unless it is arranged in writing beforehand.