Gottfried Bohm

Architect

Birthday January 23, 1920

Birth Sign Aquarius

Birthplace Offenbach, Germany

DEATH DATE Jun 9, 2021 (101)

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About

An expressionist and post-Bauhuas architect who designed many churches, museums, and civic centers in Germany. He was passionate about urban planning, and his buildings included the St. Columba Church in Cologne, the Pilgrimage Church in Neviges, and the Bensburg Town Hall in Germany.

Before Fame

He graduated from Technical University of Munich in 1946, during which time he also studied sculpturing, a skill that would be factored into his structures. He collaborated with Rudolf Schwarz and the Society for the Reconstruction of Cologne during the late 1940s and early 1950s.

Trivia

He was concerned with urban planning and creating connections between his buildings and the urban surroundings.

Family Life

He worked for his father, Dominikus Böhm, who was also an architect known for his church designs. His wife, Elisabeth, was an architect as well.

Associated With

He and Frank Lloyd Wright were both legendary architects.