German architect.
Biographical Information
| Name: | Frei Otto |
|---|---|
| Born on | 31 May 1925 in Chemnitz, Saxony, Germany, Europe |
| Deceased on | 9 March 2015 in Warmbronn, Leonberg (Württemberg), Böblingen (Kreis), Baden-Württemberg, Germany, Europe |
| Place(s) of activity: |
Structures and Projects
Participation in the following structures & large-scale projects:
- Entrance Arch of the Federal Garden Exhibition
- King Abdul Aziz University Sports Center
- Roof over the buildings of the Olympic Park
architect
- Dance Pavilion at the Federal Garden Exhibition
- Dietrich Bonhoeffer Church
- German Pavilion (EXPO '67)
- Institut für Leichtbau Entwerfen und Konstruieren
- Inter-Continental Hotel and Conference Center
- Mechtenberg Bridge
- Olympiahalle
- Retractable roof over the ruins of Bad Hersfeld Abbey Church - Atelier Warmbronn
- Saint Luke's Church
- Schwarzbach Bridge
consultant
designer
Bibliography
- (1981): Cubierta de red metálica. In: Informes de la Construcción, v. 33, n. 330 (May 1981), pp. 27-28.
- (1967): Clocher pour l'église évangélique de Berlin-Zehlendorf-Schönow (Allemagne). In: Acier = Stahl = Steel, v. 32 (February 1967), pp. 67.
- (2005): Mehr von der Natur verstehen - ein Gespräch mit Frei Otto. In: Detail - Zeitschrift für Architektur + Baudetail, v. 45, n. 12 ( 2005), pp. 1400.
- (1979): Tensile structures. Design, structure, and calculation of Buildings of cables, Nets, and Membranes. 4th edition, MIT Press, Cambridge (USA).
Relevant Websites
Relevant Publications
- (2015): Akademie der Künste trauert um Frei Otto. In: Stahlbau, v. 84, n. 4 (April 2015), pp. 295-296.
- (2016): Antoni Gaudí and Frei Otto: Essential Precursors to the Parametricism Manifesto. In: Architectural Design, v. 86, n. 2 (March 2016), pp. 30-35.
- (2016): Architecture before architecture: Frei Otto's ‘Deep History’. In: The Journal of Architecture, v. 21, n. 8 (November 2016), pp. 1253-1273.
- (1997): L'art de l'ingénieur. constructeur, entrepeneur, inventeur. Éditions du Centre Georges Pompidou, Paris (France), pp. 350-1.
- (2001): Arte, scienza, naura: I nuovi compiti di architetti e ingegneri alle soglie del ventunesimo secolo / Art, science, nature: the new task of architects and engineers in the twenty-first century. Intervistado con Frei Otto / Interview with Frei Otto. In: Crossing, v. 2, n. 2 (June 2001), pp. 4-11.
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