Peter Behrens
German architect and designer (1868-1940)
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Date of birth | 14 April 1868 Hamburg | ||||
Date of death | 27 February 1940 Berlin | ||||
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English: Peter Behrens (* 14. April 1868 in Hamburg; † 27. February 1940 in Berlin) was a German architect and designer.
Deutsch: Peter Behrens (* 14. April 1868 in Hamburg; † 27. Februar 1940 in Berlin) war ursprünglich Maler, wurde dann als Architekt vor dem ersten Weltkrieg zum Begründer der 'modernen' sachlichen Industriearchitektur und des modernen Industrie-Designs.
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Waldemar Franz Hermann Titzenthaler, Behrens in his study, around 1913
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1918
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Portrait by Max Liebermann, 1923
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house in Darmstadt, Germany, 1901
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Musicroom House Behrens Darmstadt 1901 with Schiedmayer grand piano
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Haus Goedecke Hagen, 1911-1912
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Haus Wiegand, Berlin-Dahlem, 1911-1912
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Lagerhaus Gutehoffnungshütte, Oberhausen, Oberhausen, 1921 – 1925
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Alexanderhaus, 1932
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Neugestaltung des Alexanderplatzes, Berlin-Mitte
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Peter-Behrens-Gebäude, Berlin-Oberschöneweide
AEG’s Turbine factory, Berlin-Moabit, 1909
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AEG-Turbinenfabrik
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AEG-Turbinenfabrik
AEG premises, Berlin-Wedding, 1911
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Assembly hall from the south, Berlin-Wedding (1)
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(2) (cropped)
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(3) from north
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(4) interior
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(5) interior
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Brücke und Turm
bridge and tower -
Turm mit Uhr
tower with clock -
Eingangshalle
entrance hall -
Hörsaal
auditorium -
Innenhof
atrium
Neolog Synagogue in Žilina/Slovakia
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Synagogue
Product Design
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Lighting was one of the first fields Behrens worked on. A variation of the classic "Behrens Lamp"
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ash tray for "AEG Abtlg. Porzellan"
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industrial clock
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electric water kettle
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The coffee machine, probably the last item of Behrens at AEG