Günter Behnisch (1922-2010) was a German architect, born in Lockwitz. His first career led him to be a submarine commander during WW2. He surrendered his submarine and subsequently was a prisoner of war. A fellow prisoner sparked his interest in architecture – there’s a line I shan’t be using again. He studied architecture at the Technical University in Stuttgart. He taught architecture at the Technishce Hochshule Darmstadt. He was a proponent of deconstructivism. Deconstructivism in architecture means the breaking apart of a shape – perhaps next week’s exploration. He is Stefan Behrish‘s father.
The Bundershaus
1961, Bonn, Germany
Pavillon Gartenshau Dortmund
1969
Olympic Park
1972, Munich
Library of the University of Eichstatt
1980, Eichstatt, Germany
German Postal Museum
1990, Frankfurt, Germany
Tower Flughafen
1998, Nurnberg
Norddeutsche Landesbank
2002, Hannover, Germany
Academy of Arts
2005, Berlin, Germany
