Harald Deilmann

Harald Deilmann (August 30, 1920 – January 1, 2008) was a German architect.

Born in Gladbeck, Westphalia, Deilmann was best known for his work on public spaces, such as opera houses and museums, throughout Germany and worldwide. He was a member of the Akademie der Künste (Academy of the Arts) in Berlin, as well as the Deutsche Akademie für Städtebau und Landesplanung (German Academy for Urban and Regional Planning) in Hanover, Germany.

His best known works include the Städtische Bühnen Münster and the opera house in Essen.

Deilmann officially retired in 1985 but continued to do freelance work until his death in Münster.

Selected Awards

• 1962 grand prize for North Westphalia architecture
• 1998 Cross of the White Rose, Helsinki, Finland.

Selected Projects

• Theater:
  • 1952–1955: Stadttheater Münster
  • 1959–1988: Aalto Theatre, Essen (nach Alvar Aalto)
  • Theater in Tokyo
• City Halls:
  • 1957: Rathaus Nordwalde
  • 1971–1974: Rathaus Rheda-Wiedenbrück
  • Rathaus Gronau, North Rhine-Westphalia
• Schools and Universities
  • Schülerinternat Münster
  • Bielefeld University (competition)
  • Martin-Luther-Schule Bielefeld
  • Realschule Lemgo
  • Metallberufsschule
  • John F. Kennedy School, Berlin
• Museums
  • Clemens-Sels-Museum Neuss
• Banks:
  • WestLB Dortmund
• Town or urban planning:
  • Stadtkern Werne
  • Allwetterzoo Münster
• Office Buildings:
  • Kreishaus Münster
  • Verwaltung Nordwest Lotto Münster
  • Hauptverwaltung LVA Rheinprovinz Düsseldorf
  • Hauptverwaltung WestLB Münster, Düsseldorf und Dortmund
  • Verwaltungsgebäude Wohnbauförderungsanstalt Düsseldorf
  • Verwaltung Volkswohl-Bund in Dortmund
• Hospitals:
  • Aggertalklinik Engelskirchen
  • Städt. Krankenhaus Siegburg
  • Fachklinikum Bad Salzuflen, Ahlbeck Reingau
  • St.-Barbara-Krankenhaus Gladbeck
• Miscellaneous:
  • 1979–1981: Rheinturm Düsseldorf

External links

• Architekt Deilmann obituary (German)