Emil Fahrenkamp

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Shell House in Berlin

Emil Fahrenkamp (November 8, 1885 - May 24, 1966) was a German architect and professor, one of the most prominent architects of the interwar period, best known for his 1930 Shell-Haus in Berlin.

Fahrenkamp was born in Aachen and came to Düsseldorf to work in the office of Wilhelm Kreis from 1909 to 1912. He became assistant, then professor at the Düsseldorf Academy of Art. His work in the 1920s and early 1930s can be seen as an integration of progressive Neues Bauen (simplified forms, flat roofs, repeated window patterns) with features of traditional styles.

During the war, Fahrenkamp accepted commissions from the Nazis, although he considered himself apolitical. After the war he remained active as an architect but withdrew from public life.

He died on May 24, 1966, leaving behind a wife and two daughters.

External links

Emil Fahrenkamp at the archINFORM database
Hotel Monte Verità (Ascona - Switzerland)
on the Shell House in Berlin

Authority control	WorldCat VIAF: 42077787 LCCN: n86113569 ISNI: 0000 0001 2129 9513 GND: 116382996 SUDOC: 078013631 BNF: cb14535199k

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Name	Fahrenkamp, Emil
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Short description	German architect
Date of birth	November 8, 1885
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Date of death	May 24, 1966
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