Peter Behrens
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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
- 1918
- Portrait by Max Liebermann, 1923
- house in Darmstadt, Germany, 1901
- Musicroom House Behrens Darmstadt 1901 with Schiedmayer grand piano
- Haus Goedecke Hagen, 1911-1912
- Haus Wiegand, Berlin-Dahlem, 1911-1912
- Lagerhaus Gutehoffnungshütte, Oberhausen, Oberhausen, 1921 – 1925
- Alexanderhaus, 1932
- Neugestaltung des Alexanderplatzes, Berlin-Mitte
- Peter-Behrens-Gebäude, Berlin-Oberschöneweide
AEG’s Turbine factory, Berlin-Moabit, 1909
- AEG-Turbinenfabrik
- AEG-Turbinenfabrik
AEG premises, Berlin-Wedding, 1911
- Assembly hall from the south, Berlin-Wedding (1)
- (2) (cropped)
- (3) from north
- (4) interior
- (5) interior
Technical Administration Building of Hoechst AG, 1920-1924
- Brücke und Turm
bridge and tower - Turm mit Uhr
tower with clock - Eingangshalle
entrance hall - Hörsaal
auditorium - Innenhof
atrium
Neolog Synagogue in Žilina/Slovakia
- Synagogue
Product Design
- Lighting was one of the first fields Behrens worked on. A variation of the classic "Behrens Lamp"
- ash tray for "AEG Abtlg. Porzellan"
- industrial clock
- electric water kettle
- The coffee machine, probably the last item of Behrens at AEG