Walter Curt Behrendt

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1884 – 1945

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Who was Walter Curt Behrendt?

Walter Curt Behrendt was a German-American architect and active advocate of German modernism. He was an authority on city planning and housing, editor of Die Form, and author of The Victory of the New Building Style among many other works.

Behrendt was born in Metz, emigrated to the U.S. in 1934 to teach at Dartmouth College through the help of his friend Lewis Mumford, and died in Norwich, Vermont.

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Born
Dec 16, 1884
Metz
Nationality
  • United States of America
  • Germany
Profession
Lived in
  • Metz
Died
Apr 26, 1945

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on July 23, 2013

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