Hans Poelzig

(1869–1936) tysk arkitekt

Hans Poelzig (1869–1936) is listed in the catalogue as an architect. By year of birth, Hans Poelzig belongs to the chapter ‘Industrialisation’ in this site’s history of architecture.

Hans Poelzig was born in Berlin and died in Berlin. Hans Poelzig trained at Technische Hochschule Berlin and Technische Universität Berlin. The teachers included Carl Schäfer, Hugo Hartung, and Friedrich Adler. Hans Poelzig worked in Wrocław, Luboń, Frankfurt, and Berlin. Wikidata associates Hans Poelzig with expressionist architecture. Hans Poelzig became a member of Deutscher Werkbund, Der Ring, and Verein für Geschichte Dresdens. The awards include honorary doctor of the University of Stuttgart and Schinkel Award. The students included Helmut Hentrich, Erich Boltenstern, and Dieter Oesterlen.

The best-known works include ‘IG Farben Building’, ‘Haus des Rundfunks’, ‘Kino Babylon’, and ‘Chemical Plant Luboń’. The catalogue has 5 buildings by Hans Poelzig. The dated buildings span the years 1913–1930. The buildings are in Bezirk Mitte, Frankfurt, Charlottenburg-Wilmersdorf, and Dąbie. They are in 2 countries. According to Wikidata, buildings by Hans Poelzig belong to the ‘Functionalism’ style.

Contemporary architects in the same chapter include Otto Greiner, Karel Petrus Cornelis de Bazel, Marc-Aurèle de Foy Suzor-Coté, Allan Brooks, and Max Feldbauer.

• IG Farben Building
• Großes Schauspielhaus
• Haus des Rundfunks
• Kino Babylon
• Four Domes Pavilion, Wrocław