Paul Schmitthenner (born

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, Elsass-Lothringen, Germany 15 December 1884 – 11 November 1972) was a German

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and

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at the

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. During

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, Schmitthenner was one of

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's architects.

Early life and education

He studied at the technical universities of Karlsruhe and

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and later became a Professor at the

, where he formed together with

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the architectural style of the Stuttgart School.

Architecture

His belief that the traditional methods and styles in architecture revealed best the German character led to his appointment as expert group leader for fine arts in the

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. He believed that ''Schönheit ruht in Ordnung'' (German: "Beauty lies in (

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) order"). Schmitthenner was in open opposition to modern architects like

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. For him, Goethe's cottage at

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was still the ideal type of the German residential building. However, despite official approval, his enthusiasm did not bring many large commissions. He had to leave his chair at the University after the war without a pension and worked as an architect till the end of his life. In Stuttgart, he built the "Königin-Olga-Bau" for the

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in 1950.

Works

''Baugestaltung. Das Deutsche Wohnhaus'', 1932. Königin-Olga-Bau Stuttgart.jpg, Königin-Olga-Bau in Stuttgart Villa Zerweck.JPG, Villa Zerweck in the Feuerbacher Heide Villa Roser 007.jpg, The villa for the Roser family of factory owners (Villa Roser) Wittenberg Piesteritz.jpg, Works housing estate Piesteritz Schmitthenner Soldatenfriedhof Bourdon Ansicht von Nordosten.JPG, Main building of the

Bourdon German war cemetery Bourdon German war cemetery is a Second World War German military war grave cemetery, located northwest of Amiens and close to the village of Bourdon in the Somme department, France. Gallery File:Deutscher Soldatenfriedhof Bourdon - Die Mut ...

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Review of the book by Voigt/Frank by Stella Hoepner-Fillies

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.'' 17. September 2003. 1884 births 1972 deaths People from Bas-Rhin 20th-century German architects People from Alsace-Lorraine Knights Commander of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany Recipients of the Pour le Mérite (civil class) Technical University of Munich alumni University of Stuttgart faculty Technical University of Berlin faculty University of Tübingen faculty {{Germany-architect-stub

Early life and education

Architecture

Works

See also

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