Richard Konwiarz (15 February 1883 – 14 December 1960) was a German

architect An architect is a person who plans, designs and oversees the construction of buildings. To practice architecture means to provide services in connection with the design of buildings and the space within the site surrounding the buildings that h ...

. He was born in Tschempin and died in

Hanover Hanover (; german: Hannover ; nds, Hannober) is the capital and largest city of the German state of Lower Saxony. Its 535,932 (2021) inhabitants make it the 13th-largest city in Germany as well as the fourth-largest city in Northern Germany ...

. In 1932 he won a bronze medal in the art competitions of the Olympic Games for his design of the " Schlesierkampfbahn" in the Sport Park of Breslau. In the years 1952 to 1954 he constructed in cooperation with Heinz Goesmann the

Niedersachsenstadion Niedersachsenstadion (, ) is a football stadium in Hanover, Lower Saxony, Germany, which is home to football club Hannover 96. The original 86,000-capacity stadium was completed in 1954 and has since been rebuilt several times for various maj ...

. Meanwhile, it is rebuilt and modified and called by its sponsor

AWD-Arena Niedersachsenstadion (, ) is a football stadium in Hanover, Lower Saxony, Germany, which is home to football club Hannover 96. The original 86,000-capacity stadium was completed in 1954 and has since been rebuilt several times for various ...

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1883 births 1960 deaths 20th-century German architects Olympic bronze medalists in art competitions Medalists at the 1932 Summer Olympics Olympic competitors in art competitions {{Germany-architect-stub