Title Page | Collection Summary | Biographical/Organizational Note | Biographical/Organizational Note | Scope and Content | Arrangement
Biographical Note
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| 1886, Mar. 27 | Born, Aachen, Germany |
| 1897-1900 | Attended the Cathedral School, Aachen, Germany |
| 1900-1902 | Student at the Aachen Trade School, Aachen, Germany; worked in his father's stonemason business |
| 1905-1907 | Apprentice, office of furniture designer Bruno Paul, Berlin, Germany |
| 1907 | Built first house as an independent architect |
| 1908-1911 | Architect with Peter Behrens, Berlin, Germany |
| 1921-1925 | Director of architectural exhibits for the Novembergruppe |
| 1925 | Founded the Zehner Ring |
| 1926-1932 | First vice president, Deutscher Werkbund |
| 1927 | Director of Werkbund Exposition, Weissenhofsiedlung, Stuttgart, Germany |
| 1929 | Director of German Section, International Exposition, Barcelona, Spain |
| 1930-1933 | Director of the Bauhaus, Dessau and Berlin, Germany |
| 1931 | Director of Werkbund Section “The Dwelling,” Berlin Building Exposition, Berlin, Germany |
| 1938 | Immigrated to the United States |
| 1938-1958 | Director of Architecture, Illinois Institute of Technology (until 1940, the Armour Institute of Technology), Chicago, Ill |
| 1938-1969 | Private architectural practice, Chicago, Ill. |
| 1957 | Member, Orden Pour le Mérite, Germany |
| 1959 | Received Gold Medal of the Royal Institute of British Architects |
| 1960 | Received Gold Medal of the American Institute of Architects |
| 1963 | Received Presidential Medal of Freedom |
| 1966 | Received Gold Medal, Institute of German Architects (BDA) |
| 1969, Aug. 17 | Died, Chicago, Ill. |