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Frei Otto
Frei Paul Otto was a German architect and structural engineer noted for his use of lightweight structures, in particular tensile and membrane structures, including the roof of the Olympic Stadium in Munich for the 1972 Summer Olympics.
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Born 31 May 1925 · Died 9 March 2015 · Q64412
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2026· 3 entries
ArchDaily: Clásicos de Arquitectura: Olympiastadion (Estadio Olímpico de Múnich) / Behnisch and Partners y Frei Otto
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ArchDaily: Galería de GG "Frei Otto" Conversación con Juan María Songel - 4
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2025· 1 entry
EurekAlert!: A century of lightness - the legacy of Frei Otto
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2021· 1 entry
“Observations on the design and building of the Roman Segovia Aqueduct”
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2015· 6 entries
Awarded Pritzker Architecture Prize (2015).
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ArchDaily: Frei Otto: The Latest Architecture and News
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gizmodo: 9 Buildings By Frei Otto, the Architect Who Engineered the Future
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Digital Journal: Day after his death, German architect Frei Otto wins top prize
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KCRW: Frei Otto Dies, Wins Pritzker, As His Ideas Become New Again
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Died 2015-03-09.
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2010· 1 entry
That the construction should be stopped because of the difficult geology
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2007· 1 entry
Awarded doctor honoris causa of the University of Innsbruck (2007).
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2006· 3 entries
Awarded Praemium Imperiale (2006).
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Awarded Officer's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany (2006).
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And was awarded the Pritzker Architecture Prize in 2015, shortly before his death
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2005· 2 entries
Won Royal Gold Medal (2005).
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Awarded Honorary doctorate from the Technical University of Munich (2005).
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2000· 1 entry
Awarded Order of Merit of Baden-Württemberg (2000).
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1997· 1 entry
Awarded Wolf Prize in Architecture (1997).
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1990· 1 entry
Awarded honorary doctor of the University of Duisburg-Essen (1990).
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1967· 2 entries
Awarded Auguste Perret Prize (1967).
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Awarded Berliner Kunstpreis (1967).
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1964· 1 entry
And headed the institute until his retirement as university professor
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1958· 1 entry
Otto taught at Washington University in St
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1925· 1 entry
Born 1925-05-31.
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