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Fritz Bornemann

Take a closer look at Deutsche Oper Berlin in Berlin. This page focuses on one documented work credited to Fritz Bornemann.

1 building in this collection · 1 city · 1 country

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Deutsche Oper Berlin
Architectural themes
Brutalist · Modernist
Deutsche Oper Berlin, Berlin
Deutsche Oper Berlin Berlin

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About Fritz Bornemann

Fritz Bornemann (1912–2007) was a German architect who designed the Deutsche Oper Berlin (1961) — a Brutalist-Modernist opera house whose austere, windowless facade on Bismarckstraße is one of West Berlin's most uncompromising architectural statements. The building replaced an opera house destroyed in World War II, and its stark exterior deliberately contrasts with the rich acoustics and visual opulence of the performance spaces within.

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Is this a complete list of works?
No. This is Vandelay’s selected collection of 1 building credited to Fritz Bornemann. The catalogue includes collaborations and does not represent a complete body of work.
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