Erich Mendelsohn (21 March 1887 – 15 September 1953) was a Jewish German architect known for his expressionist architecture in the 1920s as well as for developing a dynamic functionalism in his projects for department stores and cinemas. Mendelsohn is a pioneer of the Art Deco and Streamline Moderne architecture notably with his 1921 Mossehaus design.
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birth date
1887-03-21
birth place
Olsztyn, East Prussia
death date
1953-09-15
death place
San Francisco
significant building
Tel Aviv, Potsdam, Wrocław, Einstein Tower, De La Warr Pavilion
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