Erich Mendelsohn (21 March 1887 – 15 September 1953) was a 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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21 March 1887 Allenstein, East Prussia, Germany
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Died |
15 September 1953 (aged 66) San Francisco, California, United States
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Zodiac | Aries |
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