Harald Deilmann (30 August 1920 – 1 January 2008) was a German

architect An architect is a person who plans, designs, and oversees the construction of buildings. To practice architecture means to provide services in connection with the design of buildings and the space within the site surrounding the buildings that h ...

. Born in

Gladbeck Gladbeck () is a town in the district of Recklinghausen (district), Recklinghausen in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. Gladbeck is quite a young town, first recognised 21 July 1919 when it was given town rights. The town established itself aroun ...

Westphalia Westphalia (; ; ) is a region of northwestern Germany and one of the three historic parts of the state of North Rhine-Westphalia. It has an area of and 7.9 million inhabitants. The territory of the region is almost identical with the h ...

, Deilmann was best known for his work on

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, such as

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and

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, throughout Germany and worldwide. He was a member of the

Akademie der Künste The Academy of Arts () is a state arts institution in Berlin, Germany. The task of the Academy is to promote art, as well as to advise and support the states of Germany. The academy's predecessor organization was founded in 1696 by Elector F ...

(Academy of the Arts) in

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, as well as the Deutsche Akademie für Städtebau und Landesplanung (German Academy for Urban and Regional Planning) in

Hanover Hanover ( ; ; ) is the capital and largest city of the States of Germany, German state of Lower Saxony. Its population of 535,932 (2021) makes it the List of cities in Germany by population, 13th-largest city in Germany as well as the fourth-l ...

, Germany. He was an associate of Heinrich Bartmann (1951–1953) and joined the Architektenteam Münster (Harald Deilmann,

Max von Hausen Max Clemens Lothar Freiherr von Hausen (December 17, 1846 – March 19, 1922) was a German military officer during the First World War. He participated in the Austro-Prussian and Franco-German Wars and became ''Generaloberst'' of Saxon troops a ...

, , in the competition for the theater Münster in 1953. He left the team before the opening of the theater Münster to start his own office in 1956. He took part in the development of his home town Münster in the time of the German ''Wirtschaftswunder'' 1950–1975. As a protagonist of postwar modernism he taught architecture at the Technical University Stuttgart and Dortmund. Deilmann officially retired in 1985 but continued to do freelance work until his death in

Münster Münster (; ) is an independent city#Germany, independent city (''Kreisfreie Stadt'') in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is in the northern part of the state and is considered to be the cultural centre of the Westphalia region. It is also a ...

Selected awards

*1962 grand prize for North Westphalia architecture *1998 Cross of the White Rose,

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, Finland.

Selected projects

* Theater: ** 1952–1955: Stadttheater Münster ** 1959–1988:

Aalto Theatre The Aalto Theatre () is a performing arts venue in Essen, Germany, and is home to the city's opera company Aalto-Musiktheater and the ballet company Aalto Ballett. The serve as the venue's orchestra. The theatre opened on 25 September 1988 with R ...

, Essen (nach

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) ** Theater in Tokyo * City Halls: ** 1957: Rathaus

Nordwalde Nordwalde (literally: north woods) is a municipality in the Steinfurt (district), district of Steinfurt, in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. Geography It is situated in the Münsterland area, approximately 12 km south-east of Steinfurt and 2 ...

** 1971–1974: Rathaus

Rheda-Wiedenbrück Rheda-Wiedenbrück (; Westphalian language, Westphalian: ''Raie-Wienbrügge'') is a city in the Gütersloh (district), district of Gütersloh, in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. Geography The twin community lies within the valley of the river E ...

** Rathaus

Gronau, North Rhine-Westphalia Gronau (; officially Gronau (Westf.), is a town in the district of Borken in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, near the border with the Netherlands, 10 km east of Enschede. The city is divided into the districts of Gronau and Epe. Local his ...

* Schools and Universities ** Schülerinternat Münster **

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(competition) ** Martin-Luther-Schule Bielefeld ** Realschule Lemgo ** Metallberufsschule ** John F. Kennedy School, Berlin * Museums ** Clemens-Sels-Museum Neuss * Banks: ** WestLB Dortmund * Town or urban planning: ** Stadtkern Werne ** Allwetterzoo Münster * Office Buildings: ** Kreishaus Münster ** Verwaltung Nordwest Lotto Münster ** Hauptverwaltung LVA Rheinprovinz Düsseldorf ** Hauptverwaltung WestLB Münster, Düsseldorf und Dortmund ** Verwaltungsgebäude Wohnbauförderungsanstalt Düsseldorf ** Verwaltung Volkswohl-Bund in Dortmund * Hospitals: ** Aggertalklinik Engelskirchen ** Städt. Krankenhaus Siegburg ** Fachklinikum Bad Salzuflen, Ahlbeck Reingau ** St.-Barbara-Krankenhaus Gladbeck * Miscellaneous: ** 1979–1981: Rheinturm Düsseldorf

External links

Architekt Deilmann obituary
1920 births 2008 deaths People from Gladbeck 20th-century German architects People from the Province of Westphalia University of Stuttgart alumni Academic staff of the University of Stuttgart Academic staff of the Technical University of Dortmund Academic staff of Leibniz University Hannover Commanders Crosses of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany {{germany-architect-stub