Hermann Josef Stübben (10 February 1845 in

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– 8 December 1936 in

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) was a German architect and

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, one of the best-known theorists and practitioners in Germany at the end of the 19th century. Stübben studied at Berlin's Bauakademie from 1864. He served as the chief planner of the city of

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between 1881 and 1898. His 1890 handbook of city planning ''Der Städtebau'', has been influenced by

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and

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's book ''City Planning According to Artistic Principles''.Brian K. Ladd. "Urban aesthetics and the discovery of the urban fabric in turn‐of‐the‐century Germany" in ''Planning Perspectives'', Volume 2, Issue 3, 1987. Stübben also worked extensively in Poland. Part of his work in the historic core of

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in the early 20th century is recognized in its listing as one of Poland's official national Historic Monuments (''

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''), as designated on 13 November 2012. File:Rathausturm Köln - Hermann Josef Stuebben (6122-24).jpg, Stübben memorialized in the architectural sculpture of the restored tower of the

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References

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complete text of Stübben's ''Der Städtebau'' (1907) (German language)
German urban planners 19th-century German architects 1845 births 1936 deaths History of Cologne 20th-century German architects {{Germany-architect-stub