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Günther Behnisch
Extracted from the Wikipedia article Günter Behnisch.
Architectural career
In 1967, the architecture firm of Günther Behnisch was selected to developed a comprehensive master plan for the sports and recreation area of the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich. The area in known as Olympiapark (Olympic Park) and it includes the Olympiastadion (Olympic Stadium). The stadium's tensile structure was developed in cooperation with architect and engineer Frei Otto. One of Behnisch's most notable buildings was the new parliament in the West German capital, Bonn. Although he won the architectural design competition in 1973, the construction only began in 1987, and was completed in 1992.