Carl Fieger

Carl Fieger
Portrait of Carl Fieger (circa 1935)
Born	June 15, 1893 Mainz, German Empire
Died	November 21, 1960(1960-11-21) (aged 67) Dessau, East Germany
Education	Kunst und Baugewerkschule Mainz

Kornhaus Restaurant in Dessau designed by Fieger in 1929

Carl Fieger (1893- 1960) was a German architect, designer, and teacher at the Bauhaus.^[1]

Life[]

Early life[]

Carl Fieger was born in Mainz, German Empire on June 15, 1893. Beginning in 1908, Fieger studied at the Mainz Art and Vocational School (German: Kunst und Baugewerkschule Mainz).^[2] After completing his studies in 1911, he worked at the studio of Peter Behrens where he became acquainted with Le Corbusier and Walter Gropius. In 1912, Fieger began working for Walter Gropius, with whom he would collaborate until 1934.^[1] Among the designs Fieger was involved with at Gropius' studio were the Fagus Factory (1922) and (1925).^[3]

In 1921, Gropius appointed Fieger as a teacher of architectural drawing at the Bauhaus, Weimar.

In 1934, Fieger was blacklisted by the Nazi Party, though he continued to produce architectural work anonymously.^[1]

Postwar[]

Following World War II Fieger participated in the rebuilding of Dessau and was involved in 's efforts to reopen the Bauhaus.

In 1952, he began working as a research fellow at in East Berlin.^[2][4]

Grave at the III. Städtischer Friedhof Stubenrauchstraße in Dessau

Carl Fieger died on November 21, 1960 in Dessau, East Germany at age 67.

Gallery[]

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  in Dessau (1926)

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  Fieger Chair and Table (1928)

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  Kornhaus, Dessau (1929)

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