Hans Emil Meyer

Place: Basel

Born: 1889

Death: 1954

Biography:

Hannes Meyer was a Swiss architect, urban planner, and educator. He was born in Basel, Switzerland in 1889 and died in 1954. Meyer studied architecture at the Technische Hochschule in Munich and the Technische Hochschule in Dresden. He worked as an architect in Germany, Switzerland, and the Soviet Union before becoming the second director of the Bauhaus in Dessau, Germany in 1928. Meyer's architectural style was influenced by constructivism and functionalism. He believed that architecture should serve the needs of the people and be accessible to all. Meyer was also a proponent of social housing and urban planning. He left the Bauhaus in 1930 due to political differences with the school's board of directors. Meyer then worked as an architect and urban planner in the Soviet Union, Mexico, and Switzerland. He was a member of the Congrès Internationaux d'Architecture Moderne (CIAM) and the International Union of Architects (UIA). Meyer's work has been recognized with numerous awards and honors, including the Grand Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany. Meyer's legacy continues to influence contemporary architecture and urban planning.