Willy Kreuer
*28. 11. 1910 – Cologne, Germany
†12. 9. 1984 – Berlin, Germany
Biography
Willy Kreuer was a German architect and university educator. From 1928 to 1937, he worked in the architectural offices of Martin Elsaesser and Dominikus Böhm in Cologne. Starting in 1938, he began collaborating with the Berlin architect Werner March. After World War II, he established his own practice and, starting in 1949, initially worked as an assistant at the Technical University in Charlottenburg, where he was appointed a full professor in 1951 and served as head of the Institute of Housing Construction at the Technical University of Berlin from 1968 to 1976. In 1953, he developed an urban design for the residential district of Hansaviertel. Among his most famous buildings are the American Memorial Library in Kreuzberg (1952-54), the ADAC building on Bundesallee (1960-61), and the Institute of Technical Chemistry at Berlin TU (1965-70).
Willy Kreuer was a German architect and university educator. From 1928 to 1937, he worked in the architectural offices of Martin Elsaesser and Dominikus Böhm in Cologne. Starting in 1938, he began collaborating with the Berlin architect Werner March. After World War II, he established his own practice and, starting in 1949, initially worked as an assistant at the Technical University in Charlottenburg, where he was appointed a full professor in 1951 and served as head of the Institute of Housing Construction at the Technical University of Berlin from 1968 to 1976. In 1953, he developed an urban design for the residential district of Hansaviertel. Among his most famous buildings are the American Memorial Library in Kreuzberg (1952-54), the ADAC building on Bundesallee (1960-61), and the Institute of Technical Chemistry at Berlin TU (1965-70).
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