Helmut Hentrich
German architect (1905-2001) · Germany · On the map · Architects · Died at 95
Helmut Hentrich was a German architect who became particularly known for his striking high-rise buildings in the 1960s and 1970s. The architectural firm he founded, Hentrich, Petschnigg und Partner (HPP), still exists under the name HPP Architekten.
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2001Died7 February 20011985Honorary Citizen of DüsseldorfAward1981Heinrich Tessenow MedalAward1980Commander's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of GermanyAward1979European Heritage Awards / Europa Nostra AwardsAward1975Officer's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of GermanyAward1905Born17 June 1905
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Dreischeibenhaus in Düsseldorf (1957-1960)
Autobahnraststätte Rhynern 1937-1938, in operation until 2005
Friedrich-Engelhorn-Hochhaus, Ludwigshafen (1954-1957) Demolition 2013-2014
Petruskirche in Düsseldorf-Unterrath (1955-1956)![Finnlandhaus [de] in Hamburg at the Esplanade, innovative suspended construction built 1963-1966 according to plans by Hentrich and Petschnigg.](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/98/Hh-finnlandhaus.jpg/1280px-Hh-finnlandhaus.jpg)
Finnlandhaus [de] in Hamburg at the Esplanade, innovative suspended construction built 1963-1966 according to plans by Hentrich and Petschnigg.
TÜV Rheinland-Hochhaus in Poll, Cologne (1970-1974)Awards
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Germany
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Architects
Type
Architect
Status
Deceased
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Lived 1905 to 2001 · aged 95
