* 1904 in Berlin
† 1999 in Graz
- studied at the Bauhaus Dessau, including under Walter Gropius, Josef Albers, Paul Klee
- from 1931 member of the architectural association Der Ring
- after 1945 attempted to reopen the Bauhaus, Dessau
- 1949–1952 Head of the Planning Design Office, West Berlin
- from 1950 Delegate of CIAM (International Congresses of Modern Architecture) for Berlin
- from 1959 Director of the Institute for Urban and Regional Planning Graz University of Technology
