Frei Otto
German architect (1925–2015) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Frei Paul Otto (German: [fʁaɪ ˈʔɔtoː]; 31 May 1925 – 9 March 2015) was a German architect and structural engineer noted for his use of lightweight structures, in particular tensile and membrane structures, including the roof of the Olympic Stadium in Munich for the 1972 Summer Olympics.
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Born | Frei Paul Otto (1925-05-31)31 May 1925 |
Died | 9 March 2015(2015-03-09) (aged 89) |
Nationality | German |
Occupation | Architect |
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Otto won the RIBA Royal Gold Medal in 2006 and was awarded the Pritzker Architecture Prize in 2015, shortly before his death.