Meyer, A. (Architect) (English spelling) MeyerA

…Born in Berlin, he studied architecture in Munich and Berlin. After working in Behrens's office, he went independent and was recognized for his work on the Fagus Shoe Factory (1911), which he designed in collaboration with Adolf Meyer (1881-1929). With Meyer's help, he exhibited the Model Factory (1914) at the Deutsche Werkbund Exhibition, becoming a leading architect at a young age. He served in the military during World War I, but after the defeat he was one of the first to form the Council of Artists and Labor with B. Taut and others in Berlin, and launched an avant-garde plastic arts movement centered on architecture. …

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…ベルリンに生まれ，ミュンヘンとベルリンで建築を学ぶ。ベーレンスの事務所に勤めた後独立，マイヤーAdolf Meyer(1881‐1929)と共同で設計したファグス靴工場(1911)で認められ，やはりマイヤーの協力を得てドイツ工作連盟博覧会にモデル工場(1914)を発表，若くして指導的建築家となる。第1次大戦で兵役に服したが，敗戦後はいち早くベルリンにてB.タウトらと芸術労働評議会を結成，建築を中心とした前衛的な造形芸術運動をおこす。…

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