Marcel Breuer
Marcel Lajos Breuer (/ˈbrɔɪ.ər/ BROY-ər; 21 May 1902 – 1 July 1981) was a Hungarian-German modernist architect and furniture designer. He moved to the United States in 1937 and became a naturalized American citizen in 1944.
Marcel Breuer | |
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Breuer in 1970 | |
| Born | Marcel Lajos Breuer May 21, 1902 |
| Died | July 1, 1981 (aged 79) |
| Nationality | Hungarian, German, American (since 1944) |
| Occupation | Architect |
| Awards | AIA Gold Medal (1968) |
| Buildings | |
| Design | Wassily Chair, Cesca Chair |
| Signature | |
At the Bauhaus he designed the Wassily Chair and the Cesca Chair, which The New York Times have called some of the most important chairs of the 20th century. Breuer extended the sculpture vocabulary he had developed in the carpentry shop at the Bauhaus into a personal architecture that made him one of the world's most popular architects at the peak of 20th-century design. His work includes art museums, libraries, college buildings, office buildings, and residences. Many are in a Brutalist architecture style, including the former IBM Research and Development facility which was the birthplace of the first personal computer. He is regarded as one of the great innovators of modern furniture design and one of the most-influential exponents of the International Style.