Heinrich Lauterbach

The exhibition prepared by the Museum of Architecture in Wrocław will present the lifelong work of the significant architect and professor at universities in Poland and Germany, Heinrich Lauterbach (1893-1973). A native of Wrocław, he had a close relationship with architecture from a young age, when he became acquainted with the architect Hans Poelzig, the director of the Academy in Wrocław. Lauterbach's studies at the Technical University in Darmstadt were interrupted by World War I, after which he graduated from the Technical University in Dresden under the pioneer of secession, Martin Dülfer. He then passed through studios and design offices in Berlin, Kassel, and Opole. The international fame came to him through the exhibition Werkbundu Wohnung und Werkraum, which he prepared in 1929. Following this success, he also built two functionalist villas in Jablonec nad Nisou, which still rank among the most important works built there in the 20th century.

As part of the accompanying program, a guided tour of the exhibition will take place with a lecture by Professor Vladimír Šlapeta at 17:30 at the Jaroslav Fragner Gallery.