Frei Otto
- 1925
- Born in Germany
- 1943
- Advanced school-leaving examination at the Schadow-Schule, Berlin-Zehlendorf.
- Started to study architecture at the Technisch Universitat, Berlin
- 1950-51
- Study visits to Wright, Mendelson, Saarinen, Mies v.d. Rohe, Neutra, Eames.
- Studied sociology and urban development at the University of Virginia
- 1952
- Dipl. Ing., free-lance architect in Berlin
- 1954
- Doctorate (Dr. Ing.) "Das Hangende Dach"(The suspended roof)
- 1958-69
- Atelier Berlin Turksteinweg
- 1964-91
- Professor and director of the Institute for Lightweight Structures(IL),
University of Stuttgart
- 1969-
- Atelier Frei Otto, Warmbronn
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