Gerhardt Freising

Gerhardt Freising studied at Stuttgart University and then worked for Ernst Gisel in Zurich. Later he taught for several years in the UK, Europe and the USA before accepting the post of Professor of Architecture in Trier, Germany.

Establishing his architectural practice in Trier in 1975, with his wife Ursula, also a graduate of Stuttgart, they specialise in public and private housing, museum buildings and mixed use urban projects. He is also a member of the Executive Committee Bund Deutscher Architekton, Landesverband Rheinland-Pfalz.

Key projects include the extension of the historic Landesmuseum,Trier, a project won in a national architect competition (1997); the housing project Olbeschhof (1995) and the rowing club along the river at Trier built in timber construction (2001). The practice has received several awards, including one for outstanding buildings (1986) Architecture and City Planning (1995); the BDA Architecture Prize for the Landesmuseum,Trier and the Holzbaupreis Rheinland-Pfalz for a building in timber construction (2001).

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