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5 unusual facts about Peter Behrens


Atlantropa

The publicity material produced for Atlantropa by Sörgel and his supporters contain plans, maps, and scale models of several dams and new ports on the Mediterranean, views of the Gibraltar dam crowned by a 400-metre tower designed by Peter Behrens, projections of the growth of agricultural production, sketches for a pan-Atlantropan power grid, and even provision for the protection of Venice as a cultural landmark.

Barclay Curle

In 1913, the North British Diesel Engine Works was built at the company's Clydeholm Shipyard in Whiteinch, a seminal modernist building that was influenced by Peter Behrens' AEG turbine factory in Berlin and continues to stand today.

Peter Behrens

The creation of the concept of corporate identity (see also: Corporate design) influenced other post WWII companies, for example Braun (company) in Germany and McDonald's in the US.

Saint Isaac's Square

One of the last buildings to be erected on the square was the trapezoidal red-granite German Embassy (1911-12), by the architect Peter Behrens.

Villa Jeanneret-Perret

The Villa Jeanneret-Perret is a witness to the pioneering architecture of the 20th century and the development of Le Corbusier; his characteristic neo-classic style breaks with the regional Art Nouveau and is based on his experience in Paris as a student of Auguste Perret and in Berlin with Peter Behrens.



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