Carl Fieger

Carl Fieger (1893–1960) was a German architect, designer, and teacher at the Bauhaus.

Life

Early life Carl Fieger was born in Mainz, German Empire on 15 June 1893. Beginning in 1908, Fieger studied at the Mainz Art and Vocational School . After completing his studies in 1911, he worked at the studio of Peter Behrens where he became acquainted with Le Corbusier and Walter Gropius. In 1912, Fieger began working for Walter Gropius, with whom he would collaborate until 1934.

In 1921, Gropius appointed Fieger as a teacher of architectural drawing at the Bauhaus, Weimar.

In 1929, Fieger submitted his design for an architectural contest by the city of Dessau and the Schultheiss-Patzenhofer for a restaurant located on the Elbe River in Dessau. His design was selected and the restaurant, the Kornhaus, was completed in 1930.

In 1934, Fieger was blacklisted by the Nazi Party, though he continued to produce architectural work anonymously. Although Fieger did not originally win the competition, his design was eventually selected likely due to economic reasons. The name comes from an 18th century granary which once stood at the site ("Kornhaus" means granary in German) and there was also a restaurant called "Kornhaus" which once occupied the site, utilizing the old granary structures. The granary and original restaurant were demolished so new construction plans could begin.

The Kornhaus is notable for being the only Bauhaus building constructed along a waterfront. It was intentionally built to resemble the steamships which would have been a common sight on the Elbe especially since it was located near a steamship pier. This room was originally designed as an open balcony before it was later decided to enclose it in glass. Grave at the III. Städtischer Friedhof Stubenrauchstraße in Dessau Carl Fieger died on 21 November 1960 in Dessau, East Germany at age 67.

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