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Christian Schaller

b. 1937

German architect

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Born 1937. Christian Schaller is a German architect.

Christian Schaller (born 4 November 1937) is a German architect working in Cologne and the Rhineland.

Career Born in Berlin, Schaller grew up in Höxter with his mother; his father had been appointed to the municipal reconstruction company in Cologne in 1947. Christian Schaller studied architecture in Hanover, Karlsruhe and at Technische Universität Berlin under , where he graduated as Diplom-Ingenieur in 1965. However, he strove early on to develop quarters instead of individual buildings, and in 1968, together with other architects, he founded This period also saw a major urban development project in Tianjin, China, which he implemented in several sections together with other partners.

From 2015 he operated as Schaller Partner GbR, and from 2017 as Schaller Architekten Stadtplaner BDA.. Schaller was involved in the board of the Association of German Architects from 1992 to 2007 and was chairman of the Association of German Architects from 2011 to 2014 . 1990: "Anno-Riegel", Former Stollwerck site.

Schaller/Theodor or Schaller Partner 1994: Wohnbebauung Beethovenpark, Cologne 2000: U-Bahnhof mit Busbahnhof und P+R Tiefgarage Bensberg. 2004: , Conversion into an event venue with restaurant. 2006: Neubau der Kölner Domtreppe und Neugestaltung des Bahnhofvorplatzes Köln 2006: Eisenbahnversicherungskasse Wohn- und Bürogebäude, Volksgartenstraße, Cologne 2015: , Cologne

Awards 1971: , Herrenschuhladen De Lorenzi 1975: Kölner Architekturpreis für Modegeschäft Hermès 1980: Kölner Architekturpreis für denkmalgerechte Sanierung des Gasthofes Em Ahle Kohberg, Cologne Merheim 1985: Kölner Architekturpreis für Stollwerck-Gelände, Cologne 1988: Auszeichnung Landeswettbewerb, "Ökologisches Bauen" für Hülchrather Straße 3, Cologne 1989: Auszeichnung vorbildlicher Bauten im Lande Nordrhein-Westfalen für die Stollwerck-Bebauungen. 1990: Kölner Architekturpreis für die Sanierung der , Cologne 1990: Kölner Architekturpreis für den Anno-Riegel (Stollwerck-Gelände). Cologne 1995: Recognition of the German Architecture Award for the Beethovenpark residential development. 1998: BDA Award for Good Buildings District Group Ruhr Area 2006: Recognition Cologne Architecture Prize for the new cathedral staircase.

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German architect

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Christian Schaller was born on 4 November 1937 in Berlin.

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Christian Schaller is an architect.

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· Wikipedia: Christian Schaller

· Wikidata: Q21288668

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