Frei Otto
Frei Otto
Frei Paul Ottowas a German architect and structural engineer noted for his use of lightweight structures, in particular tensile and membrane structures, including the roof of the Olympic Stadium in Munich for the 1972 Summer Olympics...
NationalityGerman
ProfessionArchitect
Date of Birth31 May 1925
CountryGermany
architecture bring flexible hope might open society
My hope is that light, flexible architecture might bring about a new and open society.
promote
Buildings are 'humane' only when they promote peaceful human co-existence.
actively piece work
I have never been satisfied with a piece of work I have been actively involved in, and would never want to be.
oldest paradise time
I have only one dream. It is the oldest of humanity, of man, in time. It is paradise. I would like to give paradise to everyone.