Albert Heilmann
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Albert Heilmann was an architect and contractor who worked in Munich
and Berlin
.
From 1909 to 1929 he was junior boss of his father Jakob Heilmann
's construction company, Heilmann & Littmann
. Later he became chairman of the board of supervisors of this company, after it had been transformed into a corporation.
He constructed the Europahaus (House of Europe) in Berlin, in which the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development is currently located, in cooperation with the Berlin building tycoon Heinrich Mendelssohn
.
Munich
Munich The city's motto is "" . Before 2006, it was "Weltstadt mit Herz" . Its native name, , is derived from the Old High German Munichen, meaning "by the monks' place". The city's name derives from the monks of the Benedictine order who founded the city; hence the monk depicted on the city's coat...
and Berlin
Berlin
Berlin is the capital city of Germany and is one of the 16 states of Germany. With a population of 3.45 million people, Berlin is Germany's largest city. It is the second most populous city proper and the seventh most populous urban area in the European Union...
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From 1909 to 1929 he was junior boss of his father Jakob Heilmann
Jakob Heilmann
Jakob Heilmann was a German contractor.Son of a glazier, Heilmann attended the construction school in Munich and graduated with the exam as a master builder....
's construction company, Heilmann & Littmann
Heilmann & Littmann
Heilmann & Littmann was a leading German contracting business.It was originally founded in 1871 by Jakob Heilmann in Regensburg as "Baugeschäft J. Heilmann" , and, by 1876, specialized on railway construction, later on on building construction.In 1892, the well known young architect Prof...
. Later he became chairman of the board of supervisors of this company, after it had been transformed into a corporation.
He constructed the Europahaus (House of Europe) in Berlin, in which the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development is currently located, in cooperation with the Berlin building tycoon Heinrich Mendelssohn
Heinrich Mendelssohn
Heinrich Mendelssohn was a Berlin building tycoon.Mendelssohn was born in Posen, German Empire today Poznań, Poland in 1881. In cooperation with Albert Heilmann, Mendelssohn constructed the Europahaus in Berlin, which today houses the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and...
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Works
- Heilmann, Albert (in German): The Europa-Haus in Berlin. A modern large building. Its history of origin, from its ground-breaking ceremony to its completion. Berlin: Ascher 1931.