Erich Mendelsohn
Germany (1887—1953)While studying architecture in Munich, Mendelsohn supported himself by painting. After WWI he received the commission for the Einstein Tower in Potsdam, which marked the beginning of a series of highly imaginative architectural projects. From 1933 he left Germany, living in Brussels, then in London, and later in Palestine. In 1945 he settled permanently in San Francisco, where he spent the remainder of his life.
