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About Werner Blaser

Birth

1924

Death

2019

First book

1953

Years writing

27

Swiss architect (1924–2019)

Werner Blaser was a prominent Swiss architect born in the historic city of Basel.

His prolific career spanned over one hundred published works on architecture and design.

He specialized in the study of modern architecture, with notable research on Mies van der Rohe.

Beyond his work as an architect, he dedicated a significant part of his life to university teaching.

His literary legacy explores the history and essence of 20th-century architecture.