Quote of the day
Good authors, too, who once knew better words
Now only use four-letter words
Writing prose —
Anything goes.
Frei Otto
Born: May 31, 1925
Died: March 9, 2015 (aged 89)
Bio: Frei Paul Otto was 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.
Known for:
- Occupying and Connecting (2009)
- Finding Form (1995)
- Schriften und Reden 1951-1983 (1984)
- Multihalle Mannheim (1978)