As per our current Database, Marcel Breuer has been died on Jul 1, 1981 (age 79).
When Marcel Breuer die, Marcel Breuer was 79 years old.
| Popular As | Marcel Breuer |
| Occupation | Architect |
| Age | 79 years old |
| Zodiac Sign | Gemini |
| Born | May 22, 1902 (Hungary) |
| Birthday | May 22 |
| Town/City | Hungary |
| Nationality | Hungary |
Marcel Breuer’s zodiac sign is Gemini. According to astrologers, Gemini is expressive and quick-witted, it represents two different personalities in one and you will never be sure which one you will face. They are sociable, communicative and ready for fun, with a tendency to suddenly get serious, thoughtful and restless. They are fascinated with the world itself, extremely curious, with a constant feeling that there is not enough time to experience everything they want to see.
Marcel Breuer was born in the Year of the Tiger. Those born under the Chinese Zodiac sign of the Tiger are authoritative, self-possessed, have strong leadership qualities, are charming, ambitious, courageous, warm-hearted, highly seductive, moody, intense, and they’re ready to pounce at any time. Compatible with Horse or Dog.
Remembered for his modernist works of architecture, he is famous for designing The Whitney Museum of American Art, The Robinson House and the Paris headquarters of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
He trained at the famous Bauhaus art school in Germany and went on to work for Jack Pritchard's Isokon architectural company in England.
He was the 1968 recipient of the prestigious American Institute of Architects (AIA) Gold Medal. He was a furniture designer as well as an architect; his most famous work in this area is the Wassily Chair of 1925.
A native of Pecs, Austria-Hungary, Marcel Breuer (nicknamed Lajko) taught at the Harvard Graduate School of Design (in Cambridge, Massachusetts) before ultimately settling in New York City. He and his wife, Connie, were parents to children named Cesca and Tom.
Early in his career, Breuer was mentored by fellow modernist Architect Walter Gropius.
