Munich Olympic architect Günter Behnisch dies

By Anna Winston2010-07-14T16:00:00

Leading German architect Gunter Behnisch

Leading German architect Günter Behnisch has died aged 88. His designs for the 1972 Munich Olympics, with its cable roofs created in collaboration with engineer Frei Otto, became a symbol of national pride and “democratic architecture”.

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