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Albert Speer (pronounced /ˈʃpær/; born July 29, 1934 in Berlin) is a German architect and urban planner. He is son of the architect and Nazi Party official Albert Speer.1 Albert Speer, Jr.'s grandfather Albert Friedrich Speer was also an architect.

Career

He won his first international prize in 1964, and opened his own architect's office. He had great international success, and worked much in Saudi Arabia. In 1977 he became professor of urban planning at the University of Kaiserslautern. He has offices in Shanghai.2

In 1984 he founded the company Büro Albert Speer & Partner in Frankfurt am Main, which currently has more than 100 employees and is one of the biggest and most well-reputed architectural and urban planning companies in Germany.3 He was responsible for the design of Expo 2000 (the world exposition that took place in Hanover in the year 2000), design of the Shanghai International Automobile City and the Beijing Olympic complex.45 Speer, Jr. is part of the architectural firm involved in Munich's bid for the 2018 Winter Olympics.6

Notes

  1. ^ Khrushcheva, Nina. "Nina Khrushcheva: Albert Speer isn't the only link between Berlin's 1936 Olympics and Beijing 2008". guardian.co.uk. http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2008/aug/07/olympics2008.architecture?gusrc=rss&feed=worldnews. Retrieved 2009-01-07. 
  2. ^ "Architect Sheds Father's Legacy in China". www.dw-world.de. http://www.dw-world.de/dw/article/0,,1175173,00.html. Retrieved 2009-01-07. 
  3. ^ "AS & P - Albert Speer und Partner GmbH - Profil". www.as-p.de. http://www.as-p.de/content/e4-office/e_4-1-profil.php. Retrieved 2009-01-07. 
  4. ^ Nicola Smith &, Flora Bagenal. "Hitler architect’s son redraws Beijing - Times Online". London: www.timesonline.co.uk. http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/asia/article2241705.ece. Retrieved 2009-01-07. 
  5. ^ Klein, Jeff Z.. "The Starting Line: From Jacques Rogge to Albert Speer Jr. to Leo Messi to Nude Britons, the Olympics Are Almost Here - Rings Blog - NYTimes.com". olympics.blogs.nytimes.com. http://olympics.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/08/04/the-starting-line-from-jacques-rogge-to-albert-speer-jr-to-leo-messi-to-nude-britons-the-olympics-are-almost-here/. Retrieved 2009-01-07. 
  6. ^ List of proposed sports facilities to be used for the 2018 Winter Olympics in Munich, including Speer, Jr.'s company. - accessed 17 October 2009.

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