page_title: Wilfried Stallknecht
hierarchical_section_title: Wilfried Stallknecht
caption_attribution_description: English: Typical EW58 house in eastern Germany (former German Democratic Republic) with typical user customizations such as the terrace.
context_page_description: Wilfried Stallknecht is a German architect, planner and furniture designer. He is known chiefly for his significant role in shaping Germany's post-World War II built environment – particularly that of the former East Germany – through his major contributions to the designs of the country's ubiquitous, iconic and often standardized housing blocks – the so-called Plattenbau – as well as a similarly ubiquitous and standardized single-family house design known as the EW58. He was affiliated with the GDR's Bauakademie from 1959 to 1973 and served as planner for the town of Bernau bei Berlin from 1974 to 1984.
context_section_description: Wilfried Stallknecht (born 12 August 1928 in Geringswalde, Germany) is a German architect, planner and furniture designer. He is known chiefly for his significant role in shaping Germany's post-World War II built environment – particularly that of the former East Germany (GDR) – through his major contributions to the designs of the country's ubiquitous, iconic and often standardized housing blocks – the so-called Plattenbau – as well as a similarly ubiquitous and standardized single-family house design known as the EW58. He was affiliated with the GDR's Bauakademie from 1959 to 1973 and served as planner for the town of Bernau bei Berlin from 1974 to 1984.
caption: EW58 single-family house in Saxony with typical customizations such as the terrace.
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