page_title: Günter Behnisch
section_title: Architectural career
hierarchical_section_title: Günter Behnisch / Architectural career
context_page_description: Günter Behnisch was a German architect, born in Lockwitz, near Dresden. During the Second World War he became one of Germany's youngest submarine commanders. Subsequently, Behnisch became one of the most prominent architects representing deconstructivism. His prominent projects included the Olympic Park in Munich and the new West German parliament in Bonn.
context_section_description: One of his most notable buildings was the new parliament in the West German capital, Bonn. Although he won the architectural design competition in 1973, the construction only began in 1987, and was completed in 1992.
  He established his own architecture practice in Stuttgart in 1952, which in 1966 became Behnisch & Partner.
  His son Stefan Behnisch established a separate firm, Behnisch Architekten in 1989.
caption: Olympic Park in Munich (1972)
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