Adolf Meyer (Mechernich, June 17, 1881 - Baltrum, July 14, 1929) was a German architect. A student and employee of Peter Behrens, Meyer became the office manager of Walter Gropius's office around 1915. This collaboration, which lasted until 1914, resulted in several important 20th-century buildings, such as the Fagus Factory in Alfeld. and the office building and factory for the Deutscher Werkbund (German Federation of Labor) exhibition in Cologne in 1914. When the Gropius office closed, Meyer became the office manager of the steel construction company Breest & Co. in Berlin
In 1919, Walter Gropius brought Adolf Meyer to the Bauhaus in Weimar as an assistant to the architecture department. Here, he ran Gropius' private architecture office and taught technical drawing and construction from 1920 to 1925. In 1924, he was responsible for the compilation and typographic development of the book "A Prototype House", published by the Bauhaus Weimar as the third volume of the Bauhaus Book series.
After the closure of the Bauhaus Weimar on April 1, 1925, Meyer stayed in Weimar as a freelance architect. In 1926, he was represented at the Neue Baukunst exhibition held by the Kunstverein Jena. He also designed several buildings. These include the Gildehall housing estate in Neuruppin in 1925-1926 and the Zeiss Planetarium in Jena in 1925.
On the recommendation of Walter Gropius, Meyer was appointed to the Frankfurt am Main Public Works Board in 1926 and was head of construction consulting in his construction department. At the same time, he was head of structural engineering at the Frankfurter Kunstschule. During his tenure, the city built the coker plant in Gaswerk Ost in 1927 and the Prüfamt office in 1929, as well as the workshops, depot and warehouse for municipal electrical works.
In 1919, Walter Gropius brought Adolf Meyer to the Bauhaus in Weimar as an assistant to the architecture department. Here, he ran Gropius' private architecture office and taught technical drawing and construction from 1920 to 1925. In 1924, he was responsible for the compilation and typographic development of the book "A Prototype House", published by the Bauhaus Weimar as the third volume of the Bauhaus Book series.
After the closure of the Bauhaus Weimar on April 1, 1925, Meyer stayed in Weimar as a freelance architect. In 1926, he was represented at the Neue Baukunst exhibition held by the Kunstverein Jena. He also designed several buildings. These include the Gildehall housing estate in Neuruppin in 1925-1926 and the Zeiss Planetarium in Jena in 1925.
On the recommendation of Walter Gropius, Meyer was appointed to the Frankfurt am Main Public Works Board in 1926 and was head of construction consulting in his construction department. At the same time, he was head of structural engineering at the Frankfurter Kunstschule. During his tenure, the city built the coker plant in Gaswerk Ost in 1927 and the Prüfamt office in 1929, as well as the workshops, depot and warehouse for municipal electrical works.
