(b Hy?res, France, 10 Sept 1909). German architect. He studied architecture at the Baugewerkschule in Hamburg, although he first worked as a joiner's apprentice. He was in private practice in Berlin from 1945 until 1953, when he formed a partnership with Daniel Gogel (b 1927), also working with Peter Pfankuch (1925-77), a former assistant to Hans Scharoun until 1958. Fehling and Gogel made their name in Berlin with the pavilion for the Interbau exhibition (1956-7) at Hansaviertel, Berlin, and by winning second prize in the Berlin Philharmonie competition (1956). Thereafter came a series of distinctive buildings, including seven private houses, two churches, two parish centres and a student village, as well as housing, shops, offices and exhibitions. A worklist of 1980 contains 18 competition entries, of which 12 gained prizes, eight being firsts.
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