Paul Bonatz


Paul Bonatz is German architect who was in Turkey during 1940’s. He was the supportive and director of second National Architecture Style. He was a student at Munich Technical University, after that he studied as an assistant of Theodar Fischer at Stuttgart University. At this term Bonatz designed Stuttgart Train Station, Neckar dam-power Station, Zeppelin Hotel at Stuttgart etc. Bonatz was a jury member of Anıtkabir architectural project competition. At continuous years Bonatz came to Turkey (İstanbul and Ankara) to introduce German architecture with Turkish people. He was an instructor at İstanbul Technical University at Architecture Faculty and at the same time he was conducting restoration of architecture faculty at Taşkışla. He was a jury member at important Project competitions such as Çanakkale Casualty Monument, İstanbul Radio house, İstanbul Justice Palace. After the war at Germany, Bonatz return his hometown because he wanted to be a part of the reconstruction a new Germany. Bonatz based on stability, durability, simplicity principles. He references that not depending on any time and being modern. He designed many buildings at Turkey such as Saraçoğlu Buildings, Ankara Opera Building, Falih Rıfkı Atay House, Old Ankara Airport Building, Sirel House (İstanbul). He wrote two books which were name ‘Leben und Baven’ and ‘brücken’