Alfred Roth

Alfred Roth

1903Born in Wangen, Bern
1922-26Studied architecture at the ETH, Zurich (student of Karl Moser)
1927-28Assistant to Le Corbusier in Paris. Site manager for Le Corbusier's two houses in the Weissenhofsiedlung, Stuttgart
1931Works for the Siedlung Neubühl, Zurich
1932Opens his office in Zurich. Member of the CIAM
1934-39Partnership with his cousin Emil Roth
1935-36Doldertal building, Zurich, built with Emil Roth and Marcel Breuer
1939Published "Die Neue Architektur", Zurich
1943-59Editor of the magazine "Werk
1949-53Visiting professor at several universities in the USA
1955-63President of the SWB
1956-71Professor of Architecture at ETH. Zurich
1973Published "Begegnung mit Pionieren", Birkhaüser, Basel
1998Died in Zurich

Furnishings and furnishings

1927Bed 454 designed for the Weissenhofsiedlung, Stuttgart
1935Mobile bar for Wohnbedarf AG
1957Swiss Pavilion, Triennale, Milan