Walter March

{{short description|German architect}} {{Infobox person | name = Walter F. March | image = | caption = | birth_date = {{birth date|1898|8|26|df=y}} | birth_place = Germany | death_date = {{death date|1969|8|23|df=y}} | death_place = | occupation = Architect, artist | known_for = Co-designer of the Reichssportfeld | parents = Otto March (father) | relatives = Werner March (brother) | spouse = Louise Goepfert (m. 1933) | awards = Olympic gold medal in art competitions (1936) | citizenship = United States (from 1937) }}

'''Walter F. March''' (26 August 1898 – 23 August 1969) was a German architect. Son of German architect Otto March and brother of architect Werner March.

In 1936 he won a gold medal together with his brother Werner in the art competitions of the Olympic Games for their "Reichssportfeld" ("Reich Sport Field").<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/920671 |title=Walter March |work=Olympedia |accessdate=11 August 2020}}</ref> Father Otto March designed Germany's 1916 Olympic stadium.

Studied with Frank Lloyd Wright in 1925. Became an American citizen. He married Louise Goepfert(1900 — 1987) in 1933.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Louise March |url=https://www.math.buffalo.edu/~sww/0Gurdjieff/march.louise.html |access-date=2024-10-27 |website=www.math.buffalo.edu}}</ref> Designed Olympic Village in 1936. Came to America in 1937. He worked on numerous buildings in the greater New York area, including the Chrysler Building in New York City.

He was also active as an architect and multidisciplinary artist, producing works in a range of media. These included hand-built ceramics, carved wooden sculptures, crosses and mosaic works, as well as commissioned pieces for churches. He further incorporated metalwork combined with mosaics, among other forms, and was characterized by whimsical, distinctive and finely executed designs.<ref>Sylvia March</ref>

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==External links== * [https://web.archive.org/web/20121013081410/http://www.databaseolympics.com/players/playerpage.htm?ilkid=MARCHWAL01 Profile]

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