🏢 IG Farben Building
Former chemical giant headquarters, now academic campus
📋 Fast Facts
- Completed 1930 as headquarters of IG Farben, world's largest chemical company
- Designed by architect Hans Poelzig
- Located in Frankfurt's Westend district
- Now houses the University of Frankfurt's main campus
The IG Farben Building is a monumental Art Deco structure in Frankfurt, Germany, constructed between 1928 and 1930 as the corporate headquarters of IG Farben, then the world's largest chemical manufacturer. Designed by prominent architect Hans Poelzig, the complex exemplifies early 20th-century industrial modernism and dominated Frankfurt's skyline upon completion. Today it serves as the Westend Campus of the University of Frankfurt, repurposing one of Europe's most significant industrial ...