Balduin Schilling

German architect Balduin Schilling studied in Cologne and at the Technical Universities of Berlin and Hannover. After his graduation in 1891, he worked as a governmental building officer. From 1897-05, he was employed at the municipal building authority of Cologne. In 1905 he became building officer and deputy of the city of Trier and subsequently, since 1921, he held the same position in the city of Düsseldorf. A member of the Bauhütte zum weißen Blatt in Hannover, Schilling died in a traffic accident in 1929. In Trier, a road was named in his honor.

Schilling’s 1928 Olympic entry, the stadium in Düsseldorf, was designed in 1925 by architect Hans Freese (1889-53). After Freese had been appointed professor in Karlsruhe in 1927, the project was submitted, possibly by the City of Düsseldorf, under the name of Schilling, who was probably also involved in the planning and construction of the stadium. Schilling was responsible for the further development of the terrain around the stadium, which had been inaugurated in 1926. The stadium, which had since been renovated several times, was demolished in 2002 to make room for a new complex.