(b Hyères, France, 10 Sept 1909). German architect. He studied architecture at the Baugewerkschule in Hamburg, although he first worked as a joiner’s apprentice. He was in private practice in Berlin from 1945 until 1953, when he formed a partnership with Daniel Gogel (b 1927), also working with Peter Pfankuch (1925–77), a former assistant to Hans Scharoun until 1958. Fehling and Gogel made their name in Berlin with the pavilion for the Interbau exhibition (1956–7) at Hansaviertel, Berlin, and by winning second prize in the Berlin Philharmonie competition (1956). Thereafter came a series of distinctive buildings, including seven private houses, two churches, two parish centres and a student village, as well as housing, shops, offices and exhibitions. A worklist of 1980 contains 18 competition entries, of which 12 gained prizes, eight being firsts.