Hans Blumenfeld, (October 18, 1892 – January 30, 1988) was a German Canadian architect and city planner. Blumenfeld published many articles on economic and social effects of planning with the emphasis on interdependence of physical, social and economic renewal. In 1967 his book The Modern Metropolis, Its Origins, Growth, Characteristics, and Planning: Selected Essays by Hans Blumenfeld was published. In 1987, his book Life Begins at 65: The Not Entirely Candid Autobiography of a Drifter was published. In 1978, he was made an Officer of the Order of Canada. References "Hans Blumenfeld 1892–1988"—Peace magazine biography Hans Blumenfeld at The Canadian Encyclopedia in German, at Karlsruher Institut für Technologie, Institut für Kunst- und Baugeschichte, by Claudia Bothe, n. d. 1892 births 1988 deaths Canadian architects Canadian urban planners 19th-century German architects Officers of the Order of Canada German emigrants to Canada Architects from Osnabrück