zer ▁ ▁During ▁construction ▁of ▁the ▁new ▁City ▁Theater ▁of ▁Bre mer h aven , ▁Kauf mann ▁met ▁the ▁young ▁Hung arian ▁architect ▁Eugen ▁St ol zer . ▁St ol zer ▁had ▁studied ▁at ▁the ▁Techn ical ▁University ▁of ▁Mun ich ▁from ▁ 1 9 0 4 ▁to ▁ 1 9 0 8 ▁and ▁had ▁won ▁the ▁Hung arian ▁National ▁Architecture ▁award ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁a ▁prize ▁from ▁the ▁É cole ▁des ▁Be aux - Ar ts ▁in ▁Paris . ▁St ol zer ▁made ▁blue print s ▁for ▁Kauf mann , ▁who ▁was ▁so ▁im pressed ▁with ▁him ▁that ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 6 ▁he ▁made ▁him ▁chief ▁partner ▁in ▁his ▁architect ural ▁firm . ▁St ol zer ▁and ▁Kauf mann ▁designed ▁many ▁of ▁their ▁buildings ▁together , ▁and ▁had ▁extremely ▁similar ▁styles . ▁ ▁World ▁War ▁I ▁and ▁the ▁ 2 0 s ▁ ▁Because ▁he ▁lack ed ▁German ▁citizens hip , ▁Kauf mann ▁was ▁not ▁draft ed ▁into ▁the ▁German ▁military ▁during ▁World ▁War ▁I . ▁He ▁used ▁this ▁time ▁to ▁further ▁his ▁architect ural ▁firm . ▁However , ▁the ▁war ▁had ▁a ▁negative ▁impact ▁on ▁the ▁amount ▁of ▁business ▁Kauf mann ' s ▁firm ▁received , ▁although ▁he ▁did ▁receive ▁an ▁offer , ▁never ▁executed , ▁from ▁Max ▁Rein hardt , ▁head ▁of ▁the ▁influ ential ▁Volks b üh ne ▁( F olk ▁Stage ), ▁to ▁build ▁a ▁new ▁bal let ▁the ater . ▁It ▁is ▁not ▁clear ▁whether ▁Rein hardt ▁seriously ▁wanted ▁Kauf mann ▁to ▁build ▁the ▁new