ings ▁made ▁it ▁difficult ▁to ▁work . ▁At ▁the ▁same ▁time ▁May ▁was ▁invited ▁to ▁return ▁to ▁Germany ▁and ▁work ▁on ▁housing ▁projects . ▁In ▁December ▁ 1 9 5 3 ▁he ▁sa iled ▁to ▁Germany ▁and ▁started ▁again ▁as ▁an ▁architect . ▁From ▁ 1 9 5 4 ▁through ▁ 1 9 5 6 ▁he ▁led ▁the ▁planning ▁department ▁in ▁Hamburg , ▁and ▁was ▁involved ▁in ▁several ▁large ▁housing ▁projects ▁in ▁other ▁cities . ▁Several ▁of ▁the ▁most ▁famous ▁German ▁post war ▁settlement s ▁and ▁reconst ruction ▁plans , ▁such ▁as ▁New - Al ton a ▁in ▁Hamburg ▁and ▁Neue - V ahr ▁in ▁Bre men , ▁are ▁associated ▁with ▁his ▁name . ▁ ▁He ▁was ▁the ▁first ▁person ▁ever ▁awarded ▁an ▁honor ary ▁Dr .- In g . ▁of ▁the ▁Hannover ▁Techn ical ▁University . ▁From ▁ 1 9 5 7 ▁he ▁taught ▁as ▁an ▁honor ary ▁professor ▁of ▁the ▁Techn ische ▁Universität ▁D arm stadt . ▁During ▁this ▁time ▁May ▁also ▁wrote ▁several ▁books ▁on ▁urban ism . ▁He ▁died ▁in ▁ ▁Hamburg ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 0 , ▁aged ▁ 8 4 . ▁ ▁His ▁el dest ▁son , ▁Klaus ▁May , ▁also ▁became ▁an ▁architect ▁and ▁worked ▁in ▁the ▁office ▁of ▁his ▁father . ▁His ▁most ▁famous ▁work ▁is ▁the ▁new ▁syn agog ue ▁in ▁Hamburg , ▁which ▁became ▁a ▁protected ▁land mark . ▁His ▁young est ▁son , ▁Thomas ▁May , ▁moved ▁from ▁the ▁family ▁home ▁in ▁Ken ya ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 7 ▁to