Adolf Hoch
Adolf Hoch (born June 17, 1910 in Winterberg , Bohemia , Austria-Hungary , † May 24, 1992 in Vienna ) was an Austrian architect. At the 1948 Olympic Games in London, he won the art competition with a model of a ski jumping hill and received an Olympic gold medal for it . Hoch studied at the Academy of Fine Arts Vienna and obtained his diploma from Peter Behrens . Hoch, a member of the NSDAP from 1933 , worked as a freelance architect from 1938. After 1945 he mainly worked for the Vienna city administration.
buildings
The industrial complex of Goerz Elektro-Werke (Vienna 10, Sonnleithnergasse 5, 1938), which is stylistically clearly influenced by the Behrens school, is considered to be the most important pre-war building by Hoch (together with Ernst Otto Hofmann ).
After 1945, Hoch built the international cultural center Hörndlwald (Vienna 13, Joseph Lister-Gasse 72, 1949).
The Opernpassage designed by Hoch (Vienna 1, Opernring, 1952/1955) achieved particular fame . The opera passage was followed by further passage buildings in the ring area up to the Schottentor. Hoch built three of them himself: ( Albertinapassage , Babenberger Passage and Bellaria-Passage, 1961–1964) as well as the underground passage and tram station Südtiroler Platz am Gürtel (1959). The Wiener Passagen concept also received international attention back then. Nowadays, however, only the opera passage of Hochs Passagen is largely preserved in its original state.
Hoch was also a specialist in hospital construction. Among other things, he planned the Meidling Accident Hospital, which was built in 1952 .
Web links
- Adolf Hoch. In: Architects Lexicon Vienna 1770–1945. Published by the Architekturzentrum Wien . Vienna 2007.
- Up in the Olympic Museum
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Up, Adolf |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Austrian architect |
| DATE OF BIRTH | June 17, 1910 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Vimperk |
| DATE OF DEATH | May 24, 1992 |
| Place of death | Vienna |