Adolf Schirmer (architect)

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Adolf Schirmer
Sparebanken Midt-Norge building by Adolf Schirmer
Customs office in Oslo

Adolf Schirmer (born October 1, 1850 in Christiania ; † August 11, 1930 in Bærum ) was a Norwegian architect of German descent.

Life

He received his first practical training from his father Heinrich Ernst Schirmer . After a short study visit to Germany in 1870 , he continued his training at Statens håndverks- og kunstindustriskole in Christiania, today Oslo School of Art . There he was a student of the well-known Norwegian sculptor and artist Julius Middelthun (born July 3, 1820 in Kongsberg , † May 5, 1886 in Christiania ). From 1871 to 1872 he worked as a site manager and assistant to the Norwegian architect Georg Andreas Bull in Christiania. He continued to study at the Berlin Bauakademie , as well as at the École des Beaux-Arts (German: State University of Fine Arts Paris) in Paris and finished his training in 1874. After his father, Heinrich Ernst Schirmer had a "disagreement" with the builders of the Norwegian National Gallery , he continued the construction that had begun. Schirmer then ran his own architectural office in Christiania until 1886 and built many well-known buildings in Norway . One of his first own works was a villa in Frognerseteren outside of Oslo, which was built in the so-called dragon style of Norwegian national romanticism. Other well-known works are the Trondheimer Sparkasse, 1882, today the seat of Sparebanken Midt-Norge (Sparkasse Zentralnorwegens), the private banks in Trondheim (1883), the Ullevål Hospital (partly as a continuation of his father's work), 1886 is now part of the Ullevål- University Hospital and Customs Building in Oslo (1896). In the new Norwegian state he was appointed the first building inspector in 1887, with responsibility for the state's own properties. At the same time he was ministry advisor for all public works, churches, schools, hospitals and most large projects in Norway. As a result, he was also responsible for their planning , regulation, feasibility studies and its architecture . This also meant, among other things, that he delivered or revised the drawings for the corresponding projects and buildings. Schirmer was a member of the jury in several architectural competitions and an active member of the Norwegian Chamber of Engineers and Architects ( Norsk Ingeniør- og Arkitektforening ) and member of the commission for architectural training.

Awards

Schirmer was made a knight of the Order of Saint Olav in 1896 and was awarded the Dannebrogorden (knight 1st class) in 1898 .

family

Adolf Schirmer is the son of the architect Heinrich Ernst Schirmer and his wife Sophie Ottilie Schirmer, b. Major (1821–1861) and brother of the Norwegian architect Herman Major Schirmer . He was married to Hildur Schirmer geb. Koch (March 13, 1856 - April 23, 1914).

literature

Web links

Commons : Adolf Schirmer  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Adolf Schirmer . In: Norsk Biografisk Leksikon
  2. ↑ Adolf Schirmer / utdypning. In: Store Norske Leksikon . Retrieved December 23, 2009 (Norwegian).
personal data
SURNAME Schirmer, Adolf
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Norwegian architect of German descent
DATE OF BIRTH October 1, 1850
PLACE OF BIRTH Christiania
DATE OF DEATH August 11, 1930
Place of death Bærum