Adolf Steger

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Adolf Steger (born November 15, 1888 in Oberuzwil ; † April 6, 1939 in Zollikon ) was a Swiss architect and from around 1922 to 1932 a partner in the architectural office of Steger and Egender .

Education and early employment

He studied at the Technikum Biel . After an internship with the Pfister brothers in 1908 , he worked in Munich from 1909 to 1911 , where he continued to study with Theodor Fischer at the Technical University of Munich . After jobs in Meran, Aachen and Montreal, he was employed in Switzerland during the First World War . In 1918 he was employed by the Nitrum works in Bodio , and then went into business for himself. Around 1922 he entered into a partnership with Karl Egender .

Steger and Egender

The two architects established themselves from the mid-1920s with larger construction contracts that often emerged from competitions. First and foremost, the main work here is the trade school and arts and crafts museum in Zurich, but also the Volkshaus Limmathaus , also located in the industrial area nearby. From around 1932 until his death he again ran his own office.

Work (selection)

Buildings by the Steger and Egender offices until 1932
  • Specialized exhibition for the Swiss hospitality industry , Zurich, 1927
  • Buildings in the zoological garden in Zurich 1928–1931, (canceled)
  • Müller / Bänninger double house , Wunderlistrasse, Zurich 1929
  • Eglisee apartment block , WOBA , Basel 1929–1930
  • Lido , Küsnacht, 1930
  • Badehaus Sponagel , Feldmeilen 1930
  • Limmathaus , Zurich, 1930–1931
  • Trade school and arts and crafts museum , Zurich, 1930–1933
after 1932
  • Richter residence , Lenzburg, 1932
  • Felber house , Zollikon, 1932–1933
  • Secondary school Grüze in Dübendorf, 1934–1935
  • Cantonal Hospital , competition project, Zurich, 1934 (with Robert Schneider)
  • Kongresshaus , competition project, Zurich, 1936
  • Casino Zürichhorn , competition project, Zurich, 1937
  • Armory , Affoltern am Albis, 1937–1938

literature

  • Leza Dosch: Steger and Egender. In: Isabelle Rucki, Dorothee Huber (Hrsg.): Architectural Lexicon of Switzerland, 19./20. Century. Birkhäuser, Basel 1998, ISBN 3-7643-5261-2 . P. 505 f.

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personal data
SURNAME Steger, Adolf
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Swiss architect
DATE OF BIRTH November 15, 1888
PLACE OF BIRTH Oberuzwil
DATE OF DEATH April 6, 1939
Place of death Zollikon