Alfred Fischer (architect)

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Alfred Fischer , also often Alfred Fischer-Essen , (born August 29, 1881 in Stuttgart , † April 10, 1950 in Murnau am Staffelsee ) was a German architect and university professor .

Life

Alfred Fischer studied architecture from 1900 to 1904 at the Technical University of Stuttgart . a. with Theodor Fischer (to whom he was not related). During his studies he became a member of the Stuttgart Swabian Choir in 1900 . In 1904 he passed the first state examination and worked in 1905/1906 as an assistant to city planning officer Ludwig Hoffmann in Berlin and from 1906 to 1908 for Paul Schultze-Naumburg . In 1909 he became a teacher at the Düsseldorf School of Applied Arts under Wilhelm Kreis . From 1911 to 1933 he directed the crafts and arts and crafts school in Essen , which from 1928 onwards became known as the “ Folkwang School ”. Of him was 1,921 professors -Titel awarded in 1929 he was awarded the Hannover Technical University , the honorary doctorate (as Dr.-Ing. E. h.).

Fischer was a member of the Association of German Architects (BDA) and a member of the board of the German Werkbund (DWB). He took part in the Cologne Werkbund exhibition in 1914 with the dining room, Haus Heinersdorf and Essener Haus - two-family house in the New Lower Rhenish Village . In addition to his teaching activities, he worked as a freelance architect, and for a few years also worked with the architect Richard Speidel. From 1920 to 1924, the architect Ludwig Eisenlohr junior , who later became successful in Stuttgart, worked in Fischer's office.

After the change of power to the National Socialists in 1933, Fischer had increasing difficulties as an advocate of modern architecture (cf. Neue Sachlichkeit , Neues Bauen , Bauhaus ) and modern training concepts at his school, he was initially on leave and was soon given early retirement. Fischer left Essen and moved to Murnau in Upper Bavaria, where he seems to have practiced his profession only to a limited extent. His son Heinz, who was born in 1910 and was also an architect, died in 1940. Fischer's only more extensive publication, his book "Wohnhausform", appeared shortly before his death in April 1950.

The Ruhr area in particular owes Alfred Fischer numerous buildings that are important testimonies to the regional architectural history and recognized components of the industrial heritage.

The name “Alfred Fischer-Essen” is based on the distinction to the architect Alfred Fischer, who was also active in Karlsruhe at the same time.

In 2013, the newly created "Alfred-Fischer-Platz" in front of the Hans-Sachs-Haus in Gelsenkirchen was named after him. In Hamm- Heessen , the former machine hall of the Sachsen colliery designed by Fischer was officially named “Alfred Fischer Hall” after being converted into an event hall.

plant

Buildings and designs

Alte Emscher pumping station
Hans Sachs House in Gelsenkirchen

  • Observation and water tower of the Mont Cenis colliery in Herne-Sodingen

  • Goldenberg power plant in Knapsack

  • Parish Church of St. Antonius in Ickern

  • Headframe of the Königsborn colliery in Bönen-Altenbögge

  • Schwelgern pumping station in Duisburg

  • Administration building of today's regional association Ruhr in Essen

Fonts

  • House shape. Ways to design. Otto Maier Verlag, Ravensburg 1950.

literature

Web links

Commons : Alfred Fischer  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Paul Meißner (Ed.): Alt-Herren-Directory of the German Singers. Leipzig 1934, p. 9.
  2. ↑ Peter Jessen: German Form in the War Year, The Exhibition Cologne 1914 . In: Deutscher Werkbund (Hrsg.): Yearbook of the German Werkbund . tape 1915 . F.Bruckmann A.-G., Munich 1915, p. 57,69,167 .
  3. ↑ Max Schmid (ed.): One hundred designs from the competition for the Bismarck National Monument on the Elisenhöhe near Bingerbrück-Bingen. Düsseldorfer Verlagsanstalt, Düsseldorf 1911. (n. Pag.)
  4. Jump up ↑ Wasmuth's monthly magazine for architecture , year 1921/1922, issue 9/10, pp. 306–323 Online resource: PDF document with approx. 19.84 MB , digitization: Central and State Library Berlin, 2006
  5. ↑ Awesome outside and new inside. In: Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung of September 4, 2013, page 28.
  6. ↑ Jennifer Schumacher: Villa Heßberg demolished. "House had lost its soul". In: WAZ. Funke Medien NRW GmbH, July 3, 2015, accessed on June 7, 2016 .
  7. ↑ http://www.route-Industriekultur.de/themenrouten/22-mythos-ruhrgebiet/verbandsgebaeude-des-rvr.html
personal data
SURNAME Fischer, Alfred
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Fischer-Essen, Alfred
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German architect and architecture teacher
DATE OF BIRTH August 29, 1881
PLACE OF BIRTH Stuttgart
DATE OF DEATH April 10, 1950
Place of death Murnau am Staffelsee