Arnold Berger (architect)

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Arnold Berger (born May 10, 1882 in Moutier , Bern; † March 6, 1956 in Caviano , Ticino) was a Swiss architect .

education and profession

Berger initially studied at the Biel Technical Center . After graduating in 1905, he continued his studies at the Munich Academy . Then he went to Zurich. Around 1910, he and his cousin Ewald Berger opened their own office in Lucerne, in which the partners realized a total of around 50 designs, mostly single-family houses in the local style.

From the end of the 1920s to the 1930s, he erected a number of buildings that represented the first representatives of New Building in Lucerne, including the Lido lido, which has since been largely demolished after fierce controversy, the Kleinmatt fire department depot and the Werchlaube commercial building.

Works (selection)

  • Restaurant extension , Hotel Bellevue, Rigi-Kaltbad, 1923
  • Extension , Hotel Terrasse, Vitznau, 1929
  • Lido lido , Lucerne, 1929
  • Gopplismoos development , residential buildings, Lucerne, 1929
  • Morgartenstrasse , Residential and commercial building, Lucerne, 1929
  • Federal Administrative Court , renovation, Lucerne, 1931 (with Marc Piccard)
  • Eschenstr./Bleicherstr. , Residential buildings, Lucerne, 1932
  • Kleinmattstrasse , Fire Department Depot, Lucerne, 1933
  • Werchlaube , residential and commercial building, Lucerne, 1934

literature

  • Tomaso Zanini: Arnold Berger . In: Isabelle Rucki and Dorothee Huber (eds): Architects Lexicon of Switzerland - 19./20. Century Basel: Birkhäuser 1998. ISBN 3-7643-5261-2

supporting documents

  1. ^ Bosshard / Luchsinger: The Lido lido in Lucerne. Chronicle of a project. a large shape for everyday life. In: Werk, Bauen + Wohnen Vol. 87 (2000) Issue 11 P. 18, doi : 10.5169 / seals-65193
personal data
SURNAME Berger, Arnold
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Swiss architect
DATE OF BIRTH May 10, 1882
PLACE OF BIRTH Moutier
DATE OF DEATH March 6, 1956
Place of death Caviano