August Biebricher

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Phillipp August Biebricher (born June 4, 1878 in Bleialf , † June 26, 1932 in Krefeld ) was a German architect .

August Biebricher received his professional training at the building trade school in Gießen and at the Technical University of Darmstadt . His first professional positions also included a job in the office of the architect Ludwig Hofmann in Herborn , on whose behalf he came to Krefeld in 1900/1901 as a construction manager for the Pauluskirche, which was built according to Hofmann's design . In 1905 Biebricher worked in Peter Behrens' office in Düsseldorf, but was soon given a teaching position for architecture and spatial art at the Krefeld School of Crafts and Applied Arts, founded in 1904 (later Werkkunstschule Krefeld ). In 1906 this teaching position was converted into a permanent position.

In 1908 he married Anna Scheibler (born December 15, 1883), who came from a local, respected Mennonite factory owner family; This marriage had two daughters, Sophie Charlotte (born May 26, 1909) and Frieda Margarete (born September 21, 1914).

By the time of his marriage at the latest, Biebricher was integrated into Krefeld's bourgeois society, and prestigious residential buildings and villas for wealthy clients in Krefeld and the surrounding area took up a large part of his work. My circle of friends included z. B. also the Krefeld councilor Dr.-Ing. Hubert Hentrich. His son Helmut Hentrich (1905–2001) and Heinrich Bartmann (1898–1982) made their first practical experience of the architectural profession in Biebricher's office.

Biebricher was appointed to the German Werkbund (DWB) founded in 1907, probably very early on . In 1919 he was appointed to the Association of German Architects (BDA), in whose committees he later held various offices. In 1921 he was awarded the title of professor by the Prussian Minister of Commerce for his work as a teacher (see titular professor ). From 1924 to 1929 Biebricher was a city ​​councilor in Krefeld for the conservative German National People's Party .

August Biebricher died around three weeks after his 54th birthday of complications after an operation.

Buildings and designs

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Krefeld, Wilhelmshofallee 83
Krefeld, Hohenzollernstrasse 4
Krefeld, Rudolf Oetker house (textile manufacturer), Hohenzollernstrasse 91
  • 1906: Grandstand construction for the Kaiser's visit to Krefeld (not preserved)
  • 1907: House for the silk manufacturer Walter von Scheven in Krefeld, Wilhelmshofallee 84 (under monument protection)
  • 1909: Fountain in (Krefeld-) Bockum, Bockumer Platz (not preserved)
  • 1910: Heinrich Tittgen's house in Krefeld, Eichendorffstraße 36 (under monument protection)
  • 1910 (?): Konrad Bauche's house in Krefeld, Eichendorffstrasse 30
  • 1911: various buildings of the commercial, industrial and art exhibition Krefeld 1911 (not preserved)
  • 1911–1912: House for Carl Clauss in Krefeld, Wilhelmshofallee 83 (under monument protection)
  • 1912–1913: Paul Oetker's house in Krefeld, Hohenzollernstrasse 69
  • 1912–1913: House for Eisfeller in ( Wuppertal -) Elberfeld, Ronsdorfer Straße 190 (not preserved)
  • 1912–1913 and 1922: Design of the grandstands and other structures of the horse racing track in Krefeld , Hüttenallee / An der Rennbahn (technical planning by the Stein & Ziedorn office in Cologne)
  • 1912–1915: Realgymnasium or "Moltke-Gymnasium" (today's high school on Moltkeplatz ) in Krefeld (under monument protection)
  • 1913: House for Gustav de Greiff in Krefeld, Hohenzollernstrasse 21
  • 1913: Office and commercial building of the Elberfelder Handels- & Export-Maatschappij (Büven & Eisfeller) in Amsterdam (Netherlands), Nieuwezijds Voorburgwal 56A T / MG (formerly house number 60, under monument protection)
  • 1913 and 1921 (?): House for Fritz Junkers in (Krefeld-) Hüls, Hülser Berg, Talring 130 (changed)
  • 1913–1914: Reconstruction of a house for Paul Rottmann in Hagen- Dahl, Zum Bollwerk 23
  • 1913–1914: Factory building of the G. Hollender Söhne silk goods factory in Krefeld, Weggenhofstrasse 9
  • 1913–1915: House for the textile manufacturer Siegfried Braunschweig in Bocholt (Westphalia), Bahnhofstrasse 7 (changed)
  • 1914: Paul Eisfeller's house in (Wuppertal-) Elberfeld, Zooviertel, Hubertusallee 8
  • 1914: "Stadtpark-Restaurant" in (Krefeld-) Uerdingen , Nikolaus-Groß-Straße 4
  • 1914: "Small homestead" in the "Niederrheinischen Dorf", German Werkbund exhibition Cologne 1914 (not preserved)
  • 1918: Sales pavilion of a petrol station in Krefeld, Deutscher Ring (not preserved)
  • 1921: Housing development "Siedlung Neuer Weg" (?) In Krefeld, Neuer Weg 43–70 / Schroersstrasse 1–10
  • 1922: Draft for the renovation of the Sparkasse in Süchteln
  • 1922–1923: Max Lütten's house in Krefeld, Roonstrasse 87
  • 1923–1924: Group of houses in Krefeld, Gutenbergstrasse 90–112
  • 1925: “Parkhof” café-restaurant in Krefeld, Ostwall 190
  • 1925–1926: Agricultural school of the district of Moers in Rheinberg , Dr.-Wittrup-Straße 8
  • before 1926: group of houses in Krefeld, Am Hohen Haus 10–20 (only partially preserved)
  • 1926: Design for the church square in ( Moers -) Repelen
  • 1926: Residence for Fritz Sinn in Krefeld, Schönwasserstraße 60 (under monument protection)
  • 1926: Residential and commercial building in Xanten , Markt 5
  • 1926: Residence for Dr. Rudolf Kölling in Krefeld, Hohenzollernstrasse 4 (under monument protection)
  • 1927–1928: House for the textile manufacturer Rudolf Oetker in Krefeld, Hohenzollernstraße 91 (under monument protection)
  • 1928: Conversion of a building for the consumer and productive cooperative "Niederrhein" eGmbH in Krefeld, Hülser Straße 129 (not preserved)
  • around 1930: House for H. Janssen in Krefeld, Richard-Wagner-Straße 49 (not preserved)
  • 1930–1932: Elementary school in Krefeld, on Danziger Platz (under monument protection)

literature

  • Ruth Fannei: August Biebricher. Life and work of the builder 1878–1932. Dissertation, RWTH Aachen 1995.
  • Julian Heynen: The Krefeld architect August Biebricher. Solid buildings for orderly conditions. Krefeld 1982. (Catalog for the exhibition in the Kaiser Wilhelm Museum in Krefeld from December 12, 1982 to February 13, 1983.)
  • Karl Otto Lüfkens: The Krefeld architect August Biebrocher (1878–1932). An exhibition in the Kaiser Wilhelm Museum in Krefeld. In: The architect , born 1983, issue 6, p. 294 f.
  • Helmut Hentrich : Construction time. Notes from the life of an architect. Droste, Düsseldorf 1995, ISBN 3-7700-1037-X , p. 48.
  • Thomas Müller (Ed.): From Krefeld. Krefeld contributions to the architecture of the 20th century. Krefeld 1995.
  • Hans-Peter Schwanke: Architectural Guide Krefeld. Krefeld 1996, ISBN 3-9804181-4-6 .

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personal data
SURNAME Biebricher, August
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Biebricher, Phillipp August (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German architect
DATE OF BIRTH June 4, 1878
PLACE OF BIRTH Lead alf
DATE OF DEATH June 26, 1932
Place of death Krefeld