August Hauser
August Hauser (born August 3, 1895 in Vienna ; † after 1946, unknown) was an Austrian architect .
Life
August Hauser studied at the Technical University in Vienna from 1914 to 1916, but was then called up for military service. After the end of the First World War he was able to continue his studies and in 1921 he graduated with the 2nd state examination. 1922 received the official license to civil architect for building construction. He was a member of the Austrian Association of Engineers and Architects until 1935, then his trail is lost. Where and how he spent the years of World War II is unknown. In any case, he was still alive in 1946, since he was registered in Gumpoldskirchen for 10 days that year . According to the registration documents, he traveled to a little known Hagelsberg, after which there is no more information about him.
meaning
Hauser took part in the municipal housing program of the municipality of Vienna in the interwar period and built two residential complexes that have great similarities in terms of design. At the Haydnhof there is a park-like green area in the center, around which the residential wings are arranged in block edge development. The individual stairs are stepped forwards and backwards, resulting in a rhythmic structure on the one hand and optimal lighting and ventilation on the other. The constructivist element of a vertical concrete slab on the courtyard facade also appears in the other municipal housing created by Hauser . Hauser was still making designs for weekend and holiday homes around 1930, but these were never realized. No other buildings by him have yet been documented.
He had received the contract for the Haydnhof after winning a competition.
Works
buildings
- Housing complex of the municipality of Vienna , Weinlechnergasse 1, Vienna 3 (1928–1929)
- Housing complex of the municipality of Vienna Haydnhof , Gaudenzdorfer Gürtel 13–15, Vienna 12 (1928–1929)
Fonts
- Requirements of a popular apartment for rent ; in the magazine of the Austrian Association of Engineers and Architects 21–22 / 1929
literature
- Helmut Weihsmann: Built in Vienna. Lexicon of 20th Century Viennese Architects . Promedia: Vienna 2005
Web links
- August Hauser. In: Architects Lexicon Vienna 1770–1945. Published by the Architekturzentrum Wien . Vienna 2007.
Individual evidence
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Hauser, August |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Austrian architect |
| DATE OF BIRTH | August 3, 1895 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Vienna |
| DATE OF DEATH | after 1946 |