Ceno Cossack

Signatures from Ceno Kosak

Ceno Kosak (born December 30, 1904 in Marburg an der Drau , † June 16, 1985 in Vienna ) was an Austrian architect , set designer , designer and painter .

Life

Ceno Kosak studied architecture at the Academy of Fine Arts in Vienna from 1930 to 1932 under Clemens Holzmeister and was then his employee until 1934. From 1935 to 1938 he and Otto Niedermoser headed the “General Forms” class at the Academy. After the “Anschluss” , Kosak was forced to retire on May 1, 1938 as an opponent of the National Socialists and head of the advice center for church arts and crafts as part of the Catholic Action . He then worked as a freelance architect and built buildings in Budweis , Krumau and Vienna until 1945 .

In 1945, Kosak was put back into service. From 1955 to 1971 he was President of the Academy of Applied Arts . In 1960 he was appointed full university professor. From 1971 to 1975 he was head of the Institute for Urban Development, and also president of the Austrian Werkbund .

Kosak was married to the architect Herta. His grave is in the Vienna Central Cemetery (Group 16F, Row 9, No. 14).

His students include u. a. the graphic artist Christoph Donin.

Works

architecture

Reconstruction of the city theater in Budweis (1941–43).
Vienna State Opera : Participation in the reconstruction: redesign of the Gobelin Hall (today: Gustav Mahler Hall). Kosak also provided the design for the crystal chandeliers made by Bakalowits (1953/55).
Theodor-Körner-Hof (1951–55; participation).
Viktor Kaplan Hof (1959/60)
Parish Church of the Good Shepherd in Vienna- Hietzing . Together with his wife Herta (1963–65).

Budweis, Jirsíkova čp.1 + 3
Gustav Mahler Hall
Parish Church of the Good Shepherd

Publications

As editor together with Kurt Schwarz: Academy for Applied Arts in Vienna 1968. For the centenary. University of Applied Arts, Vienna 1973.

literature

Cossack, ceno . In: Hans Vollmer (Hrsg.): General Lexicon of Fine Artists of the XX. Century. tape 3 : K-P . EA Seemann, Leipzig 1956, p. 101 .
Heinrich Fuchs: The Austrian painters of the 20th century. Volume 2. Self-published, Vienna 1986, DNB 994370652 , p. K 170.

Web links

Crystal chandeliers (designed by Kosak; 1966) by J. & L. Lobmeyr , accessed on January 21, 2013

Individual evidence

↑ Herecké domy
^ Eva B. Ottillinger (Ed.): Furniture design of the 50s. Vienna in an international context. Böhlau, Vienna 2005, ISBN 3-205-77376-4 , pp. 48 and 99.
↑ Theodor-Körner-Hof residential complex . Wiener Wohnen , accessed on May 19, 2015 .
↑ Housing complex Viktor-Kaplan-Strasse-1–9. Wiener Wohnen , accessed on May 19, 2015 .

personal data
SURNAME	Cossack, ceno
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	Austrian architect, set designer, designer and painter
DATE OF BIRTH	December 30, 1904
PLACE OF BIRTH	Marburg on the Drau
DATE OF DEATH	June 16, 1985
Place of death	Vienna

[1] Herecké domy

[2] Eva B. Ottillinger (Ed.): Furniture design of the 50s. Vienna in an international context. Böhlau, Vienna 2005, ISBN 3-205-77376-4 , pp. 48 and 99.

[3] Theodor-Körner-Hof residential complex . Wiener Wohnen , accessed on May 19, 2015 .

[4] Housing complex Viktor-Kaplan-Strasse-1–9. Wiener Wohnen , accessed on May 19, 2015 .