Christoph von Hausen

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Rotunda in the Münster City Museum, designed by Christoph von Hausen
Double house in Münster-Mauritz
Grave in the old cemetery St. Mauritz in Munster.

Christoph von Hausen (born September 17, 1951 in Münster ; † November 7, 2008 ibid) was a German architect .

life and work

Christoph von Hausen was a son of the architect Max von Hausen . He studied architecture at the TU Delft , among others with Mario Botta . He was followed by his childhood friends Konrad Wohlhage and Rainer Maria Kresing, who had also been introduced to architecture by his father Max. After completing his diploma in Delft, Christoph von Hausen opened an architectural office in Münster and initially worked with Rainer Maria Kresing.

In 1986 he took part in the competition for the new building of the Münster city library . In 1989, together with Rainer Maria Kresing, he designed the conversion of the former Althoff department store on Salzstrasse for the Münster City Museum .

After the death of his father Max in 1995, Christoph von Hausen tried to continue the Münster architectural team. Seriously ill, he devoted himself to his father's legacy and legacy. Together with Gisela von Nuland in 2006 he published a monograph on his life and building work. In particular, he advocated the restoration and modernization of the Münster Theater in accordance with the listed buildings . He was a member of the Association of German Architects BDA and promoted young talent.

After a temporary recovery, he turned to local ecological building. He built residential houses and dedicated himself to the renovation of old buildings .

Christoph von Hausen died in 2008 and is buried in the Mauritz cemetery in Münster. He left behind two daughters from his first relationship in the Netherlands and two sons from his marriage to Alis von Hausen.

Web links

Commons : Christoph von Hausen  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Gisela van Nuland, Christoph van Hausen: Max von Hausen, architect and artist. 1919-1995 . Aschendorff Verlag, Münster 2006, ISBN 3-402-00218-3 , p. 28-32 .
  2. ↑ David Kasparek: new to the club Material, Light, Room Marc Hehn and Christian Pohl, hehnpohl architektur BDA, Münster. In: the architect. Bund Deutscher Architekten BDA, October 17, 2018, accessed on May 7, 2020 (German).
  3. ↑ Christoph von Hausen, obituary notice, Westfälische Nachrichten, memorial candles,
personal data
SURNAME Hausen, Christoph von
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German architect
DATE OF BIRTH 17th September 1951
PLACE OF BIRTH Muenster
DATE OF DEATH November 7, 2008
Place of death Muenster