Felix Zwoch
Felix Zwoch (born October 8, 1952 in Eutin ; † February 10, 2014 in Berlin ) was a German architecture critic , urban planning critic and publicist .
Life
Felix Zwoch, son of a Bonn civil servant, studied architecture and urban planning at RWTH Aachen University and also worked with Nikolaus Kuhnert , Günther Uhlig and others at Arch + , a magazine for theory-oriented architecture. In 1978 he finished his studies and became an assistant at the chair for urban planning at the Technical University of Braunschweig . From 1981 he worked for the architecture magazine Bauwelt , later also for Stadtbauwelt . In 1990 he became deputy editor-in-chief, from 2002 to 2010 he was editor-in-chief of Bauwelt and Stadtbauwelt.
He was particularly committed to the world of urban construction and stimulated the discourse on urban planning issues in a globalized world; With many renowned authors from the respective cities, he has published documentaries on large cities, in particular on Lodz , Bucharest , Algiers , Detroit , Magnitogorsk , Hong Kong , Tbilisi and Marseille .
Felix Zwoch died on February 10, 2014 in Berlin.
Publications
- Edited with Klaus Novy : Reflecting on urban planning: urban building policy, building culture, architectural criticism, building world foundations, vol. 93, Vieweg: 1991, ISBN 3-528-08793-5
- Edited with Martina Düttmann : Bauwelt Berlin Annual 1996: Chronicle of the structural events 1996–2001, Birkhäuser: Basel, 1997, ISBN 978-3-7643-5663-7
- Edited with Martina Düttmann: Bauwelt Berlin Annual 1997: Chronicle of structural events 1996–2001, Birkhäuser: Basel, 1998, ISBN
- Edited with Martina Düttmann: Bauwelt Berlin Annual 1998: Chronicle of structural events 1996–2001, Birkhäuser: Basel, 1999, ISBN
- Edited with Martina Düttmann: Bauwelt Berlin Annual 1999/2000. Chronicle of the structural events 1996–2001, Birkhäuser: Basel, 2000, ISBN 978-3-7643-6278-2
Web links
- Felix Zwoch. In: arch INFORM .
- Dietmar Steiner : Obituary: Felix Zwoch (1952-2014) , www.frei04-publizistik.de, 8/2014
- Nikolaus Kuhnert : In memoriam Felix Zwoch , www.archplus.net
- Sebastian Redecke : Farewell to Felix Zwoch , www.bauwelt.de
Individual evidence
- ↑ Baunetz announcement of July 1, 2002: We remain what we will be "Bauwelt" has a new editor-in-chief
- ^ Felix Zwoch (1952-2014) , Bauwelt 8.2014
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Zwoch, Felix |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German architecture critic, urban planning critic and publicist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | October 8, 1952 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Eutin |
| DATE OF DEATH | February 10, 2014 |
| Place of death | Berlin |