Florian Vischer

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Florian Vischer (* 1919 ; † November 1, 2000 ) was a Swiss architect . Vischer's style is seen in the tradition of classical modernism in architecture.

Life

Vischer studied architecture at the ETH Zurich from 1939 to 1944 and then interned in various Scandinavian architectural offices, including the offices of Ivar Tengbom in Stockholm and Alvar Aalto in Finland . After the end of the Second World War he planned a city in England together with Berthold Lubetkin and spent a year at Cornell University in the USA.

After his return in 1951, he founded an architecture office in Basel with Georges Weber. In 1956 he designed the Luzernerring retirement home, the first retirement home in Basel. This was followed by other buildings for church purposes and residential construction, buildings for the University of Basel and the cantonal hospital . At Expo 64 he designed the “Les échanges” (goods and values) area. Vischer is also responsible for the design of the striking tripod construction of the St. Chrischona TV tower in Bettingen .

Florian Vischer-Pyka (1919–2000) architect, family grave in the Hörnli cemetery, Riehen, Basel-Stadt
Family grave in the Hörnli cemetery , Riehen, Basel-Stadt

At the end of 1989, Vischer and his partner withdrew from the jointly operated architecture office. Vischer was a member of the Swiss Association of Engineers and Architects .

Fonts (selection)

  • Georges Weber; Florian Vischer (ed.): Florian Vischer + Georges Weber, Architects BSA / SIA. Basel 2005.
  • Residential units: a method for the development of our residential areas . Ithaca, NY, 1949
  • Swedish housing: the result of a study visit and practical work in Sweden during the years 1944–1946 , 1947.

literature

  • Rolf Gutmann: Florian Vischer , in: Werk, Bauen + Wohnen , Volume 88, 2001, p. 93. ( online , PDF)
  • Rolf Gutmann: Florian Vischer commemorating , in: Tec21 , 127, Verlags-AG der academic technical associations 2001, p. 29. ( online , PDF)

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Seniors' settlement Luzernerring, Luzernerring 92, Basel ( Memento of the original from March 18, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , at retirement homes in Basel-Stadt  @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.alterssiedlungen-bs.ch
  2. ↑ Review of the office of Ritter Giger Schmid Architects ( Memento of the original from February 11, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , accessed July 27, 2013 @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.ritter-giger-schmid.ch
personal data
SURNAME Vischer, Florian
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Swiss architect
DATE OF BIRTH 1919
DATE OF DEATH November 1, 2000