Franz Baumgartner
Franz Eduard Josef Baumgartner (born June 27, 1876 in Vienna , † October 14, 1946 in Velden am Wörther See ) was an Austrian architect and the most important representative of Wörthersee architecture .
Life
Franz Baumgartner studied at the Academy of Fine Arts in Vienna. In 1903 he began teaching as an assistant at the kk Staatsgewerbeschule in Vienna. In 1905 he was first mentioned as an architect. In 1906 Baumgartner came as a specialist teacher at the kk Staats-Handwerkerschule in Klagenfurt (forerunner of the current Federal Technical College). With this he moved to Villach (today HTL Villach ) in 1908 . From 1929 to 1937 he was director of this school.
In 1909 Baumgartner was awarded the title of professor. His universal talent and his tireless diligence have had a major impact on the architecture and construction activity in Carinthia. Baumgartner was a member of various commissions and associations, such as B. the master builder examination commission and the art association for Carinthia.
Franz Baumgartner is buried in a grave of honor in Velden am Wörther See .
Works (selection)
- Hotel Kointsch (Velden, 1909)
- Villa Kretschmann (Velden, 1929)
- Villa Edelweiß (Pörtschach, 1910)
- Villa Almrausch (Pörtschach, 1913)
- Villa Stefanie Turkovic (Pörtschach, 1913)
- Künstlerhaus (Klagenfurt, 1911, 1913/1914), the most beautiful late secessionist building in Carinthia
- Forstsee storage power plant (1923–1925)
- Hornburg power plant near Klein St. Paul , planned in 1913, shut down at the end of August 2020
- Parish Church of Our Lady (Velden, 1937)
Picture gallery
Building in Arnoldstein
"Drauland", 1920, Nussallee 12
Buildings in Klagenfurt
"Villa Koss", Egger-Lienz-Weg No. 24
Künstlerhaus, Goethepark No. 1
Rowing club house "Albatros"
Stauderhaus
Building in Maria Wörth
Villa Nest in Dorfstrasse 1, Sekirn
Buildings in Pörtschach
"Dreimäderlhaus", Werzer Etablissement, Hauptstrasse 218, Pörtschach
Villa Karrer in the Pörtschacher east bay
Villa Edelweiss in the Pörtschacher east bay
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Building in Radenthein
Secondary school in Schulstrasse 13 and 15
Building in Techelsberg
Forstsee power plant in Techelsberg
Buildings in Velden
Parish Church of Our Lady, Kirchenstrasse 23, built in 1937
Hotel Carinthia, Karawankenplatz 3, built in 1924/26
Hotel Kointsch, south side, Karawankenplatz 2, built in 1909
Hotel Kointsch, north side, Karawankenplatz 2, built in 1909
House Hilde Gessenharter, built in 1930
literature
- Marion Seebacher: Franz Baumgartner's villa architecture 1876–1946. The historical reference - the influences . Thesis. Faculty of History and Cultural Studies at the University of Vienna, 2013 ( Online [PDF; 3.6 MB ]).
- Ulrich Harb: architect Franz Baumgartner 1876–1946; 1st edition: Exhibition catalog, Künstlerhaus, Klagenfurt 1986, 2nd, supplemented edition with an afterword by Peter H. Schurz: Ritter-Verlag, Klagenfurt 1997, ISBN 978-3-85415-218-7
Web links
- Literature by and about Franz Baumgartner in the catalog of the German National Library
- Entry on Franz Baumgartner in the Austria Forum (in the AEIOU Austria Lexicon )
- Wörthersee architecture and buildings by Franz Baumgartner
Individual evidence
- ↑ Bettina Knafl: An era ends: The Hornburg power plant will be disconnected from the mein district.at network , August 25, 2020, accessed August 27, 2020
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Baumgartner, Franz |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Baumgartner, Franz Eduard Josef |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Austrian architect |
| DATE OF BIRTH | June 27, 1876 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Vienna |
| DATE OF DEATH | October 14, 1946 |
| Place of death | Velden am Wörther See , Carinthia |