Franz Ram

Franz Ram (born February 12, 1813 in Hernals ; † April 17, 1889 ibid) was an Austrian city ​​architect.

Life

Franz Ram was the son of the town architect Ignaz Ram , with whom he probably also learned and practiced. From 1828 to 1830 he attended the academy's engraving school and the Academy of Fine Arts Vienna until 1832 . He also studied at the Polytechnic from 1830 to 1836 .

It can be assumed that he began his professional career with his father. In 1844 he then obtained the master builder license. Despite his good education, he was less busy than his father than his father. On the other hand, he was able to establish himself as a leading demolition contractor in 1858 in the course of the city expansion when the bastions were demolished.

Franz Ram had been married to Josepha Prigl since 1844 and had four children. He died at the age of 76. His construction company was closed shortly thereafter.

buildings

Ertlgasse 4 (1842)

Wiedner Hauptstrasse 60 (1845)

Franz Ram worked both as a master builder for other architects (including Johann Romano vonringen , August Schwendenwein von Lanauberg and August Weber ) and according to his own designs. He remained stuck in a simple early historical style. He was also responsible for removing the Rotenturm Gate , the Stubentor , the Carinthian Gate and the Schottenbastei when the Vienna city wall was torn down .

• Rental house “To the Black Mother of God” , Währinger Straße 27, Vienna 9 (1838), with Ignaz Ram; under monument protection
• Rental house , Ertlgasse 4, Vienna 1 (1842)
• Rental house , Mommsengasse 21, Vienna 4 (1842), heightened and rebuilt in 1861
• Rental house , Wiedner Hauptstrasse 60 / Große Neugasse 1, Vienna 4 (1845)
• Miethaus , rechte Wienzeile 3, Vienna 4 (1845), attribution disputed
• Rental house , Praterstrasse 49, Vienna 2 (around 1850), later changed
• Rental house , Franzensgasse 4, Vienna 5 (1850), adaptation
• Rental house , Preßgasse 29 / Mühlgasse 32, Vienna 4 (1851), extension of the side wing
• Rental house “Zur Almmacht Gottes” , Kaiserstraße 58 / Kandlgasse 34, Vienna 7 (1851), courtyard wing
• Rental house "Zum Blumenstock" , Breitegasse 6, Vienna 7 (1853), adaptation
• Rental house , Laudongasse 47, Vienna 8 (1857), adaptation, new facade
• Rental house , Skodagasse 13, Vienna 8 (1857)
• Palais Khevenhüller-Metsch , Türkenstrasse 19, Vienna 9 (1858), execution; Design: Romano / Schwendenwein
• Razing of the old bastions around Vienna's city center , e.g. B. Stubentor, Rotenturmtor, Kärntnertor (1858-1859)
• Horticultural building , Parkring, Vienna 1 (1863–1864), executed, designed by August Weber; tore off
• Palais Schwarzenberg , Rennweg 2, Vienna 3 (1883), greenhouses

Various conversions and extensions in Vienna

Web links

Commons : Franz Ram  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

• Franz Ram. In: Architects Lexicon Vienna 1770–1945. Published by the Architekturzentrum Wien . Vienna 2007.