Fritz Schwarz (architect)

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Fritz Schwarz (born April 29, 1930 in Zurich ) is a Swiss architect .

Wasserschöpfi residential buildings, Zurich

Life

Fritz Schwarz began studying architecture at the ETH Zurich in 1948 . In 1953 he graduated from Hans Hofmann and William Dunkel . He then worked for Ernst Schindler in Zurich. Fritz Schwarz then founded his own office in Zurich in 1955 . In 1956 the collaboration with fellow architect Hans Litz began. In 1959, Schwarz traveled to Mexico and the USA for a year to get to know a different architecture there. In 1961 he married Liza Schwarz, the owner of “Neumarkt 17” in Zurich. In the meantime, Schwarz worked at the Architects Collaborative in Boston and at Charles M. Goodman in New York. Fritz Schwarz was the secretary of the working group for urban development . In 1995 Fritz Schwarz and his son Lucas Schwarz founded the Zurich architects Schwarz und Schwarz.

Teaching

Memberships

In 1965, Schwarz was appointed to the Association of Swiss Architects . He was the driving force behind the foundation of the Zurich Architecture Forum. From 1987 to 1992 Schwarz was its first president. He is a member of the Swiss Werkbund and the Swiss Association of Engineers and Architects.

buildings

Seldwyla settlement
Seldwyla settlement , aerial view
  • 1958: Buchegg Leisure Center, Zurich, with Hans Litz
  • 1964: Renovation at Neumarkt 17, Zurich
  • 1964–1965: Buchegg sports and leisure facility, Zurich, with Hans Litz (2011–2017: renovation and new construction, EM2N Architects, Zurich)
  • 1954–1970: Community center, Muttenz , with Rolf Keller
  • 1968: Wasserschöpfi houses, Zurich, (2000–2001: Repair, Galli Rudolf Architects, Zurich)
  • 1967–1970: House on Hönggerberg , Zurich
  • 1975–1978: Seldwyla settlement - houses 16 & 17, Zumikon
  • 1978: Wohnstrasse Gerlisbrunnen (Runddorf), Benglen , with Jörg Lendorf and Gerhard Erdt
  • 1977–1980: Row house settlement, Lindau
  • unknown: settlement, Dinhard

Black and black

  • 2000: Renovation and new building at Fifa Sonnenberg, Zurich
  • 2004: Housing complex, Langenthal
  • 2004: Terrace house, Meilen
  • 2019: Housing complex, Kilchberg

literature

  • Ulrike Jehle-Schulte Strathaus (ed.): The Seldwyla settlement in Zumikon ZH, 1975–1978: An exclusive way out: Post-industrial, global holiday mood. In: Werk, Bauen + Wohnen . Volume 87/2000, Issue 7/8: Debates 1955–1975: Against “Switzerland being covered up”.
  • Fritz Schwarz (Ed.): Fritz Schwarz Projects 1950–2000. Zurich 2005.
  • Schweizer Heimatschutz (Ed.): The most beautiful buildings 1960–75. From Otterlo to the oil crisis. Zurich 2013, ISBN 978-3-9523994-4-6 .
  • Michel Wenzler (Ed.): How Seldwyla came to Zumikon. In: Zürichsee-Zeitung district of Meilen, January 28, 2014, p. 2.
  • Hanspeter Rebsamen (ed.): Seldwyla settlement - alias Rockwil. In: Werk / Archithese . 21-22 / 1978, pp. 42-49.
  • Dolf Schnebli (Ed.): Thoughts on the Seldwyla settlement in Zumikon. In: Werk / Archithese. 21-22 / 1978, p. 50.

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Buchegg Leisure Center, Zurich
  2. ↑ Conversion at Neumarkt 17, Zurich
  3. ↑ Conversion at Neumarkt 17, Zurich
  4. ^ Remodeling Neumarkt 17, Zurich NZZ .
  5. ↑ Conversion at Neumarkt 17, Zurich
  6. ^ Community center, Muttenz
  7. ^ Wasserschöpfi residential buildings, Zurich
  8. ^ Seldwyla settlement, Zumikon
  9. ^ Seldwyla settlement, Zumikon
  10. ↑ Gerlisbrunnen residential street, Benglen
personal data
SURNAME Black, Fritz
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Swiss architect
DATE OF BIRTH April 29, 1930
PLACE OF BIRTH Zurich