Gerhard Fritsche

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Zoo Palast with women's high-rise building in 1957

Gerhard Fritsche (born September 27, 1916 in Berlin , † November 4, 1965 in Leverkusen ) was a German architect who was best known for his cinema buildings.

Life

Fritsche was born in 1916 as the son of the builder Max Fritsche. He studied architecture from 1936 to 1938 and then worked from 1938 to 1940 in the Rudolf Kühn architectural office . From 1946 to 1950 he was involved in building projects with his father Max Fritsche.

In 1950 he opened his first own architectural office in Berlin. From 1951 to 1961 he was involved in 17 cinema projects and several commercial buildings. In 1961 he moved to Düsseldorf and died in Leverkusen in 1965. In September / October 2014 an exhibition was dedicated to him in the student village Schlachtensee .

Works

  • 1947 Langenscheidt publishing house, Schöneberg , Crellestrasse 29–30, draft
  • 1949 “Petit Palais” dance bar in the Alhambra cinema , Charlottenburg , Kurfürstendamm 68, renovation
  • 1950 Rosenthal Studio, Charlottenburg, Kurfürstendamm 226, renovation
  • 1951 Kino im Kindl, Charlottenburg, Kurfürstendamm 225, conversion, redesign of the facade
  • 1951 Brewhouse of the Berliner Kindl brewery , Neukölln , Werbellinstraße 50, renovation with Hans Claus and Richard Schepke
  • 1952 Casino-Lichtspiele, Kreuzberg , Schlesische Straße 26, new building
  • 1952 Lumina-Filmtheater, Zehlendorf , Breisgauer Straße 17, renovation
  • 1953 Marienbad-Lichtspiele, Gesundbrunnen , Badstrasse 35–36, renovation
  • 1954 Schering workshop building, Wedding , Fennstrasse 48–49
  • 1954 Panorama I, Neukölln, Silbersteinstraße 92, new building
  • 1954 Panorama II, Zehlendorf, Sundgauer Straße 83, new building
  • 1955 Maxim-Lichtspieltheater, Moabit , Turmstrasse 72/73, new building
  • 1956 MGM-Theater, Charlottenburg, Kurfürstendamm 197, new building
  • 1956 Villa Gahn, Dahlem , Starstrasse 5, residence of Schering board member Adam Gahn, new building
  • 1957 Zoo-Palast , Charlottenburg, Hardenbergstrasse 29, new building with two halls
  • 1957 Schering Mikrobiologie, Charlottenburg, Max-Dohm-Straße 8, expansion
  • 1957 Capitol , Wilmersdorf , Kurfürstendamm 153, conversion to wide screen (Cinemascope)
  • 1959 Panorama III, Britz , Fritz-Reuter-Allee 184, new building
  • 1959 Park-Lichtspiele, Steglitz , Albrechtstraße 49, renovation
  • 1960 Marble House , Charlottenburg, Kurfürstendamm 236, renovation

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ archthek.de Historical Register of Architects
  2. ↑ gerhard-fritsche.de
  3. ↑ LDL Berlin: Ufa pavilion
  4. ↑ LDL Berlin: Marienbad
  5. ↑ LDL Berlin: Zoo-Palast
  6. ↑ Panoramic movie theater
  7. ↑ LDL Berlin: marble house
personal data
SURNAME Fritsche, Gerhard
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German architect
DATE OF BIRTH September 27, 1916
PLACE OF BIRTH Berlin
DATE OF DEATH November 4, 1965
Place of death Leverkusen