Gustav Gsaenger
Gustav Gsaenger (born May 25, 1900 in Munich ; † September 14, 1989 there ) was a German architect specializing in sacred architecture .
Life
Gustav Gsaenger studied from 1920 to 1924 Architecture at the Technical University of Munich , where German Bestelmeyer was one of his teachers. Residential buildings in the Neuhausen settlement , 1928, are among his early works. In 1932 Gsaenger created the Epiphany Church in Munich-Allach / Untermenzing and in 1938 the student housing complex in Notburgastraße 19-21 in Munich. But after the Second World War he became known as the creator of a number of Protestant church buildings, including the Matthäuskirche and the Markuskirche in Munich. In the latter work, Gsaenger removed parts of the neo-Gothic predecessor building, including the tower that had survived the Second World War. He also designed church buildings for the cities of Wolfsburg , Sulzbach-Rosenberg , Waldkraiburg , Dachau , Schwandorf , Dingolfing and Ingolstadt, among others . He found an original solution for the reconstruction of the Kreuzkirche in Kassel , which had been destroyed in the war . The motif of the tower of the Kreuzkirche can also be seen in Schwandorf, Erlangen and Dingolfing.
The extension of the Munich City Museum on Jakobsplatz and the reconstruction of the monastery wing of the Theatinerkirche in Munich are also among his works.
The painter Angela Gsaenger (* 1929) was the daughter of Gustav Gaengers. She worked artistically on several of his church buildings (altarpieces, altar back walls, windows, etc.).
Awards
- 1972: Bavarian Order of Merit
Works (selection)
- 1926–1928: the architect's residential and studio house built for himself at Menzinger Straße 125 (burned out in 2012)
- 1932: Epiphany Church in Munich
- 1940/41: Conversion of the former customs house in the Ramsau district of Hintersee into a residential building
- 1949 Church of the Redeemer in Schwandorf
- 1950: Alfred Reich's house in Munich, now the Peter Gehring Museum
- 1952–1953: Kreuzkirche Hirschegg in Kleinwalsertal in Austria
- 1953–1955: St. Matthew's Church in Munich
- 1955–1957: St. Mark's Church in Munich
- 1955–1958: Christ Church in Sulzbach-Rosenberg
- 1955–1957: Kreuzkirche in Wolfsburg
- 1957–1960: Matthäuskirche in Erlangen
- 1961: Bethlehem Church in Munich
- 1959–1964: Extension of the Munich City Museum
- 1962–1964: Paulskirche in Augsburg-Pfersee
- 1964: Apostle Petrus Church in Schliersee - Neuhaus
- 1964: Luther Church Waldkraiburg
- 1964–1965: Dankeskirche in Munich- Milbertshofen
- 1964–1966: Church of the Redeemer in Bayreuth
gallery
Markuskirche in Munich
Church of the Redeemer in Dingolfing, tower from the north, with an apartment between the nave and the tower
Christ Church in Sulzbach-Rosenberg
Kreuzkirche in Kassel
Kreuzkirche in Wolfsburg
Matthäuskirche in Erlangen
Evangelical Christ Church Oberstdorf
Dankeskirche in Munich
Christ Church in Sulzbach-Rosenberg
literature
- Hans-Peter Hübner, Helmut Braun (ed.): Protestant church building in Bavaria since 1945. Berlin 2010.
- Roland Kurz among others: To the glory of God - 50 years Christ Church Sulzbach-Rosenberg. Sulzbach-Rosenberg 2008, ISBN 978-3980761277 .
Web links
- Gustav Gsaenger. In: arch INFORM .
- Kreuzkirche Wolfsburg ( Memento from May 18, 2015 in the Internet Archive )
- 60 years Epiphany Church in Munich ( Memento from February 6, 2003 in the Internet Archive )
- Notburgastrasse dormitory
- Website of the St. Markus Church Munich
- Website of the Christ Church Sulzbach-Rosenberg
Individual evidence
- ↑ Evangelical main and episcopal church of St. Matthew. Retrieved April 5, 2020 .
- ↑ Angela Gsaenger. Retrieved April 5, 2020 .
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Gsaenger, Gustav |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German architect |
| DATE OF BIRTH | May 25, 1900 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Munich |
| DATE OF DEATH | September 14, 1989 |
| Place of death | Munich |