Hans Georg Heimel
Hans Georg Heimel (* 1927 in Kassel ; † April 24, 2015 in Frankfurt am Main ) was a German architect .
Life
Heimel studied architecture at the Technical University of Darmstadt between 1948 and 1952 and initially worked with Heinrich Bartmann in Darmstadt . He later worked in Düsseldorf for Rudolf Wolters' office and between 1958 and 1961 in Frankfurt am Main for Otto Apel . In 1961 he started his own business. Heimel became known for his church buildings. Later he concentrated on building the hospital. In 1999 Heimel handed over the architecture office to his son. Hans Georg Heimel died on April 24, 2015 at the age of 87.
Work (selection)
- Höchst Hospital in Frankfurt am Main
- Hospital in Koblenz
- Hotel building Interconti in Frankfurt am Main (collaboration)
- 1961–63 Martin Luther Church in Langen
- 1968–1970 Gethsemane Church in Frankfurt am Main (Post- Bauhaus - Aesthetics ), meanwhile a cultural monument due to the Hessian Monument Protection Act .
- 1972–1974 Evangelical community center in (Rodgau-) Jügesheim (today Emmaus parish).
Frankfurt am Main-Nordend, Gethsemane Church, 1970
Rodgau-Jügesheim, Evang. Community Center, 1974
literature
- Karin Berkemann : Post-war churches in Frankfurt am Main (1945–76). (= Monument topography Federal Republic of Germany , cultural monuments in Hesse , Volume 51.) Theiss, Stuttgart 2013, p. 226.
- Deutscher Werkbund Hessen, Wilhelm E. Opatz (Ed.): Once praised and almost forgotten, modern churches in Frankfurt a. M. 1948-1973. Niggli-Verlag, Sulgen 2012, ISBN 978-3-7212-0842-9
Individual evidence
- ↑ öp: Mourning for Hans Georg Heimel. taunus-zeitung.de, April 30, 2015; Julius Reinsberg: Hans Georg Heimel is dead. Moderne-regional.de, May 5, 2015
- ↑ Berkemann, p. 148.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Heimel, Hans Georg |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German architect |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1927 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | kassel |
| DATE OF DEATH | April 24, 2015 |
| Place of death | Frankfurt am Main |