Hans Heps

Hans Heps (born January 22, 1915 in Munich ; † 1994 ) was a German architect .

Life

Parish church in Hohenpeißenberg

Hans Heps grew up as a half-orphan with his aunt in Glonn - his father was killed in the First World War. He attended high school in Burghausen and Traunstein before starting his studies in Freising . In World War II he was injured and taken to America as a prisoner of war . After his return in 1945 he continued his studies at the Technical University of Munich, which he was able to complete in 1948 as a graduate engineer. He then worked as a government builder in the city building administration.

In 1953 he won the competition for the construction of a new church in Stockdorf and in 1957 another tender for a church in Bayerisch Gmain . In 1959 he became head of the Archbishop's Building Office in Freising. He was responsible for the new construction as well as for the restoration of numerous Catholic church buildings in Bavaria.

Works (selection)

• 1953: St. Vitus Church in Stockdorf
• 1957: Church and parish center St. Nikolaus von der Flüe in Bayerisch Gmain (with an altar fresco by Karl Manninger )
• 1960: Parish Church of the Resurrection of our Lord Jesus Christ in Hohenpeißenberg
• 1961–65: Parish Church of St. Benedikt in Ebenhausen
• 1966: Trinity Church in Wörnsmühl

Web links

• Hans Obermair: Churches built in the style of the time . In: Münchner Merkur from January 13, 2005.