Hans Schneider (architect, 1860)

Hans Schneider

Hans Schneider (born November 27, 1860 in Vienna ; † March 3, 1921 ibid) was an Austrian architect and Christian-social local politician.

Life

Hans Schneider was the son of master blacksmith Wenzel Schneider and his wife Eva Maria Kneissl. He attended the building trade school in Vienna and then worked in Heinrich von Ferstel's construction office from around 1878 to 1883 . As a young man, he was still involved in the construction of the Votive Church and the Vienna University , which were built by Ferstel. After Ferstel's death, the trail of Schneider is lost until he can be found again around 1895 in Emil von Förster's office . Since Förster was head of the building construction department in the Ministry of the Interior at the time, Schneider managed to get to know influential personalities, including the heir to the throne, Franz Ferdinand , who subsequently supported Schneider. At this time, Hans Schneider was also able to work as a freelance architect.

At the beginning of the 20th century, Schneider also began to get involved politically. In 1904 he became a Christian social councilor in the 20th district of Vienna , and in 1905 he was also a city ​​councilor , where he was responsible as a consultant for building matters. In addition, from 1909 to 1919 he was curator of the Zentralsparkassa and a member of the Danube Regulation Commission, and from 1913 to 1919 he was a member of the Commission for Transport Systems in Vienna . Other functions were from 1909 to 1919 chairman of the homeowners' association, 1909–1918 building appraiser of the Oberhofmarschall court, 1912–1921 board member of the Vienna construction company and 1919–1921 board member of Wiener Baustoff AG. Schneider also received numerous awards in those years.

Hans Schneider had been married to Anna Maria Gottwald since 1885 and had two children with her. He died of stomach cancer after a long illness and left his children with a substantial fortune.

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Hans Schneider had no academic training, but was able to learn a lot due to his practical experience with the great architects Heinrich von Ferstel and Emil von Förster. Stylistically, he was shaped by these and remained a representative of historicism , especially neo-baroque , throughout his life . Through his political contacts, he was also able to realize larger construction projects. In his practice and as a decision maker, Schneider remained a traditionalist and opponent of modern trends. Schneider's most prominent building was the Technical Museum in Vienna. However, there were inconsistencies in the award of the contract and Schneider's assignment was heavily criticized.

Neusimmeringen parish church (1907–1910)

Technical Museum (1909–1913)

Workers' Compensation Insurance Institution (1911–1912)

Stock exchange 7 (1912)

• Rental house , Kärntner Straße 37, Vienna 1 (1893–1894), a listed building
• Rental house , Fuchsthallergasse 4, Vienna 9 (1893–1894)
• Conversion of Belvedere Palace (1894), collaboration
• Rental house , Große Pfarrgasse 28–30, Vienna 2 (1894)
• Reconstruction of the Hofburgtheater (1897), collaboration
• Expansion of the Hofburg (around 1898), collaboration
• Children's home , Schönburgstrasse 17, Vienna 4 (1905)
• Allerheiligenkirche , Allerheiligenplatz 5, Vienna 20 (1905), destroyed in the war
• Rental house , Währinger Strasse 109–111, Vienna 18 (1905–1906), formerly Communalsparkassa Währing, 1st prize
• Rental house , Schönburgstrasse 17, Vienna 4 (1905)
• Rental house , Brigittaplatz 14, Vienna 20 (1905)
• Conversion , Schönlaterngasse 13, Vienna 1 (1906)
• Neusimmering parish church for the Immaculate Conception , Enkplatz, Vienna 11 (1907–1910), a listed building
• Rental houses , Mariahilfer Gürtel 33 (removed in 2018) Mariahilfer Gürtel 35
• Rental house , Greiseneckergasse 20, Vienna 20 (1908)
• Citizens' School , Deublergasse 19–21, Vienna 21 (1908), formerly Jubiläumsgasse, facade
• Invalid House and Church of St. Nepomuk , Fasangartengasse 101, Vienna 13 (1908–1910), a listed building
• Rental house , Jägerstraße (no. Unknown), Vienna 20 (1909)
• Extension of the Maria Lourdes Chapel , Wolkersdorf im Weinviertel (1909), a listed building
• Technisches Museum , Mariahilfer Straße 212, Vienna 14 (1909–1913), based on a preliminary design by Emil von Förster; under monument conservation
• Rental houses , Blindengasse 7–11, Vienna 8 (1911)
• Rental house , Pfeilgasse 48, Vienna 8 (1911)
• Workers' Injury Insurance Institution, Webergasse 2–6, Vienna 20 (1911–1912), 1925–1972 “Unfallkrankenhaus Webergasse”, now the general accident insurance office ; under monument conservation
• Rental house , Börseplatz 7 / Wipplingerstraße 32, Vienna 1 (1912)
• Rental houses , Lerchenfelder Gürtel 54–56, Vienna 8 (1912)

also various factory buildings

Awards and honors

• Gold Cross of Merit with Crown (1900)
• Knight of the Franz Joseph Order (1906)
• kk building council (1908)
• War Cross for Civil Merit 2nd Class (around 1917)
• Red Cross Medal (Prussia) (around 1917)
• Military Merit Medal (Austria) (1918)
• Citizen of the City of Vienna (1919)
• Senior Building Councilor (1919)

literature

• H. Grimm:  Schneider, Han (n) s. In: Austrian Biographical Lexicon 1815–1950 (ÖBL). Volume 10, Verlag der Österreichischen Akademie der Wissenschaften, Vienna 1994, ISBN 3-7001-2186-5 , p. 379.
• Helmut Weihsmann: Built in Vienna. Lexicon of 20th Century Viennese Architects . Promedia, Vienna 2005, ISBN 3-85371-234-7 , p. 354

Web links

Commons : Hans Schneider  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

• Hans Schneider (architect, 1860). In: Architects Lexicon Vienna 1770–1945. Published by the Architekturzentrum Wien . Vienna 2007.