Henry Baudin

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Théâtre de la Comédie, Geneva, 1913

Henry Baudin (born January 31, 1876 in Geneva ; † October 30, 1929 there ) was a Swiss architect and architecture journalist . He was best known as a propagandist of the Heimatstil through his catalog-like volume on the villas and country houses in Switzerland.

life and work

After an apprenticeship in Louis Sautter's architecture office , studies at the École des beaux-arts de Genève and internships at Grosset and Golay and Marc Camoletti , Baudin built some houses in suburbs and took part in competitions. In 1901 he won the competition for the primary school in Moutier together with Dufour, and in 1905 was commissioned to build the primary school in Nyon. His most famous building is the Théâtre de la Comédie from 1913. From 1919 to 1928 he taught at the École des beaux-arts in Geneva.

List of works

Fonts

  • La maison familiale à bon marché , Geneva 1904
  • Les constructions scolaires en Suisse , Geneva 1907
  • Villas et maisons de campagnes en Suisse , Geneva 1909

Buildings and projects

  • Primary school , Moutier, 1901
  • Primary school for boys , Nyon, 1904
  • Théâtre de la Comédie , Geneva, 1913

literature

  • Christine Amsler: Henry Baudin . In: Isabelle Rucki and Dorothee Huber (eds): Architects Lexicon of Switzerland - 19./20. Century Basel: Birkhäuser 1998. ISBN 3-7643-5261-2

Web links

supporting documents

  1. ↑ Second prize, a first prize was not awarded: Bulletin technique de la Suisse romande. Vol. 27 (1901) No. 12 Online
  2. ^ After a fourth place and revision, the published correspondence can be found in the Schweizerische Bauzeitung, vol. 45 (1905), p.90 and p. 117 . The dispute was continued for example in Heimatschutz Vol. 2 (1907) No. 7 P. 54 Online
  3. ^ Gilles Barbey, Armande Brulhart, Georg Germann: Inventory of the newer Swiss architecture, 1850-1920: Genève. Vol. 4, p. 369. Zurich: Orell Füssli 1982, doi : 10.5169 / seals-5496
  4. ^ The theater de la comédie in Geneva by architect Henry Baudin BSA in Geneva In: Werk Vol. 1 (1914) pp. 1–12. doi : 10.5169 / seals-1749
personal data
SURNAME Baudin, Henry
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Swiss architect
DATE OF BIRTH January 31, 1876
PLACE OF BIRTH Geneva
DATE OF DEATH October 30, 1929
Place of death Geneva