Hermann Zweigenthal
Hermann Zweigenthal , also Hermann Herrey (born April 4, 1904 in Vienna ; † October 7, 1968 in New York ) was an Austrian-German -American architect , urban planner and set designer .
Life
Hermann Zweigenthal studied architecture at the Technical University of Berlin from 1922 to 1927 and passed the main diploma examination with Hans Poelzig .
He was later commissioned by the republican German Auto Club (DAC) with a study on a comprehensive parking system for Berlin.
In this context, he was largely responsible for the architectural design of the Kant-Garage Palace built in 1929–1930 in collaboration with his fellow student Richard Paulick and the Lohmüller, Korschelt & Renker architectural office in Berlin-Charlottenburg . The builder and owner of the multi-storey car park was the businessman and engineer Louis Serlin. In addition to the factually modern facade design, the special type of height gain by means of a double spiral ramp should be pointed out. This unique monument has been preserved in an almost authentic condition and is considered to be the main architectural work of Zweigenthal. In parallel to his architectural work, he worked as a set designer at Berlin theaters and opera houses from 1923 to 1932.
In 1933 he emigrated via Switzerland, first to London and then to the USA. In 1940 he became a US citizen and took his stage name Herrey as his last name. He continued his work in the USA and attracted particular attention as an urban planner. In the mid-1950s he turned back to the theater, receiving the German Critics' Prize for the 1958/59 season for his directorial work.
Parts of his estate are in Cornell University NY and in the Architecture Museum of the Technical University of Berlin .
buildings
- 1929–1930: Kant garages in Berlin-Charlottenburg (with Louis Serlin and Lohmüller, Korschelt & Renker and Richard Paulick )
- 1931–1932: Competition design The growing house
- 1931: Conversion of a shop for the Jacoby shoe store in 1872 in Frankfurt am Main
- 1927: Design for a theater on Lehniner Platz in Berlin
- before 1933: Lothar Müthel's apartment
- 1935: Interior of Heinrich Schnitzler's house in Vienna ( pictures )
- 1944: redevelopment plan for Manhattan (New York)
- 1947: Q Theater in London
- 1950–1951: House for Alma Morgenthau in Locust Valley ( Long Island )
- 1950–1951: House for Robert Mautner in Massapequa (Long Island)
- 1957–1958: Design in the ideas competition for the capital Berlin
- 1960: Competition design for the theater in Düsseldorf
- 1960: Competition design for the city theater in Trier
- 1964: The Peabody apartment block in Brookline (Massachusetts)
- 1965: Apartment block Williams-Center in Brookline (Massachusetts)
literature
- Thomas Katzke: Hermann Zweigenthal . In: Bauwelt , 2004, issue 17.
Web links
- Designs and projects by Hermann Zweigenthal in the holdings of the Architekturmuseum der TU Berlin
- Hermann Herrey Papers, ca.1939-1971 , inventory of the Cornell University estate
Individual evidence
- ↑ Wasmuths monthly booklet for architecture , year 1931, issue 3.
- ↑ https://digi.ub.uni-heidelberg.de/cgi-bin/digi-downloadPdf.fcgi?projectname=innendekoration1933&firstpage=117&lastpage=121
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Zweigenthal, Hermann |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Herrey, Hermann |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Austrian-German-American architect |
| DATE OF BIRTH | April 4, 1904 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Vienna |
| DATE OF DEATH | 7th October 1968 |
| Place of death | new York |