Jörn Rau
Jörn Rau (born August 29, 1922 in Wesermünde-Lehe ; † September 11, 2007 in Hamburg ) was a German architect who worked in Hamburg and Mecklenburg .
life and work
Jörn Rau was established in 1922 as the son of Study Council born Karl Rau in Wesermünde-Lehe. As a toddler, Jörn Rau contracted polio and his right leg remained paralyzed as a result of the disease. From 1928 he attended the elementary school in Cuxhaven-Ritzebüttel , after the family moved to Hamburg then from 1930 the Free Goethe School in Hamburg-Wandsbek . In 1939 he began an apprenticeship as a carpenter in Hamburg, which he continued in the 2nd and 3rd year of apprenticeship in the master class for carpenters at the University of Fine Arts in Lerchenfeld. In 1942 he passed the journeyman's examination and began studying at the building schools in Hamburg and Hildesheim. In 1945 he passed the final exam to become a civil engineer.
From 1946 on, Rau worked for ten years as an employed architect in the office of Carl-Friedrich Fischer and Godber Nissen , where he was involved in numerous furniture designs. In 1956 he started his own business. From 1962 to 1971 he entered into a partnership with Walter Bunsmann and later with Paul-Gerhard Scharf . From 1971 Rau continued to run the office in Hamburg's Johnsallee alone. In 1979 Rau entered into a partnership with Heinrich Blessmann . In 1990, Rau and Heidi Hövermann founded an office in Hamburger Hochallee, and in the same year a joint venture with the architect Peter Andrees in Plau am See in Mecklenburg. In 2001 Rau retired and died in Hamburg in 2007.
In retrospect, Rau called his most important projects the Political Academy Biggesee , which was the largest project of his career, as well as the Thomas More Church in Hamburg and several single-family houses.
Buildings in Hamburg (selection)
- 1964–1965: Holy Cross Church in Hamburg-Volksdorf, together with Walter Bunsmann
- 1964–1966: St. Johannis Dominican Monastery in Hamburg-Barmbek-Süd
- 1969–1971: New construction of the St. Jakobus Church in Hamburg-Lurup together with Walter Bunsmann and Paul Gerhard Scharf
- 1971: Restoration of the original, baroque design of the St. Joseph Catholic Church in St. Pauli
- 1972–1973: New construction of a parish hall for the Protestant Church of St. Martinus in Hamburg-Eppendorf
- 1980: 1st prize together with the sculptor Maria Pirwitz for the homage to Brahms memorial in front of the Laeiszhalle
- 1981: New construction of the Catholic Church Thomas More in Hamburg-Stellingen
Buildings in other locations (selection)
- 1967: Restoration of the Dominican monastery in Berlin-Moabit
- 1970: St. Peter's Catholic Church on Spiekeroog
- 1975–1981 Design and implementation of the Biggesee Academy in Attendorn in the Sauerland, a privately owned adult education center.
- from 1991: Numerous development plans for Plau am See , as well as renovations and new buildings in the area
- 1996: Lighting concept for the church interior and lights for the Barlach Chapel ("The Floating") in Güstrow Cathedral
literature
- Norbert Baues: Built with a pencil - portrait of Jörn Rau . In: Hamburg architecture archive of the Hamburg Chamber of Architects
- Ralf Lange : Architecture in Hamburg. The great architecture guide . Junius-Verlag, Hamburg 2008, ISBN 978-3-88506-586-9 .
Web links
- Jörn Rau in Hamburg personalities
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c Norbert Baues: Built with a pencil - portrait of Jörn Rau . In: Hamburg architecture archive of the Hamburg Chamber of Architects
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Rau, Jörn |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German architect |
| DATE OF BIRTH | August 29, 1922 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Wesermünde-Lehe |
| DATE OF DEATH | September 11, 2007 |
| Place of death | Hamburg |