Josef Pürzl

District Office, Laxenburger Strasse 43–47, by Friedrich Paul and Josef Pürzl

Villa Hohe Warte by Julius Fröhlich, Eduard Lasch and Josef Pürzl

District Office, Herrmanngasse 24–28, by Moritz Serve and Josef Pürzl

Josef Pürzl (born March 17, 1852 in Weikersdorf am Steinfelde , † May 17, 1930 in Vienna ) was an Austrian architect .

Life

Josef Pürzl graduated from the Realschule Wiener Neustadt in 1870 and studied from 1870 to 1874 at the civil engineering school of the Technical University in Vienna. From 1879 he worked as a senior civil engineer in the building construction department of the city building office, from 1897 as a senior engineer. He was a knight of the Franz Joseph Order .

meaning

Pürzl was a late historical architect who executed several large public buildings in Vienna. He used different styles from neo-Gothic to neo-Baroque to the home style , matching the various building projects. In essays and discussions he also dealt with urban planning problems.

Works

District office, school and parsonage , Laxenburger Strasse 43–47, Vienna 10 (1871), with Friedrich Paul
Medical station , Harlischgasse 12, Vienna 17 (1903–1904), with Cesar Poppovits
Office building for the 2nd district , Karmelitergasse 9, Vienna 2 (1906–1907)
Countess Franziska Andrássysches Christian orphanage , Hohe Warte 1–3, Vienna 19 (1907–1908), with Julius Fröhlich and Eduard Lasch
Office building for the 7th district , Hermanngasse 24–28, Vienna 7 (1910), with Moritz Serve
Volksrestaurant , Krapfenwaldgasse 65–73, Vienna 19 (1910–1911)
Maritime Hospital , San Pelagio near Rovigno (1910)

Web links

Commons : Josef Pürzl - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Josef Pürzl. In: Architects Lexicon Vienna 1770–1945. Published by the Architekturzentrum Wien . Vienna 2007.

Individual evidence

^ Günter Schicho, Martin Welte, Marianne Neuber: BRG. 1863-2013. Festschrift 150 years of the Bundesrealgymnasium Gröhrmühlgasse Wiener Neustadt. School community of the Bundesrealgymnasium Gröhrmühlgasse, Wiener Neustadt 2013.

personal data
SURNAME	Pürzl, Josef
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	Austrian architect
DATE OF BIRTH	March 17, 1852
PLACE OF BIRTH	Weikersdorf am Steinfelde
DATE OF DEATH	May 17, 1930
Place of death	Vienna

[1] Günter Schicho, Martin Welte, Marianne Neuber: BRG. 1863-2013. Festschrift 150 years of the Bundesrealgymnasium Gröhrmühlgasse Wiener Neustadt. School community of the Bundesrealgymnasium Gröhrmühlgasse, Wiener Neustadt 2013.