Karl Hoffmann (architect)
Karl Hoffmann (born April 23, 1887 in Vienna , † January 19, 1957 in Graz ) was an Austrian architect .
Life
Hoffmann studied at the technical universities in Graz and Vienna (1905–1912), in Vienna with Max von Ferstel , Carl König and Karl Mayreder . Parallel to his studies, he did an internship with the Mayreder brothers and worked on a housing reform commission at the Ministry of Public Works. From 1915 to 1922 he worked as an assistant for structural design at the Technical University of Vienna.
In 1922 he was associate professor, from 1923 to 1957 full professor of urban planning and architecture and building theory at the Technical University of Graz , where he was also rector from 1930 to 1931 and dean in 1942. His students included Othmar Barth , Franz Heigl the Elder and Franz Schmuckenschläger .
He prepared urban plans for Graz in 1928, Villach in 1931, Steyr in 1935, Bruck an der Mur and Klagenfurt am Wörthersee . As a representative of the Garden City Movement, he was active in residential, housing and school construction.
Realizations
- 1939: with Friedrich Zotter : Folk rally in Graz, Hötzendorferstrasse
- 1940–1942: with Friedrich Zotter: Böhlersiedlung in Kapfenberg, Schirmitzbühel
Competitions
- 1912: with Emil Tranquillini : 1st prize in the competition for the Vienna City Museum , not realized
- 1922: Winner in the competition for the Vienna crematorium, but executed by Clemens Holzmeister
literature
- Manfred Knedlik: Hoffmann, Karl . In: General Artist Lexicon . The visual artists of all times and peoples (AKL). Volume 74, de Gruyter, Berlin 2012, ISBN 978-3-11-023179-3 , p. 107.
- Hoffmann, Karl . In: Hans Vollmer (Hrsg.): General Lexicon of Fine Artists of the XX. Century. tape 2 : E-J . EA Seemann, Leipzig 1955, p. 466 .
- Hoffmann, Karl. In Robert Teichl: Austrians of the Present. Austrian State Printing House, Vienna 1951.
1. Chair for building theory: August Essenwein (1865–1866) | Josef Horky (1866–1875) | Johann Wist (1875–1913) | Franz Drobny (1914–1925) | Friedrich Jäckel (1926–1943) | Karl Raimund Lorenz (1947–1979) | Günther Domenig (1980–2000) | Hrvoje Njiric (2000-2005) | Andreas Hild (2005–2007) | Hans Gangoly (since 2007)
2. Chair for architectural technology: Heinrich Bank (1872–1906) | Leopold Theyer (1907–1914) | Leopold Cerny (1914–1925) | Julius Schulte (1926–1929) | Wunibald Deininger (1931–1945) | Rolf Eugen Heger (1947–1955) | Günther Gottwald (1957–1971) | Wolfgang Fallosch (1973–1982) | Werner Hollomey (1974-1997) | Horst Gamerith (1977–1981) | Roger Riewe (since 2002)
3. Chair for existing design and monument preservation: Wilhelm von Löw (1888–1924) | Friedrich Zotter (1925–1961) | Ferdinand Schuster (1964–1972) | Anatol Ginelli (1975-1996) | Pierre-Alain Croset (1997-2003) | Ullrich Schwarz (2004–2007) | Simone Hain (2007-2016)
4. Chair for urban planning: Leopold Theyer (1914–1922) | Karl Hoffmann (1922–1957) | Hubert Hoffmann (1959–1974) | Peter Breitling (1975-1993) | Hansjörg Tschom (1988–2003) | Jean Marie Corneille Meuwissen (1996–2016) | Ernst Hubeli (2004–2007) | Aglaée Degros (since 2016)
5. Chair for interior design: Karl Augustinus Bieber (1961–1973) | Josef Klose (1974–1997) | Irmgard Frank (1999-2018) | Alexander Lehnerer (since 2020)
6. Chair for structural design: Friedrich Reisinger (1966–1974) | Harald Egger (1975-2000) | Evelin Rottke (2005-2007) | Harald Kloft (2007-2008) | Stefan Peters (since 2010)
7. Chair of Architectural Theory, Art and Cultural Studies: Sokratis Dimitriou (1967–1989) | Karin Wilhelm (1991-2002) | Susanne Hauser (2003–2005) | Simone Hain (2006-2007) | Ullrich Schwarz (2007–2008) | Anselm Wagner (since 2010)
8. Chair of Architecture and Landscape: Hinrich Bielenberg (1970–1978) | Franz Riepl (1980-2000) | Daniele Marques (2001-2006) | Hans Gangoly (2006-2007) | Klaus Loenhart (since 2007)
9. Chair for Contemporary Art: Giselbert Hoke (1976–1995) | Rudolf Kedl (1987–1991) | Hans Kupelwieser (1995–2014) | Milica Stojanovic (since 2014)
10. Chair of Architecture and Media: Urs Leonhard Hirschberg (since 2003)
11. Chair for Buildings and Energy: Brian Cody (since 2004)
12. Chair for Housing: Hansjörg Tschom (2004–2009) | Andreas Lichtblau (since 2011)
13. Chair for Basics of Construction and Design: Petra Petersson (since 2013)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Hoffmann, Karl |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Austrian architect |
| DATE OF BIRTH | April 23, 1887 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Vienna |
| DATE OF DEATH | January 19, 1957 |
| Place of death | Graz |