Karl Rebhahn

Karl Rebhahn (born December 27, 1912 ; † 2005 ) was an Austrian architect . From 1964 to 1970 he was president of the artists' association MAERZ , then honorary president. He was an honorary professor, honorary member of the University for Artistic and Industrial Design Linz and from 1991 honorary president of the Association for the Promotion of the Art University Linz .

Live and act

Rebhahn studied painting with Ferdinand Andri and architecture with Clemens Holzmeister at the Academy of Fine Arts Vienna , lectured at the Technical University of Linz-Wilhering in Wilhering Abbey and received his doctorate from the Technical University of Graz . From 1943 and 1947 he was self-employed as an architect in Linz . He was married to Edith Rebhahn, who died in 2012, from 1953 and was the father of two children.

During his presidency (1964 to 1970), the MAERZ artists' association at the Linz Taubenmarkt from 1968 to 2003 was given a permanent home and adequate exhibition space for his gallery.

Works

Riedersbach thermal power station, architect: Karl Rebhahn

Rebhahn was responsible for the Enns urban development plan (1951) and the renovation of Domgasse 12 (former Jesuit seminary) in Linz (1953/1955), as well as for the construction of the Linz Children's Hospital with a chapel (1956) and the State Invalid Office (1961), the Federal Police Directorate Nietzschestrasse 33 (1981) as well as various residential buildings by housing associations.

The power plant buildings on the Enns ( Großraming 1942 to 1956, Garsten - St. Ulrich 1965 to 1970), on the Traun ( Gmunden 1964 to 1971, Pucking 1984 to 1986) as well as the thermal power plant Riedersbach (1981 to 1988) were built according to his plans.

1968–1970 parish church Neuhofen an der Krems , extension to the old parish church and the parish yard
1981–1988 Riedersbach power station

exhibition

Thomas Moser (curator): Linz under construction. On Upper Austrian architecture of the 50s and 60s, Architekturforum Oberösterreich (2001)

Awards

Art Award of the City of Linz for Architecture (1994)

Web links

Commons : Karl Rebhahn - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

↑ Karl Rebhahn. In: Web presence of the city of Linz queried on November 12, 2015.
↑ Winners of art appreciation prizes since 1959 in: Web presence of the city of Linz queried on November 12, 2015.

personal data
SURNAME	Rebhahn, Karl
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	Austrian architect
DATE OF BIRTH	December 27, 1912
DATE OF DEATH	2005
Place of death	Linz

[1] Karl Rebhahn. In: Web presence of the city of Linz queried on November 12, 2015.

[2] Winners of art appreciation prizes since 1959 in: Web presence of the city of Linz queried on November 12, 2015.