Karl Roth (architect)

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Karl Roth (born August 17, 1875 in Mannheim , † February 9, 1932 in Darmstadt ; full name: Wilhelm Karl Heinrich Roth ) was a German architect and university professor .

Life

Karl Roth studied architecture at the Technical University of Karlsruhe and at the Technical University of Munich . After initial practical experience at various city planning authorities, he worked as an assistant at the Technical University of Darmstadt . Due to success in architectural competitions , he built the new town halls in Kassel (1905–1909), Dresden (1905–1910) and Barmen (1912–1923). In 1911/1912 Roth was first placed on the list of appointments to succeed Julius Raschdorff's professorship at the Technical University (Berlin-) Charlottenburg , but he did not take up this professorship. It is not clear whether he took part in the First World War as a soldier.

In 1919 Karl Roth became a town planner in his native Mannheim. However, he gave up this position a short time later when he was appointed fifth professor at the Technical University of Darmstadt in 1920. Since the professor for urban development, Friedrich Pützer , after a difficult rectorate in 1918/1919 in the transition period from monarchy to republic was permanently absent due to incurable illness and died in 1922, Roth followed him as “professor for architecture and urban development”. He was also temporarily as dean , rector and university construction referent operates. In addition to his teaching activities, he was often called in as an appraiser for building projects or as a jury member for architectural competitions, but occasionally also took part in competitions as a draftsman. He was a member of the Middle Rhine Architects and Engineers Association . Karl Roth taught at the Technical University of Darmstadt until his death in 1932; Karl Gruber, who had been appointed to Darmstadt from the Technical University of Danzig, followed him after a brief professorship by Karl Lieser .

The number of buildings built according to his designs is comparatively small, but the four town halls are extensive projects, some of which involve several years of planning. Two buildings he realized were of particular importance for Darmstadt: the Otto-Berndt-Halle, used as an event room and especially as a cafeteria, and the university swimming stadium in the university stadium.

Buildings and designs

  • 1901: Competition design for a new Neckar bridge in Mannheim (purchased)
  • 1902: Competition design for a bank building for the Volksbank in Koblenz (not awarded)
  • 1905–1909: Town Hall in Kassel
  • 1908: Aschrottbrunnen in Kassel, in front of the town hall
  • 1905–1910: New Town Hall in Dresden
  • 1911: Competition design for a new bridge over the Weser in Bremen (awarded 2nd prize)
  • 1912–1923: Town hall in (Wuppertal-) Barmen
  • 1916: Competition design for the development of the Garde-du-Corps-Platz in Kassel- Oberneustadt (awarded 1st prize; not executed)
  • 1919–1921: "Settlement at the barracks" in Mannheim-Neckarstadt
  • 1921: Competition design for an administration building for the provincial directorate of the Memel area in Memel (not awarded)
  • 1925–1926: Otto-Berndt-Halle (gymnasium and festival hall of the Technical University) in Darmstadt
  • 1927: Competition design for the extension of the Reich Chancellery in Berlin (awarded one of several 3rd prizes)
  • 1927–1928: University swimming stadium in Darmstadt
  • 1927–1931: Town hall in Bochum
  • 1929–1930: Kursaal in Bad Kreuznach

  • Kassel town hall

  • Design for the ash fountain in Kassel

  • New Dresden City Hall

  • Town hall (Wuppertal-) Barmen

  • Bochum town hall

Honors

  • 2020: At the Technical University of Darmstadt, the square between the Otto-Berndt-Halle and the building opposite was named after Karl Roth.

literature

  • Max Hummel : Commemorative speech to Prof. Karl Roth, held at the opening of the exhibition of his works in the auditorium of the Technical University of Darmstadt on November 8, 1932. (= Writings of the Hessian Universities / Technical University of Darmstadt , Volume 3.) Darmstadt 1932.
  • Roland Dotzert (Red.): Stadtlexikon Darmstadt. Theiss, Stuttgart 2006, ISBN 3-8062-1930-3 , p. 763.

Web links

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

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Deutsche Bauzeitung , Volume 35, 1901, No. 44 (from June 1, 1901), p. 273.
  2. ^ German competitions , Volume 14, Issue 9 (No. 165)
  3. ↑ Zentralblatt der Bauverwaltung , Volume 31, 1911, No. 17 (from February 25, 1911), p. 112.
  4. ^ Deutsche Bauzeitung , Volume 50, 1916, No. 90 (November 8, 1916), p. 468.
  5. ^ Deutsche Bauzeitung , Volume 55, 1921, No. 78 (from October 1, 1921), p. 348.
  6. ↑ Zentralblatt der Bauverwaltung , Volume 47, 1927, No. 24 (from June 15, 1927), p. 284 and p. 286.
  7. ^ Echo Newspapers GmbH: Names for two places at TU Darmstadt - Echo Online. Retrieved March 15, 2020 .
  8. ^ Technical University of Darmstadt: Names for central places. March 10, 2020, accessed March 15, 2020 .
personal data
SURNAME Roth, Karl
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Roth, Wilhelm Karl Heinrich (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German architect and university professor
DATE OF BIRTH 17th August 1875
PLACE OF BIRTH Mannheim
DATE OF DEATH February 9, 1932
Place of death Darmstadt