Leopold Bauer (architect)

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Oesterreichische Nationalbank (1912-1919)
Vogelweidhof community housing (1925–1927)
Breda Weinstein department store in Opava (1926–1928)
St. Hedwig Church in Opava (1932–1938)

Leopold Bauer (born September 1, 1872 in Jägerndorf , Austrian Silesia , † October 7, 1938 in Vienna ) was an Austrian architect.

Life

Bauer, the son of a hotel owner, graduated from secondary school in his home town and then from the state trade school in Brno, one of his classmates there was Josef Hoffmann , who was also to become a famous architect. Bauer first studied architecture in Vienna under Carl von Hasenauer , then with Otto Wagner . He was one of his most talented students and after completing his studies also worked temporarily in his private studio.

Bauer's conception of architecture was based on the principle of absolute practicality and advocated machine civilization and the unification of hygiene, comfort and beauty. In terms of style, however, Bauer made a clear departure from modernity over the years .

In the competition announced by Alexander Koch for the “ House of an Art Lover ”, Bauer received first prize ex aequo with Baillie Scott and Charles Rennie Mackintosh in 1902 . His first commissions were country houses in Moravia and the restoration of castles.

His main work is the building of the Austrian National Bank, which tends towards monumental neoclassicism . From 1913 to 1919, Bauer succeeded Otto Wagner as director of the special school for architecture at the Academy of Fine Arts in Vienna . However, under pressure from the political left, he had to give up this position.

As a result, he published a lot on questions of architecture, especially the New Free Press gave his views space.

Leopold Bauer was an early member of the German Association of Artists . His name can be found in the list of members in the exhibition catalog for the 3rd DKB annual exhibition in 1906 in the Grand Ducal Museum in Weimar .

Buildings and designs (selection)

  • 1901: Villa for Dr. K. Reissig in Brno (Brno)
  • 1906–1907: Own villa in Vienna-Hietzing , Auhofstraße 230
  • before 1907: Villa for the glass manufacturer Baron Maximilian von Spaun in Klostermühle (Bohemia) (Klášterský Mlýn near Rejštejn )
  • 1906-1910: Conversion of St. Nicholas Church (now Cathedral) in Bielsko-Biala (Bielsko-Biała)
  • 1908: Villa for an industrialist in Vienna- Döbling , Himmelstrasse 26
  • 1910: House of the Chamber of Commerce and Industry in Troppau (Opava)
  • 1911–1919: Bank building for the Austro-Hungarian Bank (today Oesterreichische Nationalbank ) in Vienna-Alsergrund , Otto-Wagner-Platz 3
  • 1925–1927: “Vogelweidhof” residential complex for the municipality of Vienna in Vienna-Rudolfsheim- Fünfhaus , Hütteldorfer Strasse 2a
  • 1928–1929: Villa for Victor von Joly in Vienna-Hietzing, Braunschweiggasse 12

Publications

literature

  • Senior building officer Professor Leopold Bauer. His view in word and work . Elbemühl, Vienna 1931.
  • Leopold Bauer on his 60th birthday September 1, 1932. Dedications from his friends . Rohrer, Brno / Prague / Leipzig / Vienna 1932.
  • Bauer, Leopold . In: Hans Vollmer (Hrsg.): General Lexicon of Fine Artists of the XX. Century. tape 1 : A-D . EA Seemann, Leipzig 1953, p. 132-133 .
  • Ursula Hieke: Studies on Leopold Bauer, with special consideration of the designs for an Austro-Hungarian bank in Vienna. Unprinted dissertation. University of Vienna, Vienna 1976.
  • Maria Auböck, Maria Marchetti (Ed.): Vienna around 1900. Art and culture . (Exhibition catalog). Brandstätter, Vienna 1985, ISBN 3-85447-097-5 , p. 496 f.

Web links

Commons : Leopold Bauer  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Architekturzentrum Wien Architects Lexicon . Website Architekturzentrums Wien. Retrieved December 3, 2014.
  2. ↑ s. List of members in the catalog of the 3rd German Artists Association , Weimar 1906. p. 39 online (accessed on March 19, 2017)
  3. ↑ Modern designs , 6th year 1907, Issue 1, pp. 5–10.
  4. ↑ architektenlexikon.at: Leopold Bauer 1872 / Werke (accessed on March 19, 2017)
personal data
SURNAME Bauer, Leopold
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Austrian architect
DATE OF BIRTH September 1, 1872
PLACE OF BIRTH Jägerndorf , Austrian Silesia
DATE OF DEATH October 7, 1938
Place of death Vienna