Leopold Theyer
Leopold Theyer (born October 14, 1851 in Vienna , † July 7, 1937 in Graz ) was an Austrian architect of late historicism and arts and crafts .
Life
Leopold Theyer grew up as the youngest son of a paper manufacturer with his three siblings in Vienna. After attending secondary school, he studied from 1869 to 1873 at the Technical University under Heinrich Ferstel . Then he took the subject of architecture with Friedrich Schmidt at the Academy of Fine Arts (1873–1876). Through his education and his teachers, Theyer was a typical representative of late historicism, in particular of the "old German style". Many of the houses on Graz's Joanneumring were designed by Leopold Theyers when the Joanneum Gardens were built around the former Neutor . His student at the time, Jože Plečnik, worked for him . Various study trips took Theyer to Germany, Italy, France, England, Belgium, Sweden, Holland and Russia.
From 1877 to 1883 Theyer was a teacher of technical drawing at the Vienna Austrian Museum for Art and Industry , the forerunner of the University of Applied Arts . From 1884 to 1887 he was appointed director of the technical school for the wood industry in Bolzano . His career as a professor began in Graz in 1887 at the trade school, then continued from 1906 as an associate professor at the Graz University of Technology for the subject of 'technical drawing and freehand drawing' and finally from 1910 as a professor. From 1913 to 1923 he taught there as a teacher for structural engineering and reinforced concrete construction, from 1910 to 1914 and 1917 to 1921 as dean.
From 1890 Theyer in Graz was mainly responsible for the general plan for building the Joanneum Gardens between Neutorgasse, Kaiserfeldgasse and Raubergasse; a large part of the buildings here were erected according to his plans in the following years. Numerous residential and commercial buildings were built along the Joanneumring. In addition, Theyer was a member of the art advisory board of the city building authority and a juror in architecture competitions. In addition to these activities, he designed numerous interior furnishings and objects such as book covers.
Leopold Theyer was with Elisabeth (Elise), geb. Erhardt, (1853–1923) married and had two children with her: Theodora (1878–1910) and Erwin (1880–1957).
Works (selection)
- 1888–1889: Academic Gymnasium Graz (Styria)
- 1889: Graz State High School in Lichtenfelsgasse (Styria)
- 1892: Exhibition pavilion of the Leykam company (World Exhibition Chicago)
- 1893: House of the Styrian Fire Damage Insurance (today the house of the " Grazer Mutuals ", Herrengasse 18-20)
- 1895–1916: Alland sanatorium near Baden (Lower Austria)
- 1902–1904: Municipal Office of the City of Graz, Schmiedgasse 26–28 (Styria, 1st prize)
- around 1903: Empress Elisabeth Hospital of the Brothers of Mercy in Candia near Rudolfswerth (Carniola, Slovenia)
- 1905–1908: Music halls of the Steiermärkische Sparkassa in Graz (so-called " Stephaniensaal ") (Styria)
- around 1905: Hofacker Sanatorium near Aflenz (Styria)
- 1905–1906: Lung Hospital Eisbach- Hörgas (Styria)
- 1909–1915: Eisbach-Enzenbach lung sanatorium (Styria)
- 1923: War memorial in Graz Cathedral (Styria)
Honors
In the seventh district of Graz, Liebenau , an alley in a new residential area is dedicated to the architect, the "Theyergasse".
literature
- U. Prokop: Theyer, Leopold. In: Austrian Biographical Lexicon 1815–1950 (ÖBL). Volume 14, Verlag der Österreichischen Akademie der Wissenschaften, Vienna 2012–, ISBN 978-3-7001-7312-0 , p. 294 f. (Direct links on p. 294 , p. 295 ).
Web links
- Leopold Theyer. In: Architects Lexicon Vienna 1770–1945. Published by the Architekturzentrum Wien . Vienna 2007.
Individual evidence
- ^ Theyer at www.architektenlexikon.at
- ^ Theyer at www.architektenlexikon.at
- ^ Theyer at www.architektenlexikon.at
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 | Theyer, Leopold |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Austrian architect |
| DATE OF BIRTH | October 14, 1851 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Vienna |
| DATE OF DEATH | July 7, 1937 |
| Place of death | Graz |