Michael Rosenauer

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Dorotheum, Erlachgasse 90 in Vienna by Michael Rosenauer

Michael Rosenauer (born August 21, 1884 in Wels , Austria-Hungary , † April 11, 1971 in London ) was an Austro-British architect .

Life

Michael Rosenauer went to school in Steyr , where he graduated from high school in 1902 . He studied first in Graz and then in Vienna at the Technical University with Karl König and Max von Ferstel . Rosenauer worked as a freelance architect in Vienna from 1909, where he stood out especially in the 1920s with important buildings, some for the municipality of Vienna. In 1928 he left Austria and became a consultant at the London County Council to draw up plans for the revitalization of the slums and social housing. From 1929 to 1931 he also worked in Paris . In 1934 Rosenauer became a British citizen. Because of a bad order situation at the beginning of the Second World War, he went to the USA in 1939, where he gave lectures on urban planning and interior design at the universities of Baltimore and Pennsylvania. In 1951 he returned to London and remained professionally active until his death.

meaning

Rosenauer was an important and versatile international architect. On the one hand it was traditionally shaped, on the other hand it was always open to modern trends. His first house in 1909 already shows the main features of the New Objectivity, was the most modern building of its time in Linz and is of national importance. One of his most famous works is the villa for the composer Richard Strauss in Vienna (1922/24). When it comes to social housing, Rosenauer preferred block edge constructions around inner courtyards and less monumental designs compared to other buildings by his colleagues at the same time. Rosenauer built numerous hotels and office buildings abroad. Here he rejected the then modern use of glass facades, as he did use modern forms of construction, but did not want them to be used for their own sake and the architecture should be related to its surroundings. In keeping with the idea of ​​a total work of art, sculptures are also repeatedly integrated into the design of the building. Rosenauer worked with prominent artists such as Henry Moore and Marc Chagall .

Works

  • Residence of the Rosenauer family , Südtiroler Straße 16, Linz (1909)
  • Artillery barracks , Prinz-Eugen-Straße 12, Linz (1911–16)
  • Residential building , rights Wienzeile 29 and 33, Vienna 4 (1911–12)
  • Interior design for Hrochow-Teinitz Castle , Bohemia (1912)
  • Rosenauer family crypt , Linz (1912–13)
  • Dreamland Film Factory , Hohe Warte 8, Vienna 19 (1920–22), largely demolished
  • Ariadne wire and cable works , Simmeringer Hauptstraße, Vienna 11 (1921–24)
  • Villa for Richard Strauss , Jacquingasse 8–10, Vienna 3 (1922–24)
  • Residential house , Wattmanngasse 44, Vienna 13 (1923)
  • Czech secondary school , Herbststrasse 104, Vienna 15 (1923-27)
  • Residential complex of the municipality of Vienna , Waidhausenstrasse 2-6, Vienna 14 (1925-26)
  • Dorotheum , Schanzstrasse 14, Vienna 15 (1926)
  • Housing complex of the municipality of Vienna , Währinger Strasse 188–190, Vienna 18 (1926–27)
  • Housing complex of the municipality of Vienna , Neusserplatz 1, Vienna 15 (1926)
  • Dorotheum , Wielandgasse 6, Vienna 10 (1927)
  • Housing complex of the municipality of Vienna , Penzinger Strasse 150–166, Vienna 15 (1927–29)
  • Country house for Paul de Vallombrosa , St-Cloud, Paris (1929–30)
  • Villa for Francois Pietri , St-Cloud, Paris (1931)
  • Renovation of the Lyric Theater , London (1931–33)
  • Romney House Residential Complex , Marsham Street, London (1932)
  • Troy Court Apartments , Hogh Street, London (1933-34)
  • Grosvenor Square Apartment Block, London (1934–35)
  • Arlington House , Arlington Street, London (1936)
  • Kongston House , Princes Gate, London (1939)
  • Time-Life Building , New Bond Street, London (1950–53)
  • Westbury Hotel , Conduit Street, London (1952–54)
  • Marc Chagall Spiritual Center , Vence (1955)
  • Highland Park Apartments , Prospect Ridge, Nassau, Bahamas (1957)
  • Carlton Hotel & Tower , Cadogan Place, London (1958–68)
  • Hotel & International Center , Portman Square, London (1959–61)
  • Chapell's Music Store , New Bond Street, London (1964–66)
  • Hotel Sa Felipe , Puerto de la Cruz, Tenerife (1966)
  • Hotel Reina Isabel , Las Palmas, Gran Canaria (1966)
  • Hotel Inn on the Park , Park Lane, London (1969–70)

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personal data
SURNAME Rosenauer, Michael
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Austrian architect
DATE OF BIRTH August 21, 1884
PLACE OF BIRTH catfish
DATE OF DEATH April 11, 1971
Place of death London