Nicolas Petit
Nicolas Petit (born June 21, 1876 in Berdorf , † December 17, 1953 in Luxembourg ) was a Luxembourg architect and head of the municipal building department .
Life
Petit comes from a farmer's family with a total of eight children from Berdorf near Echternach , in which a higher education or even studying was out of the question. On the recommendation of the head of the primary school in Grevenmacher, who recognized Petit's talent, he was allowed to take part in the drawing courses at the upper primary school with Pierre Olinger, who further encouraged him. It is thanks to Olinger and Professor Jean Jerolim, instructors at the craft school, that Petit was able to do the one-year- old.
After successfully completing school, Petit switched to the Holzminden building trade school in 1896 , which he graduated three years later as the third-best of 150 graduates. He then worked for several years in various architectural offices in Saarbrücken , Freiburg im Breisgau and Wiesbaden . During this time he had become aware of a lecturer at the Technical University in Karlsruhe in specialist journals , who advocated designing the exterior of large buildings to a high quality and saving on materials and equipment inside. Petit should embrace this credo.
Once again it was only because of his extraordinary talent that he was able to gain admission to the Technical University in Karlsruhe, as he did not have a high school diploma for a university.
Work
In the year of his graduation in Karlsruhe 1904, he took part in the competition to build the new Cercle Municipal building, where he came out second best. The Reichseisenbahnen in Alsace-Lorraine , which also managed the Wilhelm-Luxemburg-Eisenbahngesellschaft , commissioned him with various smaller construction projects, but also as a participant in the new station complex for the city of Luxembourg. He was also involved in the administration building on Place de Metz . Minister of State Paul Eyschen became aware of him through his work on the Prince's Pavilion .
In 1909 he entered the service of Luxembourg City, where, with the exception of interruptions due to the German occupation , he remained employed until his retirement in 1945. In addition to numerous works that still shape the cityscape today, Petit also stood out for social housing and for a number of technical buildings such as water towers , car depots and sewage treatment plants . His long-term plans for the Cathedral of Our Lady were ultimately not implemented, but were partially realized when it was enlarged.
- Josefskirche with rectory, Limpertsberg (1913)
- Lycée Robert-Schuman, Luxembourg (1922–24)
- Sacred Heart Church, Luxembourg (1934)
- Belair primary school (1936)
- Primary school Hollerich (1937–39)
Honors
In honor of his son, the city of Luxembourg gave the road between the Route d'Arlon and the Boulevard Napoléon its name.
literature
- P. Gilbert: Luxembourg. La capitale et ses architectes. Institut grand-ducal, section des arts et des lettres, 1986. Imprimerie Saint-Paul. (Pp. 178-179).
- Robert Philippart: Luxembourg. Historicisme et identité visuelle d'une capitale. Éditions Saint-Paul, 2007. ISBN 978-2-87963-694-8 , (p. 97)
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Luxembourg City Tourist Office ( page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (PDF; 176 kB)
- ↑ ons stad 37/1991 - PLACE D'ARMES
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Petit, Nicolas |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Luxembourg architect and head of the municipal building department |
| DATE OF BIRTH | June 21, 1876 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Berdorf |
| DATE OF DEATH | 17th December 1953 |
| Place of death | Luxembourg |