Othmar Barth

Othmar Barth (born May 22, 1927 in Brixen ; † January 15, 2010 there ) was an Italian architect. His work is considered to be groundbreaking for the development of modern architecture in South Tyrol .

Life

Barth studied from 1947 to 1952 at the Technical University of Graz Architecture at Friedrich Zotter , Karl Raimund Lorenz and Karl Hoffmann . From 1953 to 1955 he worked for Annibale Vitellozzi in Rome . After spending three years in Rome, he opened his own office in his hometown of Bressanone in 1955.

His estate was purchased by the South Tyrolean Provincial Archives in 2016 .

Teaching

In 1971 Barth held a teaching position at the University of Innsbruck and from 1975 to 1994 he was professor for interior design and design at the University of Innsbruck.

buildings

1960–1962: Cusanus Academy, Brixen
1968–1971: State college for women's professions with a home (today: Brandnamic Campus), Pairdorf - Brixen
1972: Boys' seminar, Vahrn
1970–1973: Seehotel Ambach, Kaltern
1964–1974: Haslach settlement , Bozen
1975: "Jakob Philipp Fallmerayer" secondary school center in Brixen , Bressanone
1976: St. Gertraud Community Center , Bozen
1977–1982: Boarding school for ski athletes, Stams
1990: Episcopal seminary, Brixen
1991–1993: Pastoral Center Maria Himmelfahrt, Bolzano
1995: Diocesan Center, Pordenone
1997: Diocesan and Pastoral Center, Bolzano

Monuments

The Cusanus Academy is entered in the list of architectural monuments in Brixen .

Honourings and prices

1970: Walther von der Vogelweide Prize
2000: Tyrolean State Prize for Art
2006: Honorary award for his life's work - New Building in the Alps

literature

Othmar Barth (Ed.): Othmar Barth . Anton Pustet Verlag, Munich / Salzburg / Vienna 2007, p. 224, ISBN 978-3-7025-0551-6 (with a contribution by Friedrich Achleitner )
Sandy Attia (Ed.): Rivedere - Barth - Wiedersehen . Turris Babel, Bozen 2011, ISBN 978-88-7283-391-9

Web links

Othmar Barth . In: architektur im netz , nextroom.at.
The architect Othmar Barth on the website of the South Tyrolean Artists Association

Individual evidence

↑ Othmar Barth. In: archinform. July 30, 2020, accessed on July 30, 2020 (German).
^ Buy land in the Othmar Barth Archive. Südtirol Online , October 4, 2016, archived from the original on October 4, 2016 ; Retrieved October 4, 2016 .
^ Architecture / Seehotel Ambach. Accessed July 30, 2020 (German).
↑ settlement Haslach - arch.atlas. Accessed July 30, 2020 .
↑ othmar barth: work lecture - aut. Architecture and tirol. Accessed July 30, 2020 .
^ Awarding of the Tyrolean State Prize for Art to Othmar Barth. In: Baunetz. July 30, 2020, accessed on July 30, 2020 (German).

personal data
SURNAME	Barth, Othmar
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	Italian architect
DATE OF BIRTH	May 22, 1927
PLACE OF BIRTH	Brixen
DATE OF DEATH	January 15, 2010
Place of death	Brixen

[1] Othmar Barth. In: archinform. July 30, 2020, accessed on July 30, 2020 (German).

[2] Buy land in the Othmar Barth Archive. Südtirol Online , October 4, 2016, archived from the original on October 4, 2016 ; Retrieved October 4, 2016 .

[3] Architecture / Seehotel Ambach. Accessed July 30, 2020 (German).

[4] settlement Haslach - arch.atlas. Accessed July 30, 2020 .

[5] othmar barth: work lecture - aut. Architecture and tirol. Accessed July 30, 2020 .

[6] Awarding of the Tyrolean State Prize for Art to Othmar Barth. In: Baunetz. July 30, 2020, accessed on July 30, 2020 (German).