Otto Fischbeck (architect)
August Otto Fischbeck (born August 17, 1893 in Leipzig - Neuschönefeld , † 1971 in Johannesburg ) was a German architect .
Live and act
Fischbeck lived and worked as a freelance architect in Leipzig , based on his designs, among other things, two library buildings in Leipzig in the New Building style were built in the late 1920s . In 1934 he first emigrated to Palestine , as he was considered a Jew according to the racist ideology of National Socialism .
From 1938 Fischbeck worked as an architect in Johannesburg. From 1940 to 1942 he fought in the South African army in North Africa and in an open letter called on all emigrants to take up the fight against "Hitler and his gang of murderers".
Buildings and designs
Germany
- 1929: I. Municipal Book Hall (Leipzig-Plagwitz Book Hall, since 1977: "Georg Maurer Library") in Leipzig- Plagwitz , Zschochersche Strasse 14
- 1929–1930: II. Municipal Book Hall (Book Hall Leipzig-Süd, later: "Walter Hofmann Library") in Leipzig- Südvorstadt , Steinstrasse 42 (restored in 1994/1995)
South Africa
- 1945: Johannesburg , Braamfontein district , Helpmekaar High School Boys' Hostel , extensions and renovations
- 1946: Johannesburg, Mountain View district (Region E City of Johannesburg ), Hercules North School , extensions and conversions
- 1961: Standerton , NHK Saal
literature
- Harald Wolff (introduction): Otto Fischbeck, Leipzig. (= Neue Werkkunst . ) FE Hübsch, Berlin et al. 1930.
Web links
- Literature by and about Otto Fischbeck in the catalog of the German National Library
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b local sheet-Leipzig: rediscovered: The Leipzig architect Otto Fischbeck (1893-1970). Leipzig 02/2019, City of Leipzig - Office for Housing and Urban Renewal (Ed.), Online as PDF
- ↑ Artefacts: Fischbeck, August Otto . on www.artefacts.co.za (English), number rotator when giving birth
- ^ Georg Dehio : Handbook of German Art Monuments, Saxony II, administrative districts of Leipzig and Chemnitz . Munich 1998, page 564. ISBN 3-422-03048-4
- ↑ a b SA Architectural Institute (ed.): Provincial Work . In: Journal of the SA Architectural Institute, 1946, pp. 216–216 (English, PDF document, pp. 27–28)
- ↑ Artefacts: NHK Saal - Hall . www.artefacts.co.za (English)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Fischbeck, Otto |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German architect |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 17th August 1893 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Leipzig - Neuschönefeld |
| DATE OF DEATH | 1971 |
| Place of death | Johannesburg |