Otto Weicken
Otto Weicken (* 1911 ; † 1984 ) was a German architect who worked in Unna . Among other things, he planned public buildings, including churches and hospitals in the style of post-war modernism . In the 1950s and 1960s, he was considered to be the "architect of generally progressive solutions".
Several children emerged from her marriage to Erika Weicken, née Schmidt.
Works (selection)
- Christ the King in Bad Meinberg , 1953/54
- Church of the Assumption of Mary in Schönholthausen , Olpe district , 1953/54
- St. Nikolaus von Flue in Bochum , 1955
- St. Elisabeth in Bergkamen , 1956/1957
- Holy Trinity in Iserlohn , 1957/58
- Heart of Jesus in Uentrop , 1958/59
- Holy Family in Dortmund – Brünninghausen , 1961/62
- St. Marien in Oer-Erkenschwick 1962/63
- St. Martin in Blomberg , 1965/66
- St. Michael retirement home chapel in Werl , 1969–71
- Publications
- with Werner Knapp : Farms. Architecture competitions booklet 9; Krämer Verlag , Stuttgart 1943
literature
- Ingo Grabowsky, Peter Kroos, Richard Schmalöer a. a. (Ed.): Churches of the post-war period. Boom years of sacred architecture in Dortmund. Ardey, Münster 2010, ISBN 978-3-87023-338-9 .
- Sonja Hnilica, Markus Jager, Wolfgang Sonne (eds.): At second glance. Post-war architecture in North Rhine-Westphalia. Transcript, Bielefeld 2010, ISBN 978-3-8376-1482-4 , pp. 187-194.
Individual evidence
- ^ Weicken Architects, Unna
- ↑ a b St. Michael retirement home chapel, Werl
- ↑ Heart of Jesus in Uentrop
- ↑ Review with mention of Weickens planning of the Holy Family Church in Dortmund on sehepunkte.de
- ↑ Reading sample
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Weicken, Otto |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German architect |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1911 |
| DATE OF DEATH | 1984 |