Paul Bachmann (architect)

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Paul Hermann Bachmann (born May 30, 1875 in Altenburg ; † January 1, 1954 in Beverly Hills , California ) was a German architect and professor at the Cologne factory schools .

Life

Bachmann came from Altenburg, the royal seat of the Duchy of Saxony-Altenburg . His parents were Johann Heinrich Bachmann and Anna Amalie Bachmann geb. Emus. After attending school, he studied at the Dresden School of Applied Arts and later switched to the Dresden Art Academy , where he became a master student of Paul Wallot . After graduating from the academy, he worked as an architect in various large construction studios in Dresden, Zurich and Leipzig . Among other things, he planned residential and public buildings and took on urban planning and gardening assignments.

In 1903 Paul Bachmann became a teacher at the Cologne School of Applied Arts - later absorbed into the Cologne Werkschulen - where he was appointed professor in 1915 .

In 1906 he participated in the III. German arts and crafts exhibition in Dresden. In 1908 he received 2nd prize for his competition design for the new building at Kirchstrasse 13 in Cologne.

Paul Bachmann has published articles in various specialist journals, including Interior Decoration (1907/1909) and Kunstgewerbeblatt, New Series (1911).

On the occasion of the 75th anniversary of the Kölner Werkschulen, he wrote the commemorative publication 75 Years of Kölner Werkschulen. A chronicle (1879−1954) that appeared in 1954, the year he died.

Bachmann died at the age of 78 on New Year's Day 1954 in his apartment in Beverly Hills. In 1904 he married Holder (1882–1958), born Ida in Zurich. Both lived temporarily in Cologne-Lindenthal , Klosterstrasse 71, and in Cologne's old town, Ubierring 40.

The couple's burial site is in the Forest Lawn Memorial Park in Glendale .

Honors

  • Gold medal and honorary diploma from the Royal Saxon Art Academy in Dresden
  • Certificate of Honor of the City of Aachen (1906)
  • Silver medal, Dresden (1908)

literature

Web links

  • Paul Bachmann in the section Baader - Bamm , Historical Register of Architects, database archthek , accessed on January 10, 2020

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b death certificate. In: Familysearch.org. Retrieved January 6, 2020 .
  2. ↑ III. German art and craft exhibition Dresden 1906. Architecture, residential art and individual arts and crafts products. In: German Art and Decoration , 9th year 1906.
  3. ^ Paul Bachmann in the Find a Grave database . Retrieved January 6, 2020.
personal data
SURNAME Bachmann, Paul
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Bachmann, Paul Hermann (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German architect and university professor
DATE OF BIRTH May 30, 1875
PLACE OF BIRTH Altenburg
DATE OF DEATH January 1, 1954
Place of death Beverly Hills , California