Richard Perrey
Richard Perrey (* 6 June 1866 in Stettin ; † 27. November 1937 in Mannheim ) was a German architect and construction officer, Mr , he as head of the municipal coined early 20th century building department decisively the Mannheim city.
Perrey studied at the Technical University of Munich and the Technical University of (Berlin-) Charlottenburg . He completed his practical training as a government building supervisor ( trainee lawyer ) at the Prussian district building inspection in Stettin and, after passing the 2nd state examination, was employed as a city architect in Stettin in 1898. In 1900 he became urban planning inspector in Wroclaw .
When Perrey took up the post of director of the building construction department in Mannheim in 1902, he was expected to undertake a fundamental reform of the authority. With his innovations he was able to convince the city fathers and he took over the management of all important building projects in the city. He completed the projects already under construction in the spirit of his predecessors. His north German origins, however, shaped his further work by introducing the neo-Gothic style in Mannheim and building several buildings with brick facades . However, he always made sure that his new buildings fit into the baroque character of the city. By the end of his tenure in 1918, he was able to realize a large number of projects, including the Herschelbad , the school buildings around the Luzenberg water tower and the old fire station . His authoritarian management style and his alleged uncompromising attitude towards construction meant that he was not popular everywhere and, because of his monumental buildings, was also known as the "fortress builder". Until 1923 he was employed by the city of Mannheim and completed new buildings that had been started, including the municipal hospitals .
After leaving the civil service, he sharply criticized the development of architecture, the flat roofs of the New Objectivity contradicted his aesthetic feeling and he said that Mannheim would soon be cured of “the madness of the flat roof”.
Buildings that shape the cityscape
The old fire station (1911–1912) is used today as a cultural and event center.
The Herschelbad in U3 (1912–1916)
The municipal hospitals, today the University Hospital (1913–1922)
Perrey built the Luzenberg School (1913–1915) around the water tower.
literature
- Andreas Schenk: Architectural Guide Mannheim. Dietrich Reimer Verlag, Berlin 1999, ISBN 3-496-01201-3 .
- Volker Keller: Richard Perrey in Mannheim. Erfurt 2005, ISBN 3-89702-793-3 .
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| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Perrey, Richard |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German architect and municipal building officer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | June 6, 1866 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Szczecin |
| DATE OF DEATH | November 27, 1937 |
| Place of death | Mannheim |