Richard Puchner
Richard Puchner (born March 25, 1883 in Tarsdorf , Upper Austria ; † 1965 ) was an Austrian architect .
Live and act
After taking the master builder examination, Puchner studied as an associate student at the technical university and then graduated as a regular student at the Academy of Fine Arts Vienna . He dealt with Gothic architecture , accepted orders for restoration work on behalf of the Central Commission for the Preservation of Monuments and directed the renovation of Ambras Palace shortly before the First World War .
Richard Puchner counted next to August Lang u. a. to the architects who, under the influence of Mauriz Balzarek in Bad Hall, realized buildings with a well-structured structure and with romantic, playful details in the spirit of Art Nouveau .
He was one of the founding members of the Innviertel Artists Guild and was also an active member of the Upper Austrian Art Association and the Federal Monuments Office as a corresponding member.
Works
- as an author
- Gothic construction in the upper Innviertel. Contribution to the Christian Art Papers, Volume 72, Linz, 1931, pp. 11 to 16 and 40 to 45
- as an architect
By 1933, Puchner was able to realize around 80 larger extensions and superstructures, including the new building for the secondary school in Sierning . He was able to carry out 20 of 32 drafts for war memorials. Numerous designs could not be realized by then due to the unfavorable economic situation.
- War memorial in Halsbach, Upper Bavaria (1922) and in Tittmoning, Upper Bavaria (1920)
- Parish church Micheldorf in Upper Austria (around 1930 together with Matthäus Schlager )
- Parish church Schneegattern (1934–1936)
literature
- Hans Hammerstein: Richard Puchner: On his 50th birthday. In: Linzer Volksblatt , March 24, 1933, p. 3 (online at ANNO ).
- Puchner, Richard . In: Hans Vollmer (Hrsg.): General Lexicon of Fine Artists of the XX. Century. tape 3 : K-P . EA Seemann, Leipzig 1956, p. 633 .
- Hermann Ubell : Architect Richard Puchner. Eckart, Vienna 1927.
Individual evidence
- ^ Art Nouveau in Bad Hall
- ^ Elmar Schiffkorn : The founding history of the Innviertler Künstlergilde , in: Oberösterreichische Heimatblätter , 40th year, issue 2, Linz, 1986, published by the State Institute for National Education and Homeland Care in Upper Austria, online (PDF) in the OoeGeschichte.at forum
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Puchner, Richard |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Austrian architect |
| DATE OF BIRTH | March 25, 1883 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Tarsdorf , Upper Austria |
| DATE OF DEATH | 1965 |