Rudolf Wondracek

Rudolf Wondracek (born January 9, 1886 in Heiligenstadt , today the municipality of Vienna ; † November 21, 1942 in St. Pölten ) was an Austrian architect, student of Otto Wagner and structural engineer in St. Pölten.

Life

Wondracek was the son of a St. Pölten family from Moravia , and his father of the same name worked as a builder. He graduated from the state trade school , then studied from 1908 to 1910 at the Technical University of Vienna and from 1910 to 1913 at the Academy of Fine Arts Vienna in Otto Wagner's master class.

His practical years, which were interrupted by his military service from 1914 to 1918, he completed with renowned architects of his time such as Peter Behrens in Berlin and Max Fabiani . From 1921 to 1927 he worked in the architecture office of František Janda in Prague. From 1927 to 1934 he was employed as an architect and building construction consultant in the municipal building department of St. Pölten and was then a freelance architect until his death.

Wondracek was awarded the Cross of Honor for Science and Art in 1935, and a street in the St. Pölten district of Wagram has been named after him since 1964 .

Realizations

Parish church in Sigmundsherberg (1936–1937)

1934 Heroes' Monument at the Outer Burgtor in Vienna
1934 Restoration of the Prandtauerkirche in St. Pölten, profaned in 1782
1936–1937 Parish church Klosterneuburg-St. Leopold
Parish church of St. Michael in St. Pölten-Wagram
1936–1937 Sigmundsherberg parish church

Web links

Commons : Rudolf Wondracek - collection of images, videos and audio files

Entry on Rudolf Wondracek in the Austria Forum (in the AEIOU Austria Lexicon )
Rudolf Wondracek. In: Architects Lexicon Vienna 1770–1945. Published by the Architekturzentrum Wien . Vienna 2007.

Individual evidence

↑ Manfred Wieninger : St. Pöltner tell street names . Löwenzahn, Innsbruck 2002, ISBN 3-7066-2208-4 , pp. 326–327: Entry on Rudolf-Wondracek-Straße .

personal data
SURNAME	Wondracek, Rudolf
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	Austrian architect
DATE OF BIRTH	January 9, 1886
PLACE OF BIRTH	Heiligenstadt , today the municipality of Vienna
DATE OF DEATH	November 21, 1942
Place of death	St. Polten

[wieninger-1] Manfred Wieninger : St. Pöltner tell street names . Löwenzahn, Innsbruck 2002, ISBN 3-7066-2208-4 , pp. 326–327: Entry on Rudolf-Wondracek-Straße .