Walther Kruspe

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Walther Kruspe (born June 22, 1891 in Hagenau , Alsace , † June 23, 1983 in Stuttgart ) was a German architect , urban planner and municipal building officer . As a city planner or technical councilor of the city of Saarbrücken , he designed the first general development plan for the city.

Education and professional career

After completing his studies at the Technical University of Stuttgart and the Technical University of Munich , he completed a legal traineeship . After passing the 2nd state examination in building construction and the subsequent appointment as government master builder ( assessor in public building administration), he worked as an assistant to Heinrich Wetzel at the Technical University of Stuttgart in the field of urban planning and settlement.

After working as office manager in the architectural office of Paul Bonatz and Friedrich Scholer from 1919 to 1924, Kruspe was appointed as Saarbrücken city planning officer and head of the building administration on August 1, 1924, and promoted to city ​​planning officer on February 25, 1930 .

In November 1935 Kruspe joined the NSDAP . From January 12, 1937, as a full-time construction officer, he was responsible for drawing up the first general development plan for Saarbrücken.

His activities in Saarbrücken included the development of new residential areas, the modernization and expansion of the road network, the second expansion of the St. Johann town hall , the planning of the airport reception building in St. Arnual (demolished), the dairy farm, the slaughterhouse, the Nussberg monument, the Gardening as well as the expansion of schools, hospitals, swimming pools, sports and green areas and waterworks.

As a result of the reorganization of the city administration, in which the politics created subsidiary bodies in Saarbrücken, he left voluntarily in July 1939 and was called up for military service on December 2, 1939. After 1945 he worked for the building administration of the city of Stuttgart.

After his death on June 23, 1983, he was buried in the forest cemetery in Stuttgart . His grave was leveled in 2003.

Buildings and designs

Former Stadtsparkasse building with a roof from the post-war period
  • 1928–1929: Stadtsparkasse building in Saarbrücken, Rathausplatz 9
  • 1928–1930: old sanctuary with crematorium in the main cemetery in Saarbrücken , Metzer Strasse (under monument protection )
  • 1929–1930: Apartment buildings for the employees of the cemetery administration in Saarbrücken, Metzer Strasse 150–164 (together with Lorenz P. Schmidt ; as part of the ensemble under monument protection)
  • 1931: Nussberg Monument (Fallen Monument) in Saarbrücken, Lohmeyerstraße (listed)
  • 1932: first general development plan for Saarbrücken
  • 1934: Water tank in Saarbrücken, Metzer Straße (under monument protection)

literature

  • Fritz Kloevekorn : Saarbrücken. Becoming, passing away, resurrecting a German border town. Publishing house of the Saarbrücker Zeitung, Saarbrücken 1960.
  • H. Krueckemeyer (ed.): 25 years of the city of Saarbrücken (1909–1934). Saarbrücken printing and publishing house, Saarbrücken 1934.
  • Rainer Knauf: Civil and military cemetery and tomb design in the 20th century. The Saarbrücken main cemetery 1912–1959. Saarbrücken 2010, pp. 244–246, pp. 336–337.

Web links

  • Biography on www.saarland-biografien.de , accessed on March 5, 2019

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b 100 years of urban planning in Saarbrücken - a story with breaks , accessed on March 5, 2019
  2. ↑ a b c d List of monuments of the Saarland - partial list of monuments state capital Saarbrücken , accessed on March 5, 2019
personal data
SURNAME Kruspe, Walther
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German architect and city planner, municipal building officer
DATE OF BIRTH June 22, 1891
PLACE OF BIRTH Haguenau
DATE OF DEATH June 23, 1983
Place of death Stuttgart