Alajos Hauszmann
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Hauszmann Alajos (Buda, June 9, 1847 – Velence, July 31, 1926): architect, professor, member of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences.
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[edit] Life
- Born in 1847 into a family of Bavarian origin; the son of Ferenc Hauszmann and Anna Maár (siblings: Hermina (1845-1929), Ferenc (1850-1918) and Kornélia (1854-1837))
- Studied painting from 1861, then as a bricklayer's apprentice
- 1864 Attended Technical University of Budapest
- 1866 Continued architecture studies at the Bauakademie in Berlin, along with Ödön Lechner
- 1868 Assistant Professor at the Technical University of Budapest
- 1869-1870. Grand tour of Italy to study renaissance architecture
- 1872 Professor at the Technical University for the next 40 years
- 1874 Married Mariette Senior, whom he met in Berlin
- Designed barracks for the Red Cross, to be known as Hauszmann-barracks in Austria and Switzerland
- 1891 Named chief architect for the Royal Palace in Buda
- Received the Order of Franz Joseph, Grand Cross
- 1912 Retired
- 1913 Created a foundation for young architects graduating from the Technical University
- 1914 Extended journey to Egypt and the Holy Land.
- 1918 Enobled by King Charles IV of Hungary
- 1919 His private home was confiscated during the Hungarian Soviet Republic
- 1924 Elected honorary member of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences
[edit] Major Works
[edit] Architecture and Design
- 1870 ]] German Theater, Budapest (destroyed by fire in 1890)
- 1870 Kiosk, Erzsébet tér, Budapest (destroyed)
- 1871-1872 Tüköry palace, Budapest (destroyed)
- 1874-1875 Coburg palace, Budapest (destroyed)
- 1876 Church of the Sacred Heart, Gyoma
- 1876-1878 Kégl mansion, Székesfehérvár
- 1877-1878 City Hall and theater, Szombathely (destroyed)
- 1878 Stefánia Yacht Club, Balatonfüred
- 1878-1879 Kégl palace, Budapest
- 1878-1880 St. Stephen Hospital, Budapest
- 1881-1883 Austro-Hungarian Bank, Szombathely
- 1882 Parliament, Budapest (prize winning design, not built)
- 1882-1884 Erzsébet Hospital for the Red Cross, Budapest
- 1883-1884 Teacher's Training College, Budapest
- 1883-1884 Főreáliskola, Budapest
- 1884 Teacher's Training Institute, Budapest
- 1884 Scottish Abbey, Budapest (destroyed)
- 1884-1885 Nádasdy mansion renovation and chapel, Nádasdladány
- 1884-1885 Batthyány palace, Budapest
- 1884-1886 Girls' Lyceum, Sopron
- 1884-1889 University Pathology Institute, Cluj-Napoca
- 1886 University Public Health Institute, Cluj-Napoca
- 1886 State Institute for Teaching Women, Budapest
- 1886-1887 Institute for Forensic Medicine, Budapest
- 1887-1889 Northeast Railroad Company apartment building, Budapest
- 1887-1889 Technical Training School and Museum, Budapest
- 1888-1890 Budapest Court House and Penitentiary, Budapest
- 1889-1890 commercial building, Budapest
- 1890 Kálmán Széll's mansion, Rátót
- 1890-1894 County hospital, Nitra
- 1891-1905 Royal Palace in Buda Castle, Budapest
- 1891 Hauszmann house, Budapest
- 1890-1894 New York Palace, Budapest
- 1893 General Hospital, Cluj-Napoca
- 1893-1896 Royal Hungarian Palace of Justice, Budapest (Kúria, today: Ethnographic Museum)
- 1893-1897 Governor's Palace, Rijeka
- 1902-1909 Royal Joseph Technical University, central building, Budapest
- 1904 City Hall, Oradea
- 1910 National Theater, Budapest (not built)
[edit] Publications
- A budapesti igazságügyi palota (Magy. Mérnök és Építész Egyl. Közl., 1897)
- A kir. József műegyetem új otthona (Magy. Mérnök és Építész Egyl. Közl., 1909)
- A magyar királyi vár (Budapest, 1912)
- Budapest városának építészeti fejlődésének története (Akad. Ért. 1925).
[edit] References
Gerle, János, ed. Hauszmann Alajos (Holnap Kiadó, Budapest, 2002) ISBN 963-346-526-5 [1]
[edit] External links
In Hungarian:
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