Franz Reznicek
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Franz Reznicek is an Austria
n architect
. After moving to Bludenz
, Vorarlberg, where he initially headed an architectural firm with Alois Dönz, he was responsible for the design of numerous modernist buildings in the area during the 1930s.
. At the age of 12, he moved to Innsbruck
, where three years later he entered the four-year architecture program at the Bundeslehranstalt für Hochbau (National Institute of High-Rise Building). After interning with his instructor, L. Welzenbacher, Reznicek passed his graduation examination at the institute on 13 February 1923.
Following that he continued to work at the Welzenbacher firm as a full associate. In 1926 he transferred to the Innsbruck City building authority, and two years later became head of the Innsbruck Office of Architecture - North, in Bozen (now Bolzano, Italy).
After participating together with Alois Dönz in the Bregenz
National Fire Insurance contest, in 1929 Reznicek relocated to Bludenz and opened an architectural firm with Alois Dönz. Finally in 1936 he succeeded in being accepted into the Zentralvereinigung der Architekten Österreichs (Central Association of Austrian Architects), and in 1949 he took a further examination in civil engineering for the Engineering Bureaux of Tyrol and Vorarlberg.
Following Dönz's retirement, Reznicek led the firm for a further five years before he too retired. Reznicek still lives in Bludenz.
Also included in his works are the Tschofen House, the Unterstein community, the Schadler House, and the Plangg and Pfluger workers' housing. His unrealized designs for a produce grading station in Rankweil (1931) and a country house on the Tschengla/Bürserberg and a mountain hotel (both pre-1933) and sketch for a post office in Lech (also pre-1933) are also important.
Austria
Austria , officially the Republic of Austria , is a landlocked country of roughly 8.4 million people in Central Europe. It is bordered by the Czech Republic and Germany to the north, Slovakia and Hungary to the east, Slovenia and Italy to the south, and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the...
n architect
Architect
An architect is a person trained in the planning, design and oversight of the construction of buildings. To practice architecture means to offer or render services in connection with the design and construction of a building, or group of buildings and the space within the site surrounding the...
. After moving to Bludenz
Bludenz
Bludenz is a town in the state of Vorarlberg in Austria. The town, surrounded by mountains, lies at the meeting point of five different valleys: The Klostertal, The Montafon, The Walgau, The Brandnertal, The Groß Walsertal....
, Vorarlberg, where he initially headed an architectural firm with Alois Dönz, he was responsible for the design of numerous modernist buildings in the area during the 1930s.
Biography and career
Franz Reznicek was born 20 October 1903 in Baden bei WienBaden bei Wien
-Points of interest:The town offers several parks and a picturesque surrounding, of which the most frequented is the Helenental valley. Not far from Baden, the valley is crossed by a widespread aqueduct of the Vienna waterworks...
. At the age of 12, he moved to Innsbruck
Innsbruck
- Main sights :- Buildings :*Golden Roof*Kaiserliche Hofburg *Hofkirche with the cenotaph of Maximilian I, Holy Roman Emperor*Altes Landhaus...
, where three years later he entered the four-year architecture program at the Bundeslehranstalt für Hochbau (National Institute of High-Rise Building). After interning with his instructor, L. Welzenbacher, Reznicek passed his graduation examination at the institute on 13 February 1923.
Following that he continued to work at the Welzenbacher firm as a full associate. In 1926 he transferred to the Innsbruck City building authority, and two years later became head of the Innsbruck Office of Architecture - North, in Bozen (now Bolzano, Italy).
After participating together with Alois Dönz in the Bregenz
Bregenz
-Culture:The annual summer music festival Bregenzer Festspiele is a world-famous festival which takes place on and around a stage on Lake Constance, where a different opera is performed every second year.-Sport:* A1 Bregenz HB is a handball team....
National Fire Insurance contest, in 1929 Reznicek relocated to Bludenz and opened an architectural firm with Alois Dönz. Finally in 1936 he succeeded in being accepted into the Zentralvereinigung der Architekten Österreichs (Central Association of Austrian Architects), and in 1949 he took a further examination in civil engineering for the Engineering Bureaux of Tyrol and Vorarlberg.
Following Dönz's retirement, Reznicek led the firm for a further five years before he too retired. Reznicek still lives in Bludenz.
Works
- 1930: Solleder House, Sankt Anton am Arlberg
- 1931: Sauter House, Bludenz
- 1932: Tanzcafé Tannberg, Lech am ArlbergLech am ArlbergLech am Arlberg is a mountain village and an exclusive ski resort in the Bludenz district of Vorarlberg, in western Austria, on the banks of the river Lech. In terms of both geography and history, Lech belongs to the Tannberg district...
- 1933: Illustrated book Architekten A. Dönz / F. Reznicek
- 1934: Beck House, Bludenz
- 1937: Resch House, SchaanSchaanSchaan is the largest municipality of Liechtenstein. It is located to the north of Vaduz, the capital, in the central part of the country. As of 2005 it has a population of making it the largest administrative district in Liechtenstein, and covers an area of 26.8 km², including mountains and...
- 1938: Vallaster commercial and residential building, SchrunsSchrunsSchruns is the main village of the Montafon valley in Vorarlberg, Austria, in the Bludenz district.In the west, one can see one of the most popular hiking and climbing mountains in Vorarlberg, the Zimba, which is called the "Vorarlberger Matterhorn"....
- 1950: Längle commercial and residential building, Bludenz
- 1951: Expansion of Dörflinger Konditorei-Café, Bludenz
- 1956: Sparkasse Bludenz (savings bank)
- 1962: Obdorf kindergarten, Bludenz
- 1964: Winsauer commercial and residential building, Bludenz
Also included in his works are the Tschofen House, the Unterstein community, the Schadler House, and the Plangg and Pfluger workers' housing. His unrealized designs for a produce grading station in Rankweil (1931) and a country house on the Tschengla/Bürserberg and a mountain hotel (both pre-1933) and sketch for a post office in Lech (also pre-1933) are also important.
Sources
- Renate Breuß and Claudia Wedekind. "Modernität und Traditionalität im Werk der Architekten Alois Dönz und Franz Reznicek" in Bau Handwerk Kunst: Beiträge zur Architekturgeschichte Vorarlbergs im 20. Jahrhundert Institut für Kunstgeschichte, Universität Innsbruck, 1994 (exhibition catalog)