Richard Döcker
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Richard Döcker was a German architect
and professor associated with the functionalist style
in architecture.
, graduating with honors. From 1914 to 1917 he was a volunteer in World War I
. In 1921 he passed his Staatsexamen
in Stuttgart, and from 1922 to 1924 he was an assistant for Paul Bonatz
at the University of Stuttgart, where he received his doctorate, on the architecture of homes.
In 1926, he joined Der Ring
, an artist's society, and in 1927 was appointed as construction manager of the Weissenhof Estate
in Stuttgart, a modern architectural project supervised by Le Corbusier
. He became a member of the Deutscher Werkbund
in 1928, and in that same year collaborated on the Congrès International d’Architecture Moderne.
From 1939 to 1941, he studied biology at the University of Stuttgart, and until 1944 performed in Saarbrücken. He was appointed general construction director of Stuttgart, a position he gave up the next year after disagreements with the city's lord mayor, Arnulf Klett
. He was elected regional president of the newly reformed Bund Deutscher Architekten. From 1947 to 1960 he was professor of city planning and reconstruction at the University of Stuttgart and chair of the architecture department; in 1957 he became a member of the Akademie der Künste
in Berlin. He also taught at the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology
, in 1958. He retired as emeritus in 1960.
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...
and professor associated with the functionalist style
Functionalism (architecture)
Functionalism, in architecture, is the principle that architects should design a building based on the purpose of that building. This statement is less self-evident than it first appears, and is a matter of confusion and controversy within the profession, particularly in regard to modern...
in architecture.
Biography
Döcker studied architecture from 1912 to 1918 at the University of StuttgartUniversity of Stuttgart
The University of Stuttgart is a university located in Stuttgart, Germany. It was founded in 1829 and is organized in 10 faculties....
, graduating with honors. From 1914 to 1917 he was a volunteer in World War I
World War I
World War I , which was predominantly called the World War or the Great War from its occurrence until 1939, and the First World War or World War I thereafter, was a major war centred in Europe that began on 28 July 1914 and lasted until 11 November 1918...
. In 1921 he passed his Staatsexamen
Staatsexamen
The ' is a German government licensing examination that future doctors, teachers, pharmacists, food chemists and jurists have to pass to be allowed to work in their profession. The examination is generally organized by government examination agencies which are under the authority of the...
in Stuttgart, and from 1922 to 1924 he was an assistant for Paul Bonatz
Paul Bonatz
Paul Bonatz was a German architect, member of the Stuttgart School and professor at the technical university in that city during part of World War II and from 1954 until his death....
at the University of Stuttgart, where he received his doctorate, on the architecture of homes.
In 1926, he joined Der Ring
Der Ring
Der Ring was an architectural collective founded in 1926 in Berlin. It emerged out of expressionist architecture with a functionalist agenda. Der Ring was a group of young architects, formed with the objective of promoting Modernist architecture. It took a position against the prevailing...
, an artist's society, and in 1927 was appointed as construction manager of the Weissenhof Estate
Weissenhof Estate
The Weissenhof Estate is a housing estate built for exhibition in Stuttgart in 1927...
in Stuttgart, a modern architectural project supervised by Le Corbusier
Le Corbusier
Charles-Édouard Jeanneret, better known as Le Corbusier , was a Swiss-born French architect, designer, urbanist, writer and painter, famous for being one of the pioneers of what now is called modern architecture. He was born in Switzerland and became a French citizen in 1930...
. He became a member of the Deutscher Werkbund
Deutscher Werkbund
The Deutscher Werkbund was a German association of artists, architects, designers, and industrialists. The Werkbund was to become an important event in the development of modern architecture and industrial design, particularly in the later creation of the Bauhaus school of design...
in 1928, and in that same year collaborated on the Congrès International d’Architecture Moderne.
From 1939 to 1941, he studied biology at the University of Stuttgart, and until 1944 performed in Saarbrücken. He was appointed general construction director of Stuttgart, a position he gave up the next year after disagreements with the city's lord mayor, Arnulf Klett
Arnulf Klett
Arnulf Klett was a German lawyer and politician...
. He was elected regional president of the newly reformed Bund Deutscher Architekten. From 1947 to 1960 he was professor of city planning and reconstruction at the University of Stuttgart and chair of the architecture department; in 1957 he became a member of the Akademie der Künste
Akademie der Künste
The Akademie der Künste, Berlin is an arts institution in Berlin, Germany. It was founded in 1696 by Elector Frederick III of Brandenburg as the Prussian Academy of Arts, an academic institution where members could meet and discuss and share ideas...
in Berlin. He also taught at the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology
Karlsruhe Institute of Technology
The Karlsruhe Institute of Technology is a German academic research and education institution with university status resulting from a merger of the university and the research center of the city of Karlsruhe. The university, also known as Fridericiana, was founded in 1825...
, in 1958. He retired as emeritus in 1960.
External links
- http://www.weissenhof.ckom.de/03_architekten/index.php?kategorie=0&id=4