Heinrich Hübsch (9 February 1795 – 3 April 1863) was a
German
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architect. After studies in
Heidelberg
Heidelberg (; Palatine German language, Palatine German: ''Heidlberg'') is a city in the States of Germany, German state of Baden-Württemberg, situated on the river Neckar in south-west Germany. As of the 2016 census, its population was 159,914 ...
(1813–15) and at
Friedrich Weinbrenner
Friedrich Weinbrenner (24 November 1766 – 1 March 1826) was a German architect and city planner admired for his mastery of classical style.
Birth and education
Weinbrenner was born in Karlsruhe, and began his career apprenticed to his father, ...
's school of architecture in
Karlsruhe
Karlsruhe ( , , ; South Franconian: ''Kallsruh'') is the third-largest city of the German state (''Land'') of Baden-Württemberg after its capital of Stuttgart and Mannheim, and the 22nd-largest city in the nation, with 308,436 inhabitants. ...
(1815–17) he traveled extensively in
Greece
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and
Italy
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(1817–24). In 1831 he was appointed Oberbaurat (inspector of buildings) at Karlsruhe. He designed many churches and other public buildings, mainly in the
Grand Duchy of Baden, and is also known for his writings.
In his book ''In welchem Style sollen wir bauen?'' (''In which style should we build?'', 1828) he distanced himself from Weinbrenner's
neoclassical style
Neoclassical architecture is an architectural style produced by the Neoclassical movement that began in the mid-18th century in Italy and France. It became one of the most prominent architectural styles in the Western world. The prevailing sty ...
. ''Die altchristlichen Kirchen'' (Karlsruhe, 1862) is a work on basilican architecture, published also in
French as ''Monuments de l'architecture chrétienne''.
Hübsch is credited with creating the
Rundbogenstil
(round-arch style) is a nineteenth-century historic revival style of architecture popular in the German-speaking lands and the German diaspora. It combines elements of Byzantine, Romanesque, and Renaissance architecture with particula ...
architectural style.
[Bergdoll, Barry, European Architecture, 1750-1890, Oxford, 2000, pp. 184-9]
Publications
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Buildings
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Polytechnical School, main building,
Karlsruhe
Karlsruhe ( , , ; South Franconian: ''Kallsruh'') is the third-largest city of the German state (''Land'') of Baden-Württemberg after its capital of Stuttgart and Mannheim, and the 22nd-largest city in the nation, with 308,436 inhabitants. ...
, 1833–1835
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Staatliche Kunsthalle Karlsruhe
The Staatliche Kunsthalle (State Art Gallery) is an art museum in Karlsruhe, Germany.
The museum, created by architect Heinrich Hübsch, opened in 1846 after nine years of work in a neoclassical building next to the Karlsruhe Castle and the ...
, 1836–1846
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Kassel Synagogue, 1839
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Trinkhalle,
Baden-Baden
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, 1839–1842
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Bruchsal
Bruchsal (; orig. Bruohselle, Bruaselle, historically known in English as Bruxhall; South Franconian: ''Brusel'') is a city at the western edge of the Kraichgau, approximately 20 km northeast of Karlsruhe in the state of Baden-Württemberg, ...
penitentiary, 1841–1848
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Karlsruhe Botanical Garden, plant houses, 1853–1857
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Speyer Cathedral
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westwork, 1854–1858
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Kath. Kirche St. Cyriakus, Beiertheim-Bulach 1835-1837
External links
Heinrich Hübsch at the SAAI
References
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German architecture writers
1795 births
1863 deaths
19th-century German architects
Architecture educators
Architectural theoreticians
German non-fiction writers
People from Weinheim
People from the Grand Duchy of Baden
Heidelberg University alumni
Academic staff of the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology
German male non-fiction writers