Clemens Holzmeister
Clemens Holzmeister was born in 1886, march 27th in Fulpmes, Tirol. He completed his architectural education in 1913 graduated from Vienna Technical University. He completed his doctor’s degree with the thesis about the church construction in 1919. Holzmeister became a well-known architect in Austria after his Vienna Crematorium project which was completed in 1924. In the same year, his most important academic career in Vienna Fine Arts Academy started as an instructor. Then he undertook the rectorship of the same institution. Beside his rectorship in Vienna Fine Arts Academy, he put forward his academic career as instructor in Düsseldorf Academy, Germany. Meanwhile, he continued designing many important buildings not only in Austria but also in Germany. The design of Schlageter Monument -demolished by Hitler regime- which was accepted as one of the most important buildings in its phase brought him a great fame in Germany as well. Due to the pressure of this regime, he was obligated to leave his academic career in Germany in 1933. Thanks to Atatürk’s hospitable approach to the scientists and artists who escaped from the pressure of the phase, he moved into Istanbul in 1928 to put his works he designed in his office in Austria into practice. Winning the contest on Turkish Grand National Assembly he became the architect of the most significant buildings of the early period of Turkish Republic. He continued his academic career in Istanbul Technical University as instructor during the 1940-49. Then Holzmeister was brought to his previous job in Vienna Academy in 1950 and Lastly he visited to Ankara for the enlargement of assembly in 1978. Holzmeister passed away maintained it as rector during the 1954-1957. After retiring, he continued his works in Salzburg. in June 12th in 1983.
His works in Ankara: Ministry of National Defence (1927-30), Ministry of Education(1929-34), Officers’ Club(1930-35), Military College(1930-35), Güven Monument(1931-36; with Anton Hanak and Joset Thorak), Çankaya Cumhurbaşkanlığı Köşkü(1931-32), Ulus Merkez Bankası(1931-33), Ministry of Internal Affairs(1932-34) and the Vilayet Forum behind it(1933-35), Ministry of Public(1931-34), Supreme Court of Appeals (1930-34), Ulus Emlak Bank (1933-34) and Turkish Grand National Assembly(1963). References:
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