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Theo Pabst
German architect (1905–1979) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Theodor Pabst (15 January 1905 – 4 October 1979) was a German architect, civil servant and professor.
Early life and education
Theodor Pabst was born in Passau,[1] the son of Royal Bavarian State Railways surveyor Theodor Pabst. In 1910, his father was transferred to Regensburg, where the family would experience World War I and the post-war period. In 1921, the family moved to Munich.[2]
In the winter of 1924, Pabst began studying architecture at the Technical University of Munich under professors Theodor Fischer and German Bestelmeyer. He graduated in 1929.[3]
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Career
After graduating, Pabst worked as a construction trainee at the Munich Oberpostdirektion under Oberbaurat Franz Holzhammer . There he completed the government builder state exam in 1931. Unable to find work, he moved to the office of his fellow student Albert Heinrich Steiner in Zürich.[2]
On May 1, 1933, Pabst joined the Nazi Party, allegedly to be able to participate in competitions and improve his chances of finding employment. He was a caretaker and block helper for the National Socialist People's Welfare. He was drafted into military service several times in World War II. From 1941 to 1945, he was a major in the Luftwaffe Building Council in Russia. In his memoirs, Pabst did not speak on his exact activities as a construction officer for the Luftwaffe.[2]
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Later life
In 1948, on the recommendation of Ernst Neufert, Pabst became a substitute architecture professor at the Technische Universität Darmstadt.[1][3] He received a full time teaching position on 17 June 1949, and taught at the TU Darmstadt until 1972.[1][2]
Pabst died in Munich on 4 October 1979.[1]
Selected works
- 1933–1934: Fliegerhorst Göppingen[2]
- 1934: Nazi Mustersiedlung in Munich[2][4]
- 1954–1955: Institut für Massivbau at the Technische Universität Darmstadt[5]
- 1950–1951: Merckhaus in Darmstadt[2][5]
- 1950–1951: Galeria Kaufhof in Munich[3]
- 1953: Haus Schlotter in Darmstadt[2]
- 1953–1957: Neue Maxburg in Munich (with Sep Ruf)[6]
- 1956–1957: Kunsthalle Darmstadt[2][7]
- 1960–1965: Neustädter Rathaus in Hanau[2][8]
- 1964–1966: Mannheimer Kunstverein[2][9]
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References
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