Heinz Hess (June 2, 1922 – March 5, 1992) was a German
architect
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best known for his involvement in the construction of 20 churches in and around
Mannheim
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.
Career
Hess began his study of architecture at
Karlsruhe University
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in 1940, but interrupted his education between 1941 and 1945 to fight in the
Second World War
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. He received his diploma in 1948 after resuming his studies under
Otto Ernst Schweizer
Otto Ernst Schweizer (27 April 1890 – 14 November 1965) was a German architect. His work was part of the architecture event in the art competition at the 1932 Summer Olympics
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and
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, and became an assistant to Müller. In 1951, he presented his thesis and took employment in the civil service, where he worked alongside
Horst Linde
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. In 1956, Hess accepted a position with the construction offices of the
Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Freiburg
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, and from 1986 headed the organisation following the retirement of
Hans Rolli. From 1972 to 1977, Hess also served as Chief of department in Heidelberg.
Works
His works include:
*
St.-Antonius-Kirche in
Mannheim-Rheinau with
Hans Rolli 1960
*
St.-Theresia-Kirche in
Mannheim-Pfingstberg 1961
*
St.-Hildegard-Kirche in
Mannheim-Käfertal 1961
*
St.-Konrad-Kirche in
Mannheim-Casterfeld 1964
*
St.-Martin-Kirche in
Mannheim-Luzenberg 1966
*
Zwölf-Apostel-Kirche in
Mannheim-Vogelstang 1969
*Enlargement of St.-Remigius-Kirche in
Heddesheim
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Gallery
image:Mannheim-Rheinau-St-Antonius-Kirche.jpg, St.-Antonius-Kirche Mannheim-Rheinau
image:Mannheim-Pfingstberg-St-Theresia.jpg, St.-Theresia-Kirche Mannheim-Pfingstberg
image:Mannheim-Casterfeld-St-Konrad.jpg, St.-Konrad-Kirche Mannheim-Casterfeld
image:Mannheim-Vogelstang-Kath-Kirche.png, Zwölf-Apostel-Kirche Mannheim-Vogelstang
Notes
References
* Schnell, Hugo. ''Twentieth Century Church Architecture in Germany''. Schnell & Steiner, 1974.
* Werner, Wolf-Holzäpfel. ''Katholischer Kirchenbau in Mannheim von 1874 bis heute: Zur Geschichte des Sakralbaus in Nordbaden im 19. und 20. Jahrhundert''. Mannheim, 1999.
External links
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1922 births
1992 deaths
20th-century German architects