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| Born | Richard Jakob August von Voit (1801-02-17)February 17, 1801 Wassertrüdingen, Germany |
| Died | December 12, 1870(1870-12-12) (aged 69) Munich, Germany |
| Occupation | Architect |
Richard Jakob August von Voit (17 February 1801 – 12 December 1870) was a German architect specializing in glass and iron structures.[1]
Voit designed the city hall ofAnnweiler am Trifels (Rhineland-Palatinate) and theFruchthalle (Kaiserslautern) [de] inRhineland-Palatinate. He also designed twosynagogues, one inKirchheimbolanden in 1834, and another inSpeyer in 1837.[2] Von Voit also created the neo-Romanesque facade onSt. Anna's, Lehel, which was destroyed during the war.[3]
TheNeue Pinakothek Art Museum was commissioned byLudwig I of Bavaria and designed by Von Voit andFriedrich von Gärtner. The design of the structure was calculated to reinforce the similarity between the older and newer museums. As part of the design, Von Voit commissionedWilhelm von Kaulbach to show the achievements of German art in mural form.[4]
The building as originally designed was demolished in 1950 and rebuilt in 1967.[3]
August von Voit, as the Royal Superintendent of Works, assisted in organizing the construction of the Glass Palace at Munich as well as being the architect. In order to ensure the project was completed on schedule, von Voit negotiated a contract with the manufacturers which had an increasing penalty rate for the late supply of goods. The design "used rectangular girders as the elements of the space frame". TheGlaspalast was modeled after the LondonCrystal Palace.[1]
This project was built in the form of a "cast-iron space frame with dome".[1]
The Second Large Winter Garden was commissioned byLudwig II of Bavaria. Von Voit collaborated on the project withCarl von Effner to create a "glass-roofed, three-story structure" which faced both the palace gardens and theKaiserhof.[1]
The glass and iron style were criticized for an apparent "lack of substance and corporeality", and the iron used in the construction of buildings such as theGlaspalast "proved too brittle and too prone to fire".[5]
August von Voit.
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