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Theo Pabst

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Theo Pabst
Born(1905-01-15)15 January 1905
Died4 October 1979(1979-10-04) (aged 74)
Alma materTechnical University of Munich
Occupations
  • Architect
  • civil servant
  • professor

Theodor Pabst (15 January 1905 – 4 October 1979) was a German architect, civil servant and professor.

Early life and education

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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]

Career

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After graduating, Pabst worked as a construction trainee at the Munich Oberpostdirektion [de] under Oberbaurat Franz Holzhammer [de]. 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 [de] 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]

Later life

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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

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Neue Maxburg in Munich

References

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  1. ^ a b c d Stephan, Regina (February 2021). "Der Abriss des Wohnhauses Theo und Grete Pabst in Darmstadt". Bauwelt (in German).
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k "Theo Pabst" (PDF). Sep Ruf Gesellschaft e.V. (in German).
  3. ^ a b c "Wohnhaus Theo Pabst". Sep Ruf Gesellschaft e.V. (in German). January 2021.
  4. ^ "75 Jahre Mustersiedlung Ramersdorf". Hallo München (in German). 16 April 2009.
  5. ^ a b Fütterer, Michael (9 August 2008). "Fantastische Häuser". Frankfurter Rundschau (in German).
  6. ^ Rosenfeld, Gavriel D. (2000). Munich and Memory: Architecture, Monuments, and the Legacy of the Third Reich. University of California Press. ISBN 978-0520219106.
  7. ^ "Geschichte". Kunsthalle Darmstadt (in German).
  8. ^ Kurz, Werner (16 December 2018). "Das Neustädter Rathaus hat eine bewegte Geschichte". Hanauer Anzeiger (in German).
  9. ^ "Der Kunstverein". Mannheimer Kunstverein (in German).