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65th anniversary of the death of the architect and construction manager on February 21st
On the 65th anniversary of his death on February 21, the science city of Darmstadt the former city building councilor, construction manager and architect August Buxbaum (1876–1960) with a wreath-laying ceremony at his grave in the Darmstadt Forest Cemetery .
A defining role for Darmstadt's cityscape
August Buxbaum was born on April 14, 1876, in Langen-Brombach and studied at the Technical University of Darmstadt . In 1904 , he entered the service of the city and from 1906 the municipal building authority . As city building director from 1909, he was responsible for numerous construction projects that still shape the cityscape today.
Under his leadership, significant buildings were constructed, including:
- School buildings such as the Eleonoren and Justus Liebig schools , the Kyritz and Pestalozzi schools
- The Darmstadt municipal swimming pool (today an Art Nouveau swimming pool)
- The extension building for the city hospital (Darmstadt Clinic)
- The building complex of the forest cemetery
Construction manager of the Olbrich building on the Mathildenhöhe
Buxbaum was also the construction manager for the exhibition building on the Mathildenhöhe, designed by Joseph Maria Olbrich . In the 1920s, he oversaw the development of apartment buildings in the classic block style along the northern section of Rhönring and Spessartring . He also promoted infrastructure projects such as waste disposal .
After the Second World War, he was involved as an architect in the reconstruction of Darmstadt .
(DARMSTADT – RED/PS)
