Fritz Reichl Explained

Fritz Reichl
Birth Date:February 2, 1890
Birth Place:Baden bei Wien, Austria
Death Date:January 1, 1959
Death Place:Los Angeles, California
(aged 68 years)
Occupation:Architect and Artist
Mother:Fanny Reichl
Father:Louis Reichl

Fritz Reichl (February 2, 1890  - January 1, 1959) was an Austrian architect based in Los Angeles, California.

Biography

Early life

Reichl was born in Baden bei Wien, Austria.[1] [2] His father was Louis Reichl and his mother, Fanny Reichl. His parents were Jewish. He attended the School of Applied Arts in Vienna. He then studied architecture in Vienna, graduating in 1914. During World War I, he served in Serbia, Bosnia and Italy.[1]

Career

He established his architectural firm in Vienna in 1925. In 1939, he moved to Turkey to escape the Nazis; he first worked in Istanbul and later in Ankara.[1]

He moved to the United States in the late 1940s. After arriving in New York City, he soon moved to Los Angeles, California, working for Richard Neutra.[1] In 1953, he started an architectural firm with Maxwell Starkman.[3] They designed tract homes and shopping malls in Los Angeles and Pittsburgh.[1]

Death

He died in Los Angeles, California.[1] [2] He was sixty-eight years old.[1]

Notes and References

  1. http://www.architektenlexikon.at/de/491.htm Architecture biography
  2. http://www.npg.org.uk/collections/search/person/mp68369/fritz-reichl National Portrait Gallery: Fritz Reichl
  3. https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2004-jan-05-me-starkman5-story.html Maxwell Starkman, 82; Architect for Sony Plaza, Museum of Tolerance