Endré Steiner
*22. 8. 1908 – Dunajská Streda, Slovakia
†2. 4. 2009 – Atlanta, USA
Biography
Endré (Andrew, André) Steiner was a Czechoslovak and later American architect. He was known primarily for his buildings in interwar Brno.
He was born into a Jewish family in Dunajská Streda. In 1925, he moved to Brno, where he studied architecture at the German Technical University. He then worked in the studio of Arnošt Wiesner. From 1934, he worked independently. At the beginning of World War II, Steiner became a member of the Bratislava Working Group, an illegal organization that aimed to prevent the deportation of Slovak Jews to extermination camps. He participated in the Slovak National Uprising and after its suppression, he hid in the mountains. In 1948, he left Czechoslovakia. He initially lived in Cuba and from 1950, he lived in the United States. He settled in Atlanta, Georgia, where he focused on urban planning and taught at the university. He was the vice-chairman of the American Institute of Planners Urban Design Department.
In 2004, he received an honorary doctorate from Masaryk University. In Brno, there is a café named Café Steiner, located in an apartment building designed according to his project.
Endré (Andrew, André) Steiner was a Czechoslovak and later American architect. He was known primarily for his buildings in interwar Brno.
He was born into a Jewish family in Dunajská Streda. In 1925, he moved to Brno, where he studied architecture at the German Technical University. He then worked in the studio of Arnošt Wiesner. From 1934, he worked independently. At the beginning of World War II, Steiner became a member of the Bratislava Working Group, an illegal organization that aimed to prevent the deportation of Slovak Jews to extermination camps. He participated in the Slovak National Uprising and after its suppression, he hid in the mountains. In 1948, he left Czechoslovakia. He initially lived in Cuba and from 1950, he lived in the United States. He settled in Atlanta, Georgia, where he focused on urban planning and taught at the university. He was the vice-chairman of the American Institute of Planners Urban Design Department.
In 2004, he received an honorary doctorate from Masaryk University. In Brno, there is a café named Café Steiner, located in an apartment building designed according to his project.
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