Herbert Rimpl
*25. 1. 1902 – Małomice, Poland
†2. 6. 1978 – Wiesbaden, Germany
Biography
Herbert Rimpl was one of the most important industrial architects during the National Socialist period in Germany. He was born in the Silesian town of Małomice, and the family later moved near Łódź. Until 1922, he attended a real gymnasium in Kadaň and then enrolled with Prof. Theodor Fischer and German Bestelmeyer at the Technical University of Munich. In the middle of his studies and experience from Theodor Fischer's office, he began working at the newly established company Rhein-Main-Donau. From 1927 to 1929, he worked as a construction intern at the directorate in Augsburg. He designed a motor vehicle hall for the postal office in Kempten. Subsequently, he moved to Cologne, where he joined the office of Dominikus Böhm. Later, he became the head of the newly opened branch of Böhm's office in Zabrze (Ger. Hindenburg). From 1933, he worked as a curator in the art association in Augsburg and also became a member of the NSDAP. In 1934, he became the head of the construction department at Heinkel-Werke. From 1937 to 1945, he served as the chief architect of Hermann-Göring-Werke in Linz. In 1944, Adolf Hitler appointed him professor, and he was invited to the design team of Albert Speer, where he participated in dozens of projects relocating the armaments industry to underground factories. In 1946, he was denazified based on incomplete information and opened his own architectural office in Mainz. In 1949, he was nominated by the Hesse Minister of Education as the director of the construction school at TH Darmstadt. Despite significant protests, he was appointed to the position and began the reconstruction of the TH Darmstadt campus. In 1950, he left this position and opened an office in Wiesbaden, where he successfully participated in competitions for public buildings: the Federal Criminal Police Office in Wiesbaden (1951-54), the administrative building of HOAG in Gelsenkirchen (1954), the post office in Düsseldorf-Oberbilk (1953), the state engineering school in Berlin (1957-64), and the Federal Post Academy in Dieburg (1964-74).
Herbert Rimpl was one of the most important industrial architects during the National Socialist period in Germany. He was born in the Silesian town of Małomice, and the family later moved near Łódź. Until 1922, he attended a real gymnasium in Kadaň and then enrolled with Prof. Theodor Fischer and German Bestelmeyer at the Technical University of Munich. In the middle of his studies and experience from Theodor Fischer's office, he began working at the newly established company Rhein-Main-Donau. From 1927 to 1929, he worked as a construction intern at the directorate in Augsburg. He designed a motor vehicle hall for the postal office in Kempten. Subsequently, he moved to Cologne, where he joined the office of Dominikus Böhm. Later, he became the head of the newly opened branch of Böhm's office in Zabrze (Ger. Hindenburg). From 1933, he worked as a curator in the art association in Augsburg and also became a member of the NSDAP. In 1934, he became the head of the construction department at Heinkel-Werke. From 1937 to 1945, he served as the chief architect of Hermann-Göring-Werke in Linz. In 1944, Adolf Hitler appointed him professor, and he was invited to the design team of Albert Speer, where he participated in dozens of projects relocating the armaments industry to underground factories. In 1946, he was denazified based on incomplete information and opened his own architectural office in Mainz. In 1949, he was nominated by the Hesse Minister of Education as the director of the construction school at TH Darmstadt. Despite significant protests, he was appointed to the position and began the reconstruction of the TH Darmstadt campus. In 1950, he left this position and opened an office in Wiesbaden, where he successfully participated in competitions for public buildings: the Federal Criminal Police Office in Wiesbaden (1951-54), the administrative building of HOAG in Gelsenkirchen (1954), the post office in Düsseldorf-Oberbilk (1953), the state engineering school in Berlin (1957-64), and the Federal Post Academy in Dieburg (1964-74).
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