Oscar Nitzchke
- Introduction
- Oscar Nitzchke (August 29, 1900 – February 11, 1991) was an architect, best known for designing the United Nations headquarters in New York and the Los Angeles Opera House. Nitzchke was born in Altona, Germany, and grew up in Switzerland. In 1920 he moved to Paris to enter the École nationale supérieure des Beaux-Arts, but left the school in 1922 to work with Le Corbusier. He came to New York in 1938 to work with the architectural firm Harrison & Abramovitz, and later moved on to Jim Nash Associates, where he was made head of design. He retired in the early 1970s. In his retirement Nitzchke moved back to Paris, and died in the suburb Ivry-sur-Seine.
- Wikidata
- Q7106160
- Introduction
- Born 29 August 1900; died 11 February 1991. Nitzchke's family moved to Geneva, Switzerland in 1908. Nitzchke entered the Ecole des Beaux-Arts in Geneva in 1917 and the Atelier Laloux-Lemaresquier in Paris in 1920. In 1921 and 1922 he studied at the Ecole Nationale Supérieure des Beaux Arts in Paris. In 1922, he began to work in the office of Le Corbusier. In 1923, he left the Atelier Laloux-Lemaresquier and joined the Atelier du Palais de Bois under Auguste Perret. In December 1938, Nitzchke came to the United States to become Associate Professor at the School of Architecture, Yale University and to work with Wallace K. Harrison and Fouilhoux in New York as head of design research. While working with Harrison & Abromovitz, Nitzchke took part in the Alcoa Building in Pittsburgh and the Los Angeles Opera House projects. He became an American citizen in 1952 and changed the spelling of his name from Nitzschke to Nitzchke. American architect lived in Paris.
- Nationalities
- German, American
- Gender
- Male
- Roles
- Artist, Architect
- Names
- Oscar Nitzchke, Oscar Ernest Nitzschke, Oscar Nitzchké
- Ulan
- 500034334
Exhibitions
-
Oscar Nitzchke, Hugo Herdeg Maison de la Publicité Project, Paris, France (Exterior perspective) 1936
-
Oscar Nitzchke Maison de la Publicité Project, Paris, France (Elevation) 1934-36
-
Oscar Nitzchke Maison de la Publicité Project, Paris, France (Perspective of entry and exhibition space) 1936
-
Oscar Nitzchke Maison de la Publicité Project, Paris, France (Section) 1936
-
Oscar Nitzchke Maison de la Publicité Project, Paris, France (Plan of basement newsreel theater) 1936
-
Oscar Nitzchke Maison de la Publicité Project, Paris, France (Plan of entrance level with bar and exhibition space) 1936
-
Oscar Nitzchke Maison de la Publicité Project, Paris, France (Plan of mezzanine-level theater) 1936
-
Oscar Nitzchke Maison de la Publicité Project, Paris, France (Cut-away axonometric) 1936
-
Oscar Nitzchke Maison de la Publicité Project, Paris, France (Plan of floors three through eight) 1936
-
Oscar Nitzchke Maison de la Publicité Project, Paris, France (Plan of floor nine with display workshop) 1936
-
Oscar Nitzchke Maison de la Publicité Project, Paris, France (Plan of penthouse) 1936
-
Oscar Nitzchke Maison de la Publicité Project, Paris, France (Exterior and interior perspective of upper floors and workshop) 1936
-
Paul Nelson, Frantz Jourdain, Oscar Nitzchke Palais de la Découverte, project, Paris, France 1938
-
Paul Nelson, Oscar Nitzchke, Frantz Jourdain Palais de la Découverte Project, Paris, France (Aerial perspective) 1938
-
Paul Nelson, Frantz Jourdain, Oscar Nitzchke Palais de la Découverte Project, Paris, France (Longitudinal section) 1938
-
Paul Nelson, Frantz Jourdain, Oscar Nitzchke Palais de la Découverte Project, Paris, France (Elevation) 1938
-
Paul Nelson, Frantz Jourdain, Oscar Nitzchke Palais de la Découverte Project, Paris, France (Elevation) 1938
-
Paul Nelson, Oscar Nitzchke, Frantz Jourdain Palais de la Découverte Project, Paris, France (Plan at Ground Level) 1938
-
Paul Nelson, Frantz Jourdain, Oscar Nitzchke Palais de la Découverte Project, Paris, France (Plan of upper level and exhibits) 1938
If you would like to reproduce an image of a work of art in MoMA’s collection, or an image of a MoMA publication or archival material (including installation views, checklists, and press releases), please contact Art Resource (publication in North America) or Scala Archives (publication in all other geographic locations).
All requests to license audio or video footage produced by MoMA should be addressed to Scala Archives at [email protected]. Motion picture film stills or motion picture footage from films in MoMA’s Film Collection cannot be licensed by MoMA/Scala. For licensing motion picture film footage it is advised to apply directly to the copyright holders. For access to motion picture film stills please contact the Film Study Center. More information is also available about the film collection and the Circulating Film and Video Library.
If you would like to reproduce text from a MoMA publication or moma.org, please email [email protected]. If you would like to publish text from MoMA’s archival materials, please fill out this permission form and send to [email protected].
This record is a work in progress. If you have additional information or spotted an error, please send feedback to [email protected].