Egon Jux

Egon Jux ( born July 17, 1927 in Königsberg, † 19 August 2008) was a German architect. He was known primarily for his bridges. In his planning office in Darmstadt, he worked with his son Ben Jux.

Life

Jux was a disciple of Le Corbusier. His bridges were important identity-building infrastructure projects. The popularly called Red Bridge Grand Duchess Charlotte Bridge spans the valley of the Alzette and connects the city center of Luxembourg with the European Quarter on the Kirchberg plateau. The conspicuous Köhlbrandbrücke in Hamburg harbor on the 325 meter wide arm of the Southern Elbe is a masterpiece of elegance and became a landmark of Hamburg.

Important buildings

  • Police headquarters at Berliner Tor (Hamburg ) ( 1958-1962 ), together with Hans Atmer, Jürgen Marlow, Hans Holthey, Harrogate Freese
  • Grand Duchess Charlotte Bridge ( Red Bridge ) in Luxembourg (1965 )
  • Köhlbrandbrücke in Hamburg ( 1974), after its completion, the fourth largest cable-stayed bridge in Europe, together with Hans Wittfoht
  • Southern entrance to the new Elbe Tunnel in Hamburg (1975 )
  • Congress Hall of Jehovah's Witnesses in Munich (1980 )
  • Flößerbrücke in Frankfurt am Main ( 1986)
  • Schwarzenbek, High Street (1992 )
  • Spektebrücke in Berlin- Spandau ( 1994)
  • Sachsendamm bridge in Berlin ( via the federal highway 100) (1995 )
  • Lionheart Tunnel (main road 10) (1995 )
  • Potsdam - East building, motorway junction (1997)
  • Potsdam - South building, motorway junction (1997)
  • Potsdam - West building, motorway junction (1997)
  • Hagen Bridge (1998 )
  • Bypass Hamburg -Fuhlsbüttel (2001)
  • Schlei Bridge in Kappeln (2002)
  • Weißeritz Bridge ( 2002)
  • Nedlitzer North Bridge (2003 )
  • S- Bahn stop Ludwigshafen -Mitte ( 2004)

Awards

  • European Steel Design Award 1975 for the " most beautiful bridge of the continent " ( Köhlbrandbrücke )
  • Renault Traffic Design Award 2001 for bypass, Fuhlsbüttel (ARGE Open Space Planning: nps and Partner, Hamburg - Jux und Partner, Darmstadt)
  • Renault Traffic Design Award 2004 for S- Bahn stop Ludwigshafen -Mitte (winner. Jux Group GmbH, Darmstadt The justification speaks of the " group of architects led by Ben Jux " )
August 19 Kirchberg, Luxembourg Spandau (locality)
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