Eduard Joos

After returning from Paris, Joos joined the architectural firm of Alfred Hodler in Bern, first as a site manager and later as a partner. Together with Hodler, he entered various competitions; in 1898 they won first prize for the University of Bern building. His earliest independent buildings were constructed in Bern and Schaffhausen. He opened his own practice in 1901.^[1]

Joos designed numerous significant buildings in Bern that have had a lasting impact on the character of the upper old town, including the north wing of the Federal Palace, the Swiss National Bank building, the Cantonal Mortgage Bank, the Kaiser and Au Bon Marché department stores, a commercial building at the Zytglogge, a gas works, and the development of the Wander factory. His work extended beyond Bern: he designed the secondary school (collège) in Colombier (NE), the Cantonal Bank and the machine hall of the electricity plant in Schaffhausen, and the railway station in Spiez. He also received several commissions for the Swiss National Exhibition of 1914, as well as projects for monuments and bridges.^[1]

Joos served as vice-president and president of the Bernese Society of Engineers and Architects (Berner Ingenieur- und Architektenvereins). From 1913, he was a member of the Bern city council (legislative body) as a Radical member.^[1]

 This article incorporates text from a free content work. Licensed under CC-BY SA. Text taken from Eduard Joos​, Agathon Aerni, Historical Dictionary of Switzerland. Translated by Monique Baud-Wartmann.

• Aerni, A., «Eduard Joos», in Schaffhauser Beiträge zur Geschichte, 68, 1991, pp. 94–104.
• Architekt des Bundesplatzes: Ed. Joos 1869–1917, 1992.
• Architektenlexikon, p. 299.