Tag Archives: Austria

Interview with Hans Hollein (memo)

He is an important architect, designer, and exhibition curator, was born in Vienna in 1934. Until 1956, Hans Hollein attended the Akademie der bildenden Künste in Vienna before going on to study architecture and Urban Planning at the Illinois Institute of Technology in Chicago and the University of California Berkeley until 1960. In 1964 he […]

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Rest in Peace Hans Hollein

Hans Hollein (30 March 1934 – 24 April 2014) was an Austrian architect and designer and key figure of postmodern architecture.[2] Some of his most notable works are the Haas House and the Albertina extension in the inner city of Vienna. by Rest in Peace Hollein was born in Vienna, and graduated in 1956 from the […]

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Building with wood seminar (01)

Dr. Wolfgang Winter speech in Athens. (After the introductory, main speech will be in English – After 10.45 min) by GreekArchitects.gr

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The Purpose of Architecture’ with Dietmar Eberle, Baumschlager Eberle

World Architecture Festival session ‘The Purpose of Architecture’ with Dietmar Eberle, Principle, Baumschlager Eberle. by World Architecture Festival Baumschlager-Eberle is a partnership of architects in Austria.  Since its founding in 1985 the firm of Carlo Baumschlager and Dietmar Eberle, Architects, has carried out more than 300 building projects. Recent major projects include the Vienna International Airport […]

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Architect Richard Neutra’s Projects in Switzerland

Richard Neutra is considered one of modernism’s most important architects. The Austrian architect was active primarily in Southern California. The exhibition Richard Neutra: Buildings and Projects 1960-1970 in Switzerland at the Swiss Architecture Museum focuses on the his projects in Switzerland. Between 1960 and 1970, Richard Neutra realized two housing developments and eight villas in […]

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Delugan Meissl Associate Architects

The architecture of Delugan Meissl Associated Architects is much like language, in which meaning is constituted by the relationships among individual words. In contrast to other architectural philosophies, Delugan Meissl Associated Architects do not reduce this principle of hermetic language to a game in and of itself, but rather, they root it in their work […]

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Think Global, Build Social – Architekturzentrum Wien

On the occasion of the exhibition “Think Global, Build Social” at the Architekturzentrum Vienna open from March 15 to June 30, CastYourArt produced an exhibition-trailer. post by KA21 / CastYourArt

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Altach Islamic Cemetery. 2013 Aga Khan Award

The Cemetery serves Vorarlberg, the industrialised westernmost state of Austria, where over eight percent of the population is Muslim. It finds inspiration in the primordial garden, and is delineated by roseate concrete walls in an alpine setting, and consists of five staggered, rectangular grave-site enclosures, and a structure housing assembly and prayer rooms. The principal […]

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Architekturzentrum Wien – Hands On Urbanism

Whether in Brazilian Favelas, Turkish Gecekondu, or in Vienna’s Schmelz: For their strategies of self-empowerment, citizens do not need any ideological superstructure. The exhibition “Hands-On Urbanism” at Architekturzentrum Wien from 15 of March till 25 of June 2012 reflects historical and contemporary strategies of city development initiated from citizens. post by CastYourArt Cities’ official image is […]

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Deluxe: Futuristic House in Austrian Vineyard

On the shore of Neusiedler Lake there’s an unusual building for the rural landscape. And Andreas Doser and Andrea Dämon’s home is as uncompromising inside as it is outside. by DW (English)

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Jean Nouvel’s hotel transforms Vienna skyline

French architect Jean Nouvel is known the world over for his sleek, ultra-modern buildings. His latest project is a hotel in Vienna for the French group Sofitel, one of the city’s few high-rises by AFP news agency

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