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Hans Hollein, (born March 30, 1934 in Vienna
Vienna

Vienna is the Capital of Republic of Austria and also one of the nine states of Austria. Vienna is Austria's primary city, with a population of about 1.7 million...
) is an Austria
Austria

Austria , officially the Republic of Austria , is a landlocked country in Central Europe. It borders both Germany and the Czech Republic to the north, Slovakia and Hungary to the east, Slovenia and Italy to the south, and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the west....
n architect
Architect

An architect is trained and licenced in planning and designing buildings, and participates in supervising the construction of a building. Etymologically, architect derives from the Latin architectus, itself derived from the Greek arkhitekton , i.e....
 and designer
Designer

A designer is a person who designs something. Perhaps the broadest definition is that provided by psychologist Herbert Simon: 'Everyone designs who devises courses of action aimed at changing existing situations into preferred ones.' ...
.

Hollein achieved a diploma
Diploma

A diploma is a certificate or deed issued by an educational institution, such as a university, that testifies that the recipient has successfully completed a particular course of study, or confers an academic degree....
 at the Academy of Fine Arts
Academy of Fine Arts Vienna

The Academy of Fine Arts Vienna is an institution of higher education in Vienna, Austria....
 in Vienna
Vienna

Vienna is the Capital of Republic of Austria and also one of the nine states of Austria. Vienna is Austria's primary city, with a population of about 1.7 million...
 in 1956, then attended the Illinois Institute of Technology
Illinois Institute of Technology

Illinois Institute of Technology is a private Ph.D.-granting university located in Chicago, Illinois, area with programs in engineering, science, psychology, architecture, business, communication studies, industrial technology, information technology, design, and law....
 in 1959 and the University of California
University of California

The University of California is a public university system in the U.S. state of California. Under the California Master Plan for Higher Education, the University of California is a part of the state's three-tier public higher education system, which also includes the California State University system and the California Community Colleges s...
, Berkeley in 1960. He has worked for various agencies in Sweden
Sweden

Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic countries on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden has land borders with Norway to the west and Finland to the northeast, and it is connected to Denmark by the ?resund Bridge in the south....
 and in America
United States

The United States of America is a Federal government constitutional republic comprising U.S. state and a federal district. The country is situated mostly in central North America, where its Contiguous United States and Washington, D.C., the Capital districts and territories, lie between the Pacific Ocean and Atlantic Oceans, Borders of the U...
 before returning to Vienna, founding his own agency in 1964.

In 1985 Hollein was awarded the Pritzker Prize
Pritzker Prize

The Pritzker Architecture Prize is awarded annually by the Hyatt Foundation to honor "a living architect whose built work demonstrates a combination of those qualities of talent, vision and commitment, which has produced consistent and significant contributions to humanity and the built environment through the art of architecture."...
.

In 1963/64 and 1966 Hollein was a guest professor in the Washington University in St. Louis
Washington University in St. Louis

Washington University in St. Louis is a nonsectarian, private University located in Greater St. Louis. Founded in 1853 and named for George Washington, the university has students and faculty from all fifty U.S....
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Hans Hollein, (born March 30, 1934 in Vienna
Vienna

Vienna is the Capital of Republic of Austria and also one of the nine states of Austria. Vienna is Austria's primary city, with a population of about 1.7 million...
) is an Austria
Austria

Austria , officially the Republic of Austria , is a landlocked country in Central Europe. It borders both Germany and the Czech Republic to the north, Slovakia and Hungary to the east, Slovenia and Italy to the south, and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the west....
n architect
Architect

An architect is trained and licenced in planning and designing buildings, and participates in supervising the construction of a building. Etymologically, architect derives from the Latin architectus, itself derived from the Greek arkhitekton , i.e....
 and designer
Designer

A designer is a person who designs something. Perhaps the broadest definition is that provided by psychologist Herbert Simon: 'Everyone designs who devises courses of action aimed at changing existing situations into preferred ones.' ...
.

Hollein achieved a diploma
Diploma

A diploma is a certificate or deed issued by an educational institution, such as a university, that testifies that the recipient has successfully completed a particular course of study, or confers an academic degree....
 at the Academy of Fine Arts
Academy of Fine Arts Vienna

The Academy of Fine Arts Vienna is an institution of higher education in Vienna, Austria....
 in Vienna
Vienna

Vienna is the Capital of Republic of Austria and also one of the nine states of Austria. Vienna is Austria's primary city, with a population of about 1.7 million...
 in 1956, then attended the Illinois Institute of Technology
Illinois Institute of Technology

Illinois Institute of Technology is a private Ph.D.-granting university located in Chicago, Illinois, area with programs in engineering, science, psychology, architecture, business, communication studies, industrial technology, information technology, design, and law....
 in 1959 and the University of California
University of California

The University of California is a public university system in the U.S. state of California. Under the California Master Plan for Higher Education, the University of California is a part of the state's three-tier public higher education system, which also includes the California State University system and the California Community Colleges s...
, Berkeley in 1960. He has worked for various agencies in Sweden
Sweden

Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic countries on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden has land borders with Norway to the west and Finland to the northeast, and it is connected to Denmark by the ?resund Bridge in the south....
 and in America
United States

The United States of America is a Federal government constitutional republic comprising U.S. state and a federal district. The country is situated mostly in central North America, where its Contiguous United States and Washington, D.C., the Capital districts and territories, lie between the Pacific Ocean and Atlantic Oceans, Borders of the U...
 before returning to Vienna, founding his own agency in 1964.

In 1985 Hollein was awarded the Pritzker Prize
Pritzker Prize

The Pritzker Architecture Prize is awarded annually by the Hyatt Foundation to honor "a living architect whose built work demonstrates a combination of those qualities of talent, vision and commitment, which has produced consistent and significant contributions to humanity and the built environment through the art of architecture."...
.

In 1963/64 and 1966 Hollein was a guest professor in the Washington University in St. Louis
Washington University in St. Louis

Washington University in St. Louis is a nonsectarian, private University located in Greater St. Louis. Founded in 1853 and named for George Washington, the university has students and faculty from all fifty U.S....
. In 1967-76 he was professor in the Academy of Fine Arts in Düsseldorf
Düsseldorf

D?sseldorf is the capital city of the Germany state of North Rhine-Westphalia. It is an economic centre of Germany. The city is situated on the River Rhine and has a high population density - the Rhine-Ruhr metropolitan area has over 10 million inhabitants alone....
. Since 1976 he was professor of the "Universität für angewandte Kunst" in Vienna.

Hollein works mainly as an architect, but has also established himself as a designer for the Memphis Group
Memphis Group

The Memphis Group was an influential Italy design and architecture movement of the 1980s....
 and Alessi.

He also staged exhibitions, e. g. for the Biennale
Venice Biennale

The Venice Biennale is a major contemporary art exhibition that takes place once every two years in Venice, Italy. The Venice Film Festival is part of it, as is the Venice Biennale of Architecture, which is held in even years....
 in Venice
Venice

Venice is a city in northern Italy, the capital city of the Italian regions Veneto, a population of 271,251 . Together with Padua, Italy, the city is included in the Padua-Venice Metropolitan Area ....
. In 1980 he designed the stage for a production Arthur Schnitzler
Arthur Schnitzler

File:Arthur_Schnitzler_1912.jpgDr. Arthur Schnitzler was an Austrians Austrian literature and dramatist....
's drama Der einsame Weg at Vienna's Burgtheater
Burgtheater

The Burgtheater , originally known as K.K. Theater an der Burg, then until 1920 as the K.K. Hofburgtheater, is the Austrian National Theatre in Vienna and one of the most important German language theatre s in the world....
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Main works/galleries

  • 1964-1965 : Retti candle shop, Vienna
    Vienna

    Vienna is the Capital of Republic of Austria and also one of the nine states of Austria. Vienna is Austria's primary city, with a population of about 1.7 million...
     
  • 1972 : Schullin Jewellery shop, Vienna
  • 1972-1982 : Abteiberg Museum
    Abteiberg Museum

    The Museum Abteiberg is a municipal museum for contemporary art in the German city M?nchengladbach.The museum became famous for its avant-garde exhibitions curated by director Johannes Cladders and its museum architecture, designed by Austrian architect Hans Hollein, as a highpoint of postmodern design....
     Mönchengladbach
    Mönchengladbach

    M?nchengladbach is a city in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is located west of the Rhine half way between D?sseldorf and the Netherlands border....
  • 1983 : Rauchstrasse in Berlin
    Berlin

    Berlin is the Capital of Germany city and one of sixteen States of Germany of Germany. With a population of 3.4 million within its city limits, Berlin is the country's largest city....
  • 1987-1991 : Museum für Moderne Kunst
    Museum für Moderne Kunst

    File:Mmk-ffm002.jpgFile:Mmk-ffm001.jpgThe Museum f?r Moderne Kunst in Frankfurt am Main was founded in 1981. The construction of the museum, because of its triangular shape called "piece of cake", was produced by the Viennese architect Hans Hollein....
     in Frankfurt am Main
    Frankfurt

    is the largest city in the German States of Germany of Hesse and the List of cities in Germany with more than 100,000 inhabitants in Germany, with a 2008 population of 670,000....
  • 1990 : Haas-Haus
    Haas-Haus

    The Haas-Haus is a building in Vienna at the Stock-im-Eisen-Platz opposite the Stephansdom.It's a building in postmodernism style finished in 1990, designed by the Austrian architect Hans Hollein....
     in Vienna
  • 1992-2002 : Niederösterreichisches Landesmuseum, St. Pölten (Austria
    Austria

    Austria , officially the Republic of Austria , is a landlocked country in Central Europe. It borders both Germany and the Czech Republic to the north, Slovakia and Hungary to the east, Slovenia and Italy to the south, and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the west....
    )
  • 1996-2001 : Austrian Embassy in Berlin
    Berlin

    Berlin is the Capital of Germany city and one of sixteen States of Germany of Germany. With a population of 3.4 million within its city limits, Berlin is the country's largest city....
     
  • 1997-2002 : Centrum Bank in Valduz (Austria) in collaboration with Bargetze+Partner
  • 1997-2002 : Vulcania
    Vulcania

    Vulcania, the "European Park of Volcanism", is a park with a Volcano theme situated in Saint-Ours-les-Roches, Auvergne , France.Val?ry Giscard d'Estaing, former President of France, pushed for the foundation of the park while he was president of the R?gion in France of Auvergne ....
     - European Centre of Vulcanology     in Auvergne
    Auvergne (région)

    Auvergne is one of the 26 administrative regions of France of France.The current administrative region of Auvergne is larger than the historical provinces of France of Auvergne , and includes provinces and areas that historically were not part of Auvergne....
     (France)


  • Albertina (Vienna)
    Albertina, Vienna

    The Albertina is a museum in the Innere Stadt of Vienna, Austria. It houses one of the largest and most important print rooms in the world with approximately 65,000 drawings and approximately 1 million old master prints, as well as more modern graphic works, photographs and architectural drawings....
  • Hilton
    Hilton Hotels

    Hilton Hotels is a international chain of full-service hotels and resorts founded by Conrad Hilton and now owned by the Hilton Hotels Corporation....
     hotel, Vienna
  • Interbank Headquarters in Lima
    Lima

    Lima is the Capital and largest city of Peru. It is located in the valleys of the Chill?n River, R?mac River and Lur?n River rivers, on a coast overlooking the Pacific Ocean....
  • Office blocks at the Donaukanal
    Donaukanal

    The Donaukanal is a former arm of the river Danube, now regulated as a water channel , within the city of Vienna, Austria . It is 17.3 km long....
    , Vienna
  • Guggenheim
    Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum

    The Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, which opened on October 21, 1959, is one of the best-known museums in New York City and one of the 20th century's most important architectural landmarks....
  • Ganztagsschule, Vienna
  • Glass and Ceramics house, Teheran, Iran
    Iran

    Iran , officially the Islamic Republic of Iran and formerly known internationally as Persian Empire until 1935, is a country in Central Eurasia, located on the northeastern shore of the Persian Gulf and the southern shore of the Caspian Sea....
  • Feigen Gallery, New York

Prizes


  • Reynolds Memorial Award 1966 and 1984
  • Großer Österreichischer Staatspreis 1983
  • Pritzker Prize
    Pritzker Prize

    The Pritzker Architecture Prize is awarded annually by the Hyatt Foundation to honor "a living architect whose built work demonstrates a combination of those qualities of talent, vision and commitment, which has produced consistent and significant contributions to humanity and the built environment through the art of architecture."...
     1985
  • Österreichisches Ehrenzeichen für Wissenschaft und Kunst 1990
  • Ehrenmedaille der Bundeshauptstadt Wien in Gold


External links

  • a short video about Holleins building in the historical city center of Vienna