Hans Hollein (30 March 1934 – 24 April 2014) was an Austrian

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"Architekt Hans Hollein gestorben"
, in ''Frankfurter Rundshau'', 24 April 2014 and key figure of

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. Some of his most notable works are the Haas House and the Albertina extension in the inner city of

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Biography

Hollein was born in

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, and graduated in 1956 from the Academy of Fine Arts Vienna,Czaja, Wojciech
"Architekt Hans Hollein gestorben"
in ''Der Standard'', 24 April 2014 where he studied in the master class of Clemens Holzmeister.Jaeger, Falk
"Zum Tod von Hans Hollein: Spiel und Form"
in ''Der Tagesspiegel'', 24 April 2014 During 1959 he attended the

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and then in 1960, the

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, where he completed his Master of Architecture degree. During these years he met

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and

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.The Hyatt Foundation
"Hans Hollein Biography"
retrieved 24 April 2014 In 1963 he exhibited, ''Architecture'', along with Walter Pichler at Galerie nächst St. Stephan in St Stephen Vienna, highlighting their ideas for utopian architecture. Afterwards, he worked for various architectural firms in

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and the

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before returning to Vienna, founding his own office in 1964. Hollein's early works were small scale designs, such as the Retti candle shop in Vienna, which notably featured a facade constructed of anodized aluminum. In 1972, Hollein designed a series of glasses for the American Optical Corps. Hollein was a guest professor at Washington University in St. Louis on two separate occasions, the first being 1963–64 and the second in 1966. During this period he was also a visiting professor at the

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. He was a professor at the

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between 1967 and 1976, after which he became a professor at the University of Applied Arts Vienna.Hans Hollein
"About"
retrieved 24 April 2014 Hollein worked mainly as an architect but also established himself as a designer through his work for the Memphis Group and the Alessi Company. Additionally, he staged various exhibitions, including for the

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. In 1980 he designed the stage for a production of

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's drama ''Komödie der Verführung'' (''Comedy of Seduction'') at Vienna's

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. In 1985 Hollein was awarded the

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. Hollein achieved international fame with his winning competition designs for the Abteiberg Museum in Mönchengladbach (1972–82) and an underground Guggenheim Museum branch in Salzburg (1989). The later hasn't been built, but his ideas for an underground museum still materialised in the

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European Centre of Vulcanology in Auvergne in France (1997–2002). Starting from the late 1990s, Hollein designed large-scale projects, including bank headquarters in Lichtenstein, Spain and Peru. Starting from 2010 he worked with Ulf Kotz and Christoph Monschein at the Hans Hollein & Partner ZT GmbH. Hollein died on 24 April 2014 in Vienna, after a long illness, at the age of 80. His son Max Hollein is the Director of the

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. Previously he was Director and CEO of the

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, the umbrella organization of the de Young Museum and Legion of Honor Museum. He is the former Director of the Städel Museum, the Liebieghaus and the

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, Germany.

Main works

*1964–65 : Retti candle shop,

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, Austria *1967–69 : Feigen Gallery, New York *1972–74 : Schullin Jewellery shop, Vienna *1972–82 : Abteiberg Museum Mönchengladbach *1977–78 : Glass and Ceramics house,

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, Iran *1979–90 : Ganztagsschule, Vienna *1983–85 : Rauchstrasse apartments in

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, part of the International Building Exhibition *1985–90 :

Haas-Haus The Haas House is a building in Vienna at the Stock-im-Eisen-Platz. Designed by the Austrian architect Hans Hollein, it is a building in the postmodernist style and was completed in 1990. The use of the Haas-Haus is divided between retail an ...

in Vienna *1987–91 :

Museum für Moderne Kunst The Museum für Moderne Kunst (''Museum of Modern Art''), or short MMK, in Frankfurt, was founded in 1981 and opened to the public 6 June 1991. The museum was designed by the Viennese architect Hans Hollein. Because of its triangular shape, it ...

in Frankfurt am Main *1989 : Guggenheim ('Museum im Mönchsberg'), Salzburg, Austria (unbuilt) *1992–2002 : Niederösterreichisches Landesmuseum, St. Pölten, Austria *1994–2000 : Generali Media Tower Donaukanal, Vienna *1996–2001 : Austrian Embassy in

*1996–2000 : Interbank Headquarters,

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, Peru *1997–2002 : Centrum Bank in

Vaduz Vaduz ( or , High Alemannic pronunciation: [])Hans Stricker, Toni Banzer, Herbert Hilbe: ''Liechtensteiner Namenbuch. Die Orts- und Flurnamen des Fürstentums Liechtenstein.'' Band 2: ''Die Namen der Gemeinden Triesenberg, Vaduz, Schaan.'' Hrsg. ...

, Liechtenstein, in collaboration with Bargetze+Partner *1997–2002 :

– European Centre of Vulcanology in Auvergne, France *2001–03 : Albertina Museum extension, Vienna *2004–08 : Hilton hotel, Vienna *2004–07 : Sea Mio, Apartment-Towers,

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, Taiwan *2006–11 : Pezet 515,

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in Vienna, 1985–90 Museum fuer Moderne Kunst Portalseite.jpg,

, Frankfurt am Main, 1983–91 Be Austrian Embassy 01.JPG, Austrian Embassy in

, 1996-2001 Albertina 1.JPG, Soravia-Wing of the Albertina, Vienna, 2001–03 Käfer ZKM GBA.jpg, Car Building, Center for Art and Media, Karlsruhe, Germany, 2011

Prizes

*R. S. Reynolds Memorial Award endowed by the

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(1966 and 1984) *Prize for Architecture of the City of Vienna, (1974) * Grand Austrian State Prize for Architecture (1983) *

Pritzker Architecture Prize The Pritzker Architecture Prize is an international architecture award presented annually "to honor a living architect or architects whose built work demonstrates a combination of those qualities of talent, vision and commitment, which has produ ...

(1985) *

Austrian Decoration for Science and Art The Austrian Decoration for Science and Art (german: Österreichisches Ehrenzeichen für Wissenschaft und Kunst) is a state decoration of the Republic of Austria and forms part of the Austrian national honours system. History The "Austrian ...

(1990) *Gold Decoration for Services to Vienna (1994)Austrian Ministry for Education and Women
"Ein Fest für Hans Hollein"
31 March 2009 *Grand Merit Cross of the

Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany The Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany (german: Verdienstorden der Bundesrepublik Deutschland, or , BVO) is the only federal decoration of Germany. It is awarded for special achievements in political, economic, cultural, intellect ...

(1997) *Officer of the

Legion of Honour The National Order of the Legion of Honour (french: Ordre national de la Légion d'honneur), formerly the Royal Order of the Legion of Honour ('), is the highest French order of merit, both military and civil. Established in 1802 by Napoleo ...

(France, 2003) *Honorary Medal of the Austrian capital Vienna in Gold (2004)Universalmuseum Joanneum
"Hans Hollein: Biografie"
retrieved 26 April 2014 *

Grand Decoration of Honour in Gold for Services to the Republic of Austria The Decoration of Honour for Services to the Republic of Austria (german: Ehrenzeichen für Verdienste um die Republik Österreich) is a state decoration of the Republic of Austria. It is divided into 15 classes and is the highest award in the A ...

(2009) *Golden Rathausmann (2009)

References

External links

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Pritzker Prize gallery
{{DEFAULTSORT:Hollein, Hans 1934 births 2014 deaths Architects from Vienna Illinois Institute of Technology alumni Members of the European Academy of Sciences and Arts Postmodern architects Academy of Fine Arts Vienna alumni Kunstakademie Düsseldorf faculty Pritzker Architecture Prize winners Commanders Crosses of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany Honorary Fellows of the American Institute of Architects Recipients of the Austrian Decoration for Science and Art Recipients of the Grand Austrian State Prize Officiers of the Légion d'honneur Recipients of the Grand Decoration for Services to the Republic of Austria UC Berkeley College of Environmental Design alumni