Helmut Swiczinsky
Helmut Swiczinsky (born January 13, 1944 in Posen ) is an Austrian architect .
Life
Helmut Swiczinsky studied at the Technical University of Vienna and the Architectural Association in London architecture . In 1973 he was visiting professor at the Architectural Association in London. Helmut Swiczinsky is a permanent member of the European Academy of Sciences and Arts based in Salzburg .
As an architect, he founded the Viennese group of architects Coop Himmelb (l) au with Wolf D. Prix and Michael Holzer in 1968 , from which he left as managing director in 2000 and partner in 2007.
Helmut Swiczinsky grew up in Mautern on the Danube and Vienna , where he still lives today. He has been married to Hilda Swiczinsky since 1968, with whom he has the three children Nana Swiczinsky (* 1969), Adam Wehsely-Swiczinsky (* 1971) and Benjamin Swiczinsky (* 1982).
Buildings and projects with the participation of Helmut Swiczinsky (selection)
- Villa Rosa, Vienna, 1968
- Cloud, Vienna 1968
- Reiss Bar , Vienna, 1977
- Flame wing , Graz University of Technology , action on December 9, 1980, 8:35 p.m.
- Roter Engel , Vienna, 1981
- Roof extension at Falkestrasse , Vienna, Austria, 1988
- FunderMax , Sankt Veit an der Glan , Austria, 1988/1989
- Groninger Museum : Fine Arts Pavilion, Groningen , Netherlands, 1994
- Ufa Crystal Palace on Prager Strasse in Dresden , 1998
- SEG Apartment Tower , Vienna, Austria, 1998
- SEG Apartment Block Remise , Vienna, Austria, 2000
- Gasometer B, Vienna , 2001
- Expo.02 : Forum Arteplage , Biel / Bienne , Switzerland, 2002
- Competition entry (2nd prize) for the Great Egyptian Museum , Cairo , Egypt
- Academy of Fine Arts, Munich , 2005
- Office and residential complex Schlachthausgasse, Vienna, 2005
- Akron Art Museum , Akron ( Ohio ), USA, 2007
- Centro Cultural JVC and Restaurant Mosku , Guadalajara , Mexico
- BMW Welt , Munich , Germany, 2007
- Central Los Angeles Area High School # 9, Los Angeles (California), USA, 2008
- New building of the European Central Bank , Frankfurt am Main, Germany.
- Musee des Confluences , Lyon , France.
Awards
- 1988: Prize of the City of Vienna for Architecture
- 1989: Honorary membership of the Association of German Architects BDA
- 1999: Grand Austrian State Prize
- 2002: Gold Medal of Honor for Services to the State of Vienna
literature
- Gert Winkler : Coop Himmelblau (you live in Vienna). An exhibition and a book . Peter Welermair, Galerie im Taxispalais, Innsbruck 1975 Catalog list Austrian National Library
- Graz University of Technology ; Gallery H: COOP HIMMELB (L) AU. Architecture has to burn. Graz 1980
- COOP HIMMELB (L) AU. Architecture is now. Hatje Cantz, Stuttgart; Rizzoli, New York; Thames & Hudson, London 1993
- Gallery Aedes: COOP HIMMELB (L) AU. Skyline. Project for the Hamburg Bauforum 1985. Berlin 1984
- Gallery Aedes: Open Architecture. Berlin 1984
- Architectural gallery : COOP HIMMELB (L) AU. Open architecture. Housing complex Vienna 2. Munich 1986
- Philip Johnson, Mark Wigley: Deconstructivist Architecture. The Museum of Modern Art, New York 1988
- Architectural Association London: COOP HIMMELB (L) AU. Blue box. Folio XXIII, London 1988
- COOP HIMMELB (L) AU. 6 Projects for 4 Cities. Catalog Recent Work. Jürgen Häusser Verlag, Darmstadt 1990
- Aedes Gallery and Architecture Forum: Hans Hollein - COOP HIMMELB (L) AU. Mission statement Expo '95 Vienna. Berlin 1990
- Oliver Gruenberg, Robert Hahn, Doris Knecht: COOP HIMMELBLAU. The fascination of the city. 2nd edition, Jürgen Häusser Verlag, Darmstadt 1992
- Center Georges Pompidou : COOP HIMMELB (L) AU. Construire le ciel. Paris 1992
- Museum of Contemporary Art : Paradise Cage. Los Angeles 1996.
- Gudrun Hausegger, Martina Kandeler-Fritsch: Wolf D. Prix Helmut Swiczinsky. COOP HIMMELB (L) AU Austria. Biennale di Venezia 1996, Sixth International Exhibition of Architecture. Ritter Verlag, Klagenfurt 1996
- Kristin Feireiss; Jürgen Commerell: COOP HIMMELB (L) AU. The Vienna Trilogy + One Cinema. Three Residential Buildings in Vienna and a Cinema in Dresden. Berlin 1999
Web links
- Helmut Swiczinsky. In: arch INFORM .
- Entry about Helmut Swiczinsky on art-directory.de
- Building by Helmut Swiczinsky
Individual evidence
- ↑ Helmut Swiczinsky building on nextroom.at
- ↑ Roof extension Falkestrasse on nextroom.at
- ↑ Werner Faymann : Coop Himmelb (l) au continues to develop residential construction in Vienna. Awarded the Gold Medal for Services to the State of Vienna. APA-OTS, December 13, 2002
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Swiczinsky, Helmut |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Austrian architect |
| DATE OF BIRTH | January 13, 1944 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Poses |