Carl Pruscha
Carl Pruscha (born June 10, 1936 in Innsbruck ) is an Austrian architect and was rector of the Academy of Fine Arts Vienna from 1988 to 2001.
Life
Carl Pruscha studied architecture at the Vienna Academy of Fine Arts between 1955 and 1960 under Lois Welzenbacher and Roland Rainer and then until 1964 at Harvard University . He then spent ten years as a UN and UNESCO advisor to the Nepalese government on spatial planning in Nepal . After a teaching stay in the USA, he was appointed professor for planning principles and building research at the Academy of Fine Arts in 1978 .
From 1988 to 2001 Carl Pruscha was rector of the academy. Under his aegis, teaching was restructured and the academy's offerings expanded. Various spatial expansion projects for the academy were implemented, such as the establishment of the academy courtyard in Makartgasse and the renovation of the Semper depot .
In 2001 he switched to the Chair of Design and Habitat, Environment & Conservation. In 2004 he retired .
Awards
- 1986 with H. Tesar and O. Häuselmayer: Austrian builder award 1986 for the housing estate Biberhaufenweg 15
- 1997 with S. Müller: Austrian client award 1997 for the renovation of the Semper depot
- 1998 Austrian Decoration for Science and Art
- 2005 Austrian builder award 2005 for the MQ- West
- 2006 Honorary Senator of the Vienna Academy of Fine Arts
- 2008 Gold Medal for Services to the State of Vienna
Works
- 1970: CEDA - Tribhuvan University, Kathmandu, Nepal
- 1985: Biberhaufenweg 15 settlement in Vienna, District XXII (with Heinz Tesar and Otto Häuselmayer )
- 1986–1988: Kunsthaus Horn in Horn , Altes Piaristenkolleg, conversion, restoration
- 1991: Residential complex Traviatagasse 21–29, Vienna 23
- 1995: with S. Müller: renovation of the Semper depot in Vienna
- 2005: Bible Center in Vienna
literature
- Lars Müller, Arno Ritter, Eva Schlegel: Carl Pruscha - an unusual architect. Lars Müller Pubisching, Zurich [2020], ISBN 978-3-03778-598-0 .
Web links
- Carl Pruscha. In: arch INFORM .
- Entry on Carl Pruscha in the Austria Forum (in the AEIOU Austria Lexicon )
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Pruscha, Carl |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Austrian architect |
| DATE OF BIRTH | June 10, 1936 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | innsbruck |