Diether S. Hoppe

Diether S. Hoppe (born December 20, 1938 in Vienna ) is an Austrian architect and university lecturer i. R.

Life

Hoppe was born in Vienna in 1938 as the son of government councilor Friedrich Hoppe and Elfriede Hoppe (née Pimmer). Together with his brothers Gert and Dirk, he spent his childhood in Tyrol, Upper Austria (Gmunden), Lower Austria (Süßenbrunn) and Vienna. On August 27, 1971, he married the architect Andrea Kupsky in Gaaden near Vienna. The marriage has two sons.

Career

He finished his school education in 1959 with the Matura at the HTLV Vienna I., Schellinggasse (higher department for building construction; engineer). In 1965 he graduated from the Vienna University of Technology with a degree in architecture . After completing his military service, he was appointed as an assistant at the Institute for "Building Construction and Design 1" at the Vienna University of Technology in 1966.

In May 1970 he passed the civil engineer examination and founded various architecture studios and planning groups (among others together with Sepp Frank, Heinz Neumann and Günther Feuerstein). In the same year he was appointed lecturer for “Spatial Support Systems and Structural Forms” at the Vienna University of Technology. In 1971 he founded his own architecture office for the planning and implementation of residential, industrial, social and cultural buildings as well as in the field of urban development planning and took part in national and international competitions. Another teaching assignment ("Industrial Construction for Architects") followed in 1977 and in his current position as a scientific official he took on various functions and areas of responsibility, including as deputy head of the institute, until his retirement on January 1, 2005.

In 1988 he wrote his dissertation at the Technical University of Vienna on the subject of “Free-span textile membrane structures; A contribution to historical, material-technical, constructive and current developments ”(tent construction). This teaching and researching occupation with membrane constructions also led to realizations such as the “ Schwechater tent ” in 1975, which at that time was the largest self-supporting membrane construction in Europe. His expertise also attracted international attention with his contribution to a free-spanning textile membrane construction " Roof for Ephesus " in 1989.

In addition to his continuing activity in the field of professional representation (including the “Federal Chamber for Architects”) since he was granted his authorization (1970), Diether S. Hoppe is also involved in cultural associations and institutions. So he was u. a. active on the board of the "Künstlerhaus" and also as president of the "Techniker Cercles".

Furthermore, he can complete various research assignments, including a. about exhibition construction, bridge constructions, light surface structures and school construction in Austria. In May 1986 he was sworn in as a “legally sworn expert” for the entire building construction.

Hoppe regards the renovation and adaptation of Otto Wagner's “Postsparkasse” in Vienna as the highlight of his career . This project was completed in December 2005. In December 2005 he returned to the Vienna University of Technology by being appointed honorary professor.

Hoppe has been a managing partner of "HOPPE architects ZT-GMBH" since 2005 and has been a registered mediator since 2007.

Memberships (selection)

• 1973: Board member of the Austrian Center for Architectural Research (OZA)
• 1983: UNIDO expert for "industrial construction"
• 1987: Founding member and board member of the Architects and Engineers Academy (AIA)
• 1979: Committee member of the Austrian Standardization institutes Technical standards committee "Building construction" and "Techn. Drawing in Construction ”until 1998
• Board member of the ANKÖ

Buildings (selection)

• 1975: Erection of the “Schwechater tent”; at that time the largest self-supporting membrane structure in Europe
• 1979: Construction of a retirement home; Kritzendorf / Lower Austria, Award "International Award Habitation Space 1981, Silver Hexagon"
• 1984: New establishment of WIFI Vienna (collaboration with Prof. Lintl)
• 1984: Extension of the Hernstein Institute / Lower Austria
• 1989: Housing complex Oberleitengasse 1, 1110 Vienna
• 1993: General renovation / expansion of UKH Meidling; Casualty hospital
• 1989: Construction of the upholstery grain silo; Pottendorf / Lower Austria, Award: Bauherrenpreis f. commercial u. industrial buildings
• 2003: Renovation / conversion of the Rennweg riding hall; Vienna, Award: IOC / IAKS Award (in gold)
• 2005: General renovation of Postsparkasse / formerly Post Office Savings Bank ( Otto Wagner ); Vienna

Awards / awards

• 1972: Gold Medal of Merit of the Republic of Austria
• 1990: Professional title "Professor", Federal Ministry for Science and Research
• 1997: Gold Medal of Honor for Services to the Republic of Austria
• 2003: IOC / IAKS Award ; Sports and leisure buildings in gold (worldwide architecture award; Rennweg riding hall, Vienna)
• 2005: Appointment as honorary professor for industrial construction at the Vienna University of Technology
• 2008: Appointment as honorary senator of the Vienna University of Technology
• 2009: Golden Laurel by the Künstlerhaus Vienna
• 2013: Silver Medal for the Services of the State of Vienna

Publications

• 1996: School building in Austria . Verlag Österreich, ISBN 978-3-7046-1033-1 .
• 2007: Free spanned textile membrane constructions . Böhlau Verlag, ISBN 3-205-77545-7 .

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Oberleitengasse 1 - Wiener Wohnen - community apartments
2. ^ Association for the promotion of cultural engagement with architecture
3. ^ General renovation of the Österreichische Postsparkasse v. Otto Wagner (PDF file)
4. ↑ Reithalle Rennweg - Hoppe receives IOC-IAKS-Award 2003 - Wiener Zeitung Online
5. ↑ Honorary Senator of the Vienna University of Technology ( Memento of the original from October 20, 2017 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. 
6. ↑ Hoppe Architekten - DSH receives "Silver Medal of Honor of the State of Vienna"