Dimitris Manikas
Dimitris Manikas (* 1938 in Syros , Greece) is a Greek-Austrian architect.
Live and act
Dimitris Manikas studied from 1959 to 1967 at the Technical University of Vienna . From 1967 to 1976 he worked for Wilhelm Holzbauer . From 1977 to 2001 he worked as a lecturer or assistant professor at the University of Applied Arts in Vienna. Since 1977 he has been working as a freelance architect in Vienna.
The architecture of Dimitris Manikas follows the principle that the most simple, the most natural and also the most possible. This archaic design principle is related to the country of birth of the Viennese by choice.
Works and realizations (selection)
- 1984: Office building and warehouse in Vienna, new building
- 1988–89: Gragl jewelry store, Feldkirch Vorarlberg, renovation
- 1988–90: BOKU , institute building in Vienna, new building
- 1993–95: “Schweizer Spende” day-care center, Auerwelsbachpark Vienna, revitalization and new construction
- 1993–96: Schödlberggasse daycare center, Vienna, new building
- 1996–2000: Wien Museum , courtyard roofing and central wing extension
- 1997: Esterházypark , Vienna, concept
- 1998–2000: Siemens AG office building , Salzburg
- 1999–2003: Redesign of Syntagma Square in Athens (together with D. Papadimitriou and L. Georgiadis)
- 1999–2003: Urania (Vienna) , renovation and expansion
Exhibition designs (selection)
- 1993: “The other book”, Vienna City Hall
- 1994: " Joseph Roth ", Jewish Museum Vienna
- 1996: “ Oskar Kokoschka and Dresden”, Belvedere Vienna
- 1997: “ Max Liebermann ”, Jewish Museum Vienna
- 1998: "Metropolis Wien", Historical Museum Vienna
- 1998: " Karl Kraus ", Jewish Museum Vienna
- 1999: “ Chaim Soutine ”, Jewish Museum Vienna
- 2000: “ Klimt and the Women ”, Belvedere Vienna
- 2001: " Paul Celan ", Jewish Museum Vienna
literature
- Dimitris Manikas, Heinz Tesar, Otto Häuselmayer, Ingirien, Willi Kainrath, Hermann Czech, Luigi Blau, Alessandro Alvera, Heinz Frank, Helmut Grimmer, Missing Link u. a .: Confrontations , ÖGFA, Vienna 1974.
- Dimitris Manikas, Peter Schurz, Francy Valentiny: Athos diary of a journey , Vienna 1981, self-published
- Alessandro Alvera, Luigi Blau, Helmut Grimmer, Roland Hagmüller, Otto Häuselmayer, Dimitris Manikas, Boris Podrecca: Attempts at architecture , Vienna 1982, Vienna Secession, ISBN 3854410026
- Walter Buck, Wolfgang Buresch, Hans Ernst, Dimitris Manikas, Evelyn Tambour: Mariahilf: Culture and Environment , Vienna 1982
- Otto Kapfinger , Franz E. Kneissl : Dense packing. Architecture from Vienna. Residenz Verlag, Vienna 1989
- Historical Museum of the City of Vienna (Ed.): The new atrium of the Historical Museum of the City of Vienna . 1st edition. Historical Museum of the City of Vienna, Vienna 2003, ISBN 3-85202-154-5 .
- University of Applied Arts (Ed.): Dimitris Manikas, Contributions to Architecture 1968–2006 . 1st edition. Böhlau Verlag Wien, Vienna 2006, ISBN 3-205-77470-1 .
- Andreas Giakoumakatos (Ed.): Dimitris Manikas, Architektur 1968–2012 . 1st edition. Kapon Editions, Athens 2012, ISBN 978-960-6878-55-8 .
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| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Manikas, Dimitris |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Greek-Austrian architect |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1938 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Syros , Greece |