Franz E. Kneissl
Franz Eberhard Kneissl (born February 9, 1945 in Judenburg ; † September 29, 2011 in Krumpendorf am Wörthersee ) was an Austrian architect , artist and writer .
Life
Franz E. Kneissl grew up in Klagenfurt am Wörthersee and attended HTL Villach . He studied architecture from 1966 to 1970 at the Academy of Fine Arts Vienna in the master class of Ernst Anton Plischke .
In 1973 he founded the architectural office IGIRIEN with Werner W. Appelt and Elsa Prochazka in Vienna , and from 1985 IGIRIEN Franz E. Kneissl.
From 2008 to 2011 he lived and worked in Krumpendorf am Wörthersee .
Awards
- 1972/1973 with Elsa Prochazka Josef Frank Prize of the Society for Architecture (scholarship)
- 1997 City of Vienna Prize for Architecture
Realizations
- 1976–1981 Multi-purpose halls in Vienna for the Archdiocese of Vienna : St. Christoph parish church on Rennbahnweg , St. Michael pastoral care station , St. Claret-Ziegelhof parish church
- 1981/1982 Reconstruction of the city cinema on Schwarzenbergplatz
- 1992–1995 Conversion of the Vienna Literary Quarter
Exhibitions
- October 12, 2017: Franz E. Kneissl: The Praterstern is not a heavenly body. Reading and exhibition, Austrian Society for Architecture in the construction site in the former Gschwandner establishment
Publications
- A rat named Apple. Architektur-Roman, Sonderzahl Verlag , Vienna 2001, ISBN 978-3-85449-187-3 .
- Taxi to the parking lot. Colors games. Colors body. Sonderzahl Verlag, Vienna 2006, ISBN 978-3-85449-248-1 .
- The Praterstern is not a heavenly body. Collected texts. Edited by Martina Pfeifer Steiner with contributions by Otto Kapfinger and Gottfried Pirhofer, Sonderzahl Verlag, Vienna 2017, ISBN 978-3-85449-487-4 .
literature
- Gernot Lauffer & Heinz Musker with Martina Pfeifer Steiner (editor): Franz E. Kneissl. Carpet of people. Paintings and drawings by Franz E. Kneissl, texts and photos by companions, Sterz (magazine) No. 112, October 2017.
Web links
Commons : Franz E. Kneissl - Collection of images, videos and audio files
Individual evidence
- ↑ The Architekturzentrum Wien commemorates the architect Franz E. Kneissl . OTS bulletin of October 3, 2011, accessed October 15, 2017.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Kneissl, Franz E. |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Kneissl, Franz Eberhard (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Austrian architect, artist and writer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | February 9, 1945 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Judenburg |
| DATE OF DEATH | September 29, 2011 |
| Place of death | Krumpendorf am Wörthersee |