Günther Feuerstein

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Günther Feuerstein

Günther Feuerstein (born October 21, 1925 in Vienna ) is an Austrian architect and architectural theorist .

Life

Günther Feuerstein studied architecture at the Technical University of Vienna until 1951 . In 1956 he became a civil engineer . From 1958 to 1962 he worked in the studio of architect Karl Schwanzer and worked, among other things, on the building for the Brussels Expo in 1958 , today used as a museum in Vienna, and on the building of the Economic Development Institute (Wifi) on the Währinger Gürtel in Vienna. In the years 1965–1967 he wrote his dissertation on the subject of “Archetypes of Building” and from 1974–1976 he revised this work.

From 1961 to 1968 he was assistant to Karl Schwanzer at the Institute for Building Science and Design at the Technical University of Vienna . He organized the “club seminar for architecture students”, in which it came to collaboration with the experimental groups Coop Himmelb (l) au , Haus-Rucker-Co and Zünd-Up . Furthermore, he supervised the design for experimental building, which took place each summer with 15 students. Günther Feuerstein became the catalyst for the further development of Viennese architecture in the 1960s through his course. As part of his lectures, he invited guests, including Walter Pichler , without prior approval from the TU's dean's office . Due to the disregard of this authorization requirement, he was dismissed after the guest lecture by Otto Muehl during his lecture.

1970–1982 he organized the non-university evenings of the “OO - Open Office” in his studio in the 4th district , a discussion forum for students and professionals who went beyond the horizon of architecture. From 1973 to 1996, Günther Feuerstein was professor for interior design at the University of Artistic and Industrial Design in Linz .

From 1962 to 2000 Günther Feuerstein ran his "studio for design, planning, research". He lives and works in Vienna.

Works (selection)

  • Hof 91: House F., Zell am Moos , 1958
  • Housing estate at Vogler Air Base , Hörsching near Linz , 1966–1977 in two stages
  • Urban Studies at Vienna: Opinion Karlsplatz in cooperation with Diether S. Hoppe and Werner Winterstein, 1970
  • Austrian Cultural Institute , Zagreb , 1971
  • Residential and commercial building, Vienna 12th , Flurschützstraße 26, draft 1967
  • Study of the Vienna City Model, 1972–1975
  • Research into the fundamentals of the "Disabled Standard " ( ÖNORM B1600 and B1601)
  • Play campaigns, play projects, 1979–1985: The Feuerstein studio was commissioned by the City of Vienna to revitalize the Großfeldsiedlung . The playground concept would have been an integral part. Since none of this was realized, the office went to self-help and founded the group SP.ASS - game actions and social service. Together with friends, residents and students, they organized and looked after their own playgrounds. The actions were enthusiastically received everywhere, but it was not possible to transfer the initiative to the residents. Another initiative, the “Everywhere Kindergarten” with Maria Groh , propagated the thesis “Playground and kindergarten is all over town”.
  • Integrative living group Hirschstetten , in collaboration with Rob Krier and Monika Stein, Vienna, 1985–1987
  • Revitalization of Augarten , in collaboration with Edgar Göth , Vienna, 1988–1995
  • Renovation and revitalization of the Favoriten house , in collaboration with Christine Feuerstein , City Renewal Award, Vienna 1994–1996

Exhibitions (selection)

  • 1966/67 “Urban Fiction” Gallery St. Stefan Vienna, Graz, Innsbruck, Klagenfurt, Linz, Aachen, Munich
  • 1969 "plan to build a university"
  • 1988 “Visionary Architecture in Vienna 1958-1988” in Vienna, Linz and Graz
  • 1996 "Inhabited Bridges" participation in London
  • 1996 “Visionary Architecture in Austria” Biennale di Venezia with Christine Feuerstein
  • 1997–2000 traveling exhibition “Visionary Architecture” with Christine Feuerstein

Journalism (selection)

  • 1965–1967 together with Hans Hollein , Gustav Peichl , Sokratis Dimitriou and Walter Pichler editing of the magazine of the Central Association of Architects "BAU".
  • 1970–1989 “Transparent” Monthly magazine founded by Günther Feuerstein to chronicle progressive, reflective and theoretical architecture in Austria
  • 1987–1994 “Daidalos” Günther Feuerstein was the Austrian representative in the editorial team

literature

  • "Theses on ´incident" architecture "Manifesto 1958
  • “Traffic floors: Otto Wagner and Antonio Sant'Elia | Traffic stores: Otto Wagner and Antonio Sant'Elia “in: Daidalos, 1991, 42, pages 62-75
  • "Ornament and conjuring" in: Transparent, 10–12 / 1987; Pages 46–55
  • “Housing group Vienna 22, Hirschstettnerstraße - Pogrelzstraße” in: Transparent, 11–12 / 1988; Page 53–85
  • “Visionary architecture. Vienna 1958/1988 “Book for the traveling exhibition of the same name; Ernst & Son; 1988
  • "COOP Himmelb (l) au - Open Architecture" F. Werner, M. Sorkin, G. Feuerstein; Hatje Publishing House; 1991
  • “Androgynos” The male-female in art and architecture | the Male-Female in Art and Architecture; Edition Axel Menges ; 1997
  • "Biomorphic Architecture" Human and Animal Forms in Architecture; Edition Axel Menges; 2001
  • "Expanded Architecture - Günther Feuerstein" Idea, concept and design: Association for Architecture and Communication; Editor: University for Artistic and Industrial Design Linz; 2000 in a slipcase with a VHS cassette containing the film of the same name, which was produced for the ORF program "Kunststücke". Content and design of the film: Doris Fercher.

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personal data
SURNAME Feuerstein, Günther
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Austrian architect
DATE OF BIRTH October 21, 1925
PLACE OF BIRTH Vienna