List of brutalist buildings in Austria

The list of brutalist buildings is intended to give an overview of the buildings in Austria that were built in the style of brutalism . This style is characterized by the use of exposed concrete and the extensive visualization of the building structure. In many cases, the buildings were also based on a social claim. In terms of time, brutalism can be narrowed down to roughly the period between 1960 and 1980. After this period, the architecture of this style fell into disrepute and has only been partially appreciated again since the second decade of the 21st century. A significant for Austria debate was 2014 to the then planned demolition of the Cultural Center Mattersburg , is now in its 2017 partly under protection is.

The list is sorted by federal state .

Burgenland

photo		Construction year	Surname	Location	description
		1982	School and sports center in Eisenstadt	Location	by Matthias Szauer and Gottfried Fickl
		1972	School building in Großwarasdorf	Location	Built by Matthias Szauer, the interior is still in its original condition
		1976	Mattersburg Cultural Center BDA-ID:  49955	Location	The cultural center was built by Herwig Udo Graf in 1972–1976 . It was part of a campaign by the then Burgenland Provincial Councilor Gerald Mader and the Minister of Culture Fred Sinowatz to create cultural centers in non-urban regions. It is now a listed building. Demolition from July 2019.
		1972	Sparkasse building in Mattersburg	Location	by Herwig Udo Graf
		1972	Elementary school in Mönchhof	Location	by Herwig Udo Graf
		1977	Indoor swimming pool in Neusiedl am See	Location	the only indoor swimming pool from this time that was not changed later
			Church of the Resurrection of Christ BDA-ID:  8328	Location	The parish church in Oberwart was built between 1966 and 1969 by Günther Domenig and Eilfried Huth . It is a listed building.
		1988	Hospital in Oberwart	Location	The hospital in Oberwart was built in several phases by Matthias Szauer and Gottfried Flickl between 1971 and 1988.
		1977	Boarding school in Oberwart	Location	by Rudolf Schober and Erwin Christoph
		1973	Residential complex at the Türkenhain	Location	The residential buildings in Purbach am Neusiedler See were designed by Matthias Szauer
		1972	Primary school in Schützen am Gebirge	Location	by Herwig Udo Graf
		1974	New parish church Stegersbach BDA-ID:  28799	Location	The church was built by the team of architects 3P in the form of an ascending spiral and is a listed building.

Lower Austria

photo		Construction year	Surname	Location	description
		1972	WIFI (Economic Development Institute ) in St. Pölten BDA-ID:  26417	Mariazeller Straße 97 location	The WIFI was built by Karl Schwanzer . The protruding tracts are connected to one another by prominent pedestrian bridges. It is a listed building. The associated boarding school tower was demolished in 2000.

Upper Austria

photo		Construction year	Surname	Location	description
		1967	Parish Church of the Holy Spirit in Linz BDA-ID:  118294	Schumpeterstrasse 1–3 location	The Linz Holy Spirit Church was built by Franz Treml and Erich Scheichl . It is a listed building.

Salzburg

photo		Construction year	Surname	Location	description
		1968	Felsentherme Bad Gastein	Location	The Felsentherme in Bad Gastein was designed by Gerhard Garstenauer , and some of it was built into the mountain.
		1974	Congress center Bad Gastein	Location	The congress house also comes from Garstenauer and was not least intended as a new focal point for the health resort.
		1971	High-rise residential building in Salzburg	Althofenstrasse 1 location	by Gerhard Garstenauer

Styria

photo		Construction year	Surname	Location	description
		1978	Terrace house settlement	Location	The terraced housing estate in Graz - St. Peter is a complex comprising 522 residential units, which was built between 1966 and 1978 by the Graz work group ( Eugen Gross , Friedrich Groß-Rannsbach and Werner Hollomey ) and is one of the most striking buildings in this district.
		1969	Former Pedagogical Academy Graz BDA-ID:  57082	Georgigasse 85–91 location	The Pedagogical Academy Graz (now Graz International Bilingual School ) was built by Günther Domenig and Eilfried Huth . The building is a historical monument.
		1968	Secondary school in Weiz BDA-ID:  99943	Offenburger Gasse 17–19 location	The secondary school in Weiz with the caretaker building and gymnasium was built by Viktor Hufnagl in 1964–1968 . The three buildings are each a listed building. Ten years later a secondary school was also built.

Tyrol

photo		Construction year	Surname	Location	description
		1960	Parish Church of St. Pius X. BDA-ID:  64533	Spingser Strasse 14 location	The parish church in Innsbruck 's Neu-Arzl district was built by Josef Lackner between 1958 and 1960 . It is a listed building.
		1963	St. Josef Opifex church with adjoining school building BDA-ID:  88467	Bruggfeldstrasse 33 location	The church in Landeck with the adjoining school building was built by Norbert Heltschl in 1958–1963 and 1963–1967 . The church is a listed building.

Vienna

photo		Construction year	Surname	Location	description
		1976	Church of the Holy Trinity (Wotruba Church) BDA-ID:  582	Location	The Wotruba church in Mauer consists of 152 concrete blocks arranged like a sculpture. This concept by the sculptor Fritz Wotruba was implemented architecturally by Fritz Gerhard Mayr . The church is a listed building.
		1963	Belief Church BDA-ID:  51527	Braunhubergasse 20 location	The Evangelical Lutheran Church was built by Roland Rainer . It is a listed building.
		1974	Primary school Dopschstrasse	Location	The elementary school was built by Hans Hohenegger and Matthias Szauer as part of the Großfeldsiedlung .
		1972	Former Monastery of the Oblates of St. Paul BDA-ID:  77611	Auhofstrasse 167–169 location	The former monastery of the Oblates of St. Paul in Ober Sankt Veit was built by Johann Pleyer . It is a listed building.
		1965	Parish church Oberbaumgarten BDA-ID:  25673	Hütteldorfer Straße 282–284 location	The church was built by Johann Georg Gsteu . The construction is based on the shape of the cube. It is a listed building.

See also

• List of Romanesque buildings in Austria
• List of Gothic buildings in Austria
• List of Renaissance buildings in Austria
• List of baroque buildings in Austria
• List of classical buildings in Austria
• List of historic buildings in Austria

Web links

Commons : Brutalist architecture in Austria  - collection of images, videos and audio files

• SOS Brutalism - examples of brutalist architecture from all over the world

Individual evidence

1. ^ KUZ Mattersburg: Demolition work has started. In: burgenland.ORF.at. July 20, 2019, accessed July 20, 2019 . 
2. ^ Joachim Riedl: Brutalism: Raue Shell . In: The time . No. 18/2018 ( online ).

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