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Hans Hollein, (March 30, 1934 in Vienna - ) is an Austrian architect March 30 is the 89th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (90th in Leap years). ... 1934 was a common year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). ... Vienna (German: Wien [viːn]; Hungarian: Bécs) is the capital of Austria, and also one of Austrias nine federal states (Bundesland Wien). ... I LOVE TO DRINK MILK ...


Hollein achieved a diploma at the Academy of Fine Arts in [[Vienna in 1956, then in the Illinois Institute of Technology in 1959 and the University of Calfornia in 1960. He has worked for various agencies in Sweden and in America before returning to Vienna, founding his own agency in 1964. A diploma (from Greek diploma) is a document issued by an educational institution, such as a university, that is one of the following: A certificate testifying that the recipient has successfully completed a particular course of study, A deed conferring an academic degree. ... The Academy of Fine Arts Vienna (German Akademie der bildenden Künste Wien) is an institution of higher education in Vienna, the capital of Austria. ... 1956 was a leap year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Illinois Institute of Technology Main Building McCormick Tribune Campus Center Illinois Institute of Technology (IIT) is a private Ph. ... 1959 was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1960 was a leap year starting on Friday (link will take you to calendar). ... The word Usa has more than one meaning: U.S.A. - The United States of America The United States Army Usa, Oita - A city in Japan The USA cable network USA Today national daily newspaper The University of Southern Alabama goes by the initials U.S.A. The patriotic cheer... 1964 was a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ...


In 1985 Hollein won the Pritzker Prize 1985 is a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Pritzker Architecture Prize is awarded annually by the Hyatt Foundation to honor a living architect. ...


In 1963/64 and 1966 Hollein was a guest professor in the Washington University in St. Louis. In 1967-76 he was professor in the Academy of Fine Arts in Düsseldorf. Since 1976 he was professor of the "Universität für angewandte Kunst" in Vienna. Washington University in St. ... Düsseldorf is the capital city of the German federal state of North Rhine-Westphalia. ... 1976 is a leap year starting on Thursday (link will take you to calendar). ...


Main works/galleries

  • 1964-1965 : Retti candle shop, Vienna Photo
  • 1972 : Schullin Jewellery shop, Vienna
  • 1980 : Abteiberg Museum Mönchengladbach
  • 1983 : Rauchstrasse à Berlin
  • 1987-1991 : Museum für Moderne Kunst in Frankfurt
  • 1990 : Haas-Haus à Vienne
  • 1992-2002 : Niederösterreichisches Landesmuseum, St. Pölten (Austria)
  • 1996-2001 : Austrian Embassy in Berlin Photos
  • 1997-2002 : Centrum Bank in Valduz (Austria) in collaboration with Bargetze+Partner
  • 1997-2002 : Vulcania - European Centre of Vulcanology in Auvergne (France) Photos
  • Albertina (Vienna
  • Hilton hotel, Vienna
  • Interbank Headquarters in Lima
  • Office blocks in Donaukanal, Vienna
  • Guggenheim
  • Ganztagsschule, Vienna
  • Glass and Ceramics house, Teheran, Iran
  • Feigen Gallery, New York

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Prizes

  • Reynolds Memorial Award 1966 and 1984
  • Großer Österreichischer Staatspreis 1983
  • Pritzker Prize 1985
  • Österreichisches Ehrenzeichen für Wissenschaft und Kunst 1990
  • Ehrenmedaille der Bundeshauptstadt Wien in Gold

1983 is a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Pritzker Architecture Prize is awarded annually by the Hyatt Foundation to honor a living architect. ...

External links

  • Official site
  • Pritzker Prize gallery
  • ARCHIGUIDE

  Results from FactBites:
 
Hans Hollein - Wikipedia (154 words)
Hans Hollein studierte an der Akademie der bildenden Künste in Wien in der Meisterklasse bei Clemens Holzmeister, am IIT Chicago und an der University of California, Berkeley.
Seit September 2002 ist Hans Hollein von der Universität für angewandte Kunst emeritiert.
Spätestens seit der Eröffnung des Städtischen Museums Abteiberg in Mönchengladbach gilt Hans Hollein als einer der prominentesten Vertreter der Postmodernen Architektur in Europa, ein Bau für den der Architekt 1985 den renommierten Pritzker-Preis erhielt.
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