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Hans Hollein
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Hans Hollein was an Austrian architect and designer born in Vienna in 1934. A prominent figure in the Postmodernism movement, he worked in Vienna and taught at the University of Applied Arts Vienna. His notable works include the Museum für Moderne Kunst, the Abteiberg Museum, and the Haas House. He also participated in Documenta 6 and documenta 8.
Hollein received several prestigious awards, including the Pritzker Architecture Prize, the Austrian Decoration for Science and Art, the Grand Austrian State Prize, and the Officer of the Legion of Honour. He was a member of the European Academy of Sciences and Arts and the Royal Swedish Academy of Fine Arts. His works are held in the collections of the Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen, the Minneapolis Institute of Art, the Art Institute of Chicago, and the Nationalmuseum. He died in Vienna in 2014 from pneumonia.
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Person · Open Library
- Born
- 1934
- Works
- 30
Top works
- Ort und Platz
- Hans Hollein - Coop Himmelblau
- Orte der Kunst
- Austriennale
- Die neue Österreichische Botschaft in Berlin : Architekt Prof. Hans Hollein ; [Ausstellung in der Galerie Aedes East, April - Mai 1998]
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Key facts
- Born
- 30 March 1934 ( 1934-03-30 ) , Vienna , Austria
- Died
- 24 April 2014 (2014-04-24) (aged 80), Vienna, Austria
- Alma mater
- Academy of Fine Arts Vienna
- Occupation
- Architect
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Hans
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Austria
- Place of birth
- Vienna
- Place of death
- Vienna
- Child
- Max Hollein
- Occupation
- sculptor
- Position held
- full professor
- Languages spoken
- German
- Notable work
- Haas House
- Participant in
- documenta 8
- Field of work
- architecture
- Movement
- Postmodernism
- Official website
- www.hollein.at
- Image
- Hans Hollein, Architect, Designer.jpg
- Work location
- Vienna
Show 11 more facts
- date of death
- 2014-04-24
- Commons category
- Hans Hollein
- date of birth
- 1934-03-30
- member of
- Royal Swedish Academy of Fine Arts
- name in native language
- Hans Hollein
- cause of death
- pneumonia
- has works in the collection
- Berlinische Galerie
- described by source
- Smithsonian Magazine
- start of work period
- 1950-01-01
- end of work period
- 2010-01-01
- manner of death
- natural causes
Sources (11)
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Works in European collections
1 object attributed to Hans Hollein, held across European museums, libraries & archives · via Europeana
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Encyclopedic overview
Hans Hollein (30 March 1934 – 24 April 2014) was an Austrian architect and designer and key figure of postmodern architecture. Some of his most notable works are the Haas House and the Albertina extension in the inner city of Vienna.
Biography
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