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Universalmuseum Joanneum [email protected] Mariahilferstraße 4, 8020 Graz, Telephone +43-316/8017-9211 www.museum-joanneum.at Hans Hollein Biography born on March 30, 1934 in /Austria, is an architect, theoretician, urban planner, designer, artist and teacher.

Hollein comes from a family of mining engineers. In his childhood he attended Franz Cizek’s Youth Art Classes in Vienna. After his graduation in 1953 at the Federal Crafts and Industry School in Vienna, he studied architecture at the Academy of Fine Arts in ’s master class. During this time he also lived and worked in Stockholm/. After his diploma in 1956 he was granted a Commonwealth Fund Scholarship and he continued his studies in the USA in 1958. He studied architecture and urban planning at the Illinois Institute of Technology (IIT) in Chicago until 1959. In 1960 he finished his studies at the University of California in Berkeley as Master of Architecture.

In his extensive travels by car through the USA and Mexico he was, among others, very interested in the buildings of Rudolf M. Schindler and the pueblos of the American Indians. After his return to Vienna he worked in several architecture offices, until he started his own business as certified civil engineer in 1964. From 1964 until 1970 he was editor of the magazine Bau in Vienna and worked also for several national and international architectural journals as a correspondent. In 2010 he founded together with Ulf Kotz and Christoph Monschein the Hans Hollein & Partner ZT-GmbH.

An essential part of Hollein’s life was formed by his teaching activities in Austria and abroad: In the USA he was guest professor at the Washington University in 1963/64 and in 1966 at the School of Architecture, St. Louis/Missouri, the Yale University, New Haven/Connecticut, the University of California (UCLA), Los Angeles and at the Ohio State University, Columbus. From 1967 until 1976 he was professor at the Academy of Arts in Düsseldorf. At the University of Applied Arts in Vienna he was head of the master class for Industrial Design and of the Institute for Design, from 1976 until 1979, as well as head of a master class for architecture from 1979 until 2002 and head of the Department I Architecture from 1995 until 1999.

Hans Hollein is widowed (Helene Hollein, 1947–1999) and father of two children, Max (born in 1969) and Lilli (born in 1972).

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Important personal exhibitions (selection) 2011 Neue Galerie Graz, Austria 2005 Hans Hollein 6th International Bienal, Sao Paulo, Brazil 2004-2005 Hans Hollein, Temporary Pavillon, Dan Shuei District, , Taiwan 2003 Zumtobel STAFF Lichtforum, Vienna, Austria 2003 Dig in and Pile up, Galerie AEDES EAST, , Germany 1995 Historisches Museum der Stadt Wien, Vienna, Austria 1990 Tsukashin Hall, Hyogo, Osaka, Japan 1989 Yurakucho Art Forum, Sezon Museum of Art, Tokyo, Japan 1988 Academia delle Arti del Disegno, Florence, Italy 1988 Nationalgalerie Berlin, Germany 1987 Museum des 20. Jahrhunderts, Vienna 1987 métaphores et métamorphoses, Centre Georges Pompidou, Paris, France 1972 Austrian Representative on the 36th Venice Biennial, Italy Work and Behaviour, Life and Death, Everyday Situation 1970 TOD, Städtisches Museum Abteiberg, Mönchengladbach, Germany 1969 Richard Feigen Gallery, Chicago, USA 1968 MOMA, New York, (mit Walter Pichler und ), USA 1967 Richard Feigen Gallery, New York, USA, (with Buckminster Fuller, , Claes Oldenburg, Christo) 1963 Galerie St. Stephan, Vienna, Austria (with Walter Pichler)

Exhibition concepts as curator and/or designer (Selection) 2006 Sculptural Architecture in Austria, National Art Museum of China – NAMOC, Beijing; Guangdong Museum of Art, Guangzhou; China 2001 “Austrian Contemporary Art and Architecture and Design”, Shanghai Art Museum, China 1987 The Sezon Museum of Art, Tokyo, Japan 1987 Vienna 1900, The Birth of Modernism, Its Unfinished Dream, MoMA The Museum of Modern Art, New York, USA 1986 SCITEX-Pavillon, DRUPA, Düsseldorf, Germany 1985 150 Jahre Bertelsmann AG, Gütersloh, Germany 1984-1985 Le Affinità Elletive, Triennale Milan, Italy 1984-1985 Traum und Wirklichkeit, Wien 1870–1930, Künstlerhaus/Historisches Museum der Stadt Vienna, Austria 1982-1983 Die Türken vor Wien. Europa und die Entscheidung an der Donau 1683–1983, Künstlerhaus/Historisches Museum der Stadt Wien, Vienna, Austria 1979 Paessaggio Casalingo, Alessi presentation, 16th Triennale Milan, Italy 1974-1976 opening exhibition MAN transFORMS, New York, Cooper-Hewitt Museum, The Smithsonian Institution’s National Museum of Design, USA 1975 Salon du Meuble, presentation Wittmann, Paris, France 1974 Josef Hoffmann furniture presentation, furniture fairs, Cologne and Milan 1971-1972 Papier, Design-Center, Vienna, Austria 1969-1970 EXPO 1970, Theme Pavilion Toward fuller enjoyment of life, Osaka, Japan 1969 Eternit International Water Supply Association, Vienna, Austria 1968 Austriennale, österreichischer Beitrag, 36th Triennale, Milan, Italy 1966 Selection 66, Museum für Angewandte Kunst , Vienna, Austria

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In connection with the Venice Biennale he was: 2000 Member of the Advisory Board for the 7th international Architecture-Biennale Venice 2000 State Commissioner for the Architecture-Biennale Venice 1996 Director for the 6th international Architecture-Biennale Venice 1996 State Commissioner for the Architecture-Biennale Venice 1991 State Commissioner for the Architecture-Biennale Venice 1978-1990 Austrian State Commissioner for the Art-Biennale Venice

Participation in exhibitions as artist and/or architect (selection) MoMA The Museum of Modern Art, New York, USA: 1967, 1970, 1972, 1974, 1975, 2004, 2009 Biennale Venice, Italy: 1976, 1980, 1982, 1984, 1991, 2006, 2010 documenta, Kassel, Germany: 1977, 1987 Centre Georges Pompidou, Paris, France: 1987, 1993, 1994, 2001, 2010

For the Burgtheater, Vienna he realized in 1980 the stage design for a Comedy of Seduction by (director Horst Zankl, costume designer: Karl Lagerfeld)

Installations, sculptures and interventions for public space are a.o.: 2011 Object Car Sculpture, ZKM Karlsruhe, Germany 2004 The Golden Calf, Object for the European Capital of Culture 2004, Genoa, Italy 1988 Statement for Film-Festival, Barcelona, Spain

His work as architect, designer and artist is represented in important collections (selection) - MoMA, The Museum of Modern Art, New York, USA - Albertina, Vienna, Austria - MUMOK Museum moderner Kunst, Vienna, Austria - Fondación Miró, Barcelona, Spain - Städtisches Museum Abteiberg, Mönchengladbach, Germany - Deutsches Architekturmuseum (D.A.M.), , Germany - Centre Georges Pompidou, Paris, France - Stedelijk Museum, Amsterdam, Netherlands - The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA - Musée Saint Pierre – Art Contemporain, Lyon, France - FRAC Aquitaine (Fonds Régional d’Art Contemporain), Bordeaux, France - The Art Institute Chicago, USA - The Minneapolis Institute of Art, Minneapolis, USA - Victoria and Albert Museum, London, UK - The National Museum of Art, Kyoto, Japan - The Getty Center for the History of Art and Humanities, Santa Monica, CA, USA - The Avery Library of Columbia University, New York, USA - Musée des Arts décoratifs de Montréal, Canada - Berlinische Galerie, Berlin, Germany - Generali Foundation, Vienna, Austria - The Groninger Museum, Groningen, Netherlands - Musée des Beaux Arts de Montréal, Canada - FRAC Centre (Fonds Régional d’Art Contemporain du Centre), Orléans, France - and in various private collections Page 4

Being designer he collaborated, a.o., with the following companies: Acoustic ceiling (Wilhelmi/ Germany); Watches (Milus Collection/Switzerland, Cleto Munari/Italy); Baking pan (Alessi/Italy); Benefactors Medal (Chicago Art Institute/USA); Office furniture (Hermann Miller/USA, Knoll International); Jewellery (Köchert/Austria, Cleto Munari/Italy); Piano (Bösendorfer/Austria); Lightning (Auras/Baleri/Memphis/Italy, Yamagiwa/Japan); Furniture (Design Gallery/Memphis/Italy, M.I.D/Austria, Poltronova/Italy, Wittmann/Austria), Urban furniture (Ilva Pali Dalmine/Italy) Parfum- Flacons (Hugo Boss/Germany); Silverobjects/Tableware/Crystalobjects (Alessi/Design Gallery/Cleto Munari/Italy, Swid Powell/USA); Sunglasses (American Optical Corporation/USA); Textildesign (Backhausen/Austria); Street lighting (Groth & Graalfs/Germany); Rugs (Rahimi & Rahimi/Austria); Door knobs (FSB/Germany, Valli & Valli/Italy); Watchstrapdispenser (Hirsch/Austria); Corporate Design (IOS/Switzerland, Montblanc/Germany)

He received numerous prizes and awards: Austria 2009 Goldener Rathausmann of the City of Vienna 2009 Grand Decoration of Honour in Gold for Services to the Republic of Austria 2004 Golden “commanders cross” for service of excellence towards the state of Lower Austria 2004 City of Vienna Medal of Honour in Gold 1996 Austrian State Prize of Consulting, Vienna, Austria 1994 Decoration in Gold for Services to the Province of Vienna 1990 Austrian Honorary Medal for Arts and Sciences, Vienna, Austria 1983 Austrian State Prize 1974 Prize of the City of Vienna for Architecture 1968 Austrian State Prize of environmental design 1956 State Price, Academy of Fine Arts, Vienna, Austria 1954 Golden Füger Medal, Academy of Fine Arts, Vienna, Austria

Client Award of the Austrian Architects Association: 1967, 1968, 1976, 1979, 1984, 1989, 1990, 2000.

International: 2004 Dedalo Minosse International Prize, Vicenza, Italy 2004 Arnold W. Brunner Memorial Prize in Architecture, USA 2003 Officier dans l’Ordre de la Légion d’Honneur, France 2000 Profesor Honorario de la Universidad Peruana de Ciencias Aplicadas, Lima, Peru 2000 Doctorado Honoris Causa de la Universidad Palermo, Buenos Aires, Argentina 2000 Visitante IIustre – Colegio de Arquitectos del Peru 1998 Grand Prix of the VII. Architecture-Biennale Buenos Aires, Argentina 1997 Great Cross of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany 1996 Commendatore dell’Ordine al Merito della Repubblica Italiana 1994 Award for Excellence in Planning and Design for the Banco de Santander, Madrid, by Architectural Record, USA 1990 The Chicago Architecture Award, USA 1989 Prix Rhénan/Prix Soprema, Strasbourg,France 1988 Haas International Award, Berkeley, CA, USA 1985 The Pritzker Architecture Prize, USA 1984 Reynolds Memorial Award, USA 1983 German Prize for Architecture, Germany Page 5

1977 Prize of „Excellence of Design“ for „MAN transFORMS“/Aspects of Design Exhibition, Cooper-Hewitt Museum of Design von Industrial Design, New York, USA 1973 Rosenthal-Studio-Prize, Germany 1970 Bard Award for Excellence in Architecture and Urban Design, New York, USA, 1968 Preis des Nationalkomitees Brünn, für 3. Biennale des Arts Graphiques’68, CSSR 1966 Reynolds Memorial Award, USA

Honorary member and member of institutions in Europe and overseas (Selection) 2004 Honorary Member Werkbund nord, Hannover, Germany 2001 Distinguished Alumni of the University of Berkeley, California, USA 1997 Honorary Member, Bund Deutscher Architekten, BDA; Germany 1993 Honorary Fellow of the RIBA (Royal Institute of British Architects), London, UK 1988 Honorary Fellow of the Bezalel Academy of Arts & Design, Jerusalem, Israel 1987 Honorary Chairman of the R.M.Schindler Centennial, Los Angeles, USA 1986 Honorary Member of the Royal Academy, Den Hague, Netherlands 1984 Honorary Member of the Royal Swedish Academy of Fine Arts, Stockholm, Sweden 1981 Honorary Fellow of the American Institute of Architects, (HFAIA), USA

Member 2003 “Officier dans l’Ordre National de la Légion d’Honneur”, France 2000 Visitante Ilustre – Colegio de Arquitectos del Peru, Lima 1995 Académie d’Architecture, Paris, Frankreich/France 1991 Comissió Internacional de Difusió de la Cultura Catalana, Spain 1991 Academia Scientiarum et Artium Europaea, Salzburg, Austria 1990 Member of the Committee of Arts, Vienna, Austria 1987 Club of Rom/Austrian Chapter 1983 Member of the Austrian Art Senate (President since 1999)

Member of professional institutions, a.o.: 1999-2005 Chairman of the Planning Council of the City of Vienna, Chairman 1986-1990 Advisory Council “Kunst und Bau”, of the Ministry of Education, Art and Sport 1994 Chamber of Architects Brandenburg 1967 The League of German Architects (BDA) 1967 Chamber of Architects Nordrhein-Westfalen 1964 Austrian Architects Association, Austria, (President 1996–2007) 1963 Professional Association of Architects and Consulting Engineers, Austria