Helmut Swiczinsky

Helmut Swiczinsky (born 13 January 1944 in Poznań, Poland is an Austrian architect.[1][2]

Helmut Swiczinsky 2010

Life

Swiczinsky studied architecture at the Vienna University of Technology and the Architectural Association in London.[3]

Career

As an architect, he founded the Viennese group of architects Coop Himmelb(l)au with Wolf Dieter Prix and Michael Holzer in 1968, from which he left as managing director in 2000 and as partner in 2006.[4][5]

Teaching

In 1973 he was a visiting professor at the Architectural Association in London.[3] Helmut Swiczinsky is a permanent member of the European Academy of Sciences and Arts based in Salzburg.[6]

Memberships

Swiczinsky is a member of the European Academy of Sciences and Arts.[2]

Awards

Together with his architecture colleague Prix he received, among others:

  • the German Architecture Prize (1999)
  • the Great Austrian State Prize (2000)
  • the European Steel Award (2001)
  • Decoration of honor for services to the State of Vienna (2002)[7]

Exhibitions

among others

  • 1968 Villa Rosa Wien, Österreich, UIEA-Kongress[8]
  • 2012: Coop Himmelb(l)au: 7+, Architekturforum Aedes, Berlin[8]
  • 2015: Exhibition about Coop Himmelb(l)au in the German Architecture Museum (DAM), Frankfurt

Literature

among others

  • Gert Winkler: Coop Himmelblau (Sie leben in Wien). Eine Ausstellung und ein Buch. Peter Welermair, Galerie im Taxispalais, Innsbruck 1975
  • Graz University of Technology; Gallery H: COOP HIMMELB(L)AU. Architektur muss brennen. Graz 1980
  • COOP HIMMELB(L)AU. Architecture is now. Hatje Cantz, Stuttgart; Rizzoli, New York; Thames & Hudson, London 1993
  • Gallery Aedes: COOP HIMMELB(L)AU. Skyline. Projekt für das Hamburger Bauforum 1985. Berlin 1984
  • Gallery Aedes: Offene Architektur. Berlin 1984[9]
  • Architekturgalerie: COOP HIMMELB(L)AU. Offene Architektur. Wohnanlage Wien 2. München 1986
  • Philip Johnson, Mark Wigley: Deconstructivist Architecture. The Museum of Modern Art, New York 1988
  • Architectural Association London: COOP HIMMELB(L)AU. Blaubox. Folio XXIII, London 1988
  • COOP HIMMELB(L)AU. 6 Projects for 4 Cities. Catalog Recent Work. Jürgen Häusser Verlag, Darmstadt 1990
  • Aedes Galerie und Architekturforum: Hans Hollein - COOP HIMMELB(L)AU. Leitbild Expo '95 Wien. Berlin 1990
  • Oliver Gruenberg, Robert Hahn, Doris Knecht: COOP HIMMELBLAU. Die Faszination der Stadt. 2. Auflage, Jürgen Häusser Verlag, Darmstadt 1992
  • Centre Georges Pompidou: COOP HIMMELB(L)AU. Construire le ciel. Paris 1992
  • Museum of Contemporary Art: Paradise Cage. Los Angeles 1996.
  • Gudrun Hausegger, Martina Kandeler-Fritsch: Wolf D. Prix Helmut Swiczinsky. COOP HIMMELB(L)AU Austria. Biennale di Venezia 1996, Sixth International Exhibition of Architecture. Ritter Verlag, Klagenfurt 1996
  • Kristin Feireiss; Jürgen Commerell: COOP HIMMELB(L)AU. The Vienna Trilogy + One Cinema. Three Residential Buildings in Vienna and a Cinema in Dresden. Berlin 1999
  • Peter Noever: Gerald Zugmann - Blue Universe. Transforming Models into Pictures. Architectural Projects by COOP HIMMELB(L)AU. Hatje Cantz Verlag, Ostfildern-Ruit 2002
  • Martina Kandeler-Fritsch, Thomas Kramer: Get Off of My Cloud. Wolf D. Prix. Coop Himmelb(l)au. Texte 1968-2005. Hatje Cantz Verlag, Ostfildern-Ruit 2005
  • Kristin Feireiss: Dynamic Forces. COOP HIMMELB(L)AU. BMW Welt München. Prestel Verlag, München, Berlin, London, New York 2007, ISBN 978-3-7913-3875-0.
  • Peter Noever: COOP HIMMELB(L)AU. Beyond the Blue. Prestel, München / Berlin / London / New York 2007, ISBN 978-3-7913-3962-7.
  • Sylvia Lavin: Central Los Angeles Area High school #9 for the visual and performing arts, HS#9 / CoopHimmelb(l)au. Essay. (Text: Karolin Schmidbaur); Prestel, München / Berlin / London / New York 2010, ISBN 978-3-7913-4433-1.

Buildings and Projects with the Participation of Helmut Swiczinsky
UFA-Palast Prager Straße, Dresden
Gasometer, Vienna
BMW Welt, Munich

among others

References
  1. "Coop Himmelb(l)au". sculptureinternationalrotterdam.nl. Retrieved 9 November 2021.
  2. "Helmut Swiczinsky". kettererkunst.com. Retrieved 8 November 2021.
  3. "Helmut Swiczinsky 1944 Posnan". art-directory.info. Retrieved 8 November 2021.
  4. Overstreet, Kaley (15 November 2020). "The Early Days and the Enduring Legacy of Coop Himmelb(l)au". archdaily.com. Retrieved 8 November 2021.
  5. Zukowsky, John. "Coop Himmelblau, European architectural firm". britannica.com. Retrieved 8 November 2021.
  6. "Helmut Swiczinsky ist 60" [Helmut Swiczinsky is 60]. wienerzeitung.at (in German). 19 January 2004. Retrieved 8 November 2021.
  7. Faymann, Werner (13 December 2002). "Faymann: Coop Himmelb(l)au entwickelt den Wohnbau Wiens weiter" [Faymann: Coop Himmelb(l)au is further developing residential construction in Vienna]. ots.at (in German). Retrieved 8 November 2021.
  8. "Coop Himmelb(l)au" [Coop sky blue]. german-architects.com (in German). Retrieved 8 November 2021.
  9. "Coop Himmelblau, Wien". aedes-arc.de. 1984.
  10. Dachausbau Falkestrasse auf nextroom.at
  11. "Helmut Swiczinsky Wien (A)" [Helmut Swiczinsky Vienna (A)] (in German). Retrieved 8 November 2021.
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