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Wolf D. Prix photo © Elfie Semotan [English text] BIOGRAPHY WOLF D. PRIX Wolf D. Prix, born in Vienna in 1942, is a cofounder of COOP HIMMELB(L)AU. He studied architecture at the Vienna University of Technology, the Architectural Association of London, and the Southern California Institute of Architecture (SCI-Arc) in Los Angeles. In 1993 Wolf D. Prix was named has been Professor for Architecture at the University of Applied Arts in Vienna, Austria. Since 2003, he has been Head of the Institute for Architecture, the Head of Studio Prix and serves as Vice-Rector of the university. He taught as a Visiting Professor at the Architectural Association in London in 1984 and at Harvard University in Cambridge, Massachusetts in 1990. From 1985 to 1995, Wolf D. Prix was active as Adjunct Professor at the SCI-Arc in Los Angeles. Since 1998, he has been a faculty member of Columbia University in New York. In 1999, Wolf D. Prix was awarded the Harvey S. Perloff Professorship at the University of California Los Angeles (UCLA). In 2001 he was made an Adjunct Professor at UCLA. Since 2001 he has been a Doctor Honoris Causa de la Universidad de Palermo, Buenos Aires, Argentina. From 1995 to 1997, Wolf D. Prix was a member of the Architectural committee in the Austrian Federal Ministry of Science, Research, and the Arts. He is a member of the Austrian Art Senate, of the European Academy of Sciences and Arts as well as of the Advisory Committee for Building Culture. Furthermore, Wolf D. Prix is a member of the Architectural Association Austria, Union of German Architects (BDA) in Germany, the Architectural Union Santa Clara in Cuba, the Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA), the American Institute of Architects (AIA) and the Architectural Association Italy. In 2006, he was the commissioner for the Austrian contribution for the Tenth International Architecture Biennale in Venice. Wolf D. Prix received numerous awards including the Award of the City of Vienna for Architecture in 1988, the Award to the German Architecture Prize in 1999, the Great Austrian State Award in 1999, between 1989 and 1991 three times the New Yorker Progressive Architecture Award, in 2002 the French Award Officier de l’ordre des arts et des lettres as well as the Gold Medal for merits to the federal state of Vienna. In 2004, he received the Annie Spink Award for Excellence in Architectural Education for his commitment to teaching and training. In 2008 Wolf D. Prix was awarded with the Jencks Award: Visions Built prize. In May 2009 he received the Austrian Decoration of Honor for Science and Art. [German text] BIOGRAFIE WOLF D. PRIX Wolf D. Prix, 1942 in Wien geboren, ist einer der Gründer von COOP HIMMELB(L)AU. Er studierte Architektur an der Technischen Universität seiner Heimatstadt, bei der Architectural Association in London und am Southern California Institute of Architecture (SCI-Arc) in Los Angeles. 1993 wurde er als ordentlicher Professor für Architekturentwurf an die Universität für angewandte Kunst in Wien berufen. Seit 2003 ist er Vorstand am Institut für Architektur, Leiter des Studio Prix und Vizerektor der Hochschule. Als Gastprofessor lehrte er 1984 bei der Architectural Association in London und 1990 an der Harvard University in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Von 1985 bis 1995 war Wolf D. Prix als Adjunct Professor an der SCI-Arc in Los Angeles tätig. Seit 1998 ist er Fakultätsmitglied der Columbia University in New York. An der University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) übernahm er 1999 den Harvey S. Perloff-Lehrstuhl und 2001 eine Gastprofessur. Ebenfalls 2001 verlieh ihm die Universidad de Palermo in Buenos Aires die Ehrendoktorwürde. Von 1995 bis 1997 war Wolf D. Prix Mitglied des Architekturbeirates im österreichischen Bundesministerium für Wissenschaft und Forschung. Er ist Mitglied des Österreichischen Kunstsenats, der Europäischen Akademie der Wissenschaften und Künste sowie des Beirats für Baukultur. Des Weiteren gehört er der Architektenkammer Österreich an sowie dem Bund Deutscher Architekten (BDA), der Architektenkammer Santa Clara in Kuba, dem Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA), dem American Institute of Architecture (AIA) und der Architektenkammer Italien. 2006 war er Kommissär für den österreichischen Pavillon der 10. Architektur Biennale in Venedig. Wolf D. Prix erhielt zahlreiche Auszeichnungen, etwa den Preis der Stadt Wien für Architektur 1988, den Deutschen Architekturpreis 1999, den Großen Österreichischen Staatspreis 1999, zwischen 1989 und 1991 dreimal den New Yorker Progressive Architecture Award, 2002 die französische Auszeichnung Officier de l’ordre des arts et des lettres sowie das Goldene Ehrenzeichen für Verdienste um das Land Wien. 2004 erhielt er den Annie Spink Award for Excellence in Architectural Education für sein Engagement in Bildung und Lehre. 2008 wurde Wolf D. Prix mit dem Jencks Award: Visions Built Preis ausgezeichnet. Im Mai 2009 erhielt er das Österreichische Ehrenzeichen für Wissenschaft und Kunst. Coop Himmelb(l)au Practice Information Partners: Wolf D. Prix + Helmut Swiczinsky The practice is famous for unusual, angular buildings. A key early project was a prosthetic guest attached to, and invading, a Vienna building, a major influence on many architecture students in the early 90's. Their architecture could be equated to Expressionist art in that the projects 'explode' and are almost defined by non-cartesian form. Coop Himmelb(l)au : Austrian architects Panel discussion with Wolf D. Prix during the 20th Anniversary of MIPIM in Cannes, France at Palais des Festivals on 11 Mar, 4:15 pm The exhibition "COOP HIMMELB(L)AU.Beyond the Blue" will be shown at the Wexner Center for the Arts, Columbus, Ohio, USA nning from 2 Apr - 26 Jul 2009 Austrian Decoration of Honor for Science and Art Coop Himmelb(l)au Project Swiss Expo 02 – ‘Fractured towers’, Bienne 2002 New Book Dynamic Forces Coop Himmelb(l)au - BMW Welt Munich Coop Himmelb(l)au Book & Exhibition Blue Universe COOP HIMMELB(L)AU is pleased to announce the release of the book "Dynamic Forces" on the project BMW Welt in Munich. This first publication on BMW Welt must work on several different levels if it is to do justice to the building and its author. One level is the key role played by this building within the overall oeuvre of Coop Himmelb(l)au; another is the design and construction process, which is presented by way of a dialogue between technical explanations that are always interesting and highly informative and detailed photos that provide fascinating last-chance views of the hidden world behind the now-finished facades of this complex construction. In view of the extraordinary cultural and spatial dimensions of what is a unique building in recent architectural history, the entire theoretical and architectural scope of the oeuvre of Wolf D. Prix unfolds here. The German Version has just been released, the English edition will be available from December, 12 (German speaking countries). Editor: Kristin Feireiss Publisher: Prestel Languages: German/English 46 colour illustrations, 96 b/w illustrations 272 pages, Hardcover, Size: 240 x 295 mm. ISBN 978-3-7913-3875-0 (German Version) ISBN 978-3-7913-3876-7 (English Version) EURO 39.95, US $ 49.95, GB £ 25.00 American Buildings Contemporary Architects Similar architects to Coop Himmelb(l)au include Morphosis Architects, Günther Domenig and to a lesser extent Bernard Tschumi and Studio Libeskind Architecture Studios World Architecture : e-architect - key buildings across the globe Comments / photos for the Wolf D Prix Architect page welcome: info@e-architect.co.uk Wolf D Prix Architect - page : adrian welch / isabelle lomholt Website: www.coop-himmelblau.at			Key Links: Skyscrapers New Houses Architects