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Wolf D. Prix

Austrian architect

Wolf Dieter Prix (born 13 December 1942) is an Austrian architect. In 1968 he co-founded the architects' cooperative Coop Himmelb(l)au, which has an international reputation as an important representative of deconstructivism.2

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Born Dec 12, 1942.1

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Early life and education

Early life

Prix was born on 13 December 1942 in Vienna. Wolf Prix's father was an architect; Wolf looked over his father's shoulder in the office. He went to the museum with him and asked: “Why don’t we finish the Tower of Babel?” The visit of the priory La Tourette (designed by Le Corbusier), located near Lyon, France, was his inspiration to study architecture.

Education

Wolf Prix studied at the Vienna University of Technology, the Architectural Association in London and the Southern California Institute of Architecture in Los Angeles, USA.

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Career

Occupation: university teacher, architect.5

  • Date not recordedWorked at University of California, Los Angeles3
  • Date not recordedWorked at University of Applied Arts Vienna3
  • Date not recordedWorked at Columbia University3
  • Date not recordedFounded Coop Himmelb(l)au4

In 1968 he founded the Viennese architects' cooperative Himmelb(l)au together with Helmut Swiczinsky and Michael Holzer. Since Holzer (1971) and Swiczinsky (2001) left the office, Prix is the only remaining founding partner of the office. He currently heads it as Design Principal and managing director. In 2006 he was commissioner for the Austrian pavilion at the 10th Venice Architecture Biennale.

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Personal life

  • BornDec 12, 1942, Vienna6
  • CitizenshipAustria7

Awards

  • 2009Austrian Decoration for Science and Art8
  • 2008RIBA Charles Jencks Award8 9
  • Date not recordedDecoration of Honour in Gold for Services to the State of Vienna8

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