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 Wolf D. Prix, born in Vienna in 1942, is a co-founder 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 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. In 2004, Wolf D. Prix 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 for his major contribution to the theory and practice of architecture. In May 2009, Federal President Dr. Heinz Fischer bestowed the Austrian Decoration of Honor for Science and Art on Wolf D. Prix for his outstanding creative achievements.
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 10th International Exhibition of the Venice Biennale. |
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Silberne Komturkreuz des Ehrenzeichens für Verdienste um das Bundesland Niederösterreich
Komtur Cross in Silver of the Decoration of Honor for Services to the State of Lower A |
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Österreichische Ehrenzeichen für Wissenschaft und Kunst
Austrian Decoration of Honor for Science and Art |
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| Jencks Award, Visions Built 2008 prize |
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Annie Spink Award
Excellence in Architectural Education |
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United States
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Austria [Österreich]
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Germany [Deutschland]
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BIBLIOGRAPHY |
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WRITINGS
BY THE ARCHITECT |
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au-wolf-prix-out-of-the-clouds-sketches.jpg) Coop Himmelb(l)au, Wolf D. Prix (ed.), Wolf D. Prix (author), Out of the Clouds. Wolf dPrix: Sketches 1967 – 2020, Birkhäuser Verlag, Basel 2022 |
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| Wolf D. Prix, "Dinamismo di un'architettura mediatica / Dynamism of a media architecture", Domus 907, ottobre/october 2007, "Architecture" p. 26 (16-27) |
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THE ARCHITECT IN CINEMA |
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Protagonist
On the occasion of the celebration of Wolf D. Prix`s 75th birthday Navigator Film in co- production with Hook Film and the broadcasters ORF and SRF is to air a special documentary ARCHITEKTUR MUSS BRENNEN! portraying Wolf D. Prix and his architectural vision.
The film illustrates COOP HIMMELB(L)AU’s philosophy and specific method of designing which led to important large scale international projects such as the BMW Welt in Munich, the European Central Bank (ECB) in Frankfurt/M., the Musée des Confluences in Lyon, the Museum of Contemporary Art & Planning Exhibition (MOCAPE) in Shenzhen, as well as the recently completed PANEUM - Wunderkammer des Brotes in Asten. |
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INTERVIEWS |
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| Paolo Ansideri, "Il coraggio dell'architettura: camminare nella storia", Corriere dell'Umbria, 4 febbraio 2010 |
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