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Way too modern Hans Steineder, architect (1904-1976) Location: Architekturzentrum Wien - Old hall Exhibition: 24 February 1999 - 05 April 1999 opening: Tuesday, February 23, 1999, 7:00 p.m. Hans Steineder’s designs for the Schulschwestern girls’ high school in Wels in 1927 were criticized as "too modern" by the client and initially rejected. Nonetheless, the Schulschwestern were pioneers in the architecture of Upper Austrian schools in the 30s. As a student of Behrens, Steineder has command of the grand architectonic gesture. He grasps form as an architectonic quality on an equal footing with constructive and functional needs and achieves both a symbolism and plasticity in his buildings comparable to a "Baroque variant of the Stijly movement" (F. Achleitner). Steineder’s office is confiscated by the Nazis in 1938, he moves from Linz to Vienna. Shortly thereafter, he breaks with his style, a change that is well illustrated by his conservationist work in the old city (Grinzing, Klosterneuburg, Melk, Kahlenbergdorf) or in his reconstruction of typical Austrian institutions such as Heuriger taverns and musicians’ monuments. Opening: Dietmar Steiner, Director Architekturzentrum Wien Christine Lindinger, Curator Open: Daily from 10:00 a.m. - 7:00 p.m. Guided tours through the exhibition: Saturday, February 27, 1999, 3:00 p.m. Saturday, March 13, 1999, 3:00 p.m. Saturday, March 27, 1999, 3:00 p.m. TuesdayArchitecture: Tuesday, March 9, 1999, 7:00 p.m. Tuesday, March 16, 1999, 7:00 p.m. Information and Reservation: Phone: ++41 1 522 31 15 Ext. 23 ( Karin Wiederer ) E-Mail: press@azw.at |
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