Barbara Feller Knihy

Since the nineteenth century, Austrian architecture has been regarded on of the most interesting national building cultures. Over the past forty years Austrian firms such as Coop Himmelb(l)au and Delugan Meissl have gained great international recognition for their work.In its biennially published collection Best of Austria , the Vienna Centre of Architecture presents award-winning buildings by Austrian architects and projects by foreign architects constructed in Austria. Each book in the Best of Austria series provides an up-to-date survey of contemporary architecture and building culture in Austria, as well as showing overarching global trends in the field from a unique perspective. All the architecture prizes awarded by public or public institutions in Austria are represented, and each of the 160 projects is presented in color images, alongside a floor plan and concise description of the building itself. An essay discussing the state of architecture in Austria from an outside perspective rounds out the volume.

44-jährig stirbt Herwig Illmaier beim Versuch, einen Ertrinkenden im Ägäischen Meer zu retten. Zu seinem Werk, das in nur 13 Jahren entstand, zählen Bauten wie der Augartensteg in Graz, das Krankenhaus Fürstenfeld, der Hauptplatz Graz-Andritz und die Schule St. Michael. Das Buch ist Werkkatalog und Festschrift: Neben einer anschaulichen Dokumentation von Bauten und Projekten bietet es Essays renommierter AutorInnen sowie persönliche Betrachtungen von Freunden, (Studien-) Kollegen, Lehrern und Bauherren, die ein Bild der Person und der Grazer Architekturszene entstehen lassen.