Hollein Calling. Architectural Dialogues

The exhibition Hollein Calling. Architectural Dialogues explores the Hollein phenomenon from a contemporary perspective. A reappraisal of Hollein’s work is undertaken in dialogue with the positions of a younger generation of architects, placing his oeuvre in a context of the current discourse.

Hans Hollein, a self-proclaimed avantgardist in the 1960s, is the only Austrian architect to have been awarded the Pritzker Prize. He was also a meticulous curator of his own work throughout his life. In Hollein Calling groundbreaking projects by Hans Hollein are juxtaposed with current projects from 15 European architectural offices whose work is shaping the discourse today. The Hollein exponents have been selected from the extensive “Archive Hans Hollein, Az W and MAK, Vienna”, which has been several years in the processing at the Az W.

Hans Hollein in dialogue with: Almannai Fischer Architekt*innen, München / baukuh, Mailand / Bovenbouw Architectuur, Antwerpen / Claudia Cavallar, Wien / Aslı Çiçek, Brüssel / Conen Sigl Architekt:innen, Zürich / doorzon interieur architecten, Gent / Expanded Design, Wien / Martin Feiersinger, Wien / David Kohn Architects, London / Kühn Malvezzi, Berlin / Lütjens Padmanabhan Architekt:innen, Zürich / Manthey Kula, Oslo / Monadnock, Rotterdam / OFFICE Kersten Geers David Van Severen, Brüssel. Curators and exhibition design: Lorenzo De Chiffre, Benni Eder, Theresa Krenn / Graphic design: Studio Polimekanos.

Book: Hollein Calling. Architectural Dialogues
The exhibition is accompanied and augmented by an extensive publication. The first part of the book contains the interviews with the contemporary architects, who relate Hollein’s work to their own practice. The second part presents the selection of projects by Atelier Hollein, largely illustrated with previously unpublished archival material. Additional contributions by Monika Platzer and Mark Lee—on the Archive Hans Hollein, Az W and MAK, and the North American context, respectively—suggest starting points for further inquiry.

Edited by Lorenzo De Chiffre, Benni Eder, Theresa Krenn, Architekturzentrum Wien / ISBN 978-3-03860-340-5 / Published by Park Books / 220 pages / Language: English.