
Coop Himmelb(l)au
Über uns
COOP HIMMELB(L)AU is a design-oriented architecture and urbanism firm specializing in providing unique, landmark buildings for clients with ambitions for world-class design of the highest caliber integrating sophisticated sustainability, aesthetic and engineering principles.
COOP HIMMELB(L)AU was founded in Vienna in 1968 and has since then been operating under the direction of CEO and Design Principal Wolf D. Prix in the fields of art, architecture, urban planning, and design.
Another branch of the firm was opened in the United States in 1988 in Los Angeles. COOP HIMMELB(L)AU currently employs 60 people from 19 different countries.
In numerous countries the team has realized museums, concert halls, science and office buildings as well as residential buildings.
Presently COOP HIMMELB(L)AU is working on various projects in Europe, Asia and the Middle East.
Projekte
Büro
Wolf D. Prix
em.o.Prof., CEO /Design Director of Coop. Himmelb(l)au
Geboren: 1942 in Wien/AT
Studium: Technische Universität Wien/AT, Architectural Association London/GB, SCI-Arc, LA/US
Lehrtätigkeiten:
2003‒2012 Vizerektor und Vorstand Institut für Architektur Universität für angewandte Kunst Wien/AT
Columbia University, New York/US
Harvard Graduate School of Design, Cambridge/US
SCI-Arc, LA/US
UCLA University of California, LA/US
Yale School of Architecture, New Haven/U
Team: Karolin Schmidbaur - Design Partner | Harald Krieger - Partner/ CFO | Markus Prossnigg - Managing Partner
Gründungsjahr: 1968 (gegründet von Wolf D. Prix, Helmut Swiczinsky, Michael Holzer)
Standorte: Wien, Atelier in LA (seit 1988)
Preise & Wettbewerbe
Bauherrenpreis der Zentralvereinigung der Architekten Österreich, 2018
2A Continental Architectural Awards 2018 (2ACAA 2018), 2018
IES Illumination Award for Outdoor Lighting Design 2017
2A Asia Architecture Award 2016
Permanent Member of Kurie für Kunst (curia for art), since 2014 as chairman, Federal Chancellery of AustriaAdvisory Committee for Building Culture, Federal Chancellery of AustriaAustrian Art Senate
International Architecture Award 2014, 2007, 2005
Dedalo Minosse International Prize 2011
RIBA European Award 2009
RIBA International Award 2008
American Architecture Award 2005
Europäischer Stahlbaupreis 2001, 2002
Deutscher Architekturpreis 2000
Österreichischer Staatspreis 1999
Kontakt
Adresse
Spengergasse 37
1050 Wien
Österreich