Styrianomics - by Hda - Haus Der Architektur & Beate Engelhorn (Paperback)

Book Synopsis

The Styrian Architecture Award is presented every two years. It highlights the particular importance of building culture in Austria's second-largest province. Alongside the historic center of its capital Graz, which was awarded UNESCO World Heritage Site status in 1999, more recent architectural history is well-represented here. The Grazer Schule gained international acclaim from 1960 onwards, and the Kunsthaus Graz by Peter Cook and Colin Fournier, opened as part of the European Capital of Culture 2003 festivities, has been similarly celebrated. These elements form a fertile basis for the high-quality local architectural scene. This volume introduces a selection of new architectural projects in the province of Styria chosen by the Dutch curator Indira van 't Klooster, director of Arcam (Architecture Center Amsterdam).

About the Author

Beate Engelhorn is an architect, author, lecturer, and curator. She has been the managing director and artistic director of the HDA - Haus der Architektur in Graz since 2019. Prior to this, she was a curator at Aedes in Berlin, a lecturer at BTU Cottbus, and a visiting lecturer for the Urban Design Studio at NYIT, as well as at the American University of Sharjah, the Associação Brasileira de Ensino de Arquitetura e Urbanismo in Sao Paulo, and others.

Indira Van 't Klooster is an architectural historian, curator, and director of ARCAM (Architecture Center Amsterdam). Prior to this, she was editor-in-chief of the architecture magazine A10 new european architecture Cooperative, and held a fellowship at the Institute for Human Sciences (IWM) in Vienna, where she conducted research on utopian communities in Europe.