Adolf Krischanitz

Adolf Krischanitz
(2012)
Born	May 26, 1946 Schwarzach im Pongau, Austria
Nationality	Austrian
Occupation	Architect
Practice	Krischanitz & Frank
Buildings	Museum Rietberg, Zurich, Switzerland (2007)

Adolf Krischanitz (born May 26, 1946) is an Austrian-born architect.

Biography[]

Krischanitz was born in Schwarzach im Pongau, Salzburg, Austria. He studied architecture at the Vienna University of Technology from 1965 to 1972.^[1]

Academic career[]

From 1974 through 1987 he was a lecturer at the Academy of Fine Arts Vienna, and from 1988 to 1989, a guest professor at the Technical University of Munich.

Since 1992, he has been a professor of design and urban development at the Berlin University of the Arts.

Professional career[]

Krischanitz has been a freelance architect in Vienna since 1979, the same year in which he co-founded the magazine UM BAU (About Building).

He served as the chairman of the in 1982, and from 1991 to 1995 he was president of the Vienna Secession, a post first held by Gustav Klimt, one of the organization's co-founders.

In 2004 he became a partner and managing director of the architecture firm Krischinatz & Frank.

Works[]

• 1992: Kunsthalle Wien project space, Vienna
• 1992–95: Kunsthalle Krems, reconstruction of a former tobacco factory
• 1992–96: Lauder Chabad Campus in Vienna ^[2]
• 2002–07: Museum Rietberg, additional complex (in co-operation with Alfred Grazioli)
• 2008: Temporary Kunsthalle Berlin ^[3]
• 2008–10: 20er Haus in Vienna, reconstruction of the Austrian pavilion at the Expo 58 in Brussels

References[]

External links[]

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