Günther Domenig (born 6 July 1934 in Klagenfurt) is an Austrian architect. The T-Center is an office building in the Sankt Marx section of Landstraße, the 3rd district of Vienna. Lake Ossiach (Ossiacher See Osojsko jezero is a Lake in the Austrian state of Carinthia, situated in the Nock Mountains between the Towns Events 1044 - The Battle of Ménfő takes place 1189 - Richard the Lionheart is crowned King of England Year 1934 ( MCMXXXIV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full 1934 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Klagenfurt guildhall 19072006 01jpg|thumb|220px|City hall in Klagenfurt´s center Neuer Platz]] Klagenfurt am Wörthersee ( Slovene: Celovec) is the Capital Austria (Österreich ( officially the Republic of Austria (Republik Österreich An architect is a licensed individual who leads a design team in the Planning and Design of buildings and participates in oversight of Building Construction
Domenig studied architecture at the Technische Universität, Graz (1953-1959), and after working as an architectural assistant, set up in practice with Eilfried Huth (1963-1973), producing highly regarded buildings in a brutalist vein. Graz University of Technology (German "Technische Universität Graz" short "TU Graz" is (after University of Graz) the second largest university in The term Brutalist Architecture originates from the French Béton brut, or "raw concrete" a term used by Le Corbusier to describe Domening's first internationally acclaimed completed work was the Z-bank in Vienna, which signalled a much more expressionistic, counter-modernist aesthetic. Vienna ( in Wien; see also other names) is the Capital of Austria, and is also one of the nine States of Austria. Expressionist architecture was an architectural movement that developed in Europe during the first decades of the 20th century in parallel with the expressionist This article is concerned with architectural aspects of Modernism; for the most recent developments in architecture see Contemporary architecture. Domenig's subsequent work has been important, particularly in the exploration of free flowing, highly modelled but technically precise architecture which has achieved a wide acceptance for commercial and public commissions (as in, for example, the work of Frank Gehry and Daniel Libeskind). Frank Owen Gehry CC (born Ephraim Owen Goldberg, February 28, 1929) is a Pritzker Prize -winning Architect Daniel Libeskind, (born May 12 1946 in Łódź, Poland) is an American Architect, Artist, and Set designer of
A group of architects based in Graz achieved recognition following the 'Grazer Schule' exhibition and widely disseminated catalogue (published 1984), with Domening the most significant member in terms of built works and international standing. Graz (etymologically from Slovene: Gradec IPA /gradeʦ/ "little castle" with a population of around 290000 as of 2008 (of which 252852 have principal
Domenig's own house, the 'Steinhaus' at Lake Ossiach, a lake near Klagenfurt, became a personal manifesto. Lake Ossiach (Ossiacher See Osojsko jezero is a Lake in the Austrian state of Carinthia, situated in the Nock Mountains between the Towns Klagenfurt guildhall 19072006 01jpg|thumb|220px|City hall in Klagenfurt´s center Neuer Platz]] Klagenfurt am Wörthersee ( Slovene: Celovec) is the Capital Over the many years of its construction, it was both an outlet for his technical and formal experimentation, and a focus for his architectural aspirations. The Steinhaus has become a cultural icon, having hosted concerts, been the subject of television and art projects, and having featured in many books and magazines.
In the wider world, Domenig has produced many notable buildings, with clients as diverse as schools, banks, local authority social housing departments, and difficult projects such as the Dokumentationszentrum (Documentation Centre, 1999) in Nürnberg adjacent to Albert Speer's Nazi Party Congress complex. Berthold Konrad Hermann Albert Speer, commonly known as Albert Speer ( 19 March 1905 - 1 September 1981 was an Architect, author and for part of World
In addition to his practice, Domenig was also appointed Professor at the Technische Univerität, Graz in 1980.
Main works
- 1963-68 Pedagogic Academy, Graz (with Eilfried Huth)
- 1965-69 Parish centre, Oberwart (with Eilfried Huth)
- 1973-77 Multi-purpose school hall, Graz
- 1974-79 Zentralsparkasse bank, Vienna
- 1980- Steinhaus, Steindorf
- 1987 Funder Factory (Funder Werk II), St Veit
- 1993-96 RESOWI-Zentrum (university building), Karl Franzens Universität,Graz
- 1998 Documentation Centre, Nürnberg
- 2004 T-Center (headquarters building), Vienna (with Hermann Eisenköck, Herfried Peyker)