Günther Domenig

Günther Domenig (6 July 1934 – 15 June 2012) was an Austrian architect.[1]

T-Center Wien
Zentralsparkassenfiliale Favoritenstrasse
'Steinhaus' at Lake Ossiach
FunderMax Werk II (built in 1987)

Domenig was born in Klagenfurt, and studied architecture at the Graz University of Technology (1953–1959). After working as an architectural assistant, he set up in practice with Eilfried Huth (1963–1973), producing buildings in a brutalist vein. Domenig's first internationally acclaimed completed work was the Z-bank in Vienna, which signalled a much more expressionistic, counter-modernist aesthetic. He is also known for his own concrete home, the Steinhaus at Lake Ossiach, on which he worked for more than 30 years.[2][3]

In addition to his practice, Domenig became a professor at the Graz University of Technology in 1980.[4] He died at the age of 77 in Graz.[5][6]

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 Center Nazi Party Rally Grounds, Nuremberg
  • 2004 T-Center (headquarters building), Vienna (with Hermann Eisenköck, Herfried Peyker)

Decorations and awards
  • 1967: Austrian builders award for Catholic Educational Academy in Graz (with Eilfried Huth)
  • 1969: Grand Prix International d'Architecture et d'Urbanisme Cannes (with Eilfried Huth)[4]
  • 1975: Prix Europeen de la Construction Metallique[4]
  • 1981: Austrian builders prize for the Z-branch Favoriten in Vienna
  • 1989: Austrian builders prize for the power plant in Frombork Unzmarkt
  • 1995: Austrian builders award for the National Exhibition Carinthia: Grubenhunt und Ofensau
  • 1995: Golden Medal of Honour of Vienna
  • 1996: Award of Carinthia
  • 1997: Austrian builders award for RESOWI centre in Graz
  • 1998: Austrian builders award for the refurbishment of the City Theatre in Klagenfurt
  • 2004: Grand Austrian State Prize for Architecture
  • 2004: Austrian Cross of Honour for Science and Art, 1st class[7]
  • 2006: Austrian State Prize for Architecture and Austrian builders prize for the T-Center St. Marx


Notes
  1. "Architekt Günther Domenig verstorben". steiermark.ORF.at. Retrieved 2012-06-16.
  2. "'Counter-Modernist' Domenig dies at 77". architectsjournal.co.uk. 2012-06-27. Retrieved 2020-07-13.
  3. Blundell Jones 1998, pp. 96-99.
  4. Blundell Jones 1998, p. 356.
  5. "Architekt Günther Domenig verstorben". steiermark.ORF.at. Retrieved 2020-07-13.
  6. "'Counter-Modernist' Domenig dies at 77". architectsjournal.co.uk. 2012-06-27. Retrieved 2020-07-13.
  7. "Reply to a parliamentary question" (pdf) (in German). p. 1595. Retrieved 30 December 2012.

References
  • Blundell Jones, Peter (1998). Dialogues in Time: new Graz architecture. Haus der Architektur Graz. ISBN 3-901174-36-2.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
  • "Architekt Günther Domenig verstorben". steiermark.ORF.at. Retrieved 2012-06-16.
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