Günther Domenig(1934-2012)
Domenig moved to Graz in 1953. There he studied architecture at the Technical University until 1959. He completed his studies with "summa cum laude". From 1963 he entered into an office partnership with Eilfried Huth. Groundbreaking projects emerged from this creative period, such as the Ragnitz housing project or the Pedagogical Academy of the Graz-Seckau Diocese in Eggenberg. In 1973 the office community dissolved because their ideas about architecture diverged too much. Domenig sees his architectural style, which moves between expression and biologism, as a total work of art. In this way, for example, the cafeteria at the school sisters in Eggenberg and the renovation of the main office of the Z-Bank in Vienna were created (1986). One of his main works in the sense of architecture as a total work of art is the remarkable stone house in Steindorf am Ossiachersee, on which planning work began in 1980. It's an endless project.
From 1974 Domenig founded his own architectural offices in Graz, Klagenfurt and Vienna. His theoretical architectural activities include teaching positions, visiting professorships, seminars and lectures at home and abroad, for example in Germany, England, Turkey, the Netherlands, Scandinavia, Italy, the USA and elsewhere. In 1980, Domenig accepted the appointment as a full professor at the Technical University of Graz. He teaches and researches there at the Institute for Building Science in the field of residential construction and design. Domenig's most important recent works include, among others, the institute buildings of the Graz Technical University, the state hospital in Bruck/Mur, the showrooms for Funder in Sankt Veit/Glan, the architecture for the Carinthian State Exhibition in Hüttenberg, the house at the Graz "Sackspitz", in which the architect also ordains himself, the RESOWI Center at the University of Graz, an extension to the Klagenfurt City Theater and the Münster Art Academy. Domenig was able to win numerous prizes and awards. Among other things, in 1999 the International Architecture Prize for New Building in the Alps for the Carinthian State Exhibition 1995 project.
Also in 1999 he received the award for exemplary buildings in Lower Austria for the Heidenbauer Werk 2 project, Wiener Neudorf. In 1998 he was honored with the building owner's award from the Central Association for City Theaters in Klagenfurt. Meanwhile, he created sets and costumes for the operas "Elektra" (1995) and "Moses and Aron" (1998) at the Graz Opera House. In the same year, 1998, he designed the Klagenfurt City Theater and the Münster Art Academy, which was completed in 2000. Some works claim to be total works of art. This includes, above all, his personal "magnum opus", the stone house in Steindorf. Other awards included the Geramb sign of thanks for good building for the Leoben Museum (1997), the Central Association's Builders' Prize for the RESOWI Center (1997), the Golden Medal of Honor of the City of Vienna (1995), the Prix Euopéen de la Constuction Métallique (1975 ) and finally the Grand Prix International d''Urbanisme et d''Architecture for the Ragnitz project (1969).
In 1998, Domenig won the international competition with his design for the documentation center at the former Nazi party rally site in Nuremberg. In doing so, Domenig consciously turned against National Socialist architecture. For Domenig, this project, the planning of which began in 1998 and ended with its complete completion in 2001, also meant coming to terms with National Socialist family history. In 1998, the offices of Günther Domenig, Hermann Eisenköck and Herfried Peyker merged to form Architektur Consult ZT GmbH, which he left in 2006. Since 2006, Günther Domenig has been working with Gerhard Wallner in the architects Domenig & Wallner ZT GmbH. In addition, the architect took part in numerous exhibitions.
Günther Domenig died on June 15, 2012 in Graz.
From 1974 Domenig founded his own architectural offices in Graz, Klagenfurt and Vienna. His theoretical architectural activities include teaching positions, visiting professorships, seminars and lectures at home and abroad, for example in Germany, England, Turkey, the Netherlands, Scandinavia, Italy, the USA and elsewhere. In 1980, Domenig accepted the appointment as a full professor at the Technical University of Graz. He teaches and researches there at the Institute for Building Science in the field of residential construction and design. Domenig's most important recent works include, among others, the institute buildings of the Graz Technical University, the state hospital in Bruck/Mur, the showrooms for Funder in Sankt Veit/Glan, the architecture for the Carinthian State Exhibition in Hüttenberg, the house at the Graz "Sackspitz", in which the architect also ordains himself, the RESOWI Center at the University of Graz, an extension to the Klagenfurt City Theater and the Münster Art Academy. Domenig was able to win numerous prizes and awards. Among other things, in 1999 the International Architecture Prize for New Building in the Alps for the Carinthian State Exhibition 1995 project.
Also in 1999 he received the award for exemplary buildings in Lower Austria for the Heidenbauer Werk 2 project, Wiener Neudorf. In 1998 he was honored with the building owner's award from the Central Association for City Theaters in Klagenfurt. Meanwhile, he created sets and costumes for the operas "Elektra" (1995) and "Moses and Aron" (1998) at the Graz Opera House. In the same year, 1998, he designed the Klagenfurt City Theater and the Münster Art Academy, which was completed in 2000. Some works claim to be total works of art. This includes, above all, his personal "magnum opus", the stone house in Steindorf. Other awards included the Geramb sign of thanks for good building for the Leoben Museum (1997), the Central Association's Builders' Prize for the RESOWI Center (1997), the Golden Medal of Honor of the City of Vienna (1995), the Prix Euopéen de la Constuction Métallique (1975 ) and finally the Grand Prix International d''Urbanisme et d''Architecture for the Ragnitz project (1969).
In 1998, Domenig won the international competition with his design for the documentation center at the former Nazi party rally site in Nuremberg. In doing so, Domenig consciously turned against National Socialist architecture. For Domenig, this project, the planning of which began in 1998 and ended with its complete completion in 2001, also meant coming to terms with National Socialist family history. In 1998, the offices of Günther Domenig, Hermann Eisenköck and Herfried Peyker merged to form Architektur Consult ZT GmbH, which he left in 2006. Since 2006, Günther Domenig has been working with Gerhard Wallner in the architects Domenig & Wallner ZT GmbH. In addition, the architect took part in numerous exhibitions.
Günther Domenig died on June 15, 2012 in Graz.