Styrianomics

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).

Autorentext

Beate Engelhorn ist Architektin, Autorin, Lehrende und Kuratorin. Seit 2019 ist sie Geschäftsführerin und künstlerische Leiterin des HDA - Haus der Architektur in Graz. Zuvor war sie Kuratorin bei Aedes, Berlin, Lehrende an der BTU Cottbus, Gastdozentin u.a. am NYIT studio for Urban Design, American University of Sharjah, Associacao de Ensino de Arquitetura e Urbanismo de Sao Paulo.

Indira Van 't Klooster ist Architekturhistorikerin, Kuratorin und Direktorin des ARCAM (Architekturzentrum Amsterdam). Zuvor war sie Chefredakteurin des Architekturmagazins A10 new european architecture Cooperative und Stipendiatin am Institut für die Wissenschaften vom Menschen in Wien, wo sie zu utopischen Gemeinschaften in Europa forschte.