Hannes Lintl (2 July 1924 – 13 June 2003) was an
Austrian architect, best known for designing the
Donauturm
The Donauturm ( en, Danube Tower) is a tower in Vienna, the tallest structure in Austria at , and is the 68th tallest tower in the world. Opening in April 1964, the tower is located near the north bank of the Danube River in the district of ...
(''
Danube
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Tower'', 1964), part of the
Viennese Viennese may refer to:
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skyline and a popular lookout point and tourist attraction.
''Hannes-Lintl-Gasse,'' a street in
Vienna’s twenty-second district, is named after him.
Timeline
*1948
Academy of Applied Arts Vienna, awarded the
Josef Hoffmann Prize
*1952
Academy of Fine Arts Vienna
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History
The Academy of Fine Arts Vienna was founded in 1692 as a private academy modelled on the Accademia di Sa ...
, studying under Prof. C. Holzmeister
*1957 Receives his ''Ziviltechnikerbefugnis'' (licence) and opens his architectural firm
*1966 Gold Medal for Architecture of the City of Vienna
*1967 Appointment as
Jordan
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ian
Consul General
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in Austria
*1969 Awarded the title of
Professor
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by
Franz Jonas
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He was a typesetting, typesetter by profession and a member of the Social Democratic Party of Austria. ...
, the
President of Austria
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*2000 Awarded the
Austrian Cross of Honour for Science and Art, 1st class
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History
The "Austrian D ...
*
* Grand Cordon of the
Order of Independence
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(Jordan) (''Al Istiqlal'')
Projects
This list includes finished projects with a total cost exceeding €10,900,000 (150 million
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s) each. ARGE stands for ''Arbeitsgemeinschaft'', or "working group".
Schools and other educational institutions
* Höhere Technische Lehranstalt,
Innsbruck
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* Bundesgymnasium & Bundesrealgymnasium, Pichelmayergasse, Vienna
* Bundesrealgymnasium Leibnitz
* Bundesrealgymnasium Zwettl
* Bildungshaus Neuwaldegg, Vienna
* Medizintechnische Schule im AKH, Vienna
* Zentralberufsschule für KFZ-Mechanik, Scheydgasse, Vienna
* Addition to the Wirtschaftsförderungsinstitut, Währinger Gürtel, Vienna (ARGE)
* Volksschule und Sonderpädagogisches Zentrum, Hammerfestweg, Vienna
Office buildings
*
Saudi Electricity Company
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,
Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
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* Palais Grassalkovics, Wiener Fremdenverkehrsverband ("Vienna Tourism Association"), Obere Augartenstraße, Vienna
* Büro- und Wohnhaus, Obere Donaustraße 21, Vienna
* Zentralanstalt der Pensionsversicherung der Angestellten, Vienna (ARGE)
* Erweiterung Wirtschaftskammer Österreich, Wiener Hauptstrasse, Vienna
* IBM, Lassallestraße, Vienna (ARGE)
* Bank Austria, Lassallestraße, Vienna (ARGE)
* Donau-Business-Center, Handelskai 388, Vienna
* Zürich Kosmos, Lassallestraße, Vienna
Hospitals, medical centres, and aged care facilities
* Allgemeines Krankenhaus, Vienna (ARGE)
* Krankenhaus Zell am See,
Salzburg
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The town is on the site of the ...
* Neurochirurgische Universitätsklinik im AKH, Vienna
* AUVA Rehabilitationszentrum Weißer Hof,
Klosterneuburg
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(ARGE)
* AUVA Rehabilitationszentrum
Tobelbad,
Styria
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(ARGE)
* Heim für betagte Menschen, Breitenfurterstraße, Vienna
* Seniorenwohnheim Wohnstift Augustinum, Kurpark Oberlaa, Vienna (ARGE)
Industrial buildings
* Three power stations for the Saudi Electric Company in
Jeddah
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,
Mecca
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and
Ta'if
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,
Saudi Arabia
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* Siemens Werk für Elektronikfertigung, Weißgerberlände, Vienna
* Addition to the Porzellanmanufaktur Augarten, Vienna
Shopping centres
* Modezentrum Boecker, Vienna
* Generali Centre, Vienna (ARGE)
* Zentrum Simmering, Vienna
* Ringstraßen-Galerien, Kärntnerring, Vienna (ARGE)
Housing estates
* Wohnhausanlage
Arsenal
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, Vienna
* Wohnhausanlage Oswald Redlich-Straße, Vienna
* Personalwohnhaus UKH Meidling, Vienna
Hotels
* Addition to the Zürserhof, Zürs am Arlberg
* Corso Grand Hotel, Kärntnerring, Vienna (ARGE)
Representative buildings
* Indonesian Embassy, Vienna
* Raghadan Palace,
Amman, Jordan
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Telecommunications buildings
* Television Production Centre,
Amman, Jordan
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Miscellaneous
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Donauturm
The Donauturm ( en, Danube Tower) is a tower in Vienna, the tallest structure in Austria at , and is the 68th tallest tower in the world. Opening in April 1964, the tower is located near the north bank of the Danube River in the district of ...
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Vienna
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St. John's Beacon,
Liverpool
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Baghdad
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Television Tower,
Iraq
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(destroyed during war)
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Jakarta
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Bung Karno Tower,
Indonesia
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(project abandoned)
*
Montreal
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Television Tower,
Canada
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(design only)
* Ausbildungs- und Einsatzzentrale des Einsatzkommandos COBRA, New Vienna
References
External links
Lintl's architectural firm, now run by Christian Lintl
{{DEFAULTSORT:Lintl, Hannes
1924 births
2003 deaths
20th-century Austrian architects
Architects from Vienna
Academy of Fine Arts Vienna alumni
Recipients of the Austrian Cross of Honour for Science and Art, 1st class
Recipients of the Grand Decoration for Services to the Republic of Austria
Grand Cordons of the Order of Independence (Jordan)