Günther Domenig
Günther Domenig was an Austrian architect.
Domenig was born in Klagenfurt, and studied architecture at the Graz University of Technology. After working as an architectural assistant, he set up in practice with Eilfried Huth, 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.
In addition to his practice, Domenig became a professor at the Graz University of Technology in 1980. He died at the age of 77 in Graz.Main works
- 1963–68 Pedagogic Academy, Graz
- 1965–69 Parish centre, Oberwart
- 1973–77 Multi-purpose school hall, Graz
- 1974–79 Zentralsparkasse bank, Vienna
- 1980– Steinhaus, Steindorf
- 1987 Funder Factory, St Veit
- 1993–96 RESOWI-Zentrum, Karl Franzens Universität, Graz
- 1998 Documentation Center Nazi Party Rally Grounds, Nuremberg
- 2004 T-Center, Vienna
Decorations and awards
- 1967: Austrian builders award for Catholic Educational Academy in Graz
- 1969: Grand Prix International d'Architecture et d'Urbanisme Cannes
- 1975: Prix Europeen de la Construction Metallique
- 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
- 2006: Austrian State Prize for Architecture and Austrian builders prize for the T-Center St. Marx