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Coop Himmelblau

WOLF D. PRIX HELMUT SWICZINSKY + PARTNER UFA CINEMA CENTER, Dresden Germany 1998 COOP HIMMELB(L)AU was founded in 1968 in Vienna, Austria, by Wolf D. Prix and Helmut Swiczinsky and continues to work since then in the fields of ARCHITECTURE, DESIGN and ART. In 1988, COOP HIMMELB(L)AU opened a second office in Los Angeles, California. COOP HIMMELB(L)AU has realized projects which range from remodelings in Vienna to city planning projects in France. The most recognized projects are the Rooftop Remodeling in Vienna, Austria, the masterplan for the city of Melun-Sénart in France and the Museum Pavilion in Groningen, Netherlands. In March 1998 the "UFA-Cinema Center", a multifunctional cinema, was opened in Dresden, Germany. The "SEG Apartment Tower" in Vienna, Austria, was completed in summer 1998. COOP HIMMELB(L)AU is working on international projects in Germany, the Netherlands, France, the United States and Japan. In the last five years, COOP HIMMELB(L)AU received numerous awards and first prizes in international competitions. COOP HIMMELB(L)AU is a member of the European Academy of Sciences and Arts. Currently in planning are numerous projects including a complex in Hamburg ("Hamburg Double Cone"), a multifunctional Office and Educational Center, residential projects in Vienna ("Apartment Building Gasometer Simmering", "Apartment Building Remise") as well as exhibition designs and set designs. The works of COOP HIMMELB(L)AU have been shown in many international exhibitions. Among them a solo retrospective at the Centre Georges Pompidou in Paris, France, and the "Deconstructivist Architecture" show at the Museum of Modern Art, New York, curated by Philip Johnson. In 1996, COOP HIMMELB(L)AU was invited as the Austrian representative to participate at the Sixth International Architecture Exhibition - Biennale in Venice.

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