Hannes Lintl

Hannes Lintl (2 July 1924 – 13 June 2003) was an Austrian architect, best known for designing the Donauturm (Danube Tower, 1964), part of the Viennese 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, 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 Jordanian Consul General in Austria
1969 Awarded the title of Professor by Franz Jonas, the President of Austria
2000 Awarded the Austrian Cross of Honour for Science and Art, 1st class^[1]
Grand Decoration of Honour in Silver for Services to the Republic of Austria
Grand Cordon of the Order of Independence (Jordan) (Al Istiqlal)

Projects

This list includes finished projects with a total cost exceeding €10,900,000 (150 million schillings) each. ARGE stands for Arbeitsgemeinschaft, or "working group".

Schools and other educational institutions

Höhere Technische Lehranstalt, Innsbruck
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, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
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
Neurochirurgische Universitätsklinik im AKH, Vienna
AUVA Rehabilitationszentrum Weißer Hof, Klosterneuburg (ARGE)
AUVA Rehabilitationszentrum Tobelbad, Styria (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, Mecca and Ta'if, Saudi Arabia
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, 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

Telecommunications buildings

Television Production Centre, Amman, Jordan

Miscellaneous

Donauturm, Vienna
St. John's Beacon, Liverpool
Baghdad Television Tower, Iraq (destroyed during war)
Jakarta Bung Karno Tower, Indonesia (project abandoned)^[2]
Montreal Television Tower, Canada (design only)
Ausbildungs- und Einsatzzentrale des Einsatzkommandos COBRA, New Vienna

References

^ "Reply to a parliamentary question" (PDF) (in German). p. 1343. Retrieved 3 March 2013.
^ "Bung Karno Tower".

External links

Lintl's architectural firm, now run by Christian Lintl^{[permanent dead link‍]}

[1] "Reply to a parliamentary question" (PDF) (in German). p. 1343. Retrieved 3 March 2013.

[2] "Bung Karno Tower".

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