/Members: Hermann Czech in conversation with Andreas Spiegl
In this episode you will hear the architect Hermann Czech in conversation with Andreas Spiegl, recorded on 25 April 2024. Hermann Czech is an honorary member of the Secession and recipient of the Grand Austrian State Prize 2024.
Born in Vienna in 1936, Hermann Czech studied architecture at the Technische Hochschule and at the Academy of Fine Arts Vienna under Ernst A. Plischke. In 1958 and 1959 he attended Konrad Wachsmann’s seminars at the Salzburg Summer Academy. He began working on architectural projects in 1960, from 1963 to 1967 he penned architectural criticism for Die Furche. From the 1970s, projects and realizations at various scales. In 1978, early writings were published under the title Zur Abwechslung (extended new edition 1996); in 2021, Ungefähre Hauptrichtung — Schriften und Gespräche zur Architektur followed (both published by Löcker Verlag). Hermann Czech has served as a visiting professor at Harvard University, Cambridge, MA, ETH Zurich, TU Wien, and the Academy of Fine Arts Vienna. He has received awards and distinctions for his architectural work. He participated in the Architecture Biennale in Venice in 1980, 1991, 2000, 2012, and, most recently, in 2023 together with the collective AKT. Hermann Czech lives and works in Vienna.
Andreas Spiegl is a Senior Scientist at the Institute for Art Theory and Cultural Studies of the Academy of Fine Arts Vienna, where he served as Vice Rector for Research and Academic Affairs from 2003 until 2011. He went on to lead the Institute for Art Theory and Cultural Studies from 2015 until 2022 and has been Chair of the Academy’s Senate since 2022. In addition to his teaching duties, he conducts research and has published widely on the intersections between contemporary art and theories of media and space.
Secession Podcast: Members is a series of conversations featuring members, programmed by the board of the Secession.
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Jingle: Hui Ye with an excerpt from Combat of dreams for string quartet and audio feed (2016, Christine Lavant Quartett) by Alexander J. Eberhard
Editor: Paul Macheck
Production: Bettina Spörr, Christian Lübbert
