Helene Koller-Buchwieser
General Information
Occupation: Architect, Engineer, Contractor
Date of Birth: 1912
Date of Death: February 2008
Birth City: Vienna
Birth Country: Austria
Resident Country: Austria
Archive/Repository: IAWA, Special Collection, Newman Library, Ms95-020
Sources: IAWA Online Inventory at: http://spec.lib.vt.edu/IAWA/inventories/kollerhp.htm
Specialties
Subject: Modern and Traditional Religious Architecture
Description: Churches and their auxiliary buildings, Educational facilities, Community Centers, Housing; (social housing, housing for the elderly, student housing, orphanages), Private houses, Urban Design, Factories and Fire Stations
Notes: 1946-95, Austria; Upper Volta
Jobs
Employer: Helene Koller-Buchwieser
Title: Architect/Engineer
City: Vienna
Country: Austria
Start Date: June 01, 1948
End Date: July 01, 1995
Employer: City of Vienna
City: Vienna
Country: Austria
Notes: Restoration of infrastructure and bombed housing
Employer: Art Museam
Title: Curator
City: Vienna
Country: Austria
Collaborators
No collaborators on record
Apprenticeships
Institution: Bruno Buchwieser
Country: delete
Notes: 1932-36 summers as mason and construction spervisor in her father's construction firm
Awards
Name: "Pro Ecclesia et Pontifice"
Description: awarded by Pope Paul VI, Rome, Italy
Name: "Medaille de Vermeil"
Description: Medal from the French Institute of Experts, Paris
Name: UNRRA Fellowship
Description: "Sertificate of Merit"
Notes: 1946-47
Name: "Ordre du Merite Volaigue
Description: Medal by the President of Upper Volta, West Africa
Name: Professor
Description: Bestowed the title by the Austrian Ministry of Culture
Date Received: January 01, 1979
Name: Goldenen Ehrennadel
Description: Decorated with "Goldenen Ehrennadel" by the township of Hinterbruhl
Exhibitions
No exhibitions on record
Notable Projects
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Education
Institution: Technical University, Vienna, Austria
Department: Major professor Karl Holey
Institution: Specialization in the USA on UNRRA fellowship
Degree: Certificate of Merit
End Date: March 31, 1947
Licensing
License: Contractor
License: Architect
License: Construction Engineer for Tall Structures
Professional Affiliations
Organization: Association of Architects in Austria
Organization: Chamber of Civil Engineers of Austria
Organization: International Union of Women Architects
Publications By
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Publications About
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