The neuro-physiological institute at Starhemberg Palace, completed in 1982, marked an early instance of a tolerant approach toward historical architectural forms within the professional output of Boris Podrecca. Since graduating from the TU Wien in 1968, he has maintained a dual career as a practitioner of urban design and an academic instructor in architecture.
Background and Education
Born in 1940 in Belgrade, Yugoslavia, Boris Podrecca is a citizen of Austria and Slovenia. His family relocated to Trieste, Italy, after World War II, where he completed his early education in a Slovene language school. He eventually moved to Vienna to pursue architectural studies at the TU Wien, graduating under the guidance of Professor Roland Rainer.
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Podrecca held a professorship at the Technical University of Stuttgart from 1988 until 2006, where he served as the Director of the Institute of Architectural Design and Theory of Space. His academic experience also includes an assistantship at the Technical University of Munich between 1979 and 1981, alongside guest lectureships in cities including Paris, Venice, London, Philadelphia, Boston, and Harvard-Cambridge.
Exhibition Design
He gained significant professional attention through his exhibition designs, starting with the work of Carlo Scarpa at the 1984 Venice Biennale. He subsequently curated displays on the work of Jože Plečnik at the Pompidou Centre in 1986. Further exhibition projects under his direction included Biedermeier in 1987, the Villes d'Eaux display in Paris, and the 1996 One Hundred Years of Austria exhibition.
Built Works
His portfolio features urban squares and public buildings across Europe. Notable projects include the revitalization of Tartini Square in Piran, Slovenia, the Dirmhirngasse School in Vienna, and the Museum of Modern Art in Ca' Pesaro, Venice. His work extends to the Millennium Tower in Vienna, the Greif-Areal development in Bolzano, and the Science and Technology Museum in Belgrade.
Fast facts
- Born: 1940, Belgrade
- Education: TU Wien, 1968
- Citizenship: Austria, Slovenia
- Awards: City of Vienna Prize for Architecture (1990)
- Professional Membership: Slovenian Academy of Sciences and Arts
- Languages: German, Italian, Slovene
Questions readers ask
Where did Boris Podrecca teach?
He served as a professor at the Technical University of Stuttgart and as an assistant at the Technical University of Munich.
Which notable architecture exhibitions did he design?
He designed exhibitions for Carlo Scarpa at the 1984 Venice Biennale, Jože Plečnik at the Pompidou Centre, and the 1996 One Hundred Years of Austria exhibition.
Achievements
- Decoration of Honour in Gold for Services to the State of Vienna
- Order of Freedom of the Republic of Slovenia
- City of Vienna Prize for Architecture
- Trained at TU Wien
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