Prochazka, Elsa#
b. Vienna, Aug. 25, 1948, architect. Studied at the University of Technology and the Academy of Fine Arts in Vienna under E. A. Plischke; 1973 founded the IGIRIEN group with W. Appelt and E. Kneissl. Since the mid-1980s mainly architecture for exhibitions (Hermesvilla 1988/1990, Ambras palace 1990, Jewish museum of Hohenems 1990/1994, Historical Museum of the City of Vienna); redesigned the Austrian Museum of Folklore in Vienna 1992-1994. 1992-1996 professor of design in the urban context at the Gesamthochschule Kassel, since 1998 visiting examiner at University College London. A. Loos Prize 1994.
Further works#
Vienna: multi-purpose church halls Rennweg, 1977, Jedlersdorfer Strasse, 1979/80, and Quadenstrasse, 1980/1981; Stadtkino cinema, 1981 (all with the group IGIRIEN); Frauen-Werk-Stadt, 1995; Coca-Cola-Beverages, 1997.Literature#
P. M. Bode and G. Peichl, Architektur aus Oe. seit 1960, 1980; Magistrat der Stadt Wien (ed.), Architektur in Wien, 1984.