From 1974 to 1980 he was an assistant to Hans Hollein and Johannes Spalt at the University of Applied Arts Vienna. He has been a guest professor at that university (1985/86) and a visiting professor at Harvard University (1988/89 and 1993/94), ETH Zurich (2004–07) and the Academy of Fine Arts Vienna (2011–12).
Work
Czech has been influenced by the Viennese architects Adolf Loos and Josef Frank, and by the theoretical work of Konrad Wachsmann.[2] His work is noted for a strong emphasis on context, a sophisticated and often ironic use of architectural elements, and an interest in rules and underlying order rather than sculptural form.[3]
Selected works
Rosa-Jochmann elementary school in Simmering, Vienna
Renovation of Bank Austria building, Am Hof, Vienna 1992/93–97[7]
Reconstruction and renovation of Liesing Employment Office by Ernst Plischke 1994/96–98[8]
Verkaufsfiliale und Zentrallager IKERA/Wein & Co, Vienna 1996–97
Theatercafé, Vienna 1998/2010
Renovation of Haus Schwarzenberg, Turrach 1998–99
Furnishing of seminar center and guest house, Swiss Re, (with Adolf Krischanitz), Zürich Rüschlikon 1998–2000
Geblergasse residence, Vienna 1998–2003
Umbau Oetker, Dachgeschosse und Turm eines Altbaus ab dem 16.Jh., Vienna 1999–2003
Gasthaus Immervoll, Vienna 2000
Hotel Messe Vienna 2002/03–05[9]
Einrichtung Bundestheaterkassen, Vienna 2003–04
Weinhaus PUNKT, Kaltern/Südtirol 2004–05
Renovation of Urbani House, Vienna 2004–07[10]
Mustersiedlung 9=12, Vienna 2007[11]
Generationen-Wohnen am Mühlgrund, Vienna 2011[12]
Notes
^Kudlek 2013, p. 132.
^Froehlich & Williams 2004, p. 337.
^Kühn 2016, p. 18.
^"Kleines Café". nextroom (in German). Architekturzentrum Wien. 14 September 2003. Retrieved 11 October 2016.
^"Czech interpretiert Loos -". Swiss-Architects (in Swiss High German). Retrieved 2022-10-19.
^"Gastronomiegeschoß-Umbau im Palais Schwarzenberg". nextroom (in German). Architekturzentrum Wien. 14 September 2003. Retrieved 11 October 2016.
^"Bank Austria Kundenzentrum – Umbau". nextroom (in German). Architekturzentrum Wien. 14 September 2003. Retrieved 11 October 2016.
^"Arbeitsamt Liesing". nextroom (in German). Architekturzentrum Wien. 14 September 2003. Retrieved 10 October 2016.
^"Hotel Messe Wien". nextroom (in German). Architekturzentrum Wien. 6 January 2006. Retrieved 10 October 2016.
^"Umbau Urbanihaus". nextroom (in German). Architekturzentrum Wien. 21 July 2008. Retrieved 10 October 2016.
^"Mustersiedlung 9=12". nextroom (in German). Architekturzentrum Wien. 14 October 2007. Retrieved 10 October 2016.
^""Generationen Wohnen" Am Mühlgrund". nextroom (in German). Architekturzentrum Wien. 25 November 2011. Retrieved 10 October 2016.
References
Froehlich, Dietmar E.; Williams, Celeste M. (2004). "Herman Czech". In Sennott, Stephen (ed.). Encyclopedia of Twentieth Century Architecture. Taylor & Francis. pp. 337–340. ISBN 978-1-57958-433-7.
Grafe, Christoph; Bollerey, Franziska, eds. (2007). Cafes and Bars: The Architecture of Public Display. Routledge. p. 236. ISBN 978-1-134-22817-1.
Kudlek, Martin (2013). "Hermann Czech". In John Sandford (ed.). Encyclopedia of Contemporary German Culture. Routledge. p. 132. ISBN 978-1-136-81603-1.
Kühn, Christian (November 2016). "Hermann Czech and the Disappearance of Architecture". Architecture and Urbanism (554): 16–23.