Silja Tillner
Illustration — Tillner was project architect for the refurbishment of Urban Loritz Platz in Vienna Silja Tillner (born 1960) is an Austrian architect. She is a Principal in the firm Architekten Tillner & Willinger ZT GmbH. She received a Fulbright Grant to study Architecture at UCLA. Her UCLA master's thesis project was "The End of the Glendale Freeway Urban Design", Los Angeles, California, combining transit with community services. Her notable projects include Gürtel-Urbion (revitalization of Gürtel Boulevard, Retractable Cover of Vienna City Hall, and Spittelau Office Building.
Silja Tillner
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- Born
- 1960 · Vienna.
- Nationality
- Austria
- Occupation
- architect
- Education
- TU Wien · Academy of Fine Arts Vienna · University of California and Los Angeles
- Languages
- English · German
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Illustration — Tillner was project architect for the refurbishment of Urban Loritz Platz in Vienna Silja Tillner (born 1960) is an Austrian architect. She is a Principal in the firm Architekten Tillner & Willinger ZT GmbH. She received a Fulbright Grant to study Architecture at UCLA. Her UCLA master's thesis project was "The End of the Glendale Freeway Urban Design", Los Angeles, California, combining transit with community services. Her notable projects include Gürtel-Urbion (revitalization of Gürtel Boulevard, Retractable Cover of Vienna City Hall, and Spittelau Office Building.
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The architect's office is focussing on "Urban Study and -Design, Land- and Site Use Concepts, Public Space Design, Membrane Constructions, Office Buildings, Urban Utitlity Buildings and Residential Buildings". The concept of their website is bilingual: English and German language. The office was originally founded 1995 by Silja Tillner. The cooperation with Dipl.-Ing. Alfred Willinger dates from 2003 and the shared enterprise Tillner & Partner ZT GmbH was established in 2005.
Silja Tillner studied at TU Wien, Academy of Fine Arts Vienna and University of California, Los Angeles. The recorded working language is English and German.
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- 1.Vorhänge? Das geht gar nicht!. Der Standard. 2011-07-29.
- 2.Silja Tillner. 2021.
- 3.Silja Tillner.
- 4.Silja Tillner. 2021.
- 5.nextroom-architektur im netz. Alfred Willinger.
- 6.Urban Loritz Platz Architekten Tillner & Willinger.
- 7.Silja Tillner. 2021.
- 8.nextroom-architektur im netz. Architekten Tillner & Willinger ZT GmbH.
- 9.Skyline Spittelau Architekten Tillner & Willinger.
- 10.Architekturzentrum Wien - 2. Otto Wagner Städtebaupreis.
- 11.BauNetz. Ausgezeichnet!.
- 12.A Palaver 211 – Silja Tillner. a_palaver.
- 13.Urban Loritz Platz Architekten Tillner & Willinger.
- 14.Stadtbahnbögen Architekten Tillner & Willinger.
- 15.Überdachung Wiener Rathaus Architekten Tillner & Willinger.
- 16.A foldable shelter, a demonstrator for kinetic architecture. 2008-07.
- 17.Fabric roof drain - Fabric Architecture. 2013-12-14.
- 18.Marktplatz Opfikon Architekten Tillner & Willinger.
- 19.Skyline Spittelau Architekten Tillner & Willinger.
- 20.Haus der Europäischen Union Architekten Tillner & Willinger.
- 21.Praterstern Architekten Tillner & Willinger.
- 22.Mautner Markhof Gründe Architekten Tillner & Willinger.
- 23.Rietveld Haus Architekten Tillner & Willinger.
- 24.Wientalterrasse Architekten Tillner & Willinger.
- 25.Messecarree B Architekten Tillner & Willinger.
- 26.Beatrixgasse Architekten Tillner & Willinger.
- 27.Take a Kiang Architekten Tillner & Willinger.
- 28.Neugestaltung Marktplatz Architekten Tillner & Willinger.
- 29.Messecarree Nord Architekten Tillner & Willinger.
- 30.Messecarree A Architekten Tillner & Willinger.
- 31.Eisteichterrassen Architekten Tillner & Willinger.
- 32.Projekt-Detail.
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