Wilhelm Holzbauer
Wilhelm Holzbauer (3 September 1930 – 15 June 2019) was an Austrian architect, noted as a "pragmatic" modernist. He was a student of Clemens Holzmeister at the Vienna University of Technology between 1950 and 1953. In 1956–57, he studied at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology as a Fulbright Scholar.
Wilhelm Holzbauer

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- 1930
- Died
- 2019
- Nationality
- Austria
- Occupation
- architect
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Wilhelm Holzbauer, an architect, was born on 3 September 1930 and died on 15 June 2019.
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The birthplace of Wilhelm Holzbauer is recorded as Itzling (Autriche) by the Bibliothèque nationale de France, as Salzburg by the Getty Union List of Artist Names and as Salzburg-Itzling by the Deutsche Nationalbibliothek. Wilhelm Holzbauer died in Vienna, Austria, according to the Bibliothèque nationale de France and the Deutsche Nationalbibliothek.
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From 1977 to 1998, he was professor at the University of Applied Arts Vienna. • Illustration — Wilhelm Holzbauer in 1981
• Illustration — Landhaus in Bregenz (1975–81) • Illustration — Andromeda Tower Vienna (1996–98) • Illustration — Gasometer D, Vienna (1999–2001) • Illustration — Linz Central Station (2001–05) • Illustration — Tech Gate Tower, Vienna (2003–05)

Vergadering Commissie Bouw Stadhuis / Muziektheater; Wilhelm Holzbauer (l.) en Cees Dam 25 september 1981
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Vergadering Commissie Bouw Stadhuis/Muziektheater. Architect Wilhelm Holzbauer
Hans van Dijk for Anefo · [1] Dutch National Archives, The Hague, Fotocollectie Algemeen Nederlands Persbureau (ANeFo), 1945-1989, Nummer toegang 2.24.01.05 Bestanddeelnummer 931-7033
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1930
Wilhelm Holzbauer born at Salzburg.
2019
Wilhelm Holzbauer died at Vienna.
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