In the absence of Raimund Abraham
Peter Noever / Wolf D. Prix Eds.

In the absence of Raimund Abraham

Raimund Abraham’s work stands for radicalism and utopia. As a nonconformist, principal critic, and champion of a fundamental architectural stance, Abraham (1933–2010) campaigned tirelessly for architecture's collective renewal. With the construction of the Austrian Cultural Forum Building in New York (2002), he made an outstanding contribution to contemporary architecture.

In honor of Raimund Abraham, the MAK, Austrian Museum of Applied Arts|Contemporary Art, joined forces with the Institute of Architecture at the University of Applied Arts Vienna to stage the Vienna Architecture Conference 2010. This publication assembles the lectures, speeches, and discussions held throughout the conference as well as a number of essays written especially for this volume. A DVD documents Raimund Abraham’s last lecture, held only hours before his tragic death by accident at the Southern California Institute of Architecture in Los Angeles..

Hatje Cantz (www.hatjecantz.de)

Fotos ©Margula Architects

Edited By
Peter Noever
Wolf D. Prix.

WITH ContRIBUTIONS by
Vito Acconci
Peter Cook
Kenneth Frampton
Peter Kubelka
Andrea Lenardin Madden
Thom Mayne
Jonas Mekas
Eric Owen Moss
Peter Noever
Wolf D. Prix
Alexis Rochas
Michael Rotondi
Elfie Semotan
Lebbeus Woods

Publication editing
Itai Margula / MAK
Roswitha Janowski-Fritsch /
Institute of Architecture,
University of Applied Arts

ISBN 978-3-7757-2999-4
2011