Guided tour by the curator
Johannes Göderitz, Roland Rainer, Hubert Hoffmann: Die gegliederte und aufgelockerte Stadt, Wasmuth, Tübingen, 1957
© Architekturzentrum Wien, Sammlung
To this day, Roland Rainer’s role and career during the Nazi era and its impact after 1945 is still a controversial topic of discussion in a context of city planning in Vienna.
As a result of the acquisition of Roland Rainer’s estate by the Az W, unrestricted access is available to the original source material for the first time. In 2017, in cooperation with the Academy of Fine Arts Vienna, there was an exploration of the biographical source material in German and Austrian archives with a focus on the period from 1936–1945.
Now, this Autumn, an exhibition and a symposium provide the framework for the presentation and discussion of the first findings of this research. Both events serve as an overture to a re-evaluation and more intense engagement with Rainer’s oeuvre.
Roland Rainer (1910–2004) numbers among the most notable Austrian architects of the Second Republic. The first three decades of his career as an architect are indicative of his ability to adapt in different political systems.
Curators: Ingrid Holzschuh, Monika Platzer, Waltraud Indrist
Design/graphic design: Waltraud Indrist
