In 1980 he completed his studies with the title “Magister architecturae” in the master class of Prof. Holzbauer at the University of Applied Arts Vienna and was awarded a scholarship by the Federal Ministry for Science and Research, Vienna. He also became an assistant at the International Summer Academy in Salzburg. In the same year, he formed a partnership with Hubert Hermann, founding the architects’ office Hermann & Valentiny in Luxembourg and Vienna.
From 1987 to 1992 he was a visiting lecturer at the Department of Architecture, University of Applied Sciences, Trier and in 1991 he became Luxembourg’s first representative at the Venice Biennale of Architecture
From 1991 to 1994 he was a member of the design advisory committee to the City of Salzburg and from 1997 to 2006 he was a member of the architecture and urban advisory committee of the City of Trier and from 2000 to 2005, member of the advisory committee to the German Architecture Museum at Frankfurt. In 1997 he founded Hermann & Valentiny et Associés SARL.
Between 2000 and 2003 he was substitute professor at the University of Applied Sciences at Leipzig and in 2002 founded and published the first Luxembourg architecture magazine "Adato".
From 2003 to 2007 he was a member of the administration committee of the Fondation de l’Architecture et de l’Ingénierie in Luxembourg and in both 2004 and 2006 was Luxembourg’s commissioner for the Venice Architecture Biennale.
He was made Président of the Fondation de l’Architecture et de l’Ingénierie in Luxembourg for the year 2006/2007 and in 2006 was awarded the Decoration of Honour in Gold for Services to the Republic of Austria (= 9th Class). In 2008 he was honoured for his overall architectural work in the Grand Duchy and abroad and received the Luxembourg Architecture Prize 2007 and in 2009 became a member of the "Academia Scientiarum et Artium Europaea" in Salzburg, Austria.
Since 2011 he has been a Master of Community Planning and Green Architectural Design with The Beijing DeTao Masters Academy (DTMA), a high-level, multi-disciplined, application-oriented higher education institution in Shanghai, China.
2011 co-founder of the Festival "Musica em in Trancoso - MeT" and architect of the amphitheater in the canyon of Trancoso, Bahia, Brasilien
2012 member of the jury for the award of the Belgian Steel Design Award "Concours Construction Acier 2012 - Belgium"
2012 renaming of the company in Valentiny hvp architects Sarl, (L)
2014 Opening DeTao Master Francois Valentiny Studio, Shanghai, China
2014 Establishment of the VALENTINY foundation
Mag. arch. Hubert Hermann
Since 1980 Mag. arch. Hubert Hermann
Associates Partners
Since 1997 Dipl. Ing. Arch. Axel Christmann
Since 2001 Mgr. Inz. Arch. Marijana Popovic
Since 2010 Dipl.Des. Arch. GG Kirchner
Since 2010 Dipl.Ing. Arch. Daniela Flor
Since 2013 Dipl. Ing. Torsten Altmeyer
Since 2013 Dipl. Ing. Arch. Sven Kahl
Since 2013 Architecte Jeanne Petesch
Since 2013 Architecte Laurye Pexoto
Building and Projects
1980 Restaurant "Leo", Mödling near Vienna, A
1980 Fire brigade station in Mödling, near Vienna, A; 2nd prize
1981-82 Restaurant "Phoenix" in Luxembourg, L
1981-86 Urban villa on Rauchstrasse, IBA-Berlin, D
1981-92 Rond Point Schuman in Luxembourg, L
1993-85 House Hermann with Atelier Hermann & Valentiny in Vienna, A
1984 Markusturm near Schengen, L
1984–85 Haus Ruppert, Schengen, L
1984–85 Haus Müller, Wintrange, L
1984–85 Atelier Hermann & Valentiny, Remerschen, L
1984–86 Tunnel St-Esprit, L
1984–87 Toll station on the motorway Luxembourg–Trier, L
1997 Single family house Dr. Karlas-Pichler, Vienna, A
1997 Redesign of a single family house Maderbacher/Foidl, Baden bei Vienna, A
1997–99 Storeroom, office apartment and practice Lawi, Vienna, A
1997–99 Housing blocks Dernjacgasse / Perfektastrasse, Vienna, A
1997–99 Haus Vandenberg, Remich, L
1997–99 Single family house in Vienna, A
1997–2000 Conversion of a former bread factory in Vienna, A
1997–2000 Urban district centre Halle-Neustadt, D, competition: 1st prize
1997–2000 Senior citizens’ residence “An der Großen Bleiche” in Mainz, D
1998–1999 Addition of a floor to the local council building in Dalheim, L
1998–1999 Conversion of a former leather factory into the offices of HVP in Vienna, A
1998–2000 Housing development in Schwechat/Mannswörth, A
1998–2000 New administration building “Materiaux S.A.” in Luxembourg-City, L
1998–2000 New administration building “Ciments S.A.” in Esch-sur-Alzette, L, “prize for exemplary commercial architecture in NRW”
Since 1999 Development plan Luxembourg-Kirchberg, L
1999–2000 Conversion of a Biedermeier house in Vienna, A
1999–2000 Ski lift station, Lackerhof, A
1999–2000 Hirtt house in Wellenstein, L
1999–2000 Klein-Kurt pair of houses in Kopstal, L
1999 Concept for the use of a power station in Wehrden, D
1999–2000 Development plan Kopstal – Op der Schanz, L
1999–2000 Department store on Favoritenstrasse in Vienna, A
1999–2000 23Wipro-Café in Vienna, A
1999–2000 Commercial site in Möllersdorf near Vienna, A
1999–2000 Extension and new apartment building, Pragerstrasse in Vienna, A
1999–2000 New apartment building, Anton-Bosch-Gasse in Vienna, A
2000 Use for world cultural heritage site in Völklingen, D
2000–2001 Restaurant Wasserkühler in Saarbrücken, D
2000–2001 Rackey art gallery in Bad-Honnef, D
2000–2003 School complex in Remerschen, L
2000–2006 Swimming pool complex in Luxembourg-Bonnevoie, L, competition: 1st prize
2000–2003 New bank and office building for the Commerzbank in Luxembourg-Kirchberg, L, competition: 1st prize
1990–2006 New apartment building “Avalon Haus 13” in Luxembourg-Kirchberg, L
2000–2002 New nursing home for the elderly with day-care facilities, Luxembourg-Kirchberg, L
2001–2002 Extension to Prospert house in Strassen, L
2001–2003 Extension to Lallange school in Esch-sur-Alzette, L
2001–2003 New single family house Atteneder in Vienna, A
2001–2007 Extension and conversion of Schloss Heisdorf into a nursing home and old persons’ home, L, competition: 1st prize
1997–2005 Ecology centre “Haff Remich“ in Remerschen, L
From 2002 development concept and new apartment buildings in Remich, L
2002 Residential and office building in Luxembourg, L
2002–2004 Redesign of Theaterplatz in Luxembourg, L
2002–2004 New brasserie for the Theater Municipal in Luxembourg, L
2002–2005 New school in Wellenstein, L
2002–2006 New building “Haus für Mozart” in Salzburg, A, in partnership with Wilhelm Holzbauer & Dieter Irresberger
From 2003 Conversion of the old Wintrange school into a kindergarten, L
2003–2004 Linster single-family house in Remerschen, L
2003–2004 “Tower of Dreams and Longings”, regional garden show Trier, D
2003–2005 Grundäckergasse housing development in Vienna, A
2003–2005 Hustergasse housing development in Vienna, A
2003–2005 Information centre for the Schengen Agreement in Schengen, L
2003–2006 New single-family house Marxen in Machtum, L
2003–2007 Building site D, Kabelwerk urban district in Vienna, A
2003–2007 Building site J, Kabelwerk urban district in Vienna, A
From 2004 New maternity building for the hospital in Luxembourg, competition: 1st prize, in partnership with Atelier d´Architecture et de Design Jim Clemes and Witry & Witry
2004–2005 Englisch Dekor administration and industry building in Strebersdorf, A
2004–2007 Conversion Jankowitz house in Bech-Kleinmacher, L
2004–2007 New apartment building in Quartier Grünewald in Luxembourg-Kirchberg, competition: 1st prize
2004–2008 Swimming and leisure complex Les Thermes in Strassen, L, competition: 1st prize, in partnership with Atelier d´Architecture et de Design Jim Clemes and Witry & Witry
2004–2006 Youth hostel in Remerschen, L
2004–2008 New wine cellars in Schengen, L
2004–2010 Gate 2 | Modecenterstrasse office building in Vienna, A
2004–2010 Hellerfabrik housing development and geriatrics centre in Vienna, A
2005–2007 Trinkhausstrasse housing development in Vienna, A
2005–2007 Atzgersdorf old persons’ and nursing home, A, competition: 1st prize
2005 Schwechat-Frauenfeld housing development in Vienna, A
2005–2009 “Am Gleisdreieck” housing development in Vienna, A
2005 New office building in Schengen, L
2005–2010 Housing development, commercial and retail centre Einsiedlerplatz in Vienna, A
2005 Apartment, Mag. E der-Neuhauser in Vienna, A
2005 Apartment Essenther in the “Brotfabrik” in Vienna, A
2005–2007 Wellness area Hotel St. Nicolas in Remich, L
2005 Extension to single-family house Mergen-Stein in Liefrange, L
2005 Design of Keiweschplatz and Eckwirtschaft in Remerschen, L
2005–2007 Six new residences “Bei Woiwer” in Differdange, L
2005–2008 Ganghofergasse housing development in Vienna, A
2005 New apartment building (Moes) in Remich, L
2005–2009 Boarding house in Vienna, A, competition: 1st prize
2006–2007 Extension to DEG industrial building in Bettembourg, L
2006–2007 Weber houses, Remerschen, L
2006–2007 Renovation of the Congresshalle in Saarbrücken, D
2006 Redesign of the forecourt Caves du Sud in Remerschen, L
2006–2007 New apartment building in Freilassing, D
2006–2007 Extension to Urhausen house in Remerschen, L
2006–2007 Redesign Theater am Ring in Saarlouis, D
2006–2007 New administration and production building for the firm Hase in Trier, D
2006–2007 New Goedert house in Mamer, L
2006–2007 New single-family Riehl house in Trier, D
2006–2007 New art gallery Rackey 2 in Bad-Honnef, D
2006–2007 New underground garage for the swimming complex in Bonnevoie, L
2006–2007 New machinery building in Remerschen, L
2006–2007 Wurth single-family house in Wormeldange, L
2006–2008 Residence “A Spunjesch”, R emerschen. L
2006–2008 Saale Clinic in Halle, D, competition: 1st prize
2006–2008 Erlaaerstrasse row houses in Vienna, A
2006–2008 Passettistrasse housing development in Vienna, A
2006–2008 New nursing home “Elysis 2” in R emerschen, L
2014 - 23 serial houses rilspert - Bertrange – Luxembourg
2014 - Kiosk, house & apartment – Schengen Luxembourg
2014 - Private house – Grevenmacher – Luxembourg
2014 - Festival open air mozarteum – Trancoso – Brazil
2015 - Private house in Wellenstein – Luxembourg
in progress - Sunscreen for Austrian embassy - Brasilia – Brazil
in progress - Reconstruction theater Yunfeng - Beijing – China
in progress – Theater am Ring – Saarlouis - Germany
in progress - Mother and child center CHL - Luxembourg - Luxembourg
in progress - Promenade, bicycle path and anti-flooding measures - Remich - Luxembourg
in progress - Transformation of a barn into a house - Junglinster – Luxembourg
in progress - Sports hall - Lallange – Luxembourg
in progress - Private houses « am doelchen» - Remerschen – Luxembourg
in progress – Senior Residence „les jardins de schengen“ – Schengen – Luxembourg
in progress – Ecology centre “haff remich” – Remerschen – Luxembourg
in progress – Apartment building – Grevenmacher – Luxembourg
in progress – Residence for students – Esch/Alzette – Luxembourg
in progress – Wine museum – Ehnen – Luxembourg
in progress – Culture center – Insenborn – Luxembourg
in progress – University library “maison du livre” – Esch-Belval –Luxembourg
in progress – Apartment building – Niederanven – Luxembourg
in progress – Renovation of a private house – Bech-Kleinmacher – Luxembourg
in progress – Renovation of a private house – Wellenstein – Luxembourg
in progress – Ateliers for a company – Manternach – Luxembourg
in progress – Private house – Gonderange – Luxembourg
in progress – Office building mediaparc – Kirchberg – Luxembourg
in progress - Concert hall Attersee – Austria
in progress - Dental university - Krems - Austria
Competitions
2000
Invited entry competition Commerzbank in Luxembourg-Kirchberg, L, 1st prize
Invited entry competition Château Heisdorf old person’s home, L, 1st prize
2003
Invited entry competition “Hellerfabrik” geriatrics centre in Vienna, A, 1st prize
Invited entry competition Altar area Untersiebenbrunn, A, 1st prize
2004
Competition for the Erection of the Centre de Natation et de Loisirs “Les Thermes”, Strassen, L, 1st prize, in partnership with Atelier d’Architecture et de Design Jim Clemes und Witry & Witry
Competition Apartment buildings Quartier Grünewald in Luxembourg-Kirchberg, L, 1st prize
2005
Invited entry competition Old person’s centre Vienna-Atzgersdorf, A, 1st prize
Co-operative procedure for the Medical centre in Halle, D, 1st prize
Invited entry competition Boarding House in Vienna, A, 1st prize
2007
Competition Luxembourg Pavilion Expo 2010 in Shanghai, China, 1st prize
Invited entry competition Mautner-Markhof Grounds in Vienna, A, 1st prize, in partnership with Peter Podsedensek
Invited entry competition Kindergarten in Purkersdorf, A, 1st prize
2008
Competition for Anton Bruckner University - Linz – Austria
2009
Competition for international school - Luxembourg - Luxembourg
Competition for concert hall Beethoven – Bonn - Germany
Competition for economy high school (HTW) - Saarbrücken - Germany
Competition for district court – Düsseldorf - Germany
Competition for University - Dalian – China
2010
Competition concert and opera hall - Warsaw - Poland
Competition air fitness trail - Gemünden – Germany
Competition music school - Saarbrücken – Germany
Competition for administrative building – Saarbrücken – Germany
Competition nursery St. Peter – Trier - Germany
2011
Competition for opera – Busan – South Korea
Competition for boarding school "Caserne Serret" - Chatel Saint Germain – France
Competition for high school - Köln – Germany
Competition for opera – Busan – South Korea
Competition for boarding school "Caserne Serret" - Chatel Saint Germain – France
Competition for high school - Köln – Germany
2012
Competition housing development – Belval-Nord- Luxembourg
Competition construction commemorative monument - Ensdorf – Germany
Competition observation tower – Koblenz – Germany
2013
Competition castle of water – Gasperich – Luxembourg
Competition housing development district Limpertsberg – Luxembourg
Competition housing development district Kiem – Luxembourg
2014
Competition “Haus der Musik” – Innsbruck - Austria
Competition for concert hall Beethoven – Bonn - Germany
Lectures
International Summer Academy in Salzburg;
University of Applied Arts,Vienna;
Ecole d’Architecture St. Lucas in Gent;
Ecole d’Architecture St. Lucas in Bruges and Liège;
visiting lectures in Portland and Seattle, Washington, USA;
Graz University of Technology;
Technical University Prague;
Fondation de l’Architecture et de l’Ingénierie in Luxembourg;
Hochschule in Bochum; Hochschule in Wuppertal;
Association of Architects Sachsen-Anhalt, Magdeburg;
University of Applied Sciences Leipzig;
Bratislava University;
architecture symposium in Saarlouis;
AIT Platform in Portugal;
lecture on timber in Koblenz;
Kolloquium Probois in Schengen;
lecture and exhibition in Berlin;
lecture Baukultur Salon in Gelsenkirchen;
conference „Von Frust zur Lust – Die Leidenschaft des Bauens“ in Esch-sur-Alzette;
Saxon Academy of the Arts “Perspektiven der Neumarktbebauung” in Dresden;
lecture Holzbautag in Mainz;
Seminars
Ecole d’Architecture de Nancy, F;
Fachhochschule Trier, D;
University of Applied Sciences in Trier, D;
Technische Universität Prag, CZ;
Technical University Prague, Cz;
Sommerakademie Luxemburg, L;
Summer Academy Luxembourg, L;
Visiting professor at the University of Applied Sciences Leipzig, D;
Summer Stage: “Strategien zur Belebung des Donaukanals/die innere Donau” in Vienna, A
Books
1991 Hermann & Valentiny, Karl Krämer, Stuttgart
1995 Hermann & Valentiny, Edition Baumeister, Callwey Verlag, München
2001 Jetzt | Now, Hermann & Valentiny und Partner, Birkhäuser, Basel–Boston–Berlin
2006 Die Geschichte der Salzburger Festspiele von 1894 bis 2006, Wilhelm Holzbauer & François Valentiny, Jung & Jung, Salzburg
2008 Codes, Hermann & Valentiny and Partners, Birkhäuser, Basel–Boston–Berlin
2010 Luxembourg Expo Pavillon 2010 Shanghai, Hermann & Valentiny and Partners, Jovis, Berlin
2011 François Valentiny "De Tao Master of Community Planning and Green Architectural Design", De Tao Masters series books, China development press, Beijing, China
Architectural magazines
Patina, Junius Verlag 7/2000, Town council building Bech-Kleinmacher, L
Wettbewerbe 201–202/2001, Brewery site, Vienna-Liesing, A
Wien live 3/2001, Brotfabrik, Vienna-Ottakring, A
Häuser 4/2001, Purismus in Bestform –house am Seitweg, Klosterneuburg, A
DBZ 6/2001, Handel/Kaufkraft ins Zentrum gerückt. Urban district centre, Halle-Neustadt, D
Architektur & Bauforum 215/2001Brotfabrik, Vienna-Ottakring, A
Architektur & Wirtschaft 12/2001, Brotfabrik, Vienna-Ottakring, A
Baumeister 11/2002, Row houses, Ziegbik-Dessau, D
Architektur Bauen & Handwerk 2003, Remerschen school centre, L
Intelligente Architektur 11–12/2003, Remerschen school centre, L
DBZ 2/2004, Remerschen school centre, L
Wettbewerbe 235–236/2004, Wohnen am Park, Vienna-Leopoldstadt, A
Architecture & Bâtiment 05/2004, Tower of dreams and longings, Trier, D
AIT 6/2004, Tower of dreams and longings, Trier, D
Wettbewerbe 239–240/2004, Westbahnhof post-office site,Vienna–Rudolfsheim-Fünfhaus, A
Baumeister 7/2004, Tower of dreams and longings, Trier, D
AIT 10/2004, cement works, Esch-sur-Alzette, L
Wettbewerbe 249–250/2005, Senior citizens’ centre, Vienna- Atzgersdorf, A
Wettbewerbe 252–252/2006, Aspern airfield master plan, Vienna-Donaustadt, A
Die Presse 4/2006, Charme des Normalen, Industriebau Strebersdorf, A
Wettbewerb aktuell 4/2006, European culture centre, Aachen, D
Wettbewerbe 263–264/2007, Mautner-Markhof grounds, Vienna-Simmering, A
Beton + Zement 4/2007, Kabelwerk, Vienna-Meidling, A
Detail 5/2007, Bonnevoie swimming pool complex, L
Wettbewerb aktuell 8/2007, University complex, Esch-sur-Alzette, L
Baumeister 8/2007, Kabelwerk, Vienna-Meidling, A
Bauforum 21/2007, Das Brückenhaus, Kabelwerk Vienna-Meidling, A
Perspektiven 10/2007, Alles neu auf den Mautner Markhof Gründen, Vienna, A
Die Presse 1/2008, Doch wir sind in Österreich, Kabelwerk, Vienna-Meidling, A
Architektur Aktuell Mai 2008/338, Urbanism, Kabelwerk, Vienna-Meidling, A
Die Presse 6/2008, Freiraum/Natur Seniorenzentrum Atzgersdorf, Vienna, A
Contribution in books
Bauen in Europa – Österreichische Architekten im Europa des 20. Jahrhunderts, Springer Verlag Wien
New York 1999, Hotel and services centre, Halle, D, Luxembourg Philharmonic building, L, Town council building Bech-Kleinmacher, L
Häuser am Hang, Callwey Verlag München 2000, House am Seitweg, Klosterneuburg, A
Winner Wohnbau 1995–2005, Claus Pandi/Holzhauser, 2006 D Variationen Holz, Dworschak, Wenke, Verlag für Bauwesen Berlin Mit zwei Gesichtern, Haus am Seitweg
Patina – Neue Ästhetik in der zeitgenössischen Architektur, DVA München 2003, Town council building Bech-Kleinmacher, L, house am Seitweg, Klosterneuburg, A
Concrete Creations, Braun Verlag, Remerschen school centre, L
Orte – Architektur in Niederösterreich, 1997–2007, Springer Verlag Wien
New York 2007, House am Seitweg, Klosterneuburg, A
Self-published works
2003 Remerschen school centre
2003 Lallange primary school
2004 Tower of Dreams and Longings Trier
2004 Commerzbank Luxembourg-Kirchberg
2006 New school Wellenstein
2006 Public bath and swimming hall complex Bonnevoie
