Volker Giencke (born 27 June 1947) in Wolfsberg is an Austrian architect.
Volker Giencke studied architecture and philosophy in Graz and Vienna. Collaborated with Merete Mattern, the landscape-architect Raimund Herms and Günther Domenig. Opened Giencke & Company architectural office in Graz in 1981, as well as offices in Seville in 1990 and Riga in 2004.
Professor for Architectural Design at the Institute of Design, University of Innsbruck, since 1992, where he founded ./studio3 - the Institute for Experimental Architecture in 2000.
International teaching assignments and lectures: Davenport Professor at the Yale School of Architecture/New Haven, External Examiner at the University College London - Bartlett School of Architecture, at the Rizvi College Bombay and at the Universidad de Buenos Aires.
Volker Giencke is Member of the Austrian Society of Fine Arts, of the Austrian Architectural Society, the Association of Austrian Architects, Honorary Member of the Union of German Architects BDA, Member of the Association of Latvian Architects, Foundation Member of the Lightacademy Bartenbach at the University of Innsbruck, Member of the European Academy of Science and Art.
Josef Frank Prize, Friedrich Zotter Memorial Award, prizewinner of the Shinkenshiku Residential Design Competition /Tokyo, Austrian National Housing Design Award, Constructec Prize /Hannover, "Mensch-im-Raum" Prize, Prize of the ZV (Central Association of Austrian Architects) 1987, 1991, 1994 and 1998. Architecture Prize of Styria 1987 and 1998, Architectural Prize of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Architectural Award of Carinthia 1991 and 2000, Dedalo Minosse International Prize Vicenza 2002 + 2006; Geramb-Rose, Award for emerging architecture, Fischer-von-Erlach Prize.
Personal exhibitions in the Forum Stadtpark Graz 1976, Liederhalle Stuttgart 1979, Künstlerhaus Graz 1981, Steirischer Herbst 1984, Biennale de Paris 1985, Academy of Arts Berlin, 1989, Expo '92 Seville, Biennale di Venezia 1992 + 93, Haus der Architektur Graz 1989, 1992 + 1994; Treiber Museum Graz 1998; travelling exhibition Brussels - New York - Los Angeles - Sydney - Berlin - Vienna etc., NYAA New York Academy of Art 1999, Museum van Hedendaagse Kunst Antwerp 1999, Kunsthaus Mürzzuschlag 2002, RIBA Royal Institute of British Architects 2002, Architectural Biennale Venice 2004, Basilica Palladiana Vicenza - Dedalo-Minosse 2006, Architekturzentrum Wien (AZW) “Architektur in Österreich im 20. u. 21. Jhdt.” 2006, Kunsthaus Graz: “M-City” 2006, AUT Innsbruck „Genius Loci“ 2007, Deutsches Architekturzentrum Berlin (DAZ) „ Sense of Architecture“ 2007, Napoleonstadel Kärnten Architektur-TRANSFER 2008, "Process" - current projects Arsenale Riga 2008, “Architecture as a space of music - Sense of Architecture” – Architectural Biennale in Venice 2008, Solo exhibition "Volker Giencke" aut 2015
1975 Multipurspose-Hall Gunther Domenig /Volker Giencke, Graz1977 Dockyard "Wörthersee", Günther Domenig / Volker Giencke, Klagenfurt1981 Student-housing Lendplatz, Graz1982 School on the hillside, Kumberg/Austria1984 "Red Stage" Graz1985 "Maxonus", Graz1985 House Dr.Benedek, Graz1987 Administration building Porsche, Salzburg1988 "Indianer" - exhibition, Graz1991 National archive, Klagenfurt1992 Hospital Hartberg1992 Gymnasium Johannes Kepler in Graz1992 Austrian Pavilion, Expo 92, Seville1992 Odörfer, Exhibition-, Office and Administration Building, Klagenfurt1992 Church of Aigen, Ennstal/Austria1992 Austrian Cultural Institut, NY1993 Students-housing Innsbruck1993 Atelier Schönbrunngasse, Graz1993 Museum of Contemporary Art, Helsinki1994 Housing "Carl-Spitzweg-Gasse", Graz1995 Glasshouses for the Botanical Garden - University of Graz1996 Hypo-Bank Headquarter, Klagenfurt1997 Costantini Museum, Buenos Aires1997 Hotel "Speicher Barth", Baltic Sea1998 Rhodarium Bremen1999 "Mega-Baumax" Klagenfurt1999 Music Center Helsinki2000 Oper Oslo2001 VOEST - "Future & Steel", Linz2001 Abbey of Seckau - adaptation & extension of the Romanesque monastery-komplex2002 Hospital Bregenz2002 Mozarteum Salzburg2003 Light-academy Bartenbach - University of Innsbruck2002 Congress-Center Pardatschgrat, Tyrol2004 Hybrid-City-House Graz2005 Academy of Mariazell, Austria2006 Hotel Elisabeth, Ischgl/Tyrol2007 New Riga City Center2007 Mangalsala - Future Development of the Island, Riga2011 Museum of Contemporary Art Taipei2012 Casas Activas2013 360° Jakomini, Graz2014 Baltic Thermal Pool, Liepaja/Latvia2014 House of Music, Innsbruck2015 "A part of Speech" - room-installation aut, Innsbruck2015 GREAT AMBER Concert Hall Liepaja/LatviaTangible Utopias - 15 years ./studio 3; Publ.: University of Innsbruck, ./studio 3 - Institute for Experimental Architecture, ISBN 978-3-200-03879-0Masterpieces: Performance Architecture + Design, Giant Amber- Concert Hall Liepaja, Braun Publishing AG, ISBN 978-3-03768-042-1"Metamorph" Architecture Biennale Venice "Trajectories - Concert Halls", Fondazione La Biennale di Venezia, Ca`Giustinian, San Marco 1364/a I-30124 Venezia, ISBN 88-317-8533-8The Organic Approach to Architecture; Deborah Gans, Zehra Kuz - Pratt Institute /New York, John Wiley & Sons Ltd., ISBN 978-0470847916The Ethical Function of Architecture; Karsten Harries; The MIT Press - Massachusetts Institute of Technology/USA, ISBN 0-262-08252-7"Achtung Architektur"; Eeva Liisa Pelkonen; The MIT Press - Massachusetts Institute of Technology/USA, ISBN 0-262-16159-1"Achtung Architektur"; Eeva Liisa Pelkonen; Ritter-Verlag, ISBN 978-3-85415-185-2Volker Giencke: Projekte. Projects. With an essay by Roger Connah, German/English, Springer, Vienna New York 2001, ISBN 3-211-83554-7.The Power of Contemporary Architecture; Peter Cook und Neil Spiller; Publ.: Academy editions Great Britain, ISBN 0-471-98419-1, John Wiley & Sons Ltd.The World of Contemporary Architecture; Könemann Verlagges.m.b.H; ISBN 3-8290-3564-0Europe, the Contemporary Architecture Guide Vol.2; Masayuki Fuchigami, Publ.: TOTO Shuppan/Japan, ISBN 4-88706-184-6Architecture in Austria, a survey of the 20th century; Publ.: Birkhäuser Verlag, ISBN 3-7643-6031-3Dialogues in Time; Peter Blundell Jones; "Haus der Architektur Graz"; ISBN 3-901174-36-2Architecture as Commitment - Styrian Architecture 1986-1992, Publ.: "Haus der Architektur Graz", ISBN 3-901174-09-5New Spririt in Architecture; Peter Cook & Rosie Llewellyn-Jones; Publ. - Rizzoli New York, ISBN 0-8478-1263-4, 0-8478-1264-2
