CV Barbara Feller (Architekturstifftung, Beč, Austrija)

Mag. Dr. Barbara Feller has born in Vienna. Studies of history, philosophy, psychology and educational theory at Vienna University Thesis on‚ Baupolitik in Wien im Austrofaschismus‘ at the Institute for Contemporary History of Vienna University under professor Anton Staudinger (1991). Dissertation on‚ Die Adolf-Hitler-Schulen’. Pädagogische Provinz versus Ideologische Zuchtanstalt’ at the Institute for Contemporary History at Vienna University under professor Anton Staudinger (2001). Two-year University Course ‚Kommunikation im Museums- und Ausstellungswesen‘ at the Landesakademie Krems/Lower Austria (1992-1994). Since 1988 work as cultural scientist; Since 1996 managing director of Architekturstiftung Österreich; Since 2001 responsible for ‘archicture’ at KulturKontakt Austria; Since 2005 speaker of the Plattform Architekturpolitik und Baukultur (platform for architectural policies and architectural culture), together with Volker Dienst and Roland Gruber.
Work mainly focusing on the themes:
- Architecture, the city and life in the 20th century
- Mediation of architecture and building culture, especially for young people
Selected projects:
• Project series ‘RaumGestalten’ – archicture and building culture for young people
• Curator of exhibition ‚Service Bauten Wien’ (together with Maria Welzig), commissioned by the City of Vienna, Künstlerhaus Vienna, 2005/06
• Curator of exhibition ‚An der Klippe. Herwig Illmaier. Architekt (1957-2001), (together with Maria Welzig), Haus der Architektur Graz/Styria, 2002/03
• Supervision of museum project Kunsthaus Graz and publication on Kunsthaus Graz (together with Dieter Bogner), 2000-2003
• Curator of exhibition ‚Amt Macht Stadt. Erich Leischner und das Wiener Stadtbauamt’ (together with Erich Bernard and Karl Peyrer-Heimstätt), Architektur Zentrum Wien 1999
• Concept and idea for ‚drehmomente‘ ( for the exhibition and the accessibility of factory for visitors at BMW Motoren (BMW engines) in Steyr (together with Dieter Bogner and Christian Rapp), 1997/1998
• Work on the Implementation of a new protection zone model for Vienna together with Erich Bernard and Jan Taobr, since 1997
• Curator in charge of the fields Austrian architecture and the Fine Arts for the exhibition ‚Kunst und Diktatur‘ at the Künstlerhaus Vienna, 1993/1994
• Head of the project office Donaufeld-Kagran commissioned by the City of Vienna, 1992/1993.
Numerous publications on the architecture and the city in the 20th century.