1945-1960; First achievements after the war: power plant Kaprun (Lassmann), swimming pools (Rottleuthner), publisher's atelier (Koller-Buchwieser)
Scope and Content
The collection contains 28 panels (2.5' x 4') with color and black and white photographs of structures and women architects, architectural drawings, and explanatory text in English and German. Also included are 5 packets of catalogs with approximately 50 catalogs per packet.
Subjects featured on the panels include: Interior design; surroundings; houses; apartment buildings; the fifties; urban and landscape planning; cultural centers; and industry and administration.
Women featured in the exhibit include: Margarete Schutte-Lihotzky; Anna Lulja Praun; Hertha Rottleuthner-Frauneder; Helen Koller-Buchwieser; Annemarie Obermann; Elisabeth Senn; Margarethe Heubacher-Sentobe; Renate Achtsnit; Karla Szyszkowitz-Kowalski; Christine Stigler; Eva Mang; Hedi Wachberger; Eva Maria Gruber; Heide Muhlfellner; Erika Lojen; Ilse Vana-Schiffmann; Meina Schellander; Maria Aubock; Franziska Ullmann; Ingrid Mayr; Ingrid Bauer; Anna Popelka; Barbara Aull; Martina Schoberl + Ursula Licka; Dietlind Erschen; Uta Krenn; Gerda Giebelhauser; Angelika Margesin; Elisabeth Schatzer; and Ortrun Lanznel.
Dates
- 1988
Creator
- From the Collection: Austrian Cultural Forum (Sponsor, Organization)
Language of Materials
The materials in the collection are in German.
Conditions Governing Access
The collection is open to research.
Extent
From the Collection: 8.8 Cubic Feet (28 panels; approx. 250 catalogs)
Repository Details
Part of the Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech Repository
Special Collections and University Archives, University Libraries (0434)
560 Drillfield Drive
Newman Library, Virginia Tech
Blacksburg Virginia 24061 US
540-231-6308
specref@vt.edu