Lorenz Potocnik
is an architect and father of Vivian born in 2001. Based in Vienna, Austria, Potocnik's
practice is concerned with a wide range of crossover projects and research in the fields
of architecture, urbanism and art.
He co-founded the architectural collective feld72 which has been honoured with several
international awards including the Austrian State Award for Experimental Architecture
for their "urban strategies". Potocnik left feld72 in 2004 to pursue outside opportunities
and freelance, recent projects include several conversions in Vienna, a public place in
Linz and project development and consulting for works of art and installations in and
outside the region. His work has been exhibited internationally. A current research
fellow at MIT, he is working to develop "Hummus 2050", a visionary large scale and
long term initiative that aims to transform the East Mediterranean Region. Potocnik
was Assistant Professor at University of Applied Arts in Linz (2003 – 2006).
Born in Vienna in 1971, Potocnik spent time growing up in Paris and Geneva and went on
to train at the Vienna University of Technology, School of Architecture in Portsmouth (GB)
and Delft University of Technology (NL). He also served in an alternative civilian
service in Tel Aviv from 1999-2000 and has traveled extensively in the former Eastern
Bloc and the Middle East.
contact:
currently:
banks street 100/1
cambridge 02138 MA - USA
001 6176610487
001 6175999620
potocnik@mit.edu
wimbergergasse 20/21
wien 1070 - austria
0043 (0)6505673697
lorenz@potocnik.net
www.potocnik.net
project list
2008 "hörnesgasse", flat conversion, Vienna - A (Nicoletta Krudl)
2008 "Hummus - East Mediterranean City Belt 2050", competition, 1. prize, Jerusalem / Boston - USA (Siegfried Atteneder)
2007 "saarplatz", 2 flat conversion, Vienna - A (Alexandra Stage, Katrin Steinbacher)
2007 "flying citroen", flat + office + surgery conversion, Vienna - A
2007 "Herzstück", pneumatic walk-in sculpture project, St.Martinskirche, Linz - A (A. Caspar - Buttinger, G. Wilhelm)
2006 "PiPiFEiN childrens cultural factory Linz", utilisation concept former meat market hall Linz, competition, 1. prize - A (P. Schauenburg, G. Graf, G. Wilhelm, A. Barth)
2006 "20 living puppets", show for "wien products", blickfang 06, competition, Vienna - A (Maria Klupp)
2006 "werner's kaffeeküche", competition, Wien - A (Maria Klupp)
2006 "hebalm", installation, 11 billboards for ski resort, Packsattel, Styria - A (Maria Klupp)
2006 "Siebensterngasse", conversion office, Vienna - A (Maria Klupp)
2005 "Ordnung der Dinge", exhibition design, Landesgalerie Linz - A (Gregor Graf)
2005 "abgas", competition art in public space, Linz - A
2005 "the raw and the cooked", loft conversion, Vienna - A
2005 "schillergasse", project for a house in Kapellerfeld, Vienna - A (Maria Klupp)
2005 "Villa Gebaute Landschaft", Gmunden - A (G. Wilhelm, A. Barth, J. Pleschko, M. Kletzmayr, M. Meier, C. Foglar, H. Moser)
2005 "Platzl fürs Grätzl", competition, 1. prize, public space, Linz – A (Gregor Graf / Gerhard Brandl)
2004 "belle AMI", project conversion multifunctional hall / landscaping, Agrolinz Melamin International, Linz – A (H. Moser, G. Wilhelm, A. Barth, M. Meier, A. Wiethoff, P. Schauenburg, W. Bretter)
2004 Finalist at 2. European Prize for Urban Public Space, Barcelona -E (feld72)
2004 "48N13 16E20", intervention in public space - A (feld72 / Charlotte Spitzer)
2004 freiraum 02, 2.prize ex aequo, „der Standard“ and "MAX on top", Wien – A (feld72)
2004 "cell", minimal space, selfmade, Purkersdorf – A
2004 "Donaukanalschein", Workshop URBAN WATERS, Wien - A (feld72)
2004 "pocket universe", installation for the museum of perception, Rohrbach - A (Michael Obrist)
2004 "Schmidgasse", surgery conversion, Vienna – A (Florian Potocnik)
2003 "Opa's Terrasse", house extension , selfmade, Purkersdorf – A (Gael Sullice)
2003 "second hand city game", intervention in public space, Vienna – A (Judith Moser)
2003 "Karl-Hofer-Preis - der interdisziplinäre Kunstpreis der Universität der Künste, Berlin -D ( Projekte: STAUkit© / CODAkit© / FILEkit©) (feld72)
2003 "Breitenau", project manor conversion, Breitenau - A
2003 "Dornbach", house conversion, Vienna – A (feld72)
2003 "Ganslwirt", project conversion einer sozialmedizinischen Drogenberatungsstelle, Wien – A (feld72)
2003 "Küchenblock", kitchen for a loft, selfmade, Vienna – A (feld72)
2002 "Schillerplatz", project for a playground, Vienna – A
2002 "Premreinergasse", flat conversion, Vienna – A
2002 "Staatspreis für experimentelle Tendenzen in der Architektur", Vienna - A (projects: "du findest stadt", "ct_map", "Toronto Barbecue", "rent-a-hitchhiker") (feld72)
2002 "future vision leisure", competition, orchestration of leisure, Linz - A (feld72 / nan)
2002 "three minutes or one second" , installation in the scope of "sûnyatâ", Forum Stadtpark Graz - A (Michael Obrist)
2002 "Toronto Barbecue", intervention at MQ, Vienna - A (feld72 / nan)
2002 "du findest stadt", intervention in public space in th escope of "mega, manifeste der anmassung", Künstlerhaus, Wien - A (feld72)
2001 "Is it a cloud?", competition, Rabin Square Peace Forum, Tel Aviv - IL (feld72 / Alexandra Stage)
2001 "absolut parkhaus", study, multi-storey car park as new urban module, Vienna – A
2000 "4,5km freiraum", study, "Wienfluss" as missing link between „gürtel“ and „donaukanal“, Vienna – A (Michael Obrist)
exhibition
2007 "fünftägiger tagesausflug", Maßstab 1:1 - Architektur im Selbstversuch, Kunsthaus Muerz, Mürzzuschlag - A
2007 "friends and their friends", Alles in Ordnung!, MAERZ, Linz - A
2007 "friends and their friends", unORTnung II, Vienna - A
2007 "sidi ouarsik", unORTnung I, Vienna - A
2006 "FLAUM - nach 120 Tagen im öffentlichen Raum", architekturforum Linz - A (Stefan Groh, Petra Stiermayr, Markus Jeschaunig, Anna Wolf, Alexander Kollmann)
2005 "potosmos", installation for the show "AustriArchitektur", Zumtobel Lichtforum, Wien - A
2005 "potosmos", installation for the show "AustriArchitektur", Aedes East Galerie, Berlin - D
2005 "platz finden", Architekturforum Oberösterreich, Linz - A
2005 "endlich in echt", im Rahmen von Museum der BesucherInnen, Landesgalerie Linz – A,
2004 "wonderland Bratislava", 05.06. - 26.06. VUKI, Bratislava – SK (feld72)
2004 "iMage_il", progetto video, politecnico di Milano – I (feld72)
2003 "artimage_biennale on media and architecture", Graz – A (feld72)
2003 "iMage, ZO Centro Culture Contemporanee", Palermo – I (feld72)
2003 Galerie Christine König, Wien – A (feld72)
2003 INTIMACY, 7th festival of architecture in video Beyond Media/ oltre i media, Florenz – I (feld72)
2003 International Architecture Biennale Rotterdam 2003 – NL (feld72)
2002 Landesmuseum Burgenland, Eisenstadt – A (feld72)
2002 "du findest stadt", MEGA, Künstlerhaus Wien - A (feld72)
2002 ISRARCH, Künstlerhaus Wien – A (feld72)
publication
2008-10 bridges vol 19, visions for a place of peace, washington - USA
2008-08 der standard, Die nahe Zukunft überspringen, Wien - A
2008-07 architektur aktuell, Hummus for the Middle East, Wien - A
2008-05 architektur, Der Architektur Platz geben, Wien - A
2008-03 spotsz, Hässliche Entlein - Grün nicht Grau, Linz - A
2007-11 Maßstab 1:1, Architektur im Selbstversuch, Mürzzuschlag / Wien - A
2007-11 spotsz, Hässliche Entlein - Ist nicht schad drum!, Linz - A
2007-06 spotsZ, Hässliche Entlein - Linz hat eine Megastruktur! , Linz - A
2007-05 spotsZ, Hässliche Entlein - Österreichische Architekturgeschichte in der Wiener Strasse, Linz - A
2007-04 spotsZ, Hässliche Entlein - Architektur der 60 er und 70er in Linz, Linz - A
2007-02 spotsZ, Und immer wieder der öffentliche Raum der Stadt, Linz - A
2006-10 spotsZ, Nach 120 Tagen im Raum, Linz - A
2005-12 der standard, Sieben Debüts aus Österreich, Wien- A
2005 AustriArchitektur, Aedes Ausstellungskatalog, Sieben Debüts aus Österreich, Berlin - D
2005 Wettbewerbe aktuell 4/5, „Platz finden“ Wettbewerb, Linz - A (Gregor Graf, Gerhard Brandl)
2005-05 Ö1 leporello, „Neokurator und leidenschaftlicher Kunstsammler Potocnik“ - A
2005-06 Versorgerin, Stadtwerkstatt, „platz finden“, Linz - A
2004 Architektur&Bauforum, „Zur Ironie Urbaner Codes“ - A (feld72)
2004-04 Die Melange 06 - A (feld72)
2003 Architecture World Atlas, Phaidon, Schreiben / z.T. Auswahl Beiträge Österreich, London – GB
2003-12 Architektur&Bauforum 23 – A (feld72)
2003 turrisbabel 61 – I (feld72)
2003-11 Architektur&Bauforum 21 – A (feld72)
2002 UmBau 20 – A (feld72)
2003-06 Die Melange 03 – A (feld72)
2003-02 architektur aktuell – A (feld72)
2002-09 dérive - A (feld72)
2002-07 Falter 27/02 - A (feld72)
2002 MQ-sites ,„Toronto Barbecue“ - A (feld72)
2002-08 Garten + Landschaft – D (feld72)
lecture
15.06.2005 Symposium Zumtobel Staff Lounge, Berlin - D
13.03.2005 Podiumsdiskussion Filmcasino, Kahn heute, My architect – a son’s journey Wien - A
02.07.2004 „Baukultur in die Gemeinden“ Gunskirchen –A (feld72)
10.06.2003 architektur in progress, bene-atrium Wien – A (feld72)
21.05.2003 Akademie der Bildenden Künste Wien – A (feld72)
09.04.2003 raum&designstrategien unit_m, Kunstuniversität Linz – A (feld72)
13.12.2002 ISZW Innere Szene Wien, Kallco Haus Wien – A (feld72)
03.12.2002 Landesmuseum Burgenland, Eisenstadt – A (feld72)
teaching
2006 lectureship "Urbane Strategien", Kunstuniversität Linz - A
2005 - 2006 lectureship "Gebaute Landschaft", Kunstuniversität Linz - A
2004 - 2005 lectureship "Raumgestaltung", Kunstuniversität Linz - A, Kooperationsprojekt „belle AMI“
2003 - 2005 assistant professor, Kunstuniversität Linz, department of space & design strategies - A
(amongst others: project "Villa Sinnenreich", museum of perception, Rohrbach, A
and "flagship europe", cruise on the danube from Linz to the black sea and back)