needs additional citations for verification . please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources . unsourced material may be challenged and removed . february 2013 learn how and when to remove this template message bmw welt in munich ufa palast in dresden gasometer in vienna groninger museum in the netherlands arteplage in biel bienne from expo .02 dalian international conference center in dalian coop himmelb l au est. 1968 is a cooperative architectural design firm primarily located in vienna austria and which also maintains offices in los angeles united states and guadalajara mexico . in german coop has a similar meaning to the english co op . in german himmel means sky or heaven and blau means blue while bau means building or to build construct . so the name can be interpreted either as blue sky cooperative or heaven building construction cooperative . coop himmelblau was founded by wolf prix helmut swiczinsky and michael holzer and gained international acclaim alongside peter eisenman zaha hadid frank gehry with the 1988 exhibition deconstructivist architecture at the museum of modern art . their work ranges from commercial buildings to residential projects . the office has been trying to change the usual design paradigm since its foundation . the office tries to develop a radical design truth a realistic approach . their ideal is to work with complex shapes coming out of a complex process in which the architects mix different mediums such as models 3 d modeling parametric tools sketches and drawings in order to create an unexpected design . the philosophy of the office can be summarised with their 1980s manifesto architecture must blaze . 1 we want architecture that has more to offer . architecture that bleeds exhausts that turns and even breaks as far as i am concerned . architecture that glows that stabs that tears and rips when stretched . architecture must be precipitous fiery smooth hard angular brutal round tender colourful obscene randy dreamy en nearing distancing wet dry and heart stopping . dead or alive . if it is cold then cold as a block of ice . if hot then hot as a blazing wing . architecture must blaze contents 1 selected projects 2 awards 3 see also 4 references 5 external links selected projects edit rooftop remodeling falkestrasse vienna austria 1983 88 academy of fine arts munich 1992 2002 05 ufa cinema center in dresden 1993 98 groninger museum groningen netherlands 1993 94 the media pavilion at the 6th international architecture exhibition biennale di venezia 1995 gasometer vienna austria 1999 2001 arteplage in biel bienne from swiss expo .02 bmw world bmw welt munich germany 2001 07 akron art museum addition 2007 high school for the visual and performing arts with hmc architects los angeles area high school 9 california usa 2002 08 dalian international conference center dalian china 2008 2012 busan cinema center busan south korea 2008 2011 2 musikkens hus in aalborg denmark 2010 2014 the new european central bank in frankfurt 2010 2014 mus e des confluences lyon france completed 2014 hotel 55th street & 8th avenue new york city proposed awards edit 2008 2008 riba european award for bmw world 2005 american architecture awards the chicago athenaeum illinois akron art museum ohio usa 2001 2006 2004 annie spink award for excellence in architectural education riba london uk 2002 gold medal for merits to the federal state of vienna austria 1992 schelling architecture prize . 3 see also edit deconstructivism references edit http www.coop himmelblau.at architecture philosophy architecture must blaze . busan cinema center korea biff building retrieved september 30 2011 . http www.architecturescope.com erich schelling architecture award list of projects http www.architravel.com architravel architects coop himmelblau external links edit official site online profile of coop himmelb l au interview with wolf prix not working universit t f r angewandte kunst wien wikimedia commons has 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