Silja Tillner facts for kids

Tillner was project architect for the refurbishment of Urban Loritz Platz in Vienna

Silja Tillner (born 1960) is a talented Austrian architect. She is a main leader at a company called Architekten Tillner & Willinger ZT GmbH. This company helps design and build many interesting places.

Designing Great Spaces

Silja Tillner is known for her creative ideas in architecture. She focuses on making cities better places for everyone. Her work often includes designing public spaces and buildings that are both useful and beautiful.

Her Journey in Architecture

Silja Tillner studied architecture at UCLA in the United States. She received a special scholarship called a Fulbright Grant to help her study there. For her big final project at UCLA, she designed a plan for "The End of the Glendale Freeway Urban Design" in Los Angeles. This project showed how to mix transportation with services for the community. It was all about making cities work better for people.

Amazing Projects by Silja Tillner

Silja Tillner has worked on many exciting projects. Some of her most famous designs include:

• Gürtel-Urbion: This project helped make the Gürtel Boulevard in Vienna a more lively and modern area.
• Retractable Cover of Vienna City Hall: Imagine a roof that can open and close! Silja Tillner helped design a special cover for the courtyard of Vienna City Hall. This allows the space to be used in all kinds of weather.
• Spittelau Office Building: She also designed this modern office building, showing her skill in creating functional and appealing workspaces.

What Her Company Does

Silja Tillner's company, Tillner & Willinger ZT GmbH, works on many different types of projects. They focus on:

• Urban Study and Design: Planning how cities grow and look.
• Public Space Design: Creating parks, plazas, and other areas where people gather.
• Membrane Constructions: Designing special lightweight roofs or covers.
• Office and Residential Buildings: Creating places where people work and live.
• Urban Utility Buildings: Designing important buildings that help a city run smoothly.

Silja Tillner started her own office in 1995. Later, in 2003, she began working with Alfred Willinger. They officially formed their shared company, Tillner & Partner ZT GmbH, in 2005. Together, they continue to shape the look and feel of cities with their innovative designs.