Theresia Hauenfels studied History and Romance Languages and Literatures at the University of Vienna and Cultural History at the University of Applied Arts (also in Vienna). She is the author of numerous publications, her most recent contribution being "Bau*t+en fu?r die Ku?nste" ("Building(s) for the Arts"). She is currently preparing her next work, "Architektur Linz" ("The Architecture of Linz") (both published by Springer).