Current Events Long Night of the Museums at the Az W Sat 04.10.200818:00-01:00The Long Night of the Museums at the Az W 2008This year once again the Az W is taking part in the "Long Night of the Museums", a museum event… Panel Discussion Wed 03.09.2008Daily 10:00 AM - 07:00 PM, Wednesdays until 09:00 PMThe Power of Displaya cooperation with schnittpunkt. Ausstellungstheorie & praxisA dialogue with: Angelika Fitz (curator)Heidi Pretterhofer / arquitectos (exhibition architecture)Michael Rieper / MVD Austria (exhibition graphics)moderated by Kerstin Krenn… Lecture Wed 25.06.2008Daily 10:00 AM - 07:00 PM, Wednesdays until 09:00 PMa_showcase 07: Summer RetreatLuger & Maul in conversation with Ernst Anton Plischke(in German)Haus Gamerith on Attersee by Ernst Anton Plischke is an Austrian Modern icon where the landscape and the architecture… Presentation Tue 17.06.200814:00-15:30Museum Online 2008Award CeremonyThe award ceremony and the presentation of the resulting projects are being held on Tuesday 17.06.2008.2pm – 3.30pm welcome speech,… Opening Event Wed 11.06.200818:00-21:00Klangwolke Revivalin cooperation with LIVA/Brucknerhaus LinzFollowing the opening ceremony, we commemorate an event at the first 'Linzer Klangwolke' (concept: Haupt/Leopoldseder), held during the International Bruckner… Panel Discussion Wed 04.06.200819:00-21:00The Viennese 'wohnen im grünen' ManifestoOpen spaces and parks in the cityPresentation and panel discussionThe planning of quality outdoor space is a prerequisite for a sustainable high standard of living in… Panel Discussion Thu 29.05.200819:00-21:00Discussion Competition for Housing DevelopersBook presentation, exhibition and panel discussionThe publication of a book containing documentation of the Competition for Housing Developers in Vienna was initiated by the wohnfonds_wien… experiencing architecture Fri 16.05.2008 – Sat 17.05.2008Architekturtage 200816 + 17 May 2008, Admission Free at the Az WIt is that time of year again, and for the fourth time the Architekturtage (Architecture Days) are being held all… Panel Discussion Wed 07.05.200819:00-21:00Planning AdvicePresentation and Panel Discussionin german"I had a dream: Once upon a time there was a planning board that succeeded in establishing a productive… Day of the Open Door Thu 01.05.200810:00-19:001 May 2008 Day of the Open Door at the Az Wfrom 10am — admission free all day long!Opening hours exhibitions: 10am-7pmOn Thursday 1 May admission is free to the Az… Symposium Wed 16.04.200819:00-21:00BIG Az W: Renovating the Modern Heritage IIIt is not just listed Classical Modern buildings that require extensive conservation measures, many far more recent buildings from the… Symposium Sat 12.04.200814:00-23:59Renovating the Modern Heritage IA cooperation by the Architekturzentrum Wien with the BundesdenkmalamtTel Aviv has over 4000 houses built in new functionalist style — an inexhaustible research arena for architecture historians and… Lecture Wed 26.03.2008Daily 10:00 AM - 07:00 PM, Wednesdays until 09:00 PMa_showcase 06Vienna 1938. Urban Planning under the Nazi RegimeBerlin, Munich, Hamburg, Linz, Nuremberg... all cities that have strong ties to a history of town planning by Hitler's regime.… Party Wed 12.03.200819:00-21:00sundays excursions, again and againbrief statements — jubilee celebrations for 200 sundays toursThe sundays tours have been guiding participants to the most interesting architectural arenas, to new buildings along the current urban… Party Sat 02.02.2008Wed-Sun. 2pm - 8pmAz West: Closing event + Concert: Ernst MoldenClosing event for the exhibition '1 Question, 10 Days, 5 Elements' at the Az WestLive concert by Ernst MoldenAddress: Az West, 35 – 37 Flachgasse, 1150 ViennaErnst Molden is an acknowledged expert with an… Lecture Wed 23.01.200819:00-21:00BALKAN production_01in conversation with architects from southeast EuropeLectures are being held in English.A series of events organised by the Architekturzentrum Wien in collaboration with REHAUBALKAN production, conceived… Panel Discussion Wed 16.01.200819:00-21:00The Bittersweet Life of an Architect?An empirical study leads behind the scenes in the life of an architectArchitects have always grumbled, although to date there have never been any exact figures on their actual living and working… Lecture Wed 09.01.2008Daily 10:00 AM - 07:00 PM, Wednesdays until 09:00 PMa_showcase 05: Heilige Zeiten — Church Building TodayOtto Häuselmayer and Heinz Tesar speak on the history behind the completion of the churches featured following a brief guided… Az W by Moonlight Mon 17.12.2007daily 10am-7pmAll The Best. A Walk 2007Supplementary Programme "Heilige Zeiten"As part of the annual 'All The Best' advent stroll the Az W is showing its seasonally appropriate and sensitive… Panel Discussion Wed 12.12.200719:00-21:00Panel Discussion: Viennese church building after 1945 — from Rudolf Schwarz to Heinz TesarIn cooperation with Vienna University of Technology art history department / model makingOpeningDietmar Steiner, Director Az W The PanelAnn Katrin… Symposium Fri 30.11.200715:00-19:00Modelling Space10 Years of Kiesler Stiftung WienFriedrich Kiesler's interventions can be read as models for universal visions that the architect, designer and theorist transferred to both… Congress Sat 24.11.200713:00-21:0015th Vienna Architecture CongressChinaproductionThe aim of the 15th Vienna Architecture Kongress is to reflect as comprehensive an image of current 'Chinaproduction' as possible,… Panel Discussion Wed 14.11.200719:00-21:00EastmodernPanel Discussionintroductory addresses:Hertha Hurnaus, photographer Benjamin Konrad, architect Maik Novotny, architectthe panel:Henrieta Moravčíková, architectGeorg Schöllhammer, architecture theoristJan Tabor, architecture theoristAdolph Stiller,… Presentation Fri 09.11.200717:00-23:59Award Ceremony: Clients' Award 2007of the Austrian Architects AssociationAward CeremonyWelcome address: Hannes Pflaum, President of the Az WAwards presented by: Hans Hollein, President of the Austrian Architects AssociationModerated… Presentation Mon 05.11.200719:00-21:00Award Ceremony: Otto Wagner Städtebaupreis 2007Award Ceremony and Exhibition Openingvenue: Postal Savings Bank / Grosser Kassensaal, 2 Georg Coch-Platz, 1010 ViennaWelcome address: Stephan Koren, Managing Director Österreichische PostsparkasseIntroduction: Dietmar… Panel Discussion Wed 17.10.200719:00-21:00Helmut Richter Panel DiscussionUncompromised architecture - combating mediocrityPanelJakob Dunkl – querkraft architektenGerd Erhartt – querkraft architektenMichael Hofstätter – PAUHOFLothar Heinrich – Vasko & PartnerAndreas Gerner – gerner°gerner… Panel Discussion Wed 10.10.200719:00-21:00Green BuildingEnergy efficient buildings beyond residential developmentsThe panelTheodor Zillner, Haus der Zukunft (BMVIT) Günter Lang, GF IG Passivhaus Christian Mascha, Mascha & Seethaler (Haus der Forschung)Brian… Lecture Wed 10.10.2007Daily 10:00 AM - 07:00 PM, Wednesdays until 09:00 PMa_showcase 04: 100 Years Theiss & Jaksch / Schwalm-Theiss & GressenbauerThe Continuity of a Viennese Architects PracticeGuestsGeorg Schwalm-Theiss, architectElke Krasny, architecture theorist and curator Presenter: Gabriele KaiserThe oldest Viennese architects practice continually in existence is celebrating… Long Night of the Museums at the Az W Sat 06.10.200718:00-23:59The Long Night of the Museums at the Az W 2007This year once again the Az W is taking part in the "Long Night of the Museums", a museum event… Lecture Thu 04.10.200720:00-23:59Lecture David ChipperfieldOtto Wagner Städtebaupreis 2007Within the general context of the jury assessments for the fifth Otto Wagner Urban Planning Prize, the chairperson of the… Lecture Wed 25.07.200718:00-23:59a_showcase 03: The Frankfurt KitchenMargarete Schütte-Lihotzky, the first woman to qualify as an architect in Austria, was called to take up office at the… Panel Discussion Wed 11.07.200719:00-21:00Aspern Airfield Master PlanDiscussion in German, unfortunately there is no English translation.Panel guests:Johannes Fiedler, architect and town planner, GrazChristian Kühn, architecture critic, ViennaBernd… Panel Discussion Wed 13.06.200719:00-21:00virtual dschungle 6: e-motion @ e-home?A panel discussion for cineastesDiscussion in German, unfortunately there is no English translation.The Az W is showing utopias on film relating to the term… Symposium Sat 02.06.200711:00-23:59CANCELLED: Debates on TourSupermodernity – A Dutch Export Article?The symposium "Debates on Tour" has been cancelled for organisational resasons.We ask for your understanding!In the 1990s considerable international attention… Presentation Wed 23.05.200719:00-21:00[film]show: Walter Pichler – The SculptorFilm portraitThe film Walter Pichler – Der Bildhauer is a portrait of an exceptional artist, whose sculpture can no longer be… Symposium Tue 15.05.200718:00-23:59Symposium Young Blood EXPORTCentral European PositionArchitectural studios operating all over the world have created a global architecture where shapes, technologies and functions are completely changing… Lecture Wed 09.05.2007Daily 10:00 AM - 07:00 PM, Wednesdays until 09:00 PMa_showcase 02: KabelwerkThe Kabelwerk – A Piece of the City?On the former-KDAG grounds in Vienna-Meidling a new district is growing that can neither be described as a themed estate… Lecture Wed 02.05.200719:00-21:00"When architects travel..."3 lectures on architecture and travelIn the tradition of the Grand Tour, for the culturally aware architect Bernard Rudofsky (1905 – 1988) travelling was a… Party Tue 01.05.200710:00-18:00May 1st - Open House at the Az WFree programme from 10am to 6pmWe invite you to join us on a voyage of discovery through the Architekturzentrum Wien on 1 May. Admission free… Panel Discussion Thu 26.04.200719:00-21:00At the Az W: Focussing on PeopleA Panel Discussion by the Österreichische Gesellschaft für KulturpolitikHousing policy is far more than just about building new homes. Accordingly, the Wiener Wohnbauförderung ensures that there is a… Presentation Wed 25.04.200719:00-21:00Prize-Giving Ceremony “Das beste Haus 2007” / The Best HouseWed 25.04.2007, 7pm: prize-giving ceremony and exhibition openingAwards for “Das beste Haus 2007” / The Best House are being presented… Party Wed 18.04.2007Wed-Sun. 2pm - 8pmAz West: Opening Event+ Exhibition OpeningOpening Az WestOpening:Dietmar Steiner, Director Az WAndreas Mailath-Pokorny, Municipal Councillor for Culture and ScienceThe Az W is expanding its radius… Panel Discussion Wed 28.03.200719:00-21:00BIG Az W: Well advised...The BIG is taking steps to ensure even better architectureAs the largest property developer in the country, time and again BIG faces the challenge of completing important large-scale projects… Panel Discussion Wed 21.03.200719:00-21:00Negotiations with ifau + Jesko FezerOn the Occasion of the Opening of the Exhibition 'Spaces for Negotiation'Panel discussion only in Germanifau + Jesko Fezer (Berlin) negotiate with: Gabu Heindl (architect), Florian Haydn (architect), Hermann Czech (architect),… Lecture Wed 14.03.200719:00-21:00Jürg Conzett – thoughts on bridge designCamillo Sitte Symposium: BridgesIn GermanThe Swiss structural engineer Jürg Conzett is famous for his unusual bridges. In Austria he participated in the planning… Lecture Wed 14.03.2007Daily 10:00 AM - 07:00 PM, Wednesdays until 09:00 PMa_showcase 01: Josef Lackner (In German)with ARTEC ArchitektenARTEC Architekten (Bettina Götz, Richard Manahl) talk about the work of Josef Lackner (1931–2000)Duration: approx. 1 hourThe guest architects use… Az W by Moonlight Mon 18.12.200617:00-22:00All the Best. A Walk 2006Bottom Up. Building For A Better World(in German)Starts: Hauptbücherei am Gürtel, 05:00 pmArchitekturzentrum Wien: circa 09:00 pmEnds: circa 10:00 pm at Dschungel WienAll the Best: A… Lecture Wed 06.12.200619:00-21:00Lecture Roberto SegreContemporary Architecture in Latin AmericaLatin America was the focus of media attention for a brief spell when a discussion entitled 'Paraíso Latinoamericano – Architecture… Party Wed 29.11.200619:00-21:00Architecture Networking10 Years of the Austrian Architecture Foundationonly in GermanIntroductory words: Dietmar Steiner, director of the Az WThe Austrian Architecture Foundation:History – Present – FutureTalks with benefactors… Congress Fri 17.11.2006 – Sun 19.11.200614th Vienna Architecture CongressBottom up. Building For A Better WorldThe 14th Vienna Architecture Congress places sustainable planning and building in its social, economic environmental and political context as a… Older Entries Newer Entries