Current Events Accompanying Programme Sun 26.05.2013Daily 10:00 AM - 07:00 PM, Wednesdays until 09:00 PMGuided Tour 'Pieces of Gold' 26.05.with Heide Schmidt, Margherita Spiluttini and Hannes PflaumThree prominent Austrians each present their favourite items from the Az W Collection on three Sundays, and talk about their… Lecture Wed 22.05.201319:00-21:00What’s up? Recent Architecture from Denmark and AustriaA cooperation by the Danish Embassy in Vienna with the Az W, to mark the Theophil Hansen jubilee yearWith the new series of events 'What's up?' the Az W brings together international and Austrian architecture in Vienna. Project… Lecture Wed 15.05.201319:00-21:00Volksvorlesung 2: Architecture and IdeologyJan Tabor, Architecture Theorist & Ingrid Holzschuh, Architecture TheoristThe Modern Ständestaat Jan Tabor, architecture theorist The Austrian Ständesstaat and Austro-fascism were influenced by Italian fascism. This was characterised… Accompanying Programme Sun 05.05.201313:45-18:00Gold Tour 3: The DepotThe Az W Depot is housed in a former metal factory in Möllersdorf. This is where the architectural heritage of… Day of the Open Door Wed 01.05.201300:00-23:59Admission to the Az W is freeall day long!As guests of the ARCHITECTURE LOUNGE at the Architekturzentrum Wien admission is free at the Az W on 1 May,… Accompanying Programme Sun 28.04.2013Daily 10:00 AM - 07:00 PM, Wednesdays until 09:00 PMGuided Tour 'Pieces of Gold' 28.04.with Erhard Busek, Andrea Maria Dusl and Jakob DunklThree prominent Austrians each present their favourite items from the Az W Collection on three Sundays, and talk about their… Presentation Fri 26.04.201319:00-21:00Film screening and discussions: InterieursA cooperative undertaking between sixpackfilm and the Az W in the framework of ‘Der geteilte Himmel. sixpackfilm on Location’.With Aequador… Presentation Wed 24.04.201319:00-21:00Award Ceremony 'Das beste Haus 2013"The award ceremony takes place at the Hofstallung at the MQ! Speakers Bernd Hartmann, Bundesministerium für Unterricht, Kunst und Kultur… Accompanying Programme Sun 21.04.201313:45-18:00Gold Tour 2: House CallsAs part of the focus on the collection, the Az W visits the homes of Hans Puchhammer and Gertrude Uhl… Accompanying Programme Sun 14.04.2013Daily 10:00 AM - 07:00 PM, Wednesdays until 09:00 PMGuided Tour 'Pieces of Gold' 14.04.Three women who have accompanied three Austrian architects’ careers talk about their lives and their work.with: Helga Mangel on Viktor… Lecture Wed 10.04.201319:00-21:00Volksvorlesung 1: The 1950s: A Decade of Upheavel and ChangeFriedrich Achleitner, Architecture Theorist & Gabriele Kaiser, Head of the Architekturforum LinzThe 1950s: A Decade of Upheavel and Change Friedrich Achleitner, Architecture Theorist & Gabriele Kaiser, Head of the Architekturforum Linz… Accompanying Programme Booked up Sat 06.04.201313:45-17:00Gold Tour 1: The Gold TrailIn cooperation with radio Ö1, the Az W is offering a guided tour of four enthralling projects from its world… Presentation Wed 03.04.201319:00-21:00Movie Night: koolhaas houselifeA film by Ila Bêka & Louise Lemoine‘koolhaas houselife’ portrays one of the icons of contemporary architecture: the house in Bordeaux designed by Rem Koolhaas.There is a… Accompanying Programme Sun 24.03.2013Daily 10:00 AM - 07:00 PM, Wednesdays until 09:00 PMGuided Tour 'Pieces of Gold' 24.03.with Ro Raftl, Edelbert Köb and Ursula PasterkThree prominent Austrians each present their favourite items from the Az W Collection on three Sundays, and talk about their… Lecture Thu 21.03.201317:00-18:30At the Az W: Housing 2025 – A PerspectiveRegistration required: www.wohnbaufestwochen.atFollowed by the closing party of the Vienna Housing Festival 2013The city is changing, and Vienna’s population is… Lecture & Discussion: Fri 15.03.201316:00-17:30A Bright Future for Co-housing Projects!Co-housing Groups & MoreRegistration required: www.wohnbaufestwochen.atLiving in self-determined conditions, with neighbours of one’s own choosing, is a cutting-edge trend. What forms of co-housing… Symposium Wed 13.03.201319:00-21:00Zukunft Stadt PositionenSymposiumOne third of Vienna’s urban growth takes place in the Donaustadt. What images of the city are projected onto this… Symposium Mon 11.03.201310:00-12:00At the Az W: Smart city – smart housingNew Developments in aspern Vienna’s Urban LakesideRegistration required: www.wohnbaufestwochen.atFollowed by the inauguration of the exhibition “aspern Die Seestadt Wiens. Eine Reise in die Zukunft des Wohnens”By… Panel Discussion Tue 05.03.201314:00-18:00At the Az W: High Life: High-rises as Forms of Urban LivingInternational Comparisons and the Viennese ContextRegistration required: www.wohnbaufestwochen.atEvent organized by the City of Vienna and IG ArchitekturThe city provides a backbone for manifold types of… Panel Discussion Mon 04.03.201315:30-17:30Vienna Meets HamburgA Dialogue about the City of the FutureRegistration required: www.wohnbaufestwochen.atFollowed by the inauguration of the exhibition “Stadt neu bauen”The Wiener Wohnbaufestwochen 2013 (Vienna Housing Festival 2013) will… Presentation Wed 12.12.2012Monday, Wednesday and Friday: 10:00 am - 5:30 pmSaturday and Sunday: 10:00 am - 7:00 pmAz W Book Salon: All about the BookLanguage: German How is an architecture book made? The annual Az W book salon, which this year is taking place… Az W by Moonlight Mon 10.12.201218:00-23:59All the Best. A Walk 2012Stop & Go through the 7th DistrictModerator of the Umgang: Helge Hinteregger Musical accompaniment: Sterzinger experience lightThe walking tour ‘Alles Gute. Ein Umgang’ through the 7th… Lecture & Discussion: Wed 05.12.201219:00-21:00a_schaufenster 20: „Wien Mitte" – Ende gut, alles gut?Language: German Guests: Dieter Henke & Marta Schreieck, henke und schreieck Architekten Thomas Jakoubek, BAI (cancelled) Christian Kühn, TU Wien… Panel Discussion Wed 28.11.201219:00-21:00Az W Classic: Karl Mang is 90. A CelebrationLanguage: GermanA cooperative venture between the Chamber of Architects and Consulting Engineers for Vienna, Lower Austria and Burgenland, and the… Congress Sat 24.11.2012 – Sun 25.11.201219th Vienna Architecture CongressSoviet Modernism 1955-1991. Unknown StoriesOn the occasion of the exhibition ‘Soviet Modernism 1955–1991. Unknown Stories’ (08.11.2012 – 25.02.2013) the 19th Vienna Architecture Congress will… Accompanying Programme Booked up Fri 23.11.201213:45-18:15Studio Visitsduring the Vienna Art WeekSTUDIO VISITS DURING THE VIENNA ART WEEKVienna architecture offices with planning experience in the former Soviet Republics provide an exclusive… Day of the Open Door Fri 26.10.201210:00-19:00Open House at the Az WFun and games for all the familyFree admission all day long!Workshop for children from 11am to 4pm at the Az W's Podium:LEGO Skyscraper (in German) Building… Lecture & Discussion: Mon 08.10.201219:00-21:00Evaluation and ExploitationThe Economic Basis for a Right to the CityAn event for ur3anize! Internationales Festival für urbane Erkundungen 2012, in cooperation with the Az W Welcome address: Dietmar Steiner,… Az W by Moonlight Sat 06.10.201218:00-23:59ORF-Long Night of Museums 2012Az W by NightThe Az W is participating once again in the annual museum action organised by the ORF, the Long Night of… Presentation Wed 26.09.201219:00-21:00Best of AustriaArchitektur Architecture 2010_2011. Book presentation, brief lectures and discussionWelcome address: Dietmar Steiner, director Az W Barbara Feller, concept for and editor of 'Best of Austria' Gerhard Jagersberger, Austrian… Lecture Sat 22.09.201214:00-23:59The Austrian ContributionsSupplementary programme to accompany the exhibition 'Europe's Best Buildings. Mies van der Rohe Award 2011'This event is dedicated to contemporary domestic architecture: The Az W has invited each of the Austrian architects nominated for… Az W by Moonlight Fri 24.08.201220:00-23:59Film Evening: The Gruen Effect – Victor Gruen and the Shopping MallWelcome address: Karoline Mayer, Az W Film screening: 'San Francisco Park(ing) Day 2009', USA 2009, 4 min (John Hamilton) 'Der… Accompanying Programme Booked up Sat 23.06.201213:45-18:00Garden Tour 2. Public Fruitsguided bike tour: Peter A. Krobath, ARGE StadtfruchtStarting with Guerilla Gardening Längenfeld this bike tour leads to public places offering… Party Wed 20.06.201220:00-23:59Summer Party 2012After the event “Mr and Mrs Gardener” the Az W will celebrate its summer party, which has become something of… Panel Discussion Wed 20.06.201218:00-23:59Mr and Mrs Gardenerwelcome address: Dietmar Steiner, director Az W short lectures: Maria Auböck, landscape designer Herbert Binder, resident in a garden settlement… experiencing architecture Fri 01.06.2012 – Sat 02.06.2012Architecture days 2012Under the motto “different to the usual” architecture days take place throughout Austria on June 1 and 2. The Az… Presentation Wed 30.05.2012Daily 10:00 AM - 07:00 PM, Wednesdays until 09:00 PMa_schaufenster 19: Zwischen den StühlenGuests: Harald Bichler RauminhaltLuigi Blau architectChristoph Lammerhuber pool Architektur ZTManfred Schenekl historian and urban researcherEva Rubin architectModerated by: Monika Platzer… Presentation Tue 15.05.201218:00-20:00Concluding Presentation StadtkomplizInnenAt a time when public spaces are increasingly being privatised we in the „Youth Club – Urban Accomplices” examine the… Accompanying Programme Wed 09.05.201219:00-21:00Spring CinemaSelf-empowerment, neighbourliness, control over one’s own supply of food, and urban gardening –this evening focuses on film makers and film… Accompanying Programme Sat 05.05.201213:45-17:00Community Garden Macondoguided bus tourguided bus tour: Heidi Pretterhofer & Dieter Spath (Arquitectos)The residents named their home in Simmering, Vienna, „Macondo“ after the novel… Day of the Open Door Tue 01.05.201210:00-19:00Open House in the Az WAdmission free all day!On invitation from the Architecture Lounge of Architekturzentrum Wien this year, like every year, on May 1 admission to the… Accompanying Programme Wed 25.04.201219:00-21:00Vienna and Resources. Learning from Elsewherein Germanimpulse lectures and discussion welcome address: Karoline Mayer, Az W impulse lectures: Katrin Bohn, Visiting Professor, TU Berlin Gabriele… Accompanying Programme Wed 25.04.201212:30-16:30Wien und Ressourcen. Das Rinterzeltmeans of transport: Bus meeting point: Az W Shop 12.15 pmguided bus tour: Elke Krasny, cultural theorist, Richard Woschitz, structural… Accompanying Programme Sat 21.04.2012Daily 10:00 AM - 07:00 PM, Wednesdays until 09:00 PMCase Study R-UrbanGuided tour by curator in dialogue with guestsFocus of this guided tour by curator Elke Krasny is the Case Study, "R-Urban" in Colombes, near Paris, where a… Accompanying Programme Sat 21.04.201214:00-18:00Garden Tour 1Community Gardeningmeans of transport: Bicycle (please bring a bike with you) guided bike tour: Andrea Seidling, Az WHow, in the middle… Symposium Wed 18.04.201219:00-21:00Architecture without Borders AustriaFounding event and partya cooperation by Architektur ohne Grenzen Austria and the Az W welcome address: Karoline Mayer, Az W lectures Gunda Maurer,… Accompanying Programme Mon 26.03.2012 – Fri 30.03.2012CoursesModule Kunsttransfer, Institut für Kunst und Gestaltung 1, TU Vienna, summer semester 2012Taking Hold of the CityInge Manka, Andrea SeidlingThe exhibition “Hands-on Urbanism 1850 – 2012. The Right to Green” provides the… Lecture & Discussion: Thu 22.03.201219:00-21:00CULBURB – Cultural Acupuncture Treatment for Suburbsa cooperation by Soho in Ottakring and the Az Wwelcome address Karoline Mayer, Az WWolfgang Schneider, Soho in Ottakring introduction Yvette Vašourková & Igor Kovacevic, CCEA, Prague short lecture… Presentation Wed 21.03.201219:00-21:00Az W topical: The Culture of Building and Politics in AustriaPresentation of the 2nd Austrian Building Culture ReportAz W in cooperation with plattform baukultur welcoming address: Dietmar Steiner, director Az WIntroduction: Josef Ostermayer, state secretary in the… Presentation Thu 15.03.2012Daily 10:00 AM - 07:00 PM, Wednesdays until 09:00 PMCase Studies Urban Gardeningguided tour by curator with short talksevent in English only guided tour: Elke Krasny, curator of the exhibition lectures: Kirsten Tiedemann, historian, „Kaisenhäuser Bremen“Chi-Ho Chung, designer… Older Entries Newer Entries