Current Events Summer Tour Fri 13.05.201117:20-19:30Summertour 1: Architecture & Design – May 13Adolf Loos to Jean Nouvelin GermanFrom May to September the Architekturzentrum Wien offers 10 Vienna City Walks to architecture of the last 100 years.This… sundays Booked up Sun 08.05.2011daily 10am-7pmsundays 246: home looks like this 16To accompany what is already the fourth pan-Austrian competition for The Best House in cooperation der sBausparkasse and the Federal… Day of the Open Door Sun 01.05.201110:00-19:00OPEN HOUSE at the Az WAs guests of the Architecture Lounge of the Architekturzentrum Wien, on 1 May admission is free to the Az W… Workshop Thu 21.04.201110:00-12:00NO LIMITS — Breaking Boundariesfor ages 6+ as part of the Wiener Ferienspielin GermanDuration: 10am-12pm Reservations required for workshop participation:: 01-522 31 15 or office@azw.atBoundaries and restrictions are manifested in our everyday… Workshop Tue 19.04.201110:00-12:00NO LIMITS — Breaking Boundariesfor ages 6+ as part of the Wiener Ferienspielin GermanDuration: 10am-12pm Reservations required for workshop participation:: 01-522 31 15 or office@azw.atBoundaries and restrictions are manifested in our everyday… Workshop Sat 16.04.201115:00-17:00Archikids: Secrets in the Az W ArchivesWorkshop for the whole familiyWhat would happen if there were no plans? Would houses be upside down? When were quills replaced by Rapidographs, and… Panel Discussion Wed 13.04.201119:00-21:002020 Visions for the Schools of Tomorrowlecture and discussionin German Visions for the schools of tomorrow: there is no lack of slogans — from individually tailored open learning… sundays Booked up Sun 10.04.201113:45-18:15sundays 245: home looks like this 15The expansion of a student dormitory with a hotel brings new flair into the neighbourhood and offers great views over… Lecture Wed 23.03.201119:00-21:00Az W Classics: The Architect Ottokar Uhlbook presentation + discussionin German 7pm Dietmar Steiner, director of the Az W, welcome address7.15pm Fritz Wenzel, former tenured professor of structural engineering… sundays Sun 20.03.201114:00-18:30sundays 244: city tourThe new design of the Vienna Technical Museum´s foyer unites architecture and furniture design in a very specific and functional… Workshop Booked up Sat 19.03.201115:00-17:00Archikids: Mit der Sonne bauenWorkshop for the whole familiyin cooperation with Velux Austria How can we build environmentally soundly without using CO2? What does the sun have to… sundays Sun 06.03.2011Daily 10:00 AM - 07:00 PM, Wednesdays until 09:00 PMsundays 243: the school of the futureThe exhibition, conceived by Christian Kühn, Antje Lehn and Renate Stuefer and supplemented in cooperation with the Az W, addresses… Lecture Wed 23.02.2011Daily 10:00 AM - 07:00 PM, Wednesdays until 09:00 PMa_showcase 15: Office Concepts: women's career opportunitiesin German 6pm brief lecture:Brigitte Eisl, Az WBernhard Herzog, project developer at M.O.O.CONElke Krismer, architectElisabeth Stögerer-Schwarz, department for women's affairs… Panel Discussion Wed 16.02.201119:00-21:00Az W Topical: ¡Is Everything Remaining Different?lecture and discussionin German a cooperation by the The Austrian Platform for architectural policy and building culture with the Az W 7pm… Workshop Thu 10.02.2011We build ourselves an igloofor ages 6+ as part of the Wiener Ferienspieldates: Mon 07.02 / Tue 08.02 / Wed 08.02 (booked out) / Thu 09.02.2011, from 10am – 12 noonThe winter… Lecture Wed 02.02.201119:00-21:00Az W Classics: Anton Schweighofer7pm welcome address: Dietmar Steiner, director of the Az W7.15pm introduction: Christian Kühn, architecture theorist7.30pm lecture: Anton Schweighofer, architect Anton… Presentation Wed 26.01.2011Daily 10:00 AM - 07:00 PM, Wednesdays until 09:00 PMPublic Lecture 3: Public Fiction - Filmic Positions on Public SpaceStreetball cages and shopping oases, enclosure and exclusion, appropriation and surveillance – public space is not only a necessary workplace… Accompanying Programme Sat 22.01.2011Daily 10:00 AM - 07:00 PM, Wednesdays until 09:00 PMPublic Walk 4: ManifestationenOppositional Publics + The Power of PlaceA series of 4 Public Walks accompanies the exhibition, each of which begins with a brief guided tour of the… Workshop Thu 30.12.201010:00-12:00How do animals live? - Dec. 30, 2010for ages 6+ as part of the Wiener Ferienspielin GermanA shortage of places to live on the sea bed, a living room under the earth, a bedroom in… Workshop Wed 29.12.201010:00-12:00How do animals live? - Dec. 29, 2010for ages 6+ as part of the Wiener Ferienspielin GermanA shortage of places to live on the sea bed, a living room under the earth, a bedroom in… Workshop Tue 28.12.2010How do animals live? - Dec. 28, 2010for ages 6+ as part of the Wiener FerienspielA shortage of places to live on the sea bed, a living room under the earth, a bedroom in the… Presentation Wed 15.12.2010Monday, Wednesday and Friday: 10:00 am - 5:30 pmSaturday and Sunday: 10:00 am - 7:00 pmAz W Book Salon: A Bibliophile's Universein German We invite you to join us for this year's Book Salon at the Az W Library, the second… Presentation Mon 13.12.201017:00-23:59All The Best. A Walk 2010Advent stroll through the 7th Districtbegins from Dschungel: 5pm / from the Az W: ca. 6pmThis year's Advent guided tour is being the 10th time… sundays Sun 12.12.201011:45-16:30sundays 242: factory and image 3How exciting and versatile the designs for factory buildings can be is proved by three outstanding teams of architects with… Workshop Booked up Sat 11.12.201015:00-17:00Archikids: We build ourselves an igloofor ages 6+in GermanThis time everything revolves around igloos at the Az W to prepare us properly for Winter and the snow.… Guided Tour Sat 04.12.2010Daily 10:00 AM - 07:00 PM, Wednesdays until 09:00 PMPublic Walk 3: Lean against the city – Counters in the Citya project by Freiraumexperimente and Fritz/FrasslA series of 4 Public Walks accompanies the exhibition, each of which begins with a brief guided tour of the… Lecture Wed 01.12.2010Daily 10:00 AM - 07:00 PM, Wednesdays until 09:00 PMPUBLIC LECTURE 2: The City's SynapsesThe key task for the local coordinators is familiarizing residents with their neighbourhoods. To stimulate activity by promoting neighbourly relations… Accompanying Programme Sat 27.11.2010Daily 10:00 AM - 07:00 PM, Wednesdays until 09:00 PMPublic Walk 2: Tracingperformance training with Willi DornerA series of 4 Public Walks accompanies the exhibition, each of which begins with a brief guided tour of the… Accompanying Programme Fri 19.11.201014:00-18:15Studio Visits during the Vienna Art Week 2010in Germanreservations can only be made online at: www.viennaartweek.at max. 25 participantsTour Guide: Marion Kuzmany, Az W2pm meeting at the… Accompanying Programme Fri 19.11.201013:00-17:30Public Space — Congress Toura guided tour by Director Dietmar Steiner + architects on locationin English max. 30 participantsAn architecture guided tour of current projects in Vienna provides a focus on the subject of… Congress Fri 19.11.2010, 10:00 – Sun 21.11.2010, 18:0018th Vienna Architecture CongressPlatz da!The Bundesimmobiliengesellschaft - BIG is exclusive partner of the 18th Vienna Architecture Congress OPENING EVENING, FROM 7PM 7pm Dietmar Steiner,… Workshop Booked up Sat 13.11.201015:00-17:00Archikids: Lego Architecturefor ages 6+in German Since 2009 Lego Architecture has been producing models of key architectural gems to build yourself, such as the… Accompanying Programme Sat 06.11.2010Daily 10:00 AM - 07:00 PM, Wednesdays until 09:00 PMPublic Walk 1: Behind the Wallwhat we say when nobody is lookingA series of 4 Public Walks accompanies the exhibition, each of which begins with a brief guided tour of the… sundays Booked up Thu 04.11.2010, 20:25 – Mon 08.11.2010, 08:28sundays 241: ci vediamo a veneziaDrawing on Kazuyo Sejima's title 'people meet in architecture' the sonntags excursion is again embarking on a trip to the… Panel Discussion Wed 03.11.201019:00-21:00The Third AchleitnerDiscussion and book presentationin German "Here at last!": the third volume of the architecture guidebook by Friedrich Achleitner. The compilation of relevant 20th… Panel Discussion Wed 27.10.2010Daily 10:00 AM - 07:00 PM, Wednesdays until 09:00 PMPublic Lecture 1: The Urban Space Adventurein GermanWhat, and above all who, determines the quality of life in a modern town? The interplay between infrastructure like… Day of the Open Door Tue 26.10.201010:00-19:00OPEN HOUSE at the Az Wfun and games for the whole familyin German programme for kids (ages 4–12) from 2pm: Horror House and Scary Villa — build your own Halloween house… Presentation Wed 20.10.2010Daily 10:00 AM - 07:00 PM, Wednesdays until 09:00 PMa_showcase 14: Eilfried Huth: Participation in Housing Developmentin GermanIn the 1960s Eilfried Huth and Günther Domenig were among the pioneers of user-defined housing. The Eschensiedlung estate in… sundays Sun 17.10.2010Daily 10:00 AM - 07:00 PM, Wednesdays until 09:00 PMsundays 240: a sunday on public spaceTo mark the 10th jubilee of the European Urban Public Space Award, organised by the Centre de Cultura Contemporània de… sundays Booked up Sun 10.10.201013:45-18:00sundays 239: designsafari 6. vienna's best ofThe end of the VIENNA DESIGN WEEK 2010 is also accompanied by what is already the sixth designsafari, with a… Workshop Booked up Sat 09.10.201015:00-23:59Archikids: From Throne to FunctionAsk the Az W... of Tables, Chairs and other Kinds of Furniture in German! Workshop for children ages 6-12 and interested adults! Does… Summer Tour Sat 09.10.201010:30-12:30autumn tour 2: Architectural ScandalsWhat upsets the Viennese: MQ, Secession & LooshausFurther dates: Sat. 10.07., 14.08., 11.09. Tour in German The Viennese have often reacted to changes in their city with… Lecture Wed 06.10.201019:00-21:00Az W Classics: Gunther Wawrik 'Architecture and Pleasure'Dietmar Steiner, Direktor Az W, welcome addressHermann Czech, architect, introductionGunther Wawrik 'Architecture and Pleasure', lecture Gunther Wawrik studied architecture at… sundays Sun 03.10.201013:45-20:00sundays 238: designsafari 5: guidance systemsAt the beginning of the VIENNA DESIGN WEEK 2010 the fifth designsafari presents outstanding examples of graphic guidance systems in… Long Night of the Museums at the Az W Sat 02.10.201018:00-23:59Long Night of the Museums at the Az W 20106pm: When Buildings Scrape the Sky… workshop for kids Do you know the tallest buildings in the world? Or, do… Party Wed 29.09.201018:00-23:59A Book and a Party: Johannes Spalt 90th birthdayOn 29 September 2010 Johannes Spalt celebrates his 90th birthday — a fitting occasion to honour him with a publication… Summer Tour Sat 25.09.201010:30-13:00autumn tour 1: Dawn of ModernismOtto Wagner, Adolf Loos and contemporariesFurther dates: Sat. 26.06., 31.07., 28.08. Tour in German The start of the 20th century was a time of upheaval… sundays Sun 19.09.201009:15-17:30sundays 237: innovation towards the weinviertelThis sonntags excursion starts with new projects in Klosterneuburg, goes via a cool bath in Mistelbach directly into the land… Panel Discussion Wed 15.09.201019:00-21:00Vienna Elections, Architecture Policyin German a cooperation by The Austrian Platform for Architectural Policy and Building Culture with the Az W There is… Workshop Booked up Sat 11.09.201015:00-23:59Archikids: Micro-houses Writ LargeAsk the Az WSingle-room houses, tiny houses, miniature houses or housing boxes, minimalist living or self-build houses – call them what you will,… Older Entries Newer Entries