Current Events 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… sundays Sun 11.03.200713:45-17:30sundays 187architecture and ways of livingThe inhabitants' right to intimacy and independence lies at the centre of Bernard Rudofsky’s creative work and contrasts directly with… Workshop Sat 10.03.200715:00-17:00Archikids: For BookwormsWolfgang Heidrich, 'the librarian's Jamie Oliver', gives a guided tour of the Az W library. Questions like 'how long have… Guided Tour Wed 07.03.2007Daily 10:00 AM - 07:00 PM, Wednesdays until 09:00 PMGuided tour of 'a_show' MarchThe tour provides an overview of the exhibition.With the opening of the 3rd stage of a_show, the Architekturzentrum Wien is… sundays Sun 25.02.200709:15-16:30sundays 186buildings speak volumesThe technoid extension to a former Early Baroque church stands like a glazed framework in the street space of a… sundays Sun 18.02.200708:15-19:30sundays 185linz: museums in museum + moreThe exhibition in the Lentos Museum presents excellent museum architecture and well-known personalities from the international architecture scene. The special… Workshop Tue 06.02.200710:00-13:00Duckburg Workshop for children aged 6+On the trail of urban development with Donald Duck and his three nephews, Huey, Dewey and LouieWorkshop for children aged 6 and overThe staring roles are played by Donald Duck – the cartoon character from America… Workshop Mon 05.02.200710:00-13:00Duckburg Workshop for children aged 6+On the trail of urban development with Donald Duck and his three nephews, Huey, Dewey and LouieWorkshop for children aged 6 and overThe staring roles are played by Donald Duck – the cartoon character from America… Workshop Sat 20.01.200715:00-17:00Building together – Learning togetherfor children aged 6+Workshop for children aged 6+ and their parents Accompanying the exhibition "Un Jardin d'Hiver presents. "Bottom up. Building for a… Workshop Fri 05.01.200710:00-12:00When buildings scrape the sky ...for children aged 6+Can you name the tallest buildings in the world?Or do you know what a paternoster is?What is a steel frame… Workshop Thu 04.01.200710:00-12:00When buildings scrape the sky ...for children aged 6+Can you name the tallest buildings in the world?Or do you know what a paternoster is?What is a steel frame… Workshop Wed 03.01.200710:00-12:00When buildings scrape the sky ...for children aged 6+Can you name the tallest buildings in the world?Or do you know what a paternoster is?What is a steel frame… Guided Tour Wed 20.12.2006Daily 10:00 AM - 07:00 PM, Wednesdays until 09:00 PMGuided Tour Bottom up DecemberGuided tour only in GermanGuided tour through the exhibition "Un Jardin d'Hiver presents. "Bottom up.Building for a better world" 9… 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… Workshop Sat 09.12.200615:00-23:59Building together – Learning togetherfor children aged 6+Workshop for children aged 6+ and their parents Accompanying the exhibition "Un Jardin d'Hiver presents. "Bottom up. Building for 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… Guided Tour Wed 06.12.2006Daily 10:00 AM - 07:00 PM, Wednesdays until 09:00 PMa_show Special Guided Tour: Urban Hygiene Over the AgesGuided tour only in GermanThe focus of the discussion during this tour is on different concepts of hygiene and contrasting… sundays Booked up Sun 03.12.200611:15-16:30sundays 184vienna's woodWood construction in Vienna? Le dernier cri! And, multi-storied on top of that. sundays will show select examples and prize… 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… sundays Sun 26.11.200612:00-16:30sundays 183urban implantsProbably one of the most interesting examples of parasitic urban architecture is in the form of a row of Portakabins… Guided Tour Wed 22.11.2006Daily 10:00 AM - 07:00 PM, Wednesdays until 09:00 PMGuided Tour Bottom up NovemberGuided tour only in GermanGuided tour through the exhibition "Un Jardin d'Hiver presents. "Bottom up.Building for a better world" 9… 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… sundays Sun 12.11.200611:15-16:30sonntags 182living and lodging – innovations in wien südThe new offshoot of the Garten Hotel Altmannsdorf displays a continuous design and color scheme for rooms, seminar and restaurant… Workshop Sat 11.11.2006Daily 10:00 AM - 07:00 PM, Wednesdays until 09:00 PMWhen buildings scrape the sky ...for children aged 6+Can you name the tallest buildings in the world?Or do you know what a paternoster is?What is a steel frame… Panel Discussion Fri 10.11.200619:00-21:0035 Years since 'Don't Panic'Panel discussion only in GermanThe panel:Hermann Czech, architectChrista Kamleithner, architecture theoristChristian Kühn, architecture theoristMarcel Meili, architectKlaus Stattmann, architectModerator: Dietmar Steiner,… Panel Discussion Wed 08.11.200619:00-21:00BIG AZ W: Dream Spaces for the FutureArchitecture TrainingLectures and Panel Discussion only in GermanBIG Az W wants to compare the qualities of the architecture training provided at… sundays Fri 03.11.2006 – Sun 05.11.2006sundays 181meta cities in veniceFriday, Nov. 3 – Sunday, Nov. 5, 2006A sundays tour of selected contributions to the 10th Architecture Biennale, “Cities, Architecture… Guided Tour Wed 01.11.2006Daily 10:00 AM - 07:00 PM, Wednesdays until 09:00 PMGuided Tour a_show NovemberGuided tour only in GermanGuided tour through the exhibition 'a_show. Austrian Architecture in the 20th and 21st Century'. Guided Tour Wed 18.10.2006Daily 10:00 AM - 07:00 PM, Wednesdays until 09:00 PMa_show Special Guided Tour 'Spotlight on the 1960s'The guided tour of a_show concentrates on the different currents of the 1960s:Roland Rainer, Karl Schwanzer and Ernst Hiesmayer demonstrated… sundays Booked up Sun 15.10.200613:15-18:30sundays 180home looks like this (IX)Between the Vienna districts of Hernals and Ottakring, sundays will go looking for the best views. Charming refuges for small… Presentation Thu 12.10.200610:00-23:59platz da!Redesigning the SchoolyardOpening: Thursday, 12.10.2006, 10 am, Hegelgasse 12Welcoming speech by Michael Jahn, director BORG HegelgasseThe other speakers at the opening are:Rudolf… Lecture Wed 11.10.200619:00-21:00Between Revolution and Convention. Housing in the 20th and 21st CenturiesLecture and Book Presentation by Wolfgang Förster; followed by a panel discussionHousing in the 20th century was hallmarked in an international context by revolutionary breaks with the past and innovation on… sundays Sun 08.10.200613:45-18:00sundays 179hausbesetzer revisitedTo commemorate the abandonment of the “Arena” 30 years ago, Dieter Schrage (former committee member of the Arena-squatters) leads a… Long Night of the Museums at the Az W Sat 07.10.2006 – Sun 08.10.2006Long Night of the Museums at the Az W 2006This year the Az W is once more participating in the nationwide Lange Nacht Der Museen organised by the ORF.… Guided Tour Wed 04.10.2006Daily 10:00 AM - 07:00 PM, Wednesdays until 09:00 PMDominique Perrault Architecture Guided Tour - OctoberGuided Tour through the exhibition 'Dominique Perrault Architecture. Meta-Buildings'. Az W by Moonlight Sat 30.09.2006, 19:00 – Tue 30.11.-0001, 21:00Take fiveFive culture institutions in the MQ are all celebrating five years of good neighbourly relations and cooperationFive culture institutions in the MQ (the Architekturzentrum Wien, the KUNSTHALLE Wien, the MUMOK, the Leopold Museum and the Tanzquartier… Guided Tour Wed 27.09.2006Daily 10:00 AM - 07:00 PM, Wednesdays until 09:00 PMa_show Special Guided Tour 'Controversial Buildings'The Loos House as "a house without eyebrows", the Museumsquartier as "a tumour", the Haas Haus as "a glass monster… sundays Sun 24.09.200613:45-20:30sundays 178wine-art and garden-scapesMeandering between vines along nine stations of art – abstract representations of the vintner’s thoughts while working – a path… sundays Booked up Sun 17.09.200613:45-18:30sundays 177vienna’s nazi wallsMeeting point: Architekturzentrum Wien – Shopsundays: Sunday, Sept. 17 2006, 1:45 pm – 6:30 pmTickets: EUR 16.00 / EUR 11.50… Symposium Fri 15.09.2006 – Sat 16.09.2006Heritage rejectedAustria and Nazi ArchitectureOrganised by: Architekturzentrum Wien, BundesdenkmalamtNazi architecture in Austria is not just comprised of the Vienna Flak Towers, the Führerstadt Linz… Guided Tour Wed 13.09.2006Daily 10:00 AM - 07:00 PM, Wednesdays until 09:00 PMDominique Perrault Architecture Guided Tour - SeptemberGuided Tour through the exhibition 'Dominique Perrault Architecture. Meta-Buildings'. Presentation Wed 30.08.200619:00-21:00a_show. The BookAustrian Architecture in the 20th and 21st CenturyA panel discussion with leading architecture theorists, architecture historians and exhibition-makers, at the presentation of the eagerly anticipated catalogue to… Guided Tour Wed 30.08.2006Daily 10:00 AM - 07:00 PM, Wednesdays until 09:00 PMGuided Tour a_show AugustGuided tour through the exhibition 'a_show. Austrian Architecture in the 20th and 21st Century'. sundays Sat 26.08.200613:45-18:00summertour 2schütte-lihotzky in viennaMargarete Schütte-Lihotzky (1897–2000), Austria's first woman architect, was a politically active 'powerwoman' and former resistance fighter, making her one of… Workshop Booked up Wed 23.08.2006 – Thu 24.08.2006mobile - HOME (IV)My House To GoWho hasn't dreamed of living in a home that can be carried around, of being able to really enjoy mobile… Workshop Booked up Mon 21.08.2006 – Tue 22.08.2006Additional Date: mobile - HOME - 21./22.8.My House To GoWho hasn't dreamed of living in a home that can be carried around, of being able to really enjoy mobile… Workshop Booked up Wed 16.08.2006 – Thu 17.08.2006mobile - HOME (III)My House To GoWho hasn't dreamed of living in a home that can be carried around, of being able to really enjoy mobile… Guided Tour Wed 09.08.2006Daily 10:00 AM - 07:00 PM, Wednesdays until 09:00 PMDominique Perrault Architecture. Guided tour with the curator - Augustwith Gudrun HauseggerGuided tour through the exhibition "Dominique Perrault Architecture. Meta Buildings" with the curator Gudrun Hausegger. Workshop Booked up Wed 09.08.2006 – Thu 10.08.2006Additional Date: mobile - HOME - 9./10.8.My House To GoWho hasn't dreamed of living in a home that can be carried around, of being able to really enjoy mobile… Older Entries Newer Entries