Lecture, discussions, get-together

Architekturtage Auftakt

What Connects Us — the infrastructure for everyday life

Wed 20.05.2026, 17:30-22:00
A room filled with people, with a screen mounted in the background displaying the words

Architekturtage 2024
© Photo: artphalanx

Bridges, Power Stations, Networks: The 2026 Architecture Days bring to life what connects us in everyday life with a varied programme. The Grand Festival Opening is at the Az W on 20 May!

The nationwide Austrian Architekturtage festival for the culture of building is launching its 13th edition. From 28-30 May, infrastructure buildings from Vorarlberg to Burgenland open their doors. Ten architectural institutions across Austria are inviting visitors to participate in excursions, bus tours, cycle tours, exhibitions, open studios and much more. The opening event at the Az W will launch the festival with stimulating discussion and a get-together.

Speakers:
Dietmar Feichtinger, Dietmar Feichtinger Architects, Vienna / Paris
Apolline Couret, sbp schlaich bergermann partner, Paris

Panel discussion:
Barbara lmhof, space architect
Carla Lo, landsape architect
Elias Molitschnig, BMWKMS — head of the department, Architektur & Building Culture
Maik Novotny, co-editor of “Maschinenräume”

moderated by Arian Lehner, editor-in-chief, architektur.aktuell

Event moderated by
Karin Oberhuber, CEO, HDA, Graz

An event in cooperation with the Bundes- und Länderkammern der Ziviltechniker*innen and the Architekturstiftung Österreich (federal and provincial chambers of civil engineers and the Austrian architecture foundation)