LEGO construction site
On the first Sunday of the school holidays there is space at the Az W for the big LEGO building…
Location: Architekturzentrum Wien
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Family-Workshop (0–99) Sun 05.07.2026
11:00-17:00
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Lecture & Discussion Wed 01.07.2026
18:00-20:00The Circular Potential of the Obsolete City
The climate crisis, resource scarcity and social inequalities are intensifying the pressure on urban development and architecture. How can a…Location: Architekturzentrum Wien - Podium
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Lecture, discussion & Summer Party Wed 24.06.2026
18:00-22:0025 Years of MQ – 33 Years of Az W
Cultural Districts in Transformation
The MuseumsQuartier was an international trailblazer, and the Az W was one of the local pioneers. How do currently emerging…Location: Architekturzentrum Wien
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Lecture Wed 10.06.2026
18:00-20:00Alpine Architectural Styles on the Jos Plateau in Africa
From Austria to Nigeria
Architecture historian Warebi Brisibe explores the work of the Austrian building contractor Johann Hofmeister, who went to hills of the…Location: Architekturzentrum Wien - Podium
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Open House & Discussion Thu 28.05.2026
14:00-18:00Open Storage – Az W Collection Depot
Featuring a special exhibition to mark the 80th birthday of Adolf Krischanitz
Extraordinary items for collectors and little-known background stories — immerse yourself in our universe of architects and buildings, and learn…Location: Az W Sammlungsdepot & Research Center, Werk Möllersdorf
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Panel discussion Wed 27.05.2026
18:00-20:00Finding Ella Briggs
A Pioneer Without Borders
On Disappearance and Rediscovery: How an international team is rediscovering the forgotten life and work of a female architect.Location: Architekturzentrum Wien - Podium
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Lecture, discussions, get-together Wed 20.05.2026
17:30-22:00Launching Architekturtage
What Connects Us — the infrastructure for everyday life
Bridges, Power Stations, Networks: The 2026 Architecture Days bring to life what connects us in everyday life with a varied…Location: Architekturzentrum Wien - Podium
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Opening & Anniversary Gala Sat 09.05.2026
18:00-22:00Wandering and Roaming
25 years of dérive – Journal of Urban Research
The journal dérive is celebrating a quarter of a century of urban research with an exhibition opening and anniversary gala.…Location: Architekturzentrum Wien - Podium
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Event Fri 01.05.2026
10:00-18:00Open Door at the Az W
Free admission all day
As guests of the Architekturzentrum Wien Architecture Lounge, on 1 May admission is free for everybody interested in architecture. The…Location: Architekturzentrum Wien
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Lecture & Discussion Wed 29.04.2026
18:00-20:00Architecture as Global Politics
As part of the exhibition "Global – Neutral"
A historical look at Austria's construction projects in Africa and Asia from 1955 to 1989, between neutrality, influence and global…Location: Architekturzentrum Wien - Podium
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Event Fri 24.04.2026
17:00-23:00The Long Night of Research
The Az W is once again participating in the Austria-wide Long Night of Research event, which is being held at…Location: Architekturzentrum Wien
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Opening of the exhibition Wed 15.04.2026
19:00-22:00Global – Neutral
Architecture from Austria in Africa and Asia 1955–1989
The exhibition Global – Neutral examines the era of global political upheaval between 1955 and 1989, when many countries achieved…Location: Architekturzentrum Wien
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Keynote lecture Thu 09.04.2026
18:00-20:00Barbara Buser
Preserve — Reuse — Transform
As a pioneer of circular construction, Barbara Buser looks back on a complex architectural practice with the focus on ecology…Location: Architekturzentrum Wien - Podium
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Lectures & Discussion Wed 11.03.2026
18:00-20:00Education reloaded
Schools house the future. How can old school buildings keep up with the educational demands of future generations? How can…Location: Architekturzentrum Wien - Podium
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Talk Show Wed 25.02.2026
18:00-20:00Club Architektur #17
How much Metal can the City handle? Direct routes to transforming transport
Regardless of whether cars have combustion engines or are electric, in the city they spend more time parked than being…Location: Architekturzentrum Wien - Podium
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Discourse & Dialogue Sat 31.01.2026
09:30-19:30The Morality of Architecture
Critical Buildings — Critical Biographies
Debates and dialogues about the Nazi era in Germany and Austria.Location: Architekturzentrum Wien - Podium
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Lecture & Discussion Thu 04.12.2025
18:00-20:00reBuilding and reThinking the ‘Built Fabric’
Advocating for New Common Good(s)
The 11th Forum on Architectural Science is dedicated to the highly topical issue of transforming existing structures, and opens with…Location: Architekturzentrum Wien - Podium
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Call for Films: Architektur.Film.Sommer 2026 Tue 02.12.2025 – Mon 19.01.2026
Building Democracy
Submission deadline: 19.01.2026
For the fourteenth edition of the international open-air film festival in the courtyard of the Architekturzentrum Wien in the summer…
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Lecture, discussion & guided tour Fri 07.11.2025
16:00-20:00Anupama Kundoo
Rethinking Materiality. Human Resourcefulness and Natural Resources
"The act of building produces knowledge just as the resulting knowledge produces buildings", says Anupama Kundoo. In her lecture, the…Location: Architekturzentrum Wien
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iC goes Az W Thu 06.11.2025
17:00-19:30Sustainable Construction with Concrete?
Concrete is one of the most widely used building materials worldwide – and at the same time responsible for around…Location: Architekturzentrum Wien - Podium
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Event Sun 26.10.2025
10:00-19:00Open Door at the Az W
Free admission all day
As guests of the Architekturzentrum Wien Architecture Lounge, on 26 October admission is free for everybody interested in architecture. The…Location: Architekturzentrum Wien
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Talk Show Wed 22.10.2025
18:00-20:00Club Architektur #16
The Good Life for the 99 % — What Can Architecture Contribute to a Fairer World?
How can cities be made fairer, more environmentally friendly and better to live in — for everybody, and not just…Location: Architekturzentrum Wien - Podium
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Lecture & Discussion Wed 15.10.2025
19:00-20:00Planning: The Future of Space
Adaptable planning strategies for cities
dérive – Zeitschrift für Stadtforschung celebrates its 25th anniversary and is taking this occasion to dedicate this year's urbanize! Festival…Location: Architekturzentrum Wien - Podium
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Event Sat 04.10.2025
18:00-00:00ORF The Long Night of Museums
Once again the Az W is participating in the ORF nationwide event for museums, The Long Night of Museums. Night…Location: Architekturzentrum Wien
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Lecture & Response Wed 24.09.2025
18:00-20:00The Modernist Balancing Act
The Camp as Hybrid Architecture
In times of war and disaster, camps almost reflexively become a form of temporary accommodation and a means of internment…Location: Architekturzentrum Wien - Podium
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Opening of the exhibition Wed 17.09.2025
19:00-22:00Abundance Not Capital. Anupama Kundoo
What if architecture were not an instrument of capital? The exhibition “Abundance Not Capital” presents the work of Indian-born architect…Location: Architekturzentrum Wien
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Lecture & Discussion Thu 04.09.2025
18:00-20:00"You Can't Build Clouds"*
Ranjit Hoskote sees utopia as "a leitmotif of modern architectural thinking." How do built utopias live up to their expectations?…Location: Architekturzentrum Wien - Podium
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Architektur.Film.Sommer 2025 Wed 20.08.2025
20:30Get together! Models of Togetherness
Film nights in the Az W courtyard
Bürger*innenKRAFTwerk — the story of an energy community, AT 2024, 8:00 min, ov with English subtitles, D: Yilmaz Vurucu, Bahanur…Location: Architekturzentrum Wien - in the courtyard
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Architektur.Film.Sommer 2025 Wed 13.08.2025
20:30From the Front Garden to the Motorway
Film nights in the Az W courtyard
Split Lives, HK 2021, 5:23 min, ov with English subtitles, D: Joshua Bolchover, John LinIn China today, urbanisation and standardised…Location: Architekturzentrum Wien - in the courtyard
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Architektur.Film.Sommer 2025 Wed 06.08.2025
20:30Peak Oil — To the Last Drop?
Film nights in the Az W courtyard
Nenets vs Gas, FR/BE/FI/NO 2023, 52:00 min, ov with English subtitles, D: Sergio GhizzardiThe Yamal Peninsula in the heart of…Location: Architekturzentrum Wien - in the courtyard
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Architektur.Film.Sommer 2025 Wed 30.07.2025
20:30American Dreams
Film nights in the Az W courtyard
Tupperware, an American marketing phenomenon, US 2003, 58:33 min, Eov, D: Laurie Kahn-LeavittTupperware: a plastic product, a company and a…Location: Architekturzentrum Wien - in the courtyard
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Filmfestival Wed 30.07., 06.08., 13.08., 20.08.
from 20:30Architektur.Film.Sommer 2025
Suburbia. From the American Dream to Peak Oil
The thirteenth edition of the international film festival invites all you film and architecture buffs to drop in, hang out,…Location: Architekturzentrum Wien - in the courtyard -
Workshop (0–99) Sun 29.06.2025
11:00-17:00LEGO construction site
On the first Sunday of the school holidays there is space at the Az W for the big LEGO building…Location: Architekturzentrum Wien
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Lecture & Discussion Wed 25.06.2025
18:00-20:00House Europe! Power to Renovation
How Can a Shift in Approach to Building Be Successful in Vienna, Austria and Europe?
As of today, 25% of buildings in Europe have been renovated. The annual renovation rate of 1% would have to…Location: Architekturzentrum Wien - Podium
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Presentation & Discussion Wed 18.06.2025
18:00-20:00Kharkiv – Vienna: Conversations on the Productive City
Owing to the Russian incursion, the 2023 Kyiv Biennial was hosted in Vienna. In this context, the IG Architektur launched…Location: Architekturzentrum Wien - Podium
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Lecture & Response Wed 11.06.2025
18:00-20:00Built Role Models
To accompany the exhibition 'Suburbia'
The architect Jan Engelke describes the detached house as a "sexist form of housing". The lecture and response shed light…Location: Architekturzentrum Wien - Podium
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Lecture & Panel discussion Wed 14.05.2025
18:00-20:00Living in Suburbia
How the American Dream Came to Austria — To Stay
Since the corona pandemic, living in the suburbs has once again become increasingly popular: having your own house in the…Location: Architekturzentrum Wien - Podium
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Event Thu 01.05.2025
10:00-19:00Open Door at the Az W
Free admission all day
As guests of the Architekturzentrum Wien Architecture Lounge, on 1 May admission is free for everybody interested in architecture. The…Location: Architekturzentrum Wien
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Talk Show Wed 23.04.2025
18:00-20:00Club Architektur #15
The Heat Stress Test. Survival Strategies for Climate Change in the City
High temperatures put stress on us all. According to experts, heat presents the greatest risk to health among the impacts…Location: Architekturzentrum Wien - Podium
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Vienna Elections 2025 Wed 09.04.2025
18:00-20:00Developing the City of The Future
A discussion of urban redevelopment policy in Vienna
Before the Vienna Council elections in 2025, the representatives of the different Parties discuss their concepts for the development of…Location: Architekturzentrum Wien - Podium
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Award ceremony, lecture and discussion Tue 01.04.2025
18:00-20:00At the Az W: Better Housing for the Majority — but how?
The Bruno Kreisky Prize for Social-Ecological Housing and Communal Living
The Bruno Kreisky Prize for Socio-Ecological Housing 2024 goes to the book ‘Cooperative Conditions. A Primer on Architecture, Finance and…Location: Architekturzentrum Wien - Podium
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Presentation & Discussion Wed 26.03.2025
18:00-20:00When the Kids Move Out
The Future of the Single-family Home
A single-family house is the dream home and the everyday experience for most Austrians. The majority of the 1.53 million…Location: Architekturzentrum Wien - Podium
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Opening of the exhibition Wed 05.03.2025
19:00-22:00Suburbia
Living the American Dream
Suburbia traces the history of an ideal of life that – starting in the US suburbs – conquered the world…Location: Architekturzentrum Wien
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Call for Films: Architektur.Film.Sommer 2025 Thu 12.12.2024 – Wed 22.01.2025
Suburbia. From American Dream to Peak Oil
NEW Deadline for submissions: 22.01.2025
For the 13th edition of the international open air architecture film festival in the courtyard of the Architekturzentrum Wien in…
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Talk Show Wed 04.12.2024
18:00-20:00Club Architektur #14
Quo vadis, A City of Two Million? How Do We Want to Live and Who Do We Want to Be?
Vienna has two million inhabitants (again), since last year. But what does being a cosmopolitan City Entail?Location: Architekturzentrum Wien - Podium
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Symposium Fri 22.11., 15:00–20:00, Az W Podium & Sat 23.11., 09:00–13:00, Akademie der bildenden Künste Wien, Anatomiesaal
Ambivalences of Modernity
The Architect and Urban Planner Roland Rainer Between Dictatorship and Democracy
How did modernist architecture interact with political systems? And how can biographical gaps in architectural archives be explained and filled?…
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Lectures & Discussion Wed 13.11.2024
18:00-20:00Best of Austria – Best of Europe
Award meets award! An evening presenting the latest edition of the publication 'Best of Austria', drawing attention to the achievements…Location: Architekturzentrum Wien - Podium
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Symposium Thu 07.11.2024
16:00-20:00Long Live the City!
Circular building upon the Existing
This news is not new, while it is alarming: Construction releases large amounts of CO2, destroys biodiversity, consumes non-renewable resources…Location: Architekturzentrum Wien - Podium
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Closing event „Out of the Box“ Mon 04.11.2024
17:30-19:00Let’s talk Design
With Veronika Müller, architectural historian, assistant professor, culture of building / cultural heritage at the KU Linz and Harald Gründl,…Location: Architekturzentrum Wien - Podium
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Opening of the Collection Depot & Research Center Thu 31.10.2024
17:00-20:00Back to the Future
The NEW Az W Collection Depot
Risk a glance inside the belly of our knowledge repository!Location: Az W Sammlungsdepot & Research Center, Werk Möllersdorf