Opening
SOS Brutalism
Save the Concrete Monsters!

Norbert Heltschl, Internat Mariannhill, Wasserbecken auf der Dachterrasse, Landeck, Tirol, 1964
© Architekturzentrum Wien, Collection, photograph: Friedrich Achleitner
For several decades Brutalist buildings have been vilified as architectural eyesores, and torn down or left to decay. Does the current hype herald a reversal in this trend?
The Az W presents the first survey of Brutalist buildings completed between 1953 and 1979, originally shown at the Deutsches Architekturmuseum in Frankfurt.
Unusually large cardboard models and small, sculptural concrete models convey the fascination and quality of Brutalist architecture.
Specially for Vienna, the extensive collection of the Architekturzentrum Wien has enabled us to add a section to the exhibition covering 10 highlights of Austrian Brutalism on the basis of original materials.
A cooperation by the Deutsches Architekturmuseum and the Wüstenrot Stiftung, with a focus on Austria added by the Architekturzentrum Wien.
Speakers:
Angelika Fitz, Director Az W
Peter Cachola Schmal, Director Deutsches Architekturmuseum
Oliver Elser, Curator SOS Brutalism
Sonja Pisarik, Curator Focus on Austria
Andreas Mailath-Pokorny, Executive Councillor for Culture, Science and Sports
Related Events
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Guided tour by the curator
Wed 16.05.2018
17:30-18:30Location: Architekturzentrum Wien – Exhibition hall 2 -
Talk Show
Wed 16.05.2018
19:00Club Architektur: Brutally Good?
Supporting programme for the exhibition 'SOS Brutalism'
The architecture talk show debates the true, the good and the beautiful in the rediscovered Brutalism.Location: Architekturzentrum Wien – Podium -
Guided tour
Sat 26.05.2018
17:30-18:30SOS Brutalism
Save the Concrete Monsters!
Location: Architekturzentrum Wien – Exhibition hall 2 -
Guided tour
Wed 06.06.2018
17:30-18:30SOS Brutalism
Save the Concrete Monsters!
Location: Architekturzentrum Wien – Exhibition hall 2 -
Panel discussion
Wed 06.06.2018
19:00Monuments At Risk
SOS Brutalism — hardly any architecture is so under threat of being demolished as that of the postwar decades. In…Location: Architekturzentrum Wien – Podium -
Excursion
Booked up!
Sat 09.06.2018
14:00-18:00Brutally Sacral
Az W on Site - supporting programme for the exhibition 'SOS Brutalism'
In the 1960s and '70s churches provided an ideal field of activity for architects. As the spirit of a theological…Location: Architekturzentrum Wien – Shop -
Guided tour by the curator
Wed 13.06.2018
17:30-18:30SOS Brutalism
Location: Architekturzentrum Wien – Exhibition hall 2 -
Workshop (6-99)
Sat 16.06.2018
15:00-17:00Archikids
Concrete
Today everything is about concrete. In liquid form you can drive it through the city and a little while later,…Location: Architekturzentrum Wien -
Exhibition opening
Wed 27.06.2018
14:00Brutally Brilliant
Student exhibition
Brutalism is frequently controversial, and people react strongly to the use of raw concrete. Pupils of the Henriettenplatz BRG ORG…Location: Annex Ausstellungshalle 2 -
Exhibition
Thu 28.06.2018 – Mon 06.08.2018
daily 10:00-19:00Brutally Brilliant
Student exhibition
Brutalism is frequently controversial, and people react strongly to the use of raw concrete. Pupils of the Henriettenplatz BRG ORG…Location: Annex Ausstellungshalle 2 -
Guided tour
Wed 11.07.2018
17:30-18:30SOS Brutalism
Save the Concrete Monsters!
Location: Architekturzentrum Wien – Exhibition hall 2 -
Exhibition
Thu 12.07.2018 – Mon 06.08.2018
daily 10:00-19:00Az W Insta-Photo Award: #brutalism_azw
Presentation of the Prize-Winners
The Az W Insta-Photo Award on the occasion of the exhibition “SOS Brutalism – Save the Concrete Monsters!” directed the…Location: Architekturzentrum Wien – Shop -
Guided tour
Sat 21.07.2018
15:00-16:00SOS Brutalism
Save the Concrete Monsters!
Location: Architekturzentrum Wien – Exhibition hall 2 -
Workshop (10–13)
Wed 25.07.2018
10:00-14:00In Search of the Lovable Monsters — an Urban Expedition
Sommerferienspiel
Starting from the exhibition 'SOS Brutalism. Save the Concrete Monsters!' we go in search of such monsters in the city.Location: Architekturzentrum Wien -
Workshop (10–13)
Thu 26.07.2018
10:00-14:00In Search of the Lovable Monsters — an Urban Expedition
Sommerferienspiel
Starting from the exhibition 'SOS Brutalism. Save the Concrete Monsters!' we go in search of such monsters in the city.Location: Architekturzentrum Wien -
Workshop (10–13)
Fri 27.07.2018
10:00-14:00In Search of the Lovable Monsters — an Urban Expedition
Sommerferienspiel
Starting from the exhibition 'SOS Brutalism. Save the Concrete Monsters!' we go in search of such monsters in the city.Location: Architekturzentrum Wien -
Workshop (10–13)
Mon 30.07.2018
10:00-14:00In Search of the Lovable Monsters — an Urban Expedition
Sommerferienspiel
Starting from the exhibition 'SOS Brutalism. Save the Concrete Monsters!' we go in search of such monsters in the city.Location: Architekturzentrum Wien -
Workshop (10–13)
Tue 31.07.2018
10:00-14:00In Search of the Lovable Monsters — an Urban Expedition
Sommerferienspiel
Starting from the exhibition 'SOS Brutalism. Save the Concrete Monsters!' we go in search of such monsters in the city.Location: Architekturzentrum Wien -
Guided tour by the curator
Wed 01.08.2018
17:30-18:30SOS Brutalism
Location: Architekturzentrum Wien – Exhibition hall 2 -
Guided tour
Sat 04.08.2018
15:00-16:00SOS Brutalism
Save the Concrete Monsters!
Location: Architekturzentrum Wien – Exhibition hall 2