Exhibition: Otto Wagner Städtebaupreis 2007

Venue: Postal Savings Bank / Grosser Kassensaal, 2 Georg Coch-Platz, 1010 Vienna

Welcome address: Stephan Koren, Managing Director Österreichische Postsparkasse
Introduction: Dietmar Steiner, Director Az W
Christoph Lammerhuber talks about the jury process, pool Architektur ZT GmbH, winner of the 4th Otto Wagner Städtebaupreis
Official opening: Rudolf Schicker, Executive Councillor for Urban Development and Traffic

The Exhibition

The exhibition shows the prize-winning and other distinguished projects submitted for the Otto Wagner Städtebaupreis 2007.

Otto Wagner Städtebaupreis

Already for the fifth time, at three yearly intervals, the Österreichische Postsparkasse in cooperation with the Architekturzentrum Wien is awarding the Otto Wagner Städtebaupreis for urban development projects and developments completed in Austria that provide a fundamental and exceptional contribution to urban culture in this country.

Target and Focus

Urban development projects are sought for the Otto Wagner Städtebaupreis 2007 that engage offensively and innovatively with the problems facing urban development for a society in permanent transition. The projects should address the basic issue of the redefinition of urban space and the design and development of areas where different functions and ways of living are brought together., the urban development should play a mediatory role in this context and provide a condensification of the framework for life in the future.

The prizewinner

Raum : Werk : Lehen, Salzburg (project no. 38)
HALLE 1 / TOUZIMSKY HEROLD ARCHITEKTUR with Wolfram Mehlem / TRANSPARADISO

The finalists

BTV Stadtforum, Innsbruck, 2001 – 2006 (project no.16)
Atelier Heinz Tesar with Johann Obermoser

FLUC & FLUC WANNE, Vienna, 2006 – 2007 (project no. 17)
Klaus Stattmann

The 7 honourable mentions

Housing at Lohbach, Innsbruck (project no. 09)
Baumschlager – Eberle / Marte.Marte Architekten / driendl*architects
Basis for the project: competition, scheduled completion 2008

Ship Station, Vienna City (project no. 19)
fasch&fuchs.
Basis for the project: competition 2006, construction 2007 – 2009

HAAG 007 – Die Rückkehr des Lebens / The Return of Life (project no. 20)
nonconform
Basis for the project: competition and own initiative, since 2000

Skywalk Spittelau, Wien / Vienna (project no. 29)
Bulant & Wailzer
Basis for the project: competition 2004, erected 2007

Urban Platform, Schwechat (project no. 32)
000y0 Architekten
Basis for the project: competition 2006

Stadthalle Vienna – New Building, Hall F (project no. 40)
Dietrich I Untertrifaller Architekten ZT GmbH
Basis for the project: competition 2002, erected 2004 – 2005

Kals Town Centre (project no. 42)
Schneider & Lengauer Architekten
Basis for the project: invitation calling for expert opinion, erected 2000 – 2006