Programme: Past Events for Child & Family

Sat 12.09.2020
15:00-17:00

Archikids: Urban Heat

The heat in the cities is becoming increasingly problematic. Our guests, the urban climatologists from Weatherpark, explain to us what…

Location: Architekturzentrum Wien – Podium

Children in protective vests on a course with water features

Archikids: Blackout

Sat 18.04.2020
15:00-17:00

Workshop (6–99) CANCELLED

What happens in the city when there's a blackout and so no electricity? What still works? Which places have emergency…

Location: Architekturzentrum Wien – Podium

Growing Houses

Tue 07.04.2020
10:00-12:00 or 13:00-15:00

Workshop (6–10) CANCELLED

Osterferienspiel

The Indian architect Balkrishna Doshi engages, among other things, with buildings that can adapt to the needs of their occupants.…

Location: Architekturzentrum Wien – Podium

colourful houses with turquoise elements

Growing Houses

Mon 06.04.2020
10:00-12:00 or 13:00-15:00

Workshop (6–10) CANCELLED

LEGO City Planners

Semesterferienspiel

What does a city consist of and how do you move through it? What do we have to pay particular…

Location: Architekturzentrum Wien – Podium

Workshop (6–10) Booked up!

Mon 03.02.2020
10:00-12:00 or 13:00-15:00

LEGO City Planners

Semesterferienspiel

What does a city consist of and how do you move through it? What do we have to pay particular…

Location: Architekturzentrum Wien – Podium

Workshop (6–10)

Fri 03.01.2020
10:00-12:00 or 13:00-15:00

Vorarlberg in LEGO

Winterferienspiel

Resource-conserving construction was an issue very early on in Vorarlberg. So, the countryside is characterised by wooden houses in a…

Location: Architekturzentrum Wien

Section of a window with a view into the illuminated interior with a table and benches. Next to it there is an older wooden house.

Workshop (6–10)

Thu 02.01.2020
10:00-12:00 or 13:00-15:00

Vorarlberg in LEGO

Winterferienspiel

Resource-conserving construction was an issue very early on in Vorarlberg. So, the countryside is characterised by wooden houses in a…

Location: Architekturzentrum Wien

Workshop (6–99) Booked up!

Sat 07.12.2019
15:00-17:00

Archikids: Vorarlberg is Building

Resource-efficient building was a very early issue in Vorarlberg. Accordingly, the countryside is marked by timber houses in a mix…

Location: Architekturzentrum Wien

a house with shingle façade on the one hand and glass façade on the other hand

Workshop (6–99) Booked up!

Sat 09.11.2019
15:00-17:00

Archikids: Race to the Moon

Fifty years ago, Neil Armstrong was the first person to set foot on the moon. Would you like to visit…

Location: Architekturzentrum Wien

Man dressed in white and technical equipment

Workshop (ages 6–99) Booked up!

Sat 12.10.2019
15:00-17:00

Archikids: Folding Architecture

Folding can be used as a technique to make walls disappear, and now even whole houses can be folded-up for…

Event

Sat 05.10.2019, 18:00 –
Sun 06.10.2019, 01:00

Long Night of Museums

The Az W is once again participating in the Austria-wide ORF museum event the Long Night of the Museums. Night…

Location: Architekturzentrum Wien

Wooden architcture model of a bungalow with the inscription

Workshop (6–99)

Sat 14.09.2019
15:00-17:00

Archikids: Biospheres

In the 1990s, Biosphere 2, an artifical ecosystem, was built on the earth. The experiment was intended to prove that…

Location: Architekturzentrum Wien

man dressed in white, a small vehicle and a white object in desert area

Workshop (ages 8–13)

Thu 29.08.2019
10:00

Repair Workshop

Sommerferienspiel

Pop round and bring something you'd like to fix or convert. We can't repair everything, but something new will surely…

Location: Architekturzentrum Wien

Group of people walking through a meadow towards a flat building

Workshop (ages 8–13)

Tue 27.08.2019
10:00

Repair Workshop

Sommerferienspiel

Pop round and bring something you'd like to fix or convert. We can't repair everything, but something new will surely…

Location: Architekturzentrum Wien

Workshop (ages 8–13)

Mon 26.08.2019
10:00

Repair Workshop

Sommerferienspiel

Pop round and bring something you'd like to fix or convert. We can't repair everything, but something new will surely…

Location: Architekturzentrum Wien

Workshop (ages 6–10)

Mon 15.07.2019, 08:00 –
Fri 19.07.2019, 17:00

Secret Garden

Summer Academy

Alice in Wonderland can sometimes be experienced in Vienna, and well-hidden magical gardens discovered. Nobody suspects that behind an inner…

Location: Architekturzentrum Wien

Workshop (6–10)

Wed 03.07.2019
13:00-15:00

City Planners

Sommerferienspiel

What does a city consist of and how do you move through it? What do we have to pay special…

Location: Architekturzentrum Wien – Podium

Workshop (6–10)

Wed 03.07.2019
10:00-12:00

City Planners

Sommerferienspiel

What does a city consist of and how do you move through it? What do we have to pay special…

Location: Architekturzentrum Wien – Podium

Workshop (6–10)

Tue 02.07.2019
13:00-15:00

City Planners

Sommerferienspiel

What does a city consist of and how do you move through it? What do we have to pay special…

Location: Architekturzentrum Wien – Podium

Workshop (6–10)

Tue 02.07.2019
10:00-12:00

City Planners

Sommerferienspiel

What does a city consist of and how do you move through it? What do we have to pay special…

Location: Architekturzentrum Wien – Podium

Workshop (6–10)

Mon 01.07.2019
13:00-15:00

City Planners

Sommerferienspiel

What does a city consist of and how do you move through it? What do we have to pay special…

Location: Architekturzentrum Wien – Podium

Workshop (6–10) Booked up!

Mon 01.07.2019
10:00-12:00

City Planners

Sommerferienspiel

What does a city consist of and how do you move through it? What do we have to pay special…

Location: Architekturzentrum Wien – Podium

Workshop (0–99)

Sun 30.06.2019
10:00-17:00

LEGOevent

On the first Sunday of the summer vacation, we start with the bumper Az W LEGO building event. Architects large and…

Location: Architekturzentrum Wien

Lots of people erecting buildings using a huge amount of Lego bricks

Children's workshop (ages 6–12)

Thu 13.06.2019
17:00-19:00

High-Flying Folds!

as part of the MQ SummerOpening

Thin materials can become very strong with the right folding techniques. We try out a ways to make a column…

Location: Architekturzentrum Wien

Workshop (8–12)

Sun 26.05.2019
14:30-16:30

Our City — My Stage

A KinderKulturParcours event

Together we find spaces to dance, sing, roll and jump in. Where can we do this in the city? In…

Location: Architekturzentrum Wien

Children and adults gymnastics on concrete rings

Workshop (6–99)

Sat 25.05.2019
15:00-17:00

Archikids: My City — Our Planet

What do the heroes of today look like? And what do they do? The protagonists in our exhibition are scattered…

Location: Architekturzentrum Wien

ein asphaltierter Platz mit Bäumen in Töpfen und Sitzgelegenheiten vor mehrstöckigen Wohnhäusern

Workshop (0–99)

Wed 01.05.2019
14:00-17:00

Stadtutopien aus LEGO

as part of "Open Door Day"

We build the ideal city with LEGO. Will there be cars there? How will electricity be generated? As guests of…

Location: Architekturzentrum Wien

Event

Wed 01.05.2019
10:00-19:00

Open Door Day

Admission free

As guests of the Architekturzentrum Wien Architecture Lounge, on 1 May admission is free for everybody interested in architecture. The…

Location: Architekturzentrum Wien

drei Frauen gehen auf einer offenen Eingangstür als Glas zu

Workshop (ages 6–10) Booked up!

Tue 16.04.2019
13:00-15:00

The Land of Dragons – China

Osterferienspiel

There are not only high-tech toys, Ninjago and spectacular skyscrapers in the land of dragons, there are also tea houses,…

Location: Architekturzentrum Wien

many yellow Lego bricks disordered on top of each other

Workshop (ages 6–10) Booked up!

Tue 16.04.2019
10:00-12:00

The Land of Dragons – China

Osterferienspiel

There are not only high-tech toys, Ninjago and spectacular skyscrapers in the land of dragons, there are also tea houses,…

Location: Architekturzentrum Wien

Workshop (ages 6–10) Booked up!

Mon 15.04.2019
13:00-15:00

The Land of Dragons – China

Osterferienspiel

There are not only high-tech toys, Ninjago and spectacular skyscrapers in the land of dragons, there are also tea houses,…

Location: Architekturzentrum Wien

Workshop (ages 6–10) Booked up!

Mon 15.04.2019
10:00-12:00

The Land of Dragons – China

Osterferienspiel

There are not only high-tech toys, Ninjago and spectacular skyscrapers in the land of dragons, there are also tea houses,…

Location: Architekturzentrum Wien

Workshop (ages 6–99)

Sat 13.04.2019
15:00-17:00

Archikids: Animals’ Buildings

Animals are true master builders. Together we immerse ourselves in the fascinating world of animals' houses. The ornithologist Martin Riesing…

Location: Nordbahn-Halle

A meadow with two small round cave entrances and a tree

Workshop (ages 6–99)

Sat 09.03.2019
15:00-17:00

Archikids: Growing Crops in Skyscrapers

With vertical agriculture, fruit, vegetables and edible mushrooms can be produced all year round in large buildings, on several stacked…

Location: Architekturzentrum Wien

salat growing on a vertical shelf system

Workshop (ages 6–10)

Tue 05.02.2019
13:00-15:00

We Take Fun Seriously!

Semesterferienspiel

Do you know any funny looking buildings? Most houses tend to look rather serious and dull, don't they? We search…

Location: Architekturzentrum Wien

A multi-storey corner house with a semicircular facade and

Workshop (ages 6–10)

Tue 05.02.2019
10:00-12:00

We Take Fun Seriously!

Semesterferienspiel

Do you know any funny looking buildings? Most houses tend to look rather serious and dull, don't they? We search…

Location: Architekturzentrum Wien

Workshop (ages 6–10)

Mon 04.02.2019
13:00-15:00

We Take Fun Seriously!

Semesterferienspiel

Do you know any funny looking buildings? Most houses tend to look rather serious and dull, don't they? We search…

Location: Architekturzentrum Wien

Workshop (ages 6–10)

Mon 04.02.2019
10:00-12:00

We Take Fun Seriously!

Semesterferienspiel

Do you know any funny looking buildings? Most houses tend to look rather serious and dull, don't they? We search…

Location: Architekturzentrum Wien

Workshop (ages 6–10) Booked up!

Fri 04.01.2019
13:00-15:00

The LEGO City Planners

Winterferienspiel

On your way to school from your home you will go past squares, streets and parks. This public space belongs…

Location: Architekturzentrum Wien

View of a yellow house with a square in the foreground

Workshop (ages 6–10) Booked up!

Fri 04.01.2019
10:00-12:00

The LEGO City Planners

Winterferienspiel

On your way to school from your home you will go past squares, streets and parks. This public space belongs…

Location: Architekturzentrum Wien

Workshop (ages 6–10) Booked up!

Thu 03.01.2019
13:00-15:00

The LEGO City Planners

Winterferienspiel

On your way to school from your home you will go past squares, streets and parks. This public space belongs…

Location: Architekturzentrum Wien

Workshop (ages 6–10) Booked up!

Thu 03.01.2019
10:00-12:00

The LEGO City Planners

Winterferienspiel

On your way to school from your home you will go past squares, streets and parks. This public space belongs…

Location: Architekturzentrum Wien

Workshop (6–99)

Sat 08.12.2018
15:00-17:00

Caketecture

Archikids

What do cakes and buildings have in common? We replace the façade with fondant, the retaining walls with sponge cake,…

Location: Architekturzentrum Wien

Workshop (6–99)

Sat 10.11.2018
15:00-17:00

Market Bustle in Floridsdorf

Archikids

The market offers a wide range of cakes, meat and vegetables, between which are pots and pans, whisks and toys.…

Location: Gebietsbetreuung Stadterneuerung, Stadtteilbüro für die Bezirke 21 und 22, (in the arcades by Schlingermarkt)

Obst- und Gemüsestand mit Menschen davor in einem Raum.

Event

Fri 26.10.2018
10:00-19:00

Open Door Day at the Az W

Admission free

On this year's Austrian national holiday, admission is once again free for everybody interested in architecture, as guests of the…

Location: Architekturzentrum Wien

Workshop (6–99)

Sat 13.10.2018
15:00-17:00

Archikids

We visit 'Europe's best Buildings'

A buried museum, a house that can be flooded, or a house for the homeless — we can find many…

Location: Architekturzentrum Wien

exteriour view of a roof top at ground level

Event

Sat 06.10.2018, 18:00 –
Sun 07.10.2018, 01:00

The Long Night of Museums

The Az W is participating again in the nationwide annual museum action organised by the ORF, the Long Night of Museums.…

Location: Architekturzentrum Wien

Upcoming Events › Child & Family

Archikids: Urban Heat

Workshop (6–99) CANCELLED

Workshop (6–10) CANCELLED

Osterferienspiel

Workshop (6–10) CANCELLED

Osterferienspiel

Workshop CANCELLED

Archikids: Vorarlberger Baukunst

LEGO City Planners

Semesterferienspiel

LEGO City Planners

Semesterferienspiel

Vorarlberg in LEGO

Winterferienspiel

Vorarlberg in LEGO

Winterferienspiel

Archikids: Vorarlberg is Building

Archikids: Race to the Moon

Archikids: Folding Architecture

Long Night of Museums

Archikids: Biospheres

Repair Work­shop

Sommerferienspiel

Repair Work­shop

Sommerferienspiel

Repair Work­shop

Sommerferienspiel

Secret Garden

Summer Academy

City Planners

Sommerferienspiel

City Planners

Sommerferienspiel

City Planners

Sommerferienspiel

City Planners

Sommerferienspiel

City Planners

Sommerferienspiel

City Planners

Sommerferienspiel

LEGOevent

High-Flying Folds!

as part of the MQ SummerOpening

Our City — My Stage

A KinderKulturParcours event

Archikids: My City — Our Planet

Stadtutopien aus LEGO

as part of "Open Door Day"

Open Door Day

Admission free

The Land of Dragons – China

Osterferienspiel

The Land of Dragons – China

Osterferienspiel

The Land of Dragons – China

Osterferienspiel

The Land of Dragons – China

Osterferienspiel

Archikids: Animals’ Buildings

Archikids: Growing Crops in Sky­scrapers

We Take Fun Seriously!

Semesterferienspiel

We Take Fun Seriously!

Semesterferienspiel

We Take Fun Seriously!

Semesterferienspiel

We Take Fun Seriously!

Semesterferienspiel

The LEGO City Planners

Winterferienspiel

The LEGO City Planners

Winterferienspiel

The LEGO City Planners

Winterferienspiel

The LEGO City Planners

Winterferienspiel

Caketecture

Archikids

Repair Workshop

Repair Workshop

Repair Workshop

Archikids: Growing Crops in Skyscrapers

Market Bustle in Floridsdorf

The Long Night of Museums