Programme: Past Events

Tue 12.01.2021
17:30-18:30

Land for Us All

Soil quality: Wurmkiste.at and Grand Farm

Soil quality: Wurmkiste.at and Grand Farm, two award-winning projects by the Az W with Ö1 in the series 'Reparatur der Zukunft'…

Location: Architekturzentrum Wien – Exhibition hall 2

Two people sitting in a showroom with concrete wall and many blue walls

Guided tour with the curators

Thu 07.01.2021
17:30-18:30

Land for Us All

The earth's surface is a finite resource, and soil is our most precious commodity. Careless or capital-driven treatment of this…

Location: Architekturzentrum Wien – Exhibition hall 2

many people in and around a lake, behind it a factory

Workshop (6–10) CANCELLED! cancelled!

Tue 05.01.2021
10:00-12:00 oder 13:00-15:00

Lego Landscape

Winterferienspiel

Soil is our most precious commodity and yet it is often thoughtlessly concreted over with roads and car parks. This…

Location: Architekturzentrum Wien – Podium

Workshop (6–10) CANCELLED! cancelled!

Mon 04.01.2021
10:00-12:00 oder 13:00-15:00

Lego Landscape

Winterferienspiel

Soil is our most precious commodity and yet it is often thoughtlessly concreted over with roads and car parks. This…

Location: Architekturzentrum Wien – Podium

CANCELED! cancelled!

Sat 12.12.2020
15:00-17:00

Archikids: Above, Underneath and With the Soil

Workshop (6–99)

Land is a valuable resource, we live on and from it. How do we handle this resource? What is it…

Location: Architekturzentrum Wien – Podium

small bottles in different shades of brown

Opening day

Wed 09.12.2020
Admission free 10:00-19:00

Land for Us All

The earth's surface is a finite resource, and soil is our most precious commodity. Careless or capital-driven treatment of this…

Location: Architekturzentrum Wien – Exhibition hall 2

Talk Show

Wed 02.12.2020
Online event starts at 19:00

Club Architektur

Growth or Restraint?

Economic growth as an ideal to be pursued, previously sacrosanct, is coming under increasing criticism. Should we exercise restraint, and…

Location: Architekturzentrum Wien – Podium

CANCELED!

Sat 14.11.2020
CANCELED

Archikids: Pop-up City

Workshop (6–99)

Folding techniques can be used to make walls disappear and, in the meantime, even whole buildings can be folded up…

Location: Architekturzentrum Wien – Podium

CANCELED!

Wed 11.11.2020
CANCELED

Gunther Wawrik

We Need More Fiction!

Gunther Wawrik's fictive urban development Bergstadt challenges us to change how we look at the environment.

Location: Architekturzentrum Wien – Podium

black and white sketch with city and mountains

Event

Mon 26.10.2020
10:00-19:00

Open Door Day at the Az W

Admission free all day

As guests of the Architekturzentrum Wien Architecture Lounge, on this year’s Austrian National Holiday admission is free once again for…

Location: Architekturzentrum Wien

Residential house with open staircase, large bookshelf and many windows

Panel discussion Booked up!

Wed 21.10.2020
19:00-21:00

SP.A.S.S. –
An Evening with Günther Feuerstein

Happening

Günther Feuerstein shook the architecture sector in Austria awake after 1945. At last and only recently, the architect and architecture…

Location: Architekturzentrum Wien – Podium

Excursion cancelled!

Fri 16.10.2020
13:00-19:00

A Country Excursion on the 100th Birthday of Johannes Spalt

Wittmann House in Etsdorf am Kamp (1969-1975), designed by Johannes Spalt, opens its doors: Companions, family members and the owners…

Location: Architekturzentrum Wien – Shop

modern house illuminated inside with green meadow

Symposium Booked up!

Wed 14.10.2020
10:00-20:00

We are Neighbourhood

Urban Development in the Climate Crisis

The symposium assembles international experts from the realms of architecture, planning, civil society, administration and politics. There are lessons to…

Location: Architekturzentrum Wien – Podium

badende Menschen an Flussufer in einer Stadt

Workshop (6–99) Booked up!

Sat 10.10.2020
15:00-17:00

Archikids: Green Façades

Green façades are fascinating quick-change artists, and since last summer, at the latest, they have become a hot topic. They…

Location: Architekturzentrum Wien – Podium

Guided tour of the exhibition

Thu 08.10.2020
17:30-18:30

Europe’s best Buildings

The European Union Prize for Contemporary Architecture. Mies van der Rohe Award 2019

Every two years, the exhibition "Europe's Best Buildings" focuses on outstanding architectural projects from Europe and has thus become a…

Location: Architekturzentrum Wien – Exhibition hall 2

Lecture & Response Booked up!

Wed 07.10.2020
19:00-21:00

Verena von Beckerath

IBA_Wien meets Architects #10

This Autumn the IBA_Vienna Meets Architects series focuses on the life cycles of architecture and urban space, the subsequent use…

Location: Architekturzentrum Wien – Podium

black white photo with woman who puts hand on the cheek

Guided tour of the exhibition

Tue 06.10.2020
17:30-18:30

Europe’s best Buildings

The European Union Prize for Contemporary Architecture. Mies van der Rohe Award 2019

Every two years, the exhibition "Europe's Best Buildings" focuses on outstanding architectural projects from Europe and has thus become a…

Location: Architekturzentrum Wien – Exhibition hall 2

Event

Sat 03.10.2020
10:00-19:00

Europe’s best Buildings

The European Union Prize for Contemporary Architecture. Mies van der Rohe Award 2019

Every two years, the exhibition "Europe's Best Buildings" focuses on outstanding architectural projects from Europe and has thus become a…

Location: Architekturzentrum Wien – Exhibition hall 2

Panel discussion Booked up!

Thu 17.09.2020
19:00-21:00

Where is Building Culture Policy in Vienna Headed?

What will be the significance of architecture and urban development in Vienna over the next five years? This will also…

Location: Architekturzentrum Wien – Podium

Ten construction cranes in front of a construction site with a large parking lot

Lecture & Response Booked up!

Wed 16.09.2020
19:00-21:00

Lacaton & Vassal Architectes

IBA_Wien meets Architects #9

"Never demolish, never remove or replace, always add, transform and reuse". With this credo Lacaton & Vassal have spent decades…

Location: Architekturzentrum Wien – Podium

1 man with glasses and 1 woman, both dressed in black

Workshop (6–99)

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

Postponement

Sat 12.09.2020
Event postponed!

A Tribute to Dietmar Steiner –
Part 2

Due to cancellations caused by Covid-19 we are forced to postpone the second part of our series of events in…

Location: Architekturzentrum Wien – Podium

Portrait of man with black jacket and glasses

Online-Event

Fri 11.09.2020
19:00-21:00

A Tribute to Dietmar Steiner –
Part 1

In memory of the founder and director for many years of the Architekturzentrum Wien (1993–2016), who died in May, we…

Room with many books, several tables, woman with blue jacket

Excursion Booked up!

Fri 11.09.2020
14:00-18:00

Learning by Playing

Educational Landscapes in Aspern and Berresgasse

The long-standing knowledge that children (and adults) learn best when they are able to engage in physical activity, non-hierarchical communication…

Location: Maria Trapp Platz 5, 1220 Wien

trapezoidal building in front of a large meadow

Guided tour with jury members

Tue 08.09.2020
17:30-18:30

Europe’s best Buildings

The European Union Prize for Contemporary Architecture. Mies van der Rohe Award 2019

Every two years, the exhibition "Europe's Best Buildings" focuses on outstanding architectural projects from Europe and has thus become a…

Location: Architekturzentrum Wien – Exhibition hall 2

Excursion

Thu 03.09.2020 – Sun 06.09.2020

Vorarlberg –
An intergenerational Dialogue

A four day excursion takes us to the buildings from the Az W's exhibition of the same title, bringing us into…

Location: Vorarlberg

Panel discussion Booked up!

Wed 02.09.2020
19:00-21:00

Viennese Modernism — and the Moral of the Story?

To accompany 'Adolf Loos — Afterlife'. Collection with a View #6

Art and morality is always a subject of heated debate, whether in the context of child abuse and Adolf Loos…

Location: Architekturzentrum Wien – Podium

Doppelbett mit Vorhang dahinter und Fellteppich

Architektur.Film.Sommer 2020 Booked up!

Wed 26.08.2020
20:30

At Home Together

Film Nights in the Az W courtyard

What It Takes to Make a Home, CDN 2019, 29:00 min, original version with English subtitles, R: Daniel Schwartz What…

Location: Architekturzentrum Wien – in the courtyard

woman with child in her arms in front of skyscrapers holding a red frame

Architektur.Film.Sommer 2020 Booked up!

Wed 19.08.2020
20:30

Locked In — Locked Out

Film Nights in the Az W courtyard

Kaputt – Broken, DE 2016, 7:00 min, original version with English subtitles, R: Alexander Lahl, Volker Schlecht In this animadoc,…

Location: Architekturzentrum Wien – in the courtyard

Guided tour with jury members Booked up!

Tue 18.08.2020
17:30-18:30

Europe’s best Buildings

The European Union Prize for Contemporary Architecture. Mies van der Rohe Award 2019

Every two years, the exhibition "Europe's Best Buildings" focuses on outstanding architectural projects from Europe and has thus become a…

Location: Architekturzentrum Wien – Exhibition hall 2

Architektur.Film.Sommer 2020 Booked up!

Wed 12.08.2020
20:30

Counter Geographies

Film Nights in the Az W courtyard

The Black Museum, D/US 2018, 52:00 min, original version with English subtitles, R: Oliver Hardt It was called for, planned,…

Location: Architekturzentrum Wien – in the courtyard

Architektur.Film.Sommer 2020 Booked up!

Tue 11.08.2020
20:30

New Beginnings and Breakthroughs

Film Nights in the Az W courtyard

Ciudad Grande (Big City), MEX 2017, 31:24 min, original version with English subtitles, R: Ana Álvarez, Tuline Gülgönen The film…

Location: Architekturzentrum Wien – in the courtyard

Guided tour of the exhibition Booked up!

Tue 11.08.2020
17:30-18:30

Europe’s best Buildings

The European Union Prize for Contemporary Architecture. Mies van der Rohe Award 2019

Every two years, the exhibition "Europe's Best Buildings" focuses on outstanding architectural projects from Europe and has thus become a…

Location: Architekturzentrum Wien – Exhibition hall 2

Screening

Wed 05., 12., 19. and 26.08.
at 20:30

Architektur.Film.Sommer 2020

The eighth edition of the international open air architecture film festival is dedicated to the subject of Built Justice, with…

Location: Architekturzentrum Wien – in the courtyard

Many people in a courtyard sitting on chairs

Opening day

Wed 29.07.2020
14:00-20:00

Europe’s best Buildings

The European Union Prize for Contemporary Architecture. Mies van der Rohe Award 2019

Every two years, the exhibition "Europe's Best Buildings" focuses on outstanding architectural projects from Europe and has thus become a…

Location: Architekturzentrum Wien – Exhibition hall 2

Block of flats before and after the renovation

Special Focus: Bread & Roses

Wed 22.07.2020
18:00-19:30

Nature and City: The End of a Contradiction

Online Discussion*

The Az W focus on Bread & Roses takes as its background the corona crisis to pose the question: What do…

Special Focus: Bread & Roses

Wed 08.07.2020
18:00-19:30

Communal Living in Times of Social Distancing

Online Discussion*

The Az W focus on 'Bread & Roses' takes as its background the corona crisis to pose the question: What do…

Wohngebäude mit Spielplatz und großer Rutsche

Guided tour of the exhibition Booked up!

Tue 16.06.2020
17:30–18:30, Registration required due to limited number of participants!

Balkrishna Doshi

Architecture for the People

The Indian architect, urbanist and teacher Balkrishna Doshi is among the key proponents of an Indian modernity although he has…

Location: Architekturzentrum Wien – Exhibition hall 2

Guided tour of the exhibition Booked up!

Tue 09.06.2020
17:30–18:30, Registration required due to limited number of participants!

Balkrishna Doshi

Architecture for the People

The Indian architect, urbanist and teacher Balkrishna Doshi is among the key proponents of an Indian modernity although he has…

Location: Architekturzentrum Wien – Exhibition hall 2

Balkrishna Doshi

Tue 21.04.2020
17:30-18:30

Guided tour in dialogue CANCELLED

Architecture for the People

Nita Tandon is an artist and a member of the TransArt management team at the University of Applied Arts Vienna,…

Location: Architekturzentrum Wien – Exhibition hall 2

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

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

Balkrishna Doshi

Sat 28.03.2020
17:30-18:30

Guided tour with the curator CANCELLED

Architecture for the People

The Indian architect, urbanist and teacher Balkrishna Doshi is among the key proponents of an Indian modernity although he has…

Location: Architekturzentrum Wien – Exhibition hall 2

Balkrishna Doshi cancelled!

Wed 25.03.2020
19:00-22:00

Opening CANCELLED

Architecture for the People

The Indian architect, urbanist and teacher Balkrishna Doshi is among the key proponents of an Indian modernity although he has…

Location: Architekturzentrum Wien – Podium

people in india with pots on their heads

Archikids: Green instead of Grey cancelled!

Sat 14.03.2020
15:00-17:00

Workshop CANCELLED

Façades with greenery can change with fascinating rapidity, and since last summer at the latest, they are a hot topic:…

Location: Architekturzentrum Wien – Podium

Environmental Issues in the Cityscape cancelled!

Fri 13.03.2020
14:00-17:00

Excursion CANCELLED

In autumn 2019 the Az W launched a series with a focus on current educational buildings. This time the excursion leads…

wooden building with lights in the groundfloor and trees in the foreground

Upcoming Events

Land for Us All

Soil quality: Wurmkiste.at and Grand Farm

Land for Us All

Lego Landscape

Winterferienspiel

Lego Landscape

Winterferienspiel

Archikids: Above, Underneath and With the Soil

Workshop (6–99)

Land for Us All

Club Architektur

Growth or Restraint?

Archikids: Pop-up City

Workshop (6–99)

Gunther Wawrik

We Need More Fiction!

Open Door Day at the Az W

Admission free all day

SP.A.S.S. – An Evening with Günther Feuerstein

Happening

A Country Excursion on the 100th Birthday of Johannes Spalt

We are Neighbourhood

Urban Development in the Climate Crisis

Archikids: Green Façades

Europe’s best Buildings

The European Union Prize for Contemporary Architecture. Mies van der Rohe Award 2019

Verena von Beckerath

IBA_Wien meets Architects #10

Europe’s best Buildings

The European Union Prize for Contemporary Architecture. Mies van der Rohe Award 2019

ORF Museumszeit

Communal Oases

On The Move: Around Helden­platz

Europe’s best Buildings

The European Union Prize for Contemporary Architecture. Mies van der Rohe Award 2019

Where is Building Culture Policy in Vienna Headed?

Lacaton & Vassal Archi­tectes

IBA_Wien meets Architects #9

Archikids: Urban Heat

A Tri­bute to Dietmar Steiner – Part 2

A Tri­bute to Dietmar Steiner – Part 1

Learning by Playing

Educational Landscapes in Aspern and Berresgasse

Europe’s best Buildings

The European Union Prize for Contemporary Architecture. Mies van der Rohe Award 2019

Vorarlberg – An inter­genera­tional Dialogue

Viennese Modernism — and the Moral of the Story?

To accompany 'Adolf Loos — Afterlife'. Collection with a View #6

At Home Together

Film Nights in the Az W courtyard

Locked In — Locked Out

Film Nights in the Az W courtyard

Europe’s best Buildings

The European Union Prize for Contemporary Architecture. Mies van der Rohe Award 2019

Counter Geographies

Film Nights in the Az W courtyard

New Beginnings and Breakthroughs

Film Nights in the Az W courtyard

Europe’s best Buildings

The European Union Prize for Contemporary Architecture. Mies van der Rohe Award 2019

Architektur.­Film.­Sommer 2020

Europe’s best Buildings

The European Union Prize for Contemporary Architecture. Mies van der Rohe Award 2019

Nature and City: The End of a Contradiction

Online Discussion*

Communal Living in Times of Social Distancing

Online Discussion*

Balkrishna Doshi

Architecture for the People

Balkrishna Doshi

Architecture for the People

Guided tour in dialogue CANCELLED

Architecture for the People

Workshop (6–99) CANCELLED

Workshop (6–10) CANCELLED

Osterferienspiel

Workshop (6–10) CANCELLED

Osterferienspiel

Guided tour with the curator CANCELLED

SP.A.S.S. –
An Evening with Günther Feuerstein

On The Move: Around Heldenplatz

Lacaton & Vassal Architectes

A Tribute to Dietmar Steiner –
Part 2

A Tribute to Dietmar Steiner –
Part 1

Vorarlberg –
An intergenerational Dialogue

Architektur.Film.Sommer 2020