

LECTURE:

APR 29, 2022
10:00
Symposium:
300 Years EntwurfF

OCT 4, 2022
18:00
EXHIBITION:
REVIEW ‘22

NOV 7, 2022
21:00
LECTURE:
Kjetil Trædal Thorsen, Snøhetta

FEB 16, 2023
11:00
EXHIBITION & SUPERCRIT:
UMBAU IN DER LEHRE

MAR 9, 2023
18:30
LECTURE:
GABU HEINDL

MAR 21, 2023
18:00
HOUSING TALKS:
PIPPO CIORRA, MAXXI

MAR 22, 2023
18:30
LECTURE:
JÖRG HEISER

APR 18, 2023
18:00
LECTURE:
CARLES ENRICH

APR 19, 2023
18:30
LECTURE:
HEIKE MAIER-RIEPER

APR 26, 2023
18:30
LECTURE:
BERNHARD LEITNER

MAY 3, 2023
18:30
LECTURE:
LUISA ZIAJA

MAY 11, 2023
18:00
SYMPOSIUM:
MATERIAL REUSE STRATEGIES

MAY 16, 2023
18:00
HOUSING TALKS:
SANDI HILAL

MAY 23, 2023
18:00
HOUSING TALKS:
FLORENCIA ANDREOLA, AZZURA MUZZONIGRO

MAY 24, 2023
18:30
LECTURE:
KIM TROGAL & ANNA WAKEFORD HOLDER

MAY 25, 2023
18:00
LECTURE:
AVENIER CORNEJO ARCHITECTS

MAY 31, 2023
18:30
LECTURE:
HEIMO ZOBERNIG

JUN 6, 2023
18:00
HOUSING TALKS:
JOCHEN BECKER, METROZONES

JUN 20, 2023
18:00
HOUSING TALKS:
SASHA PIRKER

JUN 26, 2023
18:00
LECTURE:
JOSEP RICART, HARQUITECTES

JUN 28, 2023
16:30
EXHIBITION:
VIENNESE CAFÉS: PUBLIC INTERIOR, URBAN SALON

JUN 28, 2023
18:30
LECTURE:
GREGOR EICHINGER

SEP 27, 2023
18:00
EXHIBITION:
Bioregionale Strategien der Wieder- verwendung

OCT 11, 2023
18:00
PRESENTATION & DISCUSSION:
WEBSITE LAUNCH & TALK ON PUBLICATIONS

OCT 12, 2023
18:00
EXHIBITION:
RESHAPING STRUCTURES

NOV 7, 2023
18:00
HOUSING TALKS:
ARCHITEKTUR-
KOLLEKTIV AKT

NOV 10, 2023
10:00
EXHIBITION:
PFANN-OHMANN-PREIS 2023

NOV 13, 2023
16:00
HOUSING TALKS:
IZABELA MOREN, PIETRO AIROLDI

NOV 13, 2023
18:00
EXHIBITION:
MODERNITY SOUTH SOUTH

NOV 14, 2023
18:00
LECTURE:
STUDIO MUOTO

NOV 16, 2023
19:00
LECTURE:
einszueins architektur, PPAG architects

NOV 21, 2023
18:30
LECTURE:
MARIA SHÉHÉRAZADE GUIDICI

NOV 22, 2023
16:00
SYMPOSIUM:
RADIKALE SYMBIOSEN

NOV 24, 2023
18:00
BOOK LAUNCH:
EINE SKIZZENFIBEL

NOV 28, 2023
18:00
LECTURE:
JULIANE GREB

NOV 28, 2023
18:00
HOUSING TALKS:
DANIELE KARASZ

NOV 30, 2023
18:00
LECTURE:
GABRIELA DENK

DEC 6, 2023
18:00
LECTURES:
DANIEL BELL, CHARLY BLÖDEL, ESTELLE JULLIAN

DEC 12, 2023
18:00
HOUSING TALKS:
MARINA OTERO VERZIER

DEC 13, 2023
18:00
LECTURES:
OPEN DESIGN ACADEMY – LEARNING FROM YOUR PEERS

DEC 14, 2023
18:00
LECTURE:
Marc Barani

DEC 15, 2023
18:00
LECTURE:
PIETERJAN GINCKELS, KU LEUVEN

DEC 19, 2023
18:00
LECTURE:
AXEL FICKERT, KNAPKIEWICZ & FICKERT

DEC 20, 2023
18:30
BOOK LAUNCH:
ENTWURFF EINER HISTORISCHEN ARCHITEKTUR

JAN 9, 2024
18:00
HOUSING TALKS:
ANGELIKA HINTER-
BRANDNER

JAN 11, 2024
19:00
LECTURE:
Myrto Vitart

JAN 16, 2024
18:00
HOUSING TALKS:
EDIT [ALBERTE LAURIDSEN]

JAN 23, 2024
18:00
LECTURE:
Eva Branscome

JAN 26, 2024
18:30
EXHIBITION:
DISPLAY & EXHIBIT CASE STUDY HELMUT LANG

JAN 29, 2024
13:00
PRESENTATION & DISCUSSION:
proHolz Student Trophy 24

JAN 30, 2024
18:00
HOUSING TALKS: CARLO RATTI

JAN 31, 2024
18:00
EXHIBITION:
OPEN DESIGN ACADEMY

FEB 2, 2024
09:30
SUPERCRIT, EXHIBITION & DISCUSSION:
RADIKALE SYMBIOSEN

MAR 4, 2024
18:30
EXHIBITION:
REVIEW’23

MAR 6, 2024
18:00
ROUNDTABLE DISCUSSION:
REVIEW’23

MAR 9, 2024
15:00
EXHIBITION:
CONSTRUCTING LANDSCAPES – Margherita Spiluttini & Heinz Tesar

MAR 11, 2024
18:00
DISCUSSION:
An Fonteyne, Bart Hollanders, Els Van Meerbeek

MAR 13, 2024
18:30
LECTURE:
ELKE KRASNY

MAR 19, 2024
18:00
HOUSING TALKS:
VERENA KONRAD [vai]

APR 8, 2024
17:00
OPENING EVENT & LECTURE:
BIOFABRIQUE VIENNA

APR 10, 2024
18:30
LECTURE:
HERMANN CZECH

APR 15, 2024
18:00
HOUSING TALKS:
OLIVER ELSER

APR 24, 2024
19:00
LECTURE:
EVA STRICKER

MAY 2, 2024
18:00
LECTURE:
BAS PRINCEN

MAY 2, 2024
18:30
LECTURE:
MORITZ AHLERT

MAY 6, 2024
18:00
LECTURE:
LUIGI ALBERTO CIPPINI

MAY 8, 2024
09:00
EXHIBITION:
EIN NEUES HAUS DER BOTANIK

MAY 8, 2024
19:00
LECTURE:
PETER BAUER

MAY 16, 2024
19:00
LECTURE:
UMBERTO NAPOLITANO

MAY 23, 2024
12:15
EXHIBITION:
KARL KUPSKY-PREIS 2024

MAY 23, 2024
19:00
LECTURE:
FLORENCE LIPSKY

MAY 24, 2024
09:00
Exhibition:
Biofabrique Vienna

MAY 25, 2024
16:00
EXHIBITION OPENING:
NEUE SICHTEN

MAY 28, 2024
18:00
HOUSING TALKS:
FEDERICO CAMERIN

JUN 5, 2024
18:00
LECTURE:
SASHA PIRKER

JUN 5, 2024
19:00
INAUGURAL LECTURE:
DIETMAR FEICHTINGER & JURI TROY

JUN 6, 2024
19:00
LECTURE:
JACQUELINE OSTY

JUN 7, 2024
13:30
SYMPOSIUM & EXHIBITION:
SPACES BETWEEN PLACES

JUN 7, 2024
18:00
LECTURE & DISCUSSION:
MARK INDERBITZIN

JUN 11, 2024
18:00
HOUSING TALKS: EMANUELE COCCIA

JUN 13, 2024
18:00
LECTURE & DISCUSSION:
LUISA LAMBRI

JUN 17, 2024
19:00
LECTURE & DISCUSSION:
DIEGO MARCON
ANDREA FARAGUNA

JUN 18, 2024
18:00
HOUSING TALKS: LISZ HIRN

JUN 28, 2024
13:30
EXHIBITION:
BIOFABRIQUE VIENNA

JUL 10, 2024
17:00
CALL:
CURATION OF THE STUDENT'S NIGHT

OCT 1, 2024
18:00
EXHIBITION:
AUF DER SUCHE NACH EINSAMKEIT

OCT 8, 2024
18:00
EXHIBITION:
REVIEW’24

OCT 9, 2024
19:00
LECTURE: Kersten Geers

OCT 10, 2024
18:00
ROUND TABLE DISCUSSION:
REVIEW ’24

OCT 15, 2024
18:00
HOUSING TALKS:
PHILIP URSPRUNG

OCT 17, 2024
18:00
CLOSING DISCUSSION:
THE STUDENT'S NIGHT REVIEW ’24

OCT 24, 2024
18:00
LECTURE:
DIETMAR FEICHTINGER

OCT 24, 2024
18:00
LECTURE SERIES:
PERSPEKTIVEN

OCT 24, 2024
19:00
EXHIBITION:
VOM HANDWERK ZUR HÖHE

NOV 5, 2024
18:00
HOUSING TALKS:
SPACE POPULAR

NOV 7, 2024
18:00
LECTURE:
RUEDI BAUR

NOV 12, 2024
19:00
LECTURE: Yvonne Farrell

NOV 13, 2024
18:30
LECTURE:
JEROME BECKER & MATTHIAS MORODER

NOV 20, 2024
18:00
LECTURE:
YUMA SHINOHARA

NOV 21, 2024
18:00
LECTURE:
JACQUES PAJOT

NOV 25, 2024
10:00
SYMPOSIUM:
DRAWING OTHERWISE

NOV 26, 2024
18:00
LECTURE:
VIDIC GROHAR ARHITEKTI

NOV 26, 2024
18:00
HOUSING TALKS:
ASTRID SMITHAM & NICHOLAS LOBO BRENNAN

DEC 3, 2024
16:00
SYMPOSIUM:
RADIKALE SYMBIOSEN II

DEC 3, 2024
18:00
HOUSING TALKS:
REFLEXION ZUR KULTURHAUPTSTADT SALZKAMMERGUT 2024

DEC 11, 2024
19:00
LECTURE:
PASCALE DALIX

DEC 12, 2024
17:00
EXHIBITION:
TRANSFORMIEREN „KLEINE TVFA HALLE“

DEC 12, 2024
18:00
LECTURE:
KERSTIN MÜLLER

JAN 7, 2025
18:00
HOUSING TALKS:
RICHARD SENNETT

JAN 21, 2025
18:00
HOUSING TALKS:
CAROLING GENZ

JAN 21, 2025
18:00
EXHIBITION:
COMMUNITY LABORATORY

JAN 21, 2025
19:00
SCREENING AND TALK:
BÊKA & LEMOINE

JAN 23, 2025
16:00
EXHIBITION:
ON EXHIBITION

JAN 27, 2025
19:00
EXHIBITION:
STADTGALERIE

JAN 30, 2025
09:00
SUPERCRIT:
RADIKALE SYMBIOSEN II

JAN 30, 2025
18:00
SYMPOSIUM:
ALTE WU – UMBAU STATT ABBRUCH
MAR 5, 2025
19:00
LECTURE: HILARY SAMPLE

MAR 7, 2025
14:00
EXHIBITION & SYMPOSIUM: KONSTRUKTIVE KREISLÄUFE

COMMUNITY LABORATORY
VU Gebäudelehre
EXHIBITION & AWARD CEREMONY
TUE, 21.1.2025, 18:00 – TVFA-HALLE, TU WIEN
The Community Laboratory is envisioned as a polyvalent space that becomes a catalyst for social interaction, knowledge exchange, cultural enrichment, and sustainable urban development. More than just a physical structure, it will serve as a dynamic hub where culture, sports, education, and production converge, fostering new ways for the community to engage and interact.
Ecological position
As architects operating amid the climate crisis, we must confront our practice’s undeniable impact on the environment and question the ethics within the construction sector. We must recognize the pressing demands of the ecological crisis in every design challenge. This leads us to the pivotal question: Should we continue constructing new buildings? And if so, how should we approach the design and construction of these new structures? The design studio will prioritize minimizing environmental harm to expand through long-lasting resilient architecture that ensures distinct qualities of spaces that can adapt to both present and future needs.
We will structure our work around three vital architectural principles, each addressing a specific aspect of design and construction:
1. Resilience (Firmitas)
We will explore how to create long-lasting structures capable of withstanding both programmatic change and the passage of time. The spatial organization of the Community Laboratory should ensure its relevance for future generations. How do we design for durability while also considering the changing needs within an urban context?
2. Performability (Utilitas)
Architecture must enable performative scenarios, encouraging diverse uses and activities. Our design process will oscillate between generic and specific, allowing the space to transform and support various programs—from workshops to performances, classes to community events. How can we create distinct spaces to serve their intended and unknown purposes?
3. Aesthetics (Venustas)
Beauty is not merely ornamental; it is integral to resilience. We will examine proportion and polyvalence, ensuring that the space performs well and inspires and uplifts those who use it. In this studio, we will challenge the idea that polyvalence equals neutrality, seeking ways to imbue the space with character, identity, and meaning through design choices that also incorporate millennia-old exploration of proportion.
How can we create a new architecture that minimizes its environmental impact and actively contributes to the well-being of the community and the planet?