Transformation an der Wien
LVA 253.G68 VU Hochbau 2 W24 8.0 ECTS
Supervision: Maximilian Abele, Silke Fischer, Petra Friedl, Margot Fürtsch-Loos, Adele Gindlstrasser, Siegfried Loos, San-Hwan Lu, Rita Pirpamer, Markus Planteu, Irene Prieler, Josef Saller, Daniel Schürr, Michael Seidel, Andreas Treusch, Michael Wildmann
in cooperation with: Research Department Structural Design & Timber Engineering, Research Department Building Physics & Building Ecology
The transformation of Vienna from a partly medieval city in the mid-19th century to a modern metropolis in the 20th century took place in several successive phases. This development process was necessary to consolidate Vienna as the political, cultural and economic center of the Habsburg Empire and to meet the demands of a growing metropolis. Vienna was growing rapidly and urgently needed to be adapted in terms of urban planning and socio-cultural aspects. Otto Wagner’s “Wiental-Boulevards” as a public living room was part of this transformation process.
We find ourselves in a comparable time of radical transformation and reorientation of our society and thus also its cities. Due to its outstanding location in the city, the heterogeneity of its adjacent neighborhoods and its excellent transport connections, the extended Naschmarkt area has a very high urban potential. In this sense, an “urban catalyst” for socio-cultural processes, for a new relationship between culture and nature, as well as between the individual and the collective, is to be developed in order to initiate sustainable and future-oriented urban development. In the course of this redensification, the overheating of the city should also be counteracted and an increase in biodiversity should be sought.
