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Field of Study

We believe that architecture is an intellectual construction of ideas tied to its socio-economic and political context. Architectural production needs to be alert and inquisitive, while at the same time innovative, inventive, and critical. Consequently, we educate and encourage our students to experiment with ideas through research, testing their projects’ credibility and viability through implementation in practice. If you are interested in architecture as a domain in which you exercise your intellectual capacity and tirelessly pursue arguments for a better world, where you insist on making a difference in how we inhabit the environment and are interested in dialogue and debate, the IKA at the Academy is the right choice. We are looking for the best students who are interested in investing in the future of architecture.

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Upcoming Events

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    Industrial XL – Transformations

    The three leading architecture schools of Vienna have come together to initiate a public dialogue on how contemporary cities can strategically rethink large-scale industrial sites. The transition from an industrial-era logic to environmentally conscious planning is far from seamless. We are confronted with challenges of unprecedented complexity and must draw on expertise from a wide range of disciplines to develop realistic approaches to XL-scale urban transformation.

    Conference

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    Österreichische Postsparkasse
    Georg-Coch-Platz 2
    1010 Vienna

    Art and Architecture

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    The Competition of Competitions September School | Closing Event

    In 2025, three architecture schools of Vienna formed for a second time a partnership to organise an educational project titled “The Competition of Competitions”. For just a few days, international and Austrian master’s students along with Viennese academics have worked together to create visionary briefs for a design competition. The future of the so-called Opel Werk, a kilometre-long building of the former car factory on the outskirts of Vienna was in the focus of this investigation. 
    An international committee of professionals was invited to revise all submitted briefs. After a collective discussion the jury will award one winning entry, which will be honoured during the public event on September 8.

    Presentation and Discussion

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    Österreichische Postsparkasse
    Georg-Coch-Platz 2
    1010 Vienna

    Art and Architecture

Further Events

Institute for Art and Architecture

Admission

Chair

Univ.-Prof.in Dipl.-Ing.in Dr.in Ing.in Angelika Schnell
Mag.a Lisa Schmidt-Colinet (Deputy)
Doz. Mag. Christina Condak (Deputy)

Office Architecture

Schillerplatz 3, 2. floor, 213
1010 Vienna

Ulrike Auer
P +43 (1) 588 16-5101
u.auer@akbild.ac.at

Gabriele Mayer
P +43 (1) 588 16-5102
g.mayer@akbild.ac.at

Sabine Muhr
T +43 (1) 588 16-5101
s.muhr@akbild.ac.at

Office hours

Mon, Tue 10 – 12 h  and  13 – 16 h
Wed, Thur, Fri 10 – 12 h
Holidays: Mon – Fri 10 – 12 h