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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

  • Miriam Bajtala: Becoming Outline

    Screening of the film ‘Becoming Outline’ (AT 2024, 70 min) by Miriam Bajtala, with an introduction by Patricia Grzonka, lecturer at the IKA.Part of the lecture series IKA Lecture Series Summer 25.

    Lecture series

    Schillerplatz 3
    1010 Vienna
    Room 211a

    Art and Architecture

  • Lecture by Nina von Mechow on the occasion of the prolongation of her professorship

    At the end of the positively decided procedure for the extension of her contract, Nina von Mechow will present her ideas and plans for her current and future professional activities at the Academy of Fine Arts Vienna.

    Lecture

    Schillerplatz/ Conference room

    Art and Architecture

    Die Akademie gratuliert Nina von Mechow, Prof.in für Bühnenbild an der Akademie der bildenden Künste Wien.

  • Lara Almarcegui: Construction Materials, Wastelands and Mining Rights, who owns the ground and who can extract it

    In this lecture, artist Lara Almarcegui will share insights into her work, with a focus on her projects dealing with mineral rights.  With an introduction by Cornelia Escher, HTC Professorship, IKA. Part of the lecture series IKA Lecture Series Summer 25.

    Lecture series

    Schillerplatz 3
    1010 Vienna
    Room 211a

    Art and Architecture

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    IKA Lecture series S2025

    Lecture Series at the Institute for Art and Architecture in the summer semester 2025.

    Lecture Series

    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