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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

  • An Fonteyne: KANAL - A Great Good Place

    Lecture by An Fonteyne (NoAarchitecten) as part of the IKA Lecture Series Summer 2026: Hands on — Urban Landscape Practices II curated by Thilo Folkerts and Christina Condak.

    Lecture

    Schillerplatz 3
    1010 Vienna
    Room 211a

    Art and Architecture

    Farbfotographie eines industriellen Gebäudes, der Blick richtet sich eine Rampe hinunter.
  • Lilli Lička: reale/non reale – methods of civil landscape engagement for Westbahnpark

    Lecture by  Lilli Lička (Vienna) as part of the IKA Lecture Series Summer 2026: Hands on — Urban Landscape Practices II curated by Thilo Folkerts and Christina Condak.

    Lecture

    Schillerplatz 3
    1010 Vienna
    Room 211a

    Art and Architecture

  • IKA Lecture Series Summer 2026

    Hands on – Urban Landscape Practices II
    The IKA Lecture Series Sommer 2026 is curated by Thilo Folkerts and Christina Condak.

    Lecture series

    Schillerplatz 3
    1010 Vienna
    Room 211a

    Art and Architecture

  • Krater Collective: Krater Model – Toward Urban Ecological Regeneration through Culture

    Lecture by Krater Collective as part of the IKA Lecture Series Summer 2026: Hands on — Urban Landscape Practices II curated by Thilo Folkerts and Christina Condak.

    Lecture

    Schillerplatz 3
    1010 Vienna
    Room 211a

    Art and Architecture

Institute for Art and Architecture

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Chair

Univ.-Prof. Mag. Hannes Stiefel (Institutsleitung)
Univ.-Prof.in Dipl.-Ing.in Dr.in Ing.in Angelika Schnell (Deputy)
Mag.arch. Lisa Schmidt-Colinet (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