Kindergarten In Ternitz / AllesWirdGut Architektur

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Architects: AllesWirdGut Architektur ZT GmbH
Location: , Austria
Project area: 1,280 sqm
Project year: 2008 – 2010
Photographs: Courtesy of AllesWirdGut Architektur

Wohngarten Sensengasse / Josef Weichenberger Architects

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Architects: Josef Weichenberger Architects
Location: , Austria
Project area: 3,050 sqm
Project year: 2006 – 2009
Photographs: Lisa Rastl, Josef Weichenberger Architects

Bau Sallinger Office / Spado Architects

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Architects: Spado Architects
Location: Liebenfels,
Client: BM. Ing. Franz Sallinger
Site area: 14,746 sqm
Project year: 2009-2011
Photographs: Kurt Kuball

Raiffeisen Finanz Center / Pichler & Traupmann Architekten ZT GmbH

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Architects: Pichler & Traupmann Architekten ZT GmbH
Location: ,
Project coordination: Markus Weiner ZT GmbH, Gattendorf
Structural design: FCP Fritsch Chiari & Partner ZT GmbH, Wien (Design), Woschitz Engineering ZT GmbH, Eisenstadt (Construction)
Building Physics: Walter Prause Wien
Building Services: ZFG Planungs- und Beratungsgesellschaft m.b.H, Baden
Electrical Engineering: Kubik Project Ges.m.b.H., Gießhübl
Façade Technology: FOB.PS face/of/buildings planningstimakovits, Oberpullendorf
Geological Surveys: Wolfgang Hazivar ZT Bauwesen, Eisenstadt
Site Supervision: Josef Lörincz, Großhöflein
Project area: 2,561 sqm
Project year: 2006 – 2010
Photographs: Paul Ott, Lisa Rastl

AD Classics: Kunsthaus Bregenz / Peter Zumthor

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A year after the completion of Therme Vals [1996], renowned minimalist architect, Peter Zumthor completed the design of Kunsthaus [1997].  The Kunsthaus museum in , is always in a constant state of flux always changing its exhibition spaces to accommodate international contemporary art.  Zumthor’s minimalist design adapts its spaces to the art that is showcased in its exhibits creating a coexisting and redefining relationship between art and architecture.

The Kunsthaus Bregenz has two main principles to their permanent collection: archives of art architecture and a collection of Contemporary art, which complements the changing exhibition spaces.  The museum strives to be the intersection of art and architecture that opens itself to culture and international influence.

More on the Kunsthaus Bregenz after the break.

Montan University Leoben / Gangoly & Kristiner Architekten

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Architects: Gangoly & Kristiner Architekten
Location: , Austria
Project Manager: DI Irene Kristiner
Collaborators: DI Kerstin Wissounig, DI Ulrike Wallnöfer, DI Hans Schaffer, DI Julia Lainer, DI Markus Kutschach
Client: BIG Bundesimmobiliengesellschaft mbH
Structural Consultant: Wendl ZT-GmbH,
Construction Physics/Acoustics: Dr. Gerhard Tomberger, Graz
Mechanical Services: dieHaustechniker, Jennersdorf
Fire Protection Consultant: Norbert Rabl Ziviltechniker GmbH
Project Area: 5,871 sqm
Project Year: 2009
Photographs: Paul Ott

“Ready. Steady. Go.” / Sandra Janser and Elisabeth Koller

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and Elisabeth Koller won first prize in the design competition: Design Month Graz 2010 project, “Ready. Steady. Go.” that called for a catalyst for the resettlement of the Jakomini district, in , Austria, through the promotion of activities and attractiveness of the neighborhood through its revitalization. Their proposal was the installation of a visual frame, one that would serve as a marker for significant design areas with a visible and positive identity.

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Villa 3S / LOVE architecture and urbanism

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Villa 3S is located on a picturesque property on the fringes of Geidorf.  One of the fundamental ideas was to incorporate the relatively large property into the living space.  Therefore, the design blurred the boundaries between house and garden creating fluid transitions and an extended exterior living space.  The relatively strict land-use plan, which stipulated a saddle roof with a designated inclination, presented a further challenge. The roof form begins by folding on the southern terrace continues up and over the building structure and thereby forms an abstract saddle roof.  This folding spatially differentiates the individual areas providing excitement.  This also creates unique views from every angle of the home.

Architects: LOVE architecture and urbanism
Location: Graz Geidorf,
Construction Calculation: Hartmth Petschnigg
Building Physics: Roland Müller
Project Area: 145 sqm
Project Year: 2010
Photographs: Jasmin Schuller

Klinikum Klagenfurt / DFA Dietmar Feichtinger Architectes

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Architects: DFA Dietmar Feichtinger Architectes
Location: St. Veiter Strasse 47; A 9020 Klagenfurt,
Budget: € 314.000.000
Project area: 145,000 sqm
Project year: 2003 – 2010
Photographs: Hertha Hurnaus

Kramer House / LP Architektur

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Architects: LP Architektur
Location: Radstadt,
Site area: 1,000 sqm
Building area: 213.60 sqm
Total floor area: 427.20 sqm
Project Year: 2010
Photographs: Volker Wortmeyer

Kiefer Technic Showroom / Ernst Giselbrecht + Partner

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Ernst Giselbrecht + Partner present the Kiefer Technic Showroom, an office building and exhibition space with a dynamic facade that changes to outdoor conditions, optimizing internal climate, while allowing users to personalize their own spaces with user controls.

More after the break.

Chapel House / Martin Mutschlechner & Barbara Lanz

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Architects: Martin Mutschlechner & Barbara Lanz
Location: Mutters,
Carpentry: Holzbau Höck GmbH
Builder: Gurschler
Project Year: 2007
Photographs: Günter Richard Wett

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School of Nursing in the Kaiser Franz Joseph Hospital / lichtblau.wagner architekten

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Architects: lichblau.wagner architekten
Location: , Austria
Project area: 7,990 sqm
Project year: 2009-2010
Photographs: Rupert Steiner

Kaiser House / LP architektur

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Architects: LP architektur
Location: Goldegg,
Site area: 611.92 sqm
Building area: 162.46 sqm
Total floor area: 214.11 sqm
Project Year: 2008
Photographs: Andrew Phelps

New Schoolbuilding / Atelier Heiss Architekten

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Architects: Atelier Heiss Architekten
Location: Hirschstetten,
Project leader: DI Georg Pamperl
Structural Engineering: Brand & Partner
Proyect Area: 20.000 sqm
Proyect Year: 2010
Photographs: Peter Burgstaller

SB House / LP architektur

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Architects: LP architektur
Location: Schladming,
Site Area: 1,940.20 sqm
Building Area: 322.30 sqm
Total Floor Area: 476.70 sqm
Project Year: 2010
Photographs: Angelo Kaunat

Media Architecture Biennale in Vienna

Media density is not congruent with urban density. Moreover it relentlessly expands seamlessly into suburban, rural, and rurban areas. Media Territories are describing the effects of independent densities with a surprising variety of stratifications hence challenging traditional categories. Features of public space like activism, consumerism, leisure, surveillance, to name just a few of the possible behaviors and plots are increasingly transforming Media Architecture.

The Media Architecture Biennale 2010 will link stakeholders willing to shape the evolution of Media Territories in Economy, Urbanism, Design, Arts and Architecture.

Media Architecture 2010 comprises an exhibition, a conference and workshops, which are closely coordinated. Some of the projects on exhibit are discussed in the context of the conference. Topics of the conference are illustrated by objects on exhibition. Events are planned so that they offer the best possible framework for the discussion of current topics, for getting to know each other and for the development of project ideas. It is planed to hold the event bi-annually in in the future.

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Austrian Pavilion at the Venice Biennale

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The Austrian Exhibition at the Austria Pavilion for the Biennale di Venezia 2010 is designed and curated by Eric Owen Moss. More images after the break.

My Home is my Patio / x Architekten

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Architects: x Architekten
Location: Feilstraße, Linz, Upper
Partners in Charge: David Birgmann, Bettina Brunner, Rainer Kasik, Max Nirnberger, Lorenz Prommegger
Client: WAG Wohnungsanlagen GmbH
Project Area: 1,650 sqm
Project Year: 2008-2009
Photographs: Max Nirnberger

Villa A / Najjar-Najjar Architects

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Architects: Najjar-Najjar Architects
Location: Pöstlingberg, Linz,
Design Team: Julia Martin, Ali Reza Milaninia, Sebastian Brandter
Structural Engineers: Dipl: Ing Karl Födermayr
Garden design: Topolis landscape architecture
M&E Consultant: Techplan – Franz Mack
Electronic: Patrias Ing. Rudolf Patrias
Main contractor: Auboeck Bau Gmbh
Project Area: 420 sqm
Project Year: 2008
Photographs: Manfred Seidl

Family House in Zellerndor / Franz Architekten

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For this family house, -based architecture firm Franz Architekten has divided the typical programmatic elements of a farmhouse – the residence, barn, and stables – into separate entities.  Arranged as a series of shifted boxes, the dwelling consists of three independent components measuring 6.6m by 16.6 m.  These volumes are connected with the main circulation path, a glazed hallway.

More images and more about the residence after the break.