Austrian Spring 2017 - Lecture Series at FA VUT

After the previous lecture blocks, this spring we will look into neighboring Austria, with which we share a long history thanks to the Habsburg monarchy. From the father of Modern architecture Otto Wagner, we will proceed through Art Nouveau and Wiener Werkstätte to organic functionalism, post-war activism, and through deconstruction, we will examine the digital scene in the 21st century. Although Austria is smaller in area and population, it offers a diverse spectrum of architectural styles and an incomparably higher building culture, from which many examples can be drawn for our own creations.
As part of the lecture cycle, there will also be a seminar for the April trip to Vorarlberg (April 18-24, 2017), with the main goal of visiting authors and viewing their realizations around Lake Constance firsthand. From student presentations, sketches, and observations, we plan to publish a printed guide for all participants, similar to last year.

February 8. ART NOUVEAU AND MODERNISM
J.M. Olbrich, O. Wagner, J. Hoffmann, A. Loos, C. Holzmeister

February 15. FUNCTIONALISM
L. Welzenbacher, L. Wittgenstein, R. Neutra, R.M. Schindler

February 22. POST-WAR MODERNISM
R. Rainer, K. Schwanzer, Working Group 4, Work Group Graz

March 1. POSTMODERNISM
H. Hollein, G. Peichl, W. Holzbauer, H. Czech, H. Tesar

March 8. ACTIVIST DECONSTRUCTIVISM
Coop Himmelb(l)au, Haus Rucker Co, Günther Domenig

March 15. DIGITAL DECONSTRUCTIVISM
NEXTenterprise, Delugan Meissl, W. Tschapeller

March 22. MINIMALISM
Adolf Krischanitz, Riegler & Riewe

March 29. PRESENT-DAY VIENNA
BEHF, PPAG, AWG, pool Architektur, Feld72

April 5. VORARLBERG SCHOOL
Baumschlager & Eberle, H. Purin, B. Spagolla, H. Kaufmann

April 12. VORARLBERG MINIMALISM
Marte & Marte, Cukrowicz Nachbaur, Dietrich Untertifaller, B. Bader

April 18 - 24. JOURNEY TO VORARLBERG
Five-day trip of FA VUT to Březnice, Dornbirn, Krumbach, Vaduz, Chur, St. Gallen, Innsbruck, and Salzburg.

May 3. SACRAL ARCHITECTURE
Overview of the 20th and 21st centuries from Wagner to Prix

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