Resource-friendly construction starts with the building material used. In a project funded by the FWF, researchers who explored composite systems combining timber and lightweight wood-concrete came to the conclusion that these materials can be used as structural elements. Continue reading “Timber is gaining ground”
In the context of the PEEK Programme for arts-based research, the FWF supported the development of the INTRA-SPACE project in Vienna. It offers an experimental space for real-time encounters between actual and virtual individuals that catalyse digital-cultural behaviour. Continue reading “A space for experiencing virtual encounters”
Asmara, the capital of Eritrea, is a much admired time capsule reflecting the Italian ‘dolce vita’ of the 1930s. A cluster of modernist buildings has been preserved at the city centre – an Italian futurist vision erected by Mussolini’s colonial administration. The postcolonial context of this cultural gem has now been documented in a project […] Continue reading “The many layers of Bella Asmara”
The architect Barbara Imhof explores fungi serving as architects and producers of construction materials, the design of habitats for other planets and how to build cities from sand and solar energy using 3D printers. Continue reading “Thinking across boundaries”
Kreuzenstein Castle presents the ideal image of a medieval castle. The unique building is, however, a relatively modern structure which was built in the late 19th century. With the support of the Austrian Science Fund FWF the first comprehensive study of its history has now become available as a book. Continue reading “Kreuzenstein – fictitious Middle Ages all real”