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Tag: architecture

Projects

26 September 2022

How data is changing our cities

Streets populated by autonomous cars, heated pavements and hundreds of sensors that monitor movement and air quality in the public domain. Sidewalk Labs, a subsidiary of Google parent Alphabet, had plans to make the Quayside neighbourhood in downtown Toronto the epitome of a smart city. Although the project was cancelled in May 2020 owing to […] Continue reading “How data is changing our cities”

Portrait

15 November 2021

The limits of space

By Margit Schwarz-Stiglbauer

Faster, higher, further. Our society is based on the principle of growth, but our living space is limited. This is one of the fundamental problems that Alois Humer confronts. This professor of geography and spatial researcher at the University of Vienna is looking for answers as to how we can distribute our living space more […] Continue reading “The limits of space”

Projects

1 October 2018

Timber is gaining ground

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”

Projects

22 May 2018

A space for experiencing virtual encounters

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”

Projects

9 January 2017

The many layers of Bella Asmara

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”

Portrait

1 December 2015

Thinking across boundaries

Von Margit Schwarz-Stiglbauer

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”

Projects

7 September 2015

Kreuzenstein – fictitious Middle Ages all real

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”

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