Vienna Architecture Summer School 2025

About

The Vienna Architecture Summer School (VAS²) aims to provide an open learning space and prototypical infrastructure for the exchange and negotiation of knowledges in architecture, reaching beyond dominating institutions and mainstream discourses. VAS² invites local and international participants to exchange with young architects and established experts all practicing in Vienna and beyond.

The 9-day full-time program is based on diverse spatial approaches that are to be discussed in different formats and media: design workshops, lectures, theory sessions, discussions, walks, explorations, site visits, performances and an exhibition. We seek to develop alternative models and approaches for education and design in architecture that are equally shaped by organizers, participants and guests.

This year’s VAS² will take place at the Otto Wagner Areal, a former psychiatric hospital built in the early 20th century situated close to the Vienna Woods. Workshops and lectures will be held in English.

Workshops:
City.exe by Joana Zabielska
Feral Floral Futures. Speculations on Landscape by Nico King
Oh, Oh, Oh - Material Strategies by asphalt / Kollektiv für Architektur
Gurkencity by Fuzzy Earth
FICTION / FRICTION: Collective Care in Messy Times by Eleni Palles and Matilde Igual Capdevila
Macaronic Architectures by atelier ehrmann:gruber
Locus Pocus by Bianca Pedrina
Tools of Exhibition Making by Monika Georgieva and Aaron Amar Bhamra
Unlearning Imperial Architectures From Within by Marlene Wagner
Viennese Reflections by Laura Frediani
Phantom Power by Andreas Zißler and Dominic Schwab
Intentional Sameness, Non-Choice Placements and Non-Creative Design. by Büro Bietenhader Moroder with Maria Letizia Guido

Public Lectures, Excursions, Discussions and Screenings:
Otto Kapfinger, Petra Petersson (Realarchitektur), Katrin Hornek, Elke Rauth and Christoph Laimer (dérive journal and urbanize! festival), Daniela Lehner, Michael Klein, Helvijs Savickis and Julia Obleitner, and others.

Supported by:
Republic of Austria Federal Ministry Housing, Arts, Culture, Media and Sport,
City of Vienna, Austrian Business Agency, 14th District of Vienna

Course leader

12 Workshops

Target group

The call for applications is open to students, graduates and drop-outs in architecture and other related disciplines, willing to engage with space-related topics, peers and invited guests in a common workshop setting complemented by lectures, excursions and gatherings.

The Summer School fee is 200 EUR, including a welcome dinner, excursion and specific workshop materials. Participants are expected to organize and pay for their own travel and accommodation. We are happy to assist you with planning your stay in Vienna

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