Main photo by Rensenbrink 1111 Lincoln Road Herzog de Meuron, Miami BeachFor the longest time in human history, movement and transportation were linear events, based on the technical limitations of our feet, the design and possible layouts of our paths and roads which were placed on flat...
New State Gallery of Lower Austria Marte Marte, KremsAustria’s latest museum, the State Gallery of Lower Austria, has recently opened in Krems. It is an ambitious piece of contemporary architecture, realized by Vorarlberg-based architects Marte.Marte. Formal Extravaganza Without a doubt, this building is an eye-catcher, prominently located between...
Design Fails: Vienna International Airport Itten-Brechbühl / Baumschlager-Eberle, ViennaAs an addition to the last article about airport designs in general, I want to take the opportunity to take an in-depth look at our local Vienna International airport. How does this airport perform in terms of functionality...
Airport Designs On the frontier of every technological innovation, a high level of excitement about design solutions and possible applications can be found. When Eero Saarinen’s futuristic TWA Flight Center opened at New Yorks’ JFK airport in 1962, the aviation industry was at the peak of...
Main photo by Martin Schachermayer WU Learning Center Zaha Hadid, ViennaClose your eyes. Now think about the most modern building that you came across in Vienna recently. No matter, if you are Viennese, a visitor or Google, chances are that you are thinking about the following object:The...
Big Bang It started with a big bang, a sudden eruption of an enormous amount of energy and matter. This eruption resulted in a preliminary order of things. Dust was formed into planets, planets formed galaxies – but nothing stopped there.The big bang marked only the...
