The three leading
architecture schools of Vienna have come together to initiate a public dialogue on how contemporary cities can strategically
rethink large-scale industrial sites.
The transition from an industrial-era logic
to environmentally conscious planning is far from seamless. We are confronted with challenges of unprecedented complexity
and must draw on expertise from a wide range of disciplines to develop realistic approaches to XL-scale urban transformation.
Vienna,
with its layered history of industrial development, offers a rich and timely context for these discussions.
The
event will feature dynamic problem statements from leading practitioners and academics in the field. On-stage interviews with
chief architects of European cities and regions — including Kristiaan Borret, Floris Alkemade, and Finn Williams — will complement
the more theoretical presentations by keynote speakers with insights drawn from real-life planning experience.
Experts
from all three organising schools will contribute to the discussion, alongside representatives from the City of Vienna and
several development companies.
Programme
Introduction: Austrian Industrial:
Where are we now? by Gabu Heindl AU.
Part 1. Problem statements 11:00 – 12:30
- The Phenomenon
of the Interior Urbanism by prof. Ute Schneider (TU Wien, KCAP) AT/CH
- XL Politics of the XL Transformations
by Alexander D’Hooghe (Organisation for Permanent modernity), BE
- The Next Energy Scapes by prof. Milica Topalovic
(ETH), CH/RS
Discussion moderated by Gabu Heindl & Anastassia Smirnova-Berlin, AU/NL
Part
2. XL Conversations 13.30 – 15.00
- Alexander D’Hooghe interviews Kristiaan Borret, chief architect of Antwerp
(2014−2017) and Brussels Capital Region (2015 – 2024), BE
- Milica Topalovic interviews Floris Alkemade, chief architect
of the Netherlands (2015−2021) and a project leader (as part of OMA) of Entrepot MacDonald and Zollverein Kohlenwäsche, NL
- Sam
Jacob interviews Finn Williams, a co-founder of Public Practice, UK, and the city architect of Malmö, SE
Q&A
and organised plenary discussion
Organisers
- The Institute of Art
and Architecture (Academy of Fine Arts Vienna)
- The Institute of Architecture (University of Applied Arts Vienna)
- The
Institute of Urban Design and Landscape Architecture (Technical University Vienna)
Curators
