After successful completion of the course, students are able to classify and evaluate sacred spaces and places in terms of architectural history and functional typology. (Group 1)

Group 1: criss-CROSSing the Weinviertel region

The landscape of the Weinviertel region around Vienna is characterised by buildings and signs of faith and religiosity from the Middle Ages to the present day. Roads and country lanes are lined with shrines, chapels, (pilgrimage) churches and monasteries. The kaleidoscope of sacred places and buildings on our excursion is complemented by the Leeberg (Hallstatt tumulus), the oldest medieval synagogue in Austria in Korneuburg, the baroque Calvary in Pillersdorf and current projects on sacred art and architecture.
In a world in which popular piety is gradually being replaced by cultural Christianity and the architecture of faith is perceived only as listed monuments, we will take a look at the most diverse architectural and spatial expressions of religious interpretation of what has been understood as 'sacred' in the past –– and discuss current trends with experts on site.

The findings will be discussed in the light of today's trend of people leaving the church and the associated increasing loss of function and superfluousness of sacred architecture and art -- and the results will be presented in a mini-exhibition at the LandUni Schloss Drosendorf.

Group 2 Farmhouses Steiermark - Kärnten

After successful completion of the course, students are able to subject building fabric to a critical evaluation. They are able to independently categorise objects within the discourse and carry out a comprehensive evaluation. (Group 2)

We will visit various architectures and places typical of the region and document and analyse them photographically and by means of surveys, sketches and interviews.

Group 1: criss-CROSSing the Weinviertel region

In contrast to the more theoretical and sublimating transfer of knowledge in lectures and seminars, the architectural art excursions focus on encounters with sacred buildings in their real-life manifestations and their structural and historical complexity. The different architectural backgrounds of the various religions are analysed individually.

Group 2 Farmhouses Steiermark - Kärnten

In contrast to the more theoretical and sublimating knowledge transfer in lectures and seminars, this architecture excursion focuses on encounters with rural architecture in its real-life manifestations and its structural and historical complexity. Architectural cultural backgrounds are analysed using selected objects.

Group 1: criss-CROSSing the Weinviertel region

Depending on the theme of the excursion, the participants choose a building or object during the visit that they would like to present individually or in groups. They have one day to present this topic on site in the form of a poster, a drawing, an installation or a PowerPoint presentation. After the excursion, the experiences are summarised in a final discussion.

Gruppe 2

Depending on the topic of the excursion, the participants will choose a building or object during their visit, which they will document individually or in groups in the form of building survey and interviews with property owners. Results of the building survey and the interviews will be further prepared and analysed in the course 251.834 Kollaboratives Arbeiten :: Vernakuläre Architektur. The on-site work will take three to four days, depending on the size of the object/s.

Group 1: criss-CROSSing the Weinviertel region

The excursion will take place from 15 to 17 April 2024. Two overnight stays at the Landuni Schloss Drosendorf (Schloßplatz 1, 2095 Drosendorf).

Day 1: Excursion
We start together by bus from Vienna to the Weinviertel. Sites to be visited according to the programme. If the weather is favourable, picnic on the way .... Overnight stay in Drosendorf

Day 2: Workshop on site
Workshop, research, discussions and mini-exhibition

Day 3: Departure (individual)

Travelling costs (bus + two overnight stays) approx. € 90 per participant.

The first meeting for the excursion will take place on Wednesday, 20 March at 11:00 a.m. in the seminar room at Gußhausstraße 28, 1st floor. Participation in this meeting is obligatory.

The second preliminary meeting for the excursion will take place on 10 April from 09:00 to 11:30 at Gußhausstraße 28, 1. Everyone should briefly suggest the churches, chapels, shrines, temples and mosques to be seen on our route.

 Participation in this meeting is obligatory.

Gruppe 2

The excursion will take place from 16 to 20 April 2024. Detailed information about the course will be provided at the course introduction on Thursday 7 April at 19:00. The following points will be discussed during the introduction

- Excursion destinations
- Self-organised arrival/departure; arrival and departure dates
- Accommodation and transport

Prerequisite for participation in the excursion (Group 2) is the participation in the course 251.834 Collaborative Work :: Vernacular Architecture.

• Compulsory attendance
• Exposé / presentation of research results
• Participation in excursion and workshop
• Presentation of the results in the final workshop in Drosendorf