After successful completion of the course, students are able to create graphical documentations and analyses of complex functional and spatial dependencies and relationships and use them to derive emerging topics for the future urban development and to tackle these topics with urban and architectural designs. Through an intensive examination of the project area, the students develop a better understanding of the logics of urban development and the interdependencies between the development of the urban structure, mobility infrastructure, means of transport and mobility behaviour. Different perspectives of planners, decision-makers and users will be recorded and serve as the basis and as a decision-making tool for the future urban development along Vienna's main traffic arteries.
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Along Wagramer Straße and its extensions Reichsbrücke, Lassallestraße, Praterstern and Praterstraße one can discover a continuum of extremely varied urban spaces: dense, consolidated “Grätzl”, inconspicuous megastructures, fields and glass houses, skyscrapers, large-scale residential complexes, single-family house areas, gardens, old town centres, introverted gas stations and car washes. In between there are hospitals, amusement temples, recreation areas and gems of all kinds. Almost every minute, subways run on their tracks below, above and next to the street and while you are cycling over the Reichbrücke, you can observe freight trains and vessel as well as cruising ships slowly passing in and along the Danube. Here the horizon opens, it almost seems you can make out a breeze from the Black Sea...
What happens when we see garages and parking decks, bridges and tunnels with new eyes? What does the “boozer” at an e-charging station look like where you rent your shared e-car? How’s the appearance of a platform for the ride sharing trip to the Old Danube?
Peripheral and central locations produce different mobility behaviour. These different modes of transport overlap in urban areas along old, historically grown traffic axes. Wherever traffic routes for cars, buses, trains, cyclists and pedestrians run alongside, above and below one another, complex spaces of mobility have arisen. They are not only important transit spaces that connect central and peripheral areas, but also represent structures of great permanence, along the course of which various facets of urban development can be observed.
Through a collective way of working, we collect sufficient knowledge in the first phase of the course, to then develop spatial concepts for multimodal mobility interfaces of the future. In essence, it is about creating new spaces for a diverse and sustainable mobility behaviour and its integration into the urban context and everyday life.
We understand the weekly units at the TU as a constant workshop in which we collect, discuss, criticize, assess and further develop different studies, partial results and findings. Therefore, a permanent presence and constant participation of each student is necessary.
Mentoring:
Sebastian Sattlegger
Bernhard Mayer
Clara Linsmeier
Timetable:
Thu, 5.3., 14:00-18:00: WS Projektraum 5/STB
Thu, 12.3. – Fri, 13.3., all-day: Excursion in the project area
Thu, 19.3., 14:00-18:00: WS Projektraum 5/STB
Thu, 26.3., 14:00-18:00: WS Projektraum 5/STB
Thu, 2.4., all-day: Intensive-Workshop I, Projektraum 5/STB
Thu, 23.4., 14:00-18:00: WS Projektraum 5/STB
Thu, 30.4., 14:00-18:00: WS Projektraum 5/STB
Thu, 7.5. until Sat, 9.5., all-day: Intensive-Workshop II, Projektraum 5/STB
Tue, 19.5., 14:00-18:00: WS Projektraum 5/STB
Thu, 28.5., 14:00-18:00: WS Projektraum 5/STB
Thu, 4.6., 14:00-18:00: WS Projektraum 5/STB
Thu, 18.6. und 19.6., all-day: Intensive-Workshop III, Projektraum 5/STB
Thu, 25.6., 14:00-18:00: WS Projektraum 5/STB
Tue, 30.6., 14:00-18:00: final presentation
The most important prerequisites are curiosity and openness in order to be able to face the diffuse city patterns beyond the Danube with an unshocked look. We must also be clear in advance that peripheral and central locations produce different styles of mobility, which not only depend on attitudes and values, but are also embedded in material and institutional structures.
We require knowledge of 3D, CAD (Rhino, ArchiCAD, AutoCAD, ...) and graphic programs (Illustrator, InDesign) to create analytical maps and representations, as well as the drafts. The handling of large amounts of data, such as the geodata of the city of Vienna and complex spatial representations should be mastered or should there be a willingness to quickly acquire this knowledge. In general, we require an independent and initiative way of working.
