While imagining a future without cars, the gas station seems to become useless at first sight. We think that the gas station could be used as a first place to meet offline and discuss ideas and current problems. What can a street be used for beyond cars? Not everything takes long-term planning: banning the cars […]
“When planners fail to account for gender, public spaces become male spaces by default.” Invisible Women, Exposing data bias in a world designed for men – Caroline Criado Perez, p. 66 “Representation of the world, like the world itself, is the work of men; they describe it from their own point of view, which they […]
Understanding the value of trees and reconnecting to nature – how can this be achieved in a city? Fruit trees Baumkataster Wien Wien.gvObstbäume auf öffentlichem Grund – Webapp Wienfrucht-fliege.blogspot.com Gratis ernte: https://www.wenigermist.at/gratis-obst-und-wildkraeuter-erntenObst weltweite Karte: https://mundraub.org/map#z=7&lat=50.91&lng=11.56
“forum stadtwildnis” is a project by two architecture students conducted at the institute for art and architecture (academy of fine arts vienna). It is about creating visions for another future in the city and started by analysing the Lainzer Tiergarten in Vienna and then moved to the site of Stadtwildnis Margaretengürtel. When it comes to […]
The Stadtwildnis serves as a traffic junction, connecting the western border of Vienna to the city (Wienzeile) that is crossed by the Gürtel which embodies the link between the inner and outer districts.
(english below) “Straßenverkehrslärm wird in Befragungen am häufigsten als Ursache einer Lärmstörung genannt.” Wien.gv – Straßenlärm – Lärm- und Schallschutz Vor allem stört Bewohner*innen der Lärm von Motorrädern und Lastwagen. Lärmschutzwände und geräuscharme Fahrbahnoberflächen werden eingesetzt zur Lärmbekämpfung. Ausserdem ist die Begrenzung der Fahrgeschwindigkeit ist ein wichtiger Schritt zur Lärmreduzierung. Um wirklich Lärm flächendecken reduzieren […]
In Vienna, approximately 20% of the journeys are made by car – public transport, bikes and walking together make up the rest.Nevertheless, cars take up 65% of the space in the city of Vienna and are only being used 2% of the time. Cars take up most of the (public) space, the streets, in our […]
The Stadtwildnis is a ruderal area in Vienna, situated on the Gürtel between the districts of Mariahilf (6th), Margareten (5th), Meidling (12th) and Rudolfsheim-Fünfhaus (15th).In the beginning of the 18th century, the Linienwall, the former outer fortification of Vienna was built in this area and torn down around 1900. The Linienwall separated the suburbs (today districts […]
Based on our research we started mapping different topics, such as the tree population, wind and water conditions, the light pollution, the development throughout history and the sources of noise around the forest. History of the Lainzer TiergartenThe Lainzer Tiergarten has first been written about in 1457 as „Thier- und Saugarten“ near Hütteldorf. In 1560 […]