A Series of Discussions about Young Austrian Architecture
The City Museum of Ljubljana, Gosposka 15, Ljubljana
Thursday, 25th January, and Friday, 2nd February, 2007, 6 pmFriday, 2nd February, 2007, 6 pm
MADE IN AUSTRIA: Copy or Innovation?
There’s no doubt that architecture from Austria has a powerful influence also on current architectural production in Slovenia. But at the same time, Austrian architecture, and in particular the younger generation of Austrian architects, is strongly embedded in global trends. Whereas architecture from Vorarlberg can still be understood as a local building tradition, international tendencies from Holland, Great Britain and USA are more present in Vienna or Graz. Are these still independent architectural discoveries or just copies? And who can judge? Or is it from the point of view of architecture as a global phenomenon just not appropriate to talk of an Austrian architecture?
Talks:
raumhochrosen [architects, AUT], querkraft [architects, AUT], (recalled: Marte.Marte Architekten), SPLITTERWERK [architects, AUT]. Presenter: Špela Hudnik [Monochrome Architects, SLO]
Discussion:
Marte.Marte Architekten [architects, AUT], querkraft [architects, AUT],
SPLITTERWERK [architects, AUT], Bevk Perović arhitekti [architects, SLO], Dekleva Gregorič arhitekti [architects, SLO]. Presenter: Roemer van Toorn [architecture critic, NL/AUT]
Conception and organisation: Central Union of Austrian Architects – Styria, MONOCHROME ARCHITECTS. Carried out in co-operation with the City Museum of Ljubljana. Media partner: www.trajekt.org, www.gat.st
Translation: Y´Plus
