{"id":11335,"date":"2014-06-19T13:35:25","date_gmt":"2014-06-19T11:35:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/meonline.hu\/?p=11335"},"modified":"2014-06-19T13:35:25","modified_gmt":"2014-06-19T11:35:25","slug":"liget-egyetem-a-praterben","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/meonline.hu\/en\/archivum\/liget-egyetem-a-praterben\/","title":{"rendered":"University in the Prater"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Campus of the WU (Vienna University of Economics and Business) in the Prater<\/strong><\/p>\n

Architects: Zaha Hadid Architects, BUSarchitektur, Atelier Hitoshi Abe, Peter Cook-CRABstudio, NO_MAD\/Eduardo Arroyo, Estudio Carme Pin\u00f3s, BOA b\u00fcro<\/strong>
\nText: Gy\u00f6rgy Szeg\u0151 <\/strong>
\nPhotos: Hanna Szeg\u0151 <\/strong><\/p>\n

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Urban development in Vienna in the past 20 years has built a network of underground lines all over the brown zones as well. This allowed the new campus in the Prater district meant for 28\u201330,000 students to function as an integral part of the city even beyond its \u201ework hours\u201d. Preceding the design work, a contest was published with the participation of 24 Austrian and German teams, as well as internationally rated architects. The heart and signature building of this complex is undoubtedly the 35,000m\u00b2 LC, the Library and Learning Center designed by Zaha Hadid. Streamlined by aluminium and glass strips, this house features a floating form counteracted by the 32,000m\u00b2-fortress-like D1 Teaching Center, the other main structure of the \u201epromenade axis\u201d, which was designed by the BUSarchitektur as a static building to contain an auditorium maximum suited to seat 600 people.
\nBased on contrasts, this inhomogenuous composition shows the character of a grown city made complete with the deliberate versatility of the other minor buildings joining it \u2013 the open-air caf\u00e9s, the garden restaurant of the Mensa, canteens, stages and podiums. Details with forms reflecting extraordinary care coupled with purposefully different materials are able to blend into Gesamtkunstwerk almost unnoticed. The same holds true of the black and white chessboard architecture based on the contrasts of itself \u2013 the Department-Bildung2 of the Students Centre designed by Atelier Hitoshi Abe or the office blocks of D3 and D2 Academy designed by Peter Cook and the CRABstudio which winds to surround intimate interiors with its yellow-orange body featuring a pop art character.<\/p>\n

Client: Projektgesellschaft Wirtschaftsuniversit\u00e4t Wien Neu<\/strong>
\nGeneral design: ARGE Campus WU; BUSarchitektur \u2013 Vasko+Partner Ingenieure<\/strong><\/p>\n

D1 Teaching Center<\/strong>
\nArchitecture: BUSarchitektur<\/strong>
\nStructure: kppk Zt. GmbH<\/strong><\/p>\n

D2 Student Center<\/strong>
\nArchitecture: Atelier Hitoshi Abe<\/strong>
\nStructure: Vasko+Partner Ingenieure<\/strong><\/p>\n

D3 Administration<\/strong>
\nArchitecture: Peter Cook, Gavin Robotham, Mark Bagguely, stefan Lengen, Theresa Heinen \u2013 CRABstudio<\/strong>
\nFacade: Sto<\/strong><\/p>\n

D4 Depatrnents<\/strong>
\nArchitecture: Estudio Carme Pin\u00f3s<\/strong>
\nStructure: Vasko+Partner Ingenieure<\/strong><\/p>\n

Executive Academy<\/strong>
\nArchitecture: NO.MAD Arquitectos<\/strong>
\nStructure: Vasko+Partner Ingenieure<\/strong><\/p>\n

Library & Learning Center<\/strong>
\nArchitecture: Zaha Hadid Architects<\/strong>
\nStructure: Vasko+Partner Ingenieure<\/strong><\/p>\n

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