Article source: BUSarchitektur

We envisage the new academic space located at the north-east of the new Campus of the Vienna University of Economics and Business as a venue for multiple networking. More than a mere building, the Teaching Center is a learning platform that promotes spontaneous communication while also making it possible to undertake the classes and activities that occur within. This quest for spontaneous exchange has different levels and scales sharing one common denominator: the path is the goal. For us, a contemporary Teaching Center should encourage curiosity in the everyday routine of those who teach as well as those who learn, becoming a place where moving about and getting on stage does not lead to experiencing spatial boundaries by instead giving free reign to the imagination.

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• Architects: BUSarchitektur
• Project: Campus WU -Teaching Center
• Location: Viena, Austria
• Photography: BOAnet.at
• CLIENT: Projektentwicklungsgesellschaft Wirtschaftsuniversität Wien Neu GmbH
• SERVICES: Comprehensive Master Plan in collaboration with international experts, Executive Project for the D1 TC complex
• INITIATION (beginning) OF THE PROJECT: 2008
• PROJECT COMPLETION: 2013
• TYPE OF WORK: New construction
• USABLE AREA: 28,349m²
• COVERED AREA: 32,484m²
• CUBATURE: 149,036m³
• AWARDS: 1^st Prize in the International Competition for the Master Plan and Executive Project for Campus WU