Welcome to the Department of Building Construction of the Institute of Architecture at the University of Applied Arts Vienna.
We offer Building Construction courses for students in architecture. We consider construction an integrative component of architectural design and focus teaching and research activities on innovation for more sustainable practices.
Apply now for the Erasmus+ Blended Intensive Programme Biomimetic Design with AI Tools—an interdisciplinary course hosted by TOBB University of Economics and Technology, featuring an on-site workshop in Ankara, Turkey from 27 April to 1 May 2026.
An on-site visit to the U2 underground construction works revealed the technical and spatial challenges of building large-scale infrastructure beneath the city.
A visit to Kartause Mauerbach offered students a direct encounter with architectural heritage through conservation practice, craftsmanship, and historic building materials.
The sixth International Circular Strategies Symposium addresses the theme of cultivating matter and poses the question of aliveness of future architecture.
