CALENDAR SERVICE PRESS EXHIBITIONS EVENTS EXCURSIONS EDUCATION DONATION COLLECTION ENCYCLOPAEDIA OF ARCHITECTS BUILDING DATABASE LIBRARY PUBLIC FUNDING ARCHITECTURE LOUNGE PARTNERS AT THE SEMPER DEPOT EVENT SERVICE TOURISM E-SHOP CAFE-RESTAURANT CORBACI LINKS SEARCH NEWSLETTER DEUTSCHE VERSION FOLLOW US	Jo'burg Now! Construction Site South Africa Location: Architekturzentrum Wien - Old hall Exhibition: 05 August 2004 - 27 September 2004 Opening: Wednesday 4 August 2004, 7pm Tickets: EUR 5.- / reduced EUR 3,50.- The South African system of apartheid, and with it the white ascendancy, came to an end in the first free elections, held in 1994 under President Nelson Mandela. 10 years later South Africa is on the difficult path towards democracy in a multi-ethnic state. The exhibition Jo´burg Now at the Architekturzentrum Wien takes a look at the metropolis of Johannesburg, which can be seen as a microcosm of the whole country, also as an illustration of a kaleidoscope comprising the past and the future. One part of the exhibition, previously shown at the 5th Architecture Biennial in Sao Paolo in 2003 by a local team of architects, presents the development of the city along with its peculiarities and its contradictions. A detailed portrait of the exciting history of Johannesburg is provided on large scale panels, photo-essays and documents. The second part of the exhibition shows two projects recently completed in Johannesburg by the department for housing and design at Vienna University of Technology. Under the guidance of the architects Peter Fattinger, Sabine Gretner and Franziska Orso, 25 architecture students have developed two social projects for the Orange Farm township on the Johannesburg periphery. The students built both buildings with their own hands during a five-week stay. The building process is documented on numerous video clips and sequences of photographs, providing an insight into Orange Farm township. An installation by the participating students in the Az W courtyard clearly shows the inequality in the living conditions of the black and the white inhabitants of Johannesburg. Opening Welcoming Speech: Dietmar Steiner, Director Az W Brief statements about the exhibition and the projects: Henning Rasmuss, Architect Johannesburg Peter Fattinger, the housing and design department, Vienna University of Technology Following the opening: Panel Discussion Franziska Orso, the housing and design department, Vienna University of Technology Sabine Gretner, the housing and design department, Vienna University of Technology Peter Fattinger, the housing and design department, Vienna University of Technology Michelle Riedmatten, participating student, Vienna University of Technology Thorsten Deckler, Architect Johannesburg Anne Graupner, Architect, Johannesburg Henning Rasmuss, Architect, Johannesburg Presenter: Christoph Chorherr, club chairperson of Die Grünen (The Greens), Vienna Opening of the exhibition: Alfred T. Moleah, Ambassador of the Republic of South Africa in Austria Guest of honour: Peter Sellars Concept Jo´burg Now!: Thorsten Deckler, Anne Graupner, Henning Rasmuss Concept Orange Farm: Peter Fattinger, Franziska Orso Projectcoordination Az W: Caroline Kufferath, Alexandra Viehhauser Patrons of the exhibition: South African Embassy Helmut Zilk Fund for International Relationships Schnauer Raumzellenbau GmbH Sponsors: Geschäftsgruppe Stadtentwicklung und Verkehr Bundeskanzleramt Sektion Kunst Wien Kultur Bundesministerium für Bildung, Wissenschaft und Kultur	Current Preview Permanent Exhibition Jo´burg Now! Press Release: Jo´burg Now! Gallery: The exhibition E-Shop Products: Orange Farm Township Project Links: Orangefarm Paragon Architects Official Website Johannesburg
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