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Permanent Exhibition "a_show" Educational Programme Accompanying the Exhibitions Educational programme accompanying the permanent exhibition a_show. Austrian Architecture in the 20th and 21st Centuries The Exhibition With the opening of the 3rd stage of 'a_show' the Architekturzentrum Wien is bringing its comprehensive documentation of 20th century Austrian architecture up to the present day. While the first stage of the exhibition (opened in March 2004) was dedicated to the PROPONENTS OF EARLY MODERNISM, and the second stage (opened in September 2004) addressed the topics RED VIENNA, POWER, LANDSCAPE and POST-WAR RECONSTRUCTION, i.e. the period from 1918 – 1955, the third and final stage of the exhibition spotlights key urban development and architectural issues of the latter half of the century. Under the headings INTERNATIONAL, SYSTEM, UTOPIA, COLLAGE and THE PRESENT, the key themes and buildings of the post-war Modernist period are introduced along with 'interdisciplinary' visionary designs from the 1960s that reinterpreted the socio-political and artistic relevance of architecture. This era of manifestos and architectural change, also a period in which functionalism was criticised and of the revision of Modernism, forms the basis for the most varied of developments in the 1970s and '80s, including the increasing prevalence of circles of architects in the provinces. This provides the background before which 'a_show' continues to cover the historical palette up to the present day, and to show that the diversity of contemporary architectural production also rests on equally varied foundations. NEW: BUILDING BLOCKS TO FILL LINGUISTIC GAPS LEARNING GERMAN Educational programme for ages 6 to 19 This workshop gives young people an opportunity to gain insight into the architecture history of Austria, and to gain motivation through a shared experience. With its wide range of different information media, photographs, films, press cuttings, books and models, the exhibition 'a_show' provides many interesting topics of current relevance for discussion. The educational programme is geared to broadening the vocabulary, defining terms together and the promotion of active dialogue with the participants. By means of practical exercises and model-making young people can grow familiar with the subject of architecture, e.g. housing, and embed a new vocabulary. As well as the significance of architecture in everyday life, the participants learn a playful approach to using the German language. EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMME FOR THE AGE GROUP 6 - 10 1. A Trip Through Time – The History of Housing from 1850 to 2013 How did family one of Vienna's People's Palaces? What does 'codetermination' mean in housing? And, what are our living conditions like today? The participants are led through the exhibition by a game of Pelmanism (Pairs), which tells them more about topics, such as the conditions most people lived in, the post-war fast-lane building programme, Red Vienna, terraced houses, innovative lifestyles, and much more. This is accompanied by a casual introduction to the scale, floor plans and symbols used on plans. In the ensuing model-making session participants work in teams to plan a housing development of terraced houses.Trotzmüller live over 100 years ago in Vienna? In what kind of substandard conditions did people live in Vienna until not so long ago? Who among the participants has a grandmother still living in? 2. Glass Palaces and Concrete Castles. Architects' Building Materials and Techniques Marble, stone and iron all crack – what is reinforced concrete? A comparison is made of different building materials, like bricks, concrete, wood, glass and straw, followed by an examination of their properties. We use our own bodies for experiments that show us the basic principles of static: columns, beams and trusses are discussed, and we find out what the differences between solid buildings and frame constructions are. Amazing examples in the exhibition illustrate the uses of different materials and techniques in architecture. In the ensuing practical exercise in the workshop, the participants' deepen their understanding of the topics addressed, and try their hand at design. EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMME FOR THE AGE GROUPS 10 – 14 AND 14 – 18 1. A Cross-Section, 'a_show' Austrian architecture in the past 100 years – what has changed? How are traditional approaches and modern developments combined for the future? And how does architecture influence our everyday lives? A cross-section of major Austrian buildings is provided based on selected examples: the Loos Haus on Michaelerplatz is compared with the Haas Haus, Karl Marx Hof as providing the ancestral roots for the Sargfabrik, and how the cheeky nineteen-sixties provided the inspiration for a new contemporary formal language. The pros and cons of extreme buildings are discussed, floor plans are looked at and analysed in the group and new formal solutions are discovered. The ensuing practical exercise provides an opportunity for participants to make their own scale models and experiment with new possibilities as they design a building to fill an empty site in the centre of Vienna. 2. Otto Wagner – The Precursor of Viennese Modernism in cooperation with the Postsparkasse / only at the following times: Mon. – Fri. 8am – 3pm, Thur. 8am – 5.30pm Following an introduction in 'a_show' to Otto Wagner (the regulation of the Donaukanal, 1864 – 1903; the Wiener Stadtbahn, 1894 – 1901; the General Regulating Plan of 1892) and his time, we embark on a pilgrimage to what must be his most modern building, the Austrian Postsparkasse (1903 – 1912), where a permanent exhibition is on show in the small banking hall. Plans, models, historical photographs and newspaper articles from the period illustrate Otto Wagner's life and work. 3. Measured. From the Golden Section to Standardised Buildings a:b = b:(a+b) – the Golden Section still governs the way we see things. What proportions are considered attractive and what are the standardised measurements in architecture that have been in use since Ancient times? A range of housing estate projects illustrates the development from the proportions of the Golden Section to the introduction of modular construction: the high-density low-level housing of Roland Rainer aimed to provide a private sphere on ground-floor level while the Alt Erlaa housing development can be seen as consisting of stacked single-family houses. Using existing housing modules we develop our own master plans and discuss their pros and cons. Economy and efficiency led to the introduction of new techniques and a new formal language. In the practical exercise we create a framework structure using serial production methods. Is everything a question of scale? Kindly supported by bauMax, Kapla and LEGO. |
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Learning Offers for schools - City expeditions - Workshops for school groups - - Permanent Exhibition "a_show" - - Workshops for Ground School Level - - The Az W Goes To School - - The Profession of the Architect - Pre-Scientific Work Activities for Adults Kindergarten Archikids Holiday workshops Birthdays Barrier-Free German as a foreign language Cooperations Team Dates: a_show Downloads: a_show for ground school level a_show for junior and senior school level Information: Lisa Kusebauch-Kaiser Tel.: +43 (1) 522 31 15 Fax: +43 (1) 522 31 17 Email: office@azw.at Anne Wübben Tel.: +43 (1) 522 31 15 - 29 Fax: +43 (1) 522 31 17 Email: wuebben@azw.at |
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