Building Construction

14/10/2026

We are happy to share that both of our cross-disciplinary research proposals have been awarded funding through the PORT programme of the University of Applied Arts Vienna!

Decay & Decoration, led by Andreas Körner, explores the interplay of ornament and weathering.
Learn more: https://buildingconstruction.at/element/decay-decoration/

Matters of Shade, led by Camille Breuil, investigates the architectural, spatial, and material dimensions of shade.
Learn more: https://buildingconstruction.at/element/matters-of-shade/

We are delighted to see both projects receiving this support and look forward to following their further development.

The projects are funded in whole by the PORT programme of the University of Applied Arts Vienna.

09/10/2026

Our new course Constructing Worlds starts this semester! The lecture series brings together architects and practices from Vienna to share their approaches to construction and sustainability.

The first lecture takes place on the 28th of October. Students and the interested public are warmly welcome!

Come by and discover how contemporary practices are constructing new worlds 🌍

Teaching: Petra Gruber

07/10/2026

We are happy to share our courses for the current term! Have a look, find what interests you and sign up!

Building Construction A
3 ECTS
Teaching: Franz Sam

Constructing Worlds
3 ECTS
Teaching: Petra Gruber

Techniques and Tools for Computational Modeling
3 ECTS
Teaching: Clemens Preisinger

Research Methods in Architecture and Design
2 ECTS
Teaching: Tulay Atak and Petra Gruber

Building Construction Integration
3 ECTS
Teaching: Franz Sam

Building Construction Integration
3 ECTS
Teaching: Petra Gruber

📋Find the registration links in our bio.

25/09/2026

Five semesters down, one to go before diploma? Here is our Building Construction Integration for students starting their fifth semester.

Based on your genuine interest and what relates to your studio’s brief, you select your own construction topic. The approach begins with a close look at conventional construction techniques before moving towards a more experimental route. Choose your own method through a study of technical publications, material tests or the production of mock-ups. What the assessment covers in the end is how that thinking developed, not just where it lands.

Visit the introductory meeting on Friday, October 2nd and join us this semester!

Teaching: Petra Gruber, Franz Sam

Post featuring the work of Naomi Neururer, WS 23/24

09/09/2026

⁨🎥⁩ ⁨As a new academic year approaches, we’re starting the winter semester with a new publication!

“From Coarse to Fine: Investigating Root Growth for Architecture” published in Biotechnology Design, Cambridge University Press.
Research Project: ROOTARCH, Funded by INTRA 2024.

Team: Petra Gruber, Camille Breuil, Andreas Körner, Clemens Preisinger, Damjan Minovski, Dominik Einfalt and Rebekka Waters, together with the project partners: Thomas Speck from the University of Freiburg, Anita Roth-Nebelsick from the State Museum of Natural History Stuttgart and Thubaut Houette from Ceebios.

Read the full paper here: https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/biotechnology-design/article/from-coarse-to-fine-investigating-root-growth-for-architecture/03141231288AC7C9519B97B8385CF191

Check out the research project: https://buildingconstruction.at/element/rootarch/⁩

02/07/2026

check our call for papers - thematic collection "Circular Biodesign Strategies for the Built Environment" with Biotechnology Design Cambridge University Press
feel free to share!

Submission deadline: 31 August 2026

25/06/2026

With final presentations held last week, the semester has officially come to an end!

Thank you to all the students for your dedication and hard work. We are happy to see your ideas come to life. Here is a wrap of our favourite moments from the final presentations of this semester’s Building Construction courses.

We hope to see you again in fall! If you haven’t already taken one of our courses yet, this is your sign to join us 🤝⭐️
Please find a link to our courses in our bio. 

Circular Strategies with: Camille Breuil
Biodesign with: Petra Gruber
Building Construction B with: Andreas Körner

09/06/2026

09/06/2026

📆 Apply before 19.06.2026

https://www.dieangewandte.at/jobs/jobdetail?job_id=273

Senior Artist (20hrs/week, October 1, 2026 - September 30, 2029) at the Institute of Architecture in the Department of Building Construction in the field of Biodesign.

Employment Requirements:
- Completed studies in Architecture
- Excellent spoken and written German and English skills

Qualification profile:
- Teaching experience at a university
- Work experience in architectural practice
- Experience in the field of architecture and building construction with a focus on sustainable construction and bio-based materials and strategies
- Social competence and teamwork, self-organization ability
- Experience in subject-specific research and submission of project funding
- Excellent knowledge in the application of digital design processes

Apply via online application portal 💻
Find out more on our website https://buildingconstruction.at/element/senior-artist-position-in-the-field-of-biodesign/ ⛓️‍💥

05/06/2026

A glimpse into the concrete prefabrication at Trepka, where architecture begins long before construction starts on site 👷‍♀️Thank you for the tour!