The Bundesimmobiliengesellschaft - BIG is exclusive partner of the 18th Vienna Architecture Congress

OPENING EVENING, FROM 7PM
7pm Dietmar Steiner, director of the Az W (A), welcome address
7.20pm Wolfgang Gleissner, managing director of BIG Services
7.30pm Andrea Seidling, curator of the exhibition „Platz da! European Urban Public Space“ (A)
7.45pm Benedetta Tagliabue, architect at Miralles Tagliabue EMBT (E), opening speech

SATURDAY, 20.11.2010
10am Dietmar Steiner, Director of the Az W (A), opening
10.15am Andrea Seidling, Curator of the exhibition „Platz da! European Urban Public Space“ (A), introductory speech
11am Elías Torres Tur, architect (E), lecture
11am Liza Fior, architect at muf architecture/art LLP (GB), lecture
12.30pm lunch break

2pm Daniel Zimmermann, landscape architect at 3:0 Landschaftsarchitektur (A), lecture
2.45pm Franz Kobermaier, Head of MA19 (A), lecture
3.30pm Boris Podrecca, architect (A), lecture

16:15 Uhr break

17:00 Uhr panel discussion: „Public Space Wien“
moderated by Dietmar Steiner, director of the Az W
(Christoph Chorherr, Sabine Knierbein, Franz Kobermaier, Lilli Lička, Boris Podrecca, Sabine Pollak)

SUNDAY, 21.11.2010
10am Jens S. Dangschat, sociology professor at Vienna University of Technology (A), lecture
10.45am Kamiel Klaasse, architect at NL architects (NL), lecture
11.30am Stefan Rettich, architect at KARO* (D), lecture

12.15pm lunch break

1.30pm Hermann Tschernko, architect at Recetas Urbanas, (E), lecture
2.15pm Silke Helfrich, freelance journalist (D), lecture
3pm Michael Zinganel, architecture theorist (A), lecture

3.45pm break

4.30pm Karsten Buchholz, architect at West8 (NL), lecture

The Congress will be held in German and English.
Congress moderated by: Angelika Fitz, culture theorist (A)
(each talk lasts about 30 mins., followed by 15 mins. for questions from the audience)

Subject to alteration