Author - Beate Bartlmä

We’re absolutely delighted with our latest competition wins: 1st place with Klammer Zeleny Architekten and 3rd place with YF architekten!

The existing, listed school is undergoing a functional and comprehensive refurbishment and is being extended with a new building. The design of the new school building takes the existing trees into account; it was completed this autumn and constructed using a hybrid timber-concrete construction method. Architecture: Klammer Zeleny ZT GmbH Structural engineering: werkraum ingenieure

Based on the design by Atelier Thomas Pucher—the winning entry in a two-stage, EU-wide architectural competition—a modern urban clinic is being built by 2039 that will take the historic Hietzing Clinic site into the future. By 2039, the hospital will undergo a complete transformation—from Vienna’s first municipal hospital to a future-oriented healthcare facility. Architecture: Atelier Thomas Pucher Structural Engineering: werkraum ingenieure

The grand opening of the permanent sculpture will take place on August 11, 2026, in the German city of Recklinghausen at Wickingplatz. Artist: Maruša Sagadin Metal structure: STAHLUNDFORM Vienna Project support: werkraum ingenieure kunst | Monika Trimmel

The Austrian Pavilion’s demountable and reusable wooden loop is being repurposed in front of the Harmony Music Hall in Matsumoto, Japan. It is currently being reassembled and will be officially unveiled in early August 2027. Architecture: BWM Designers & Architects Structural Engineering: werkraum ingenieure Construction: Graf Holztechnik GmbH

The Austrian National Timber Construction Award honors outstanding timber buildings and was presented for the first time this year. The awards ceremony for the 2026 National Timber Construction Award took place on May 28, 2026, at the Sofiensäle in Vienna. The Timber Innovation Award was also presented as part of the national award. The trophy for the Innovation Award was designed and built by werkraum ingenieure.

We are thrilled to have won the competition for the Lower Austria Provincial Exhibition in 2028! The exhibition will take place in the historic Greenhouse in the Palace Park in Gmünd, in the northern Waldviertel region. Architecture: BWM Designers & Architects Structural Engineering: werkraum ingenieure

For one week, the Badeschiff on Vienna’s Danube Canal was transformed into a vibrant hub of exchange through artistic installations (sculptures, talks, workshops, and much more), showcasing visionary perspectives and new approaches to addressing the climate crisis. Temporary sculpture “Chimney” on the Badeschiff Artists: Sebastian Haaf, Carl Theodor Seegers Architect: Nirmala Salkic Structural Engineering: werkraum ingenieure

A new indoor swimming pool, the Alpen-Adria Family and Sports Pool, is being built in Klagenfurt. The groundbreaking ceremony for the winning design of the EU-wide architectural competition took place in fall, on October 12, 2025. This year, the construction schedule for this major Carinthian project also includes the excavation, foundation slab, and pile driving. Work began with the construction of a structurally complex thin-walled pool. Architecture: Atelier Thomas Pucher Structural Engineering: werkraum ingenieure

The book “Neue Lernwelten – Impulsgebende Schulen und Kindergärten in Österreich” (New Learning Environments – Inspiring Schools and Kindergartens in Austria) presents 50 exemplary projects, including 8 of our own!