This week in Vienna: August 3 – 9

Source
Compress Praha
Publisher
Tisková zpráva
05.08.2009 11:35
Overview of cultural activities in the field of architecture

Exhibition: Vienna is Growing
This unusual traveling exhibition is presented to the public in places where we spend a lot of time but do not expect to encounter culture – in shopping centers. The Vienna City Hall showcases current urban development projects at the exhibition, focusing primarily on the urban area where the respective shopping center is located. In this case, it is the Generali Center on the famous shopping street Mariahilfer Straße.
Venue: Generali Center, Mariahilfer Straße 77, 1060 Vienna
Mon-Fri 10 AM - 7 PM, Sat 10 AM - 6 PM
The exhibition at Generali Center lasts until August 8

Exhibition: Mind Expanders – Utopian Architecture Around 1968
"Mind Expanders" offers a look at the ideas and concepts of the domestic and foreign architectural and artistic scene in the 1960s and 70s, when unconventional thinkers and radical proposals dominated development. Among the works on display are those by architects and artists such as Vito Acconci, Archigram, Coop Himmelb(l)au, Haus-Rucker-Co, Hans Hollein, Missing Link, Superstudio, and Arnulf Rainer.
Venue: Museum Moderner Kunst Stiftung Ludwig, Museumsplatz 1, 1070 Vienna
Sun-Sat 10 AM - 6 PM, Thu 10 AM - 9 PM
The exhibition lasts until August 30

Exhibition: Modernity as Ruin – Archaeology of the Present
The exhibition focuses on the design of modernity for society from the beginning of the 20th century – the design of new forms of housing and new looks for cities. What remains of this utopia?
Venue: Generali Foundation Wien, Wiedner Hauptstraße 15, 1040 Vienna
Tue-Sun 11 AM - 6 PM, Thu 11 AM - 8 PM
The exhibition lasts until September 20

Exhibition: Built in 2008
The exhibition organized by the Vienna City Hall (municipal department MA19 for architecture and city appearance) presents hidden, undiscovered but qualitatively outstanding architectural projects completed in 2009.
Venue: MA 19 Headquarters, Niederhofstraße 23, 5th floor, 1121 Vienna
Mon-Fri 8:00 AM - 3:30 PM
The exhibition lasts until June 2010

Accompanying image for the Mind Expanders exhibition: Superstudio: “New York New York,” da: Il monumento continuo, 1969; serigraphy, 70.3 x 100 cm; photo: Neue Galerie Graz am Landesmuseum Joanneum; © Superstudio
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