Zaha Hadid Architects have been selected as the architects of the Library and Learning Center (LLC) at the University of Economics & Business, Vienna. The new Library and Learning Center will be the centerpiece of the University’s new campus and provide a significant upgrade to the University’s services. In addition…

A leading European architecture competition, run by the elevator company Schindler, has been won by a duo from Germany’s Koblenz University of Applied Sciences. Participants had the task of revitalizing a derelict area of the Austrian capital, Vienna, with special emphasis on improving disabled access. Nils Krieger and Thorsten Stelter…

The Taipei Performing Arts Center International Competition recently announced three shortlisted proposals, as well as four honorable mentions. Shortlisted Submissions:Number: 54, Tenderer: Morphosis Architects / Thom Mayne Nationality: USANumber: 71, Tenderer: Jose Ignacio ABALOS Nationality: SpainJoint Tenderer: Renata Sentkiewicz Nationality: Spain (ABALOS+SENTKIEWICZ ARQUITECTOS)Number: 99, Tenderer: Office for Metropolitan…

After a week of intense deliberations, the international jury judging the Schindler Award for Architecture 2007/08 “Access for All” has nominated ten projects. These will be presented at the Award ceremony in Lucerne on November 14, 2008. One winner and four runners-up will be awarded cash prizes at the ceremony…

The architectural competition for the new master plan of the business school Vienna announced a winner: BUSarchitektur & architect Laura P. Spinadel, Vienna. Architects were invited to submit their designs for the realization of the new Wirtschaftsuniversität Wien…