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		ViennaCity - New spots in the historic center A multifaceted walk through the city offers an exciting juxtaposition of classic works of architecture with examples of contemporary practice plus outstanding refurbishments of and additions to existing structures.


			01 MuseumQuarter 1990-2001 Museumsplatz 1, 1070 Wien Ortner & Ortner, Manfred Wehdorn As Austria’s biggest cultural complex, the MuseumsQuartier set within the revitalised ensemble of the former imperial stables dating from the 18th and 19th centuries constitutes an urbanistic axis that links old and new cultural spaces of Vienna through its modern implants, multifaceted institutions, squares and open spaces.

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			02 House on Michaelerplatz 1909-1911 Michaelerplatz 3, 1010 Wien Adolf Loos Once denigrated as the "house without eyebrows" despite its sumptuous ground-floor zone adorned by a variety of high-quality materials, this former store of the exclusive tailors Goldmann & Salatsch has over the decades become the destination of many an architectural pilgrimage. Situated right opposite the splendidly ornamented ensemble of Vienna’s Imperial Palace complex, Adolf Loos’ simple, uncluttered masterpiece proved a massive shock to early-20th-century public sensibilities.

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			03 Retti candle shop 1964-1965 Kohlmarkt 12, 1010 Wien Hans Hollein The central, symmetrical entrance dominated by the striking, elliptical recess above and the two showcase niches are cut into the aluminium façade in almost sculptural style. Inside, too, the wall shelving clings smoothly to the two-part (square and octagonal) layout. An icon of its period, the design has retained its modernity even after 40 years.

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			04 Café at Palmenhaus - interior refurbishment 1998 Burggarten, 1010 Wien Eichinger oder Knechtl With its majestic palm-trees, this fifteen-metre-high space domed with a historic glass-steel structure (by Friedrich Ohmann, 1899) laid down a difficult stylistic challenge. The intelligent additions to the interior devised by the architects create a variety of distinct restaurant and bar zones without impairing the essence of the greenhouse.

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			05 Albertina - redevelopment 1993-2002 Albertinaplatz 1, 1010 Wien Erich Gottfried Steinmayr, Friedrich H. Mascher, Hans Hollein, Arkan Zeytinoglu The overall rehabilitation of the former Albertina Graphics Collection into a comprehensive new art museum and the addition of a study hall provoked numerous discussions – chiefly because of the Soravia Wing by Hans Hollein, whose acute angles float above the ramp of the Albertina.

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			06 Jewish Museum 1995-1996 Dorotheergasse 11, 1010 Wien Eichinger oder Knechtl After the transfer of the Jewish Museum to Palais Eskeles, its courtyard was transformed into a multi-level interior space that enlarges the exhibition area and is covered with a parabolic glass roof. The museum café, a bookshop and an event hall are other newly adapted ground-floor features.

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			07 Zacherlhaus 1900-1905 Wildpretmarkt 2 - 4 / Bauernmarkt 7, 1010 Wien Jože Plečnik The imposing corner building with its highly ornamented cornice, magnificent entrance zone and impressive staircase is one of the most important architectural monuments of Vienna’s city centre. In this structure, the renowned architect of the late 19th and early 20th centuries moreover implied an innovative technique for mounting the façade cladding, which is done in polished granite slabs.

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			08 Postsparkasse 1903-1906 Georg-Coch-Platz 2, 1010 Wien Otto Wagner The Post Office Savings Bank is a milestone of Viennese Modernism. One of Otto Wagner’s masterpieces, the elegant building on Ringstrasse with its impressive counter hall presents particularly innovative solutions to technical-structural details while fulfilling the highest aesthetic standards.

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			09 Men’s fashion boutique Kragenweite 2006 Tuchlauben 22, 1010 Wien mohr steger architektur After refurbishment, this small men’s boutique in Tuchlauben presents a new, splendid outlook. Mirrors visually enlarge the room and reflect street scenes among the colourful shirts and ties crowding the elegant shelves.

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			10 Museum on Judenplatz 1996-2000 Judenplatz 8, 1010 Wien Jabornegg & Pálffy From the new exhibition premises in the Mizrachi House, an underground connecting gallery leads to the central showroom of the archaeological site marking the synagogue destroyed in 1421. Through sensitive interventions and elements recurring to a reduced architectural language, the excavated layout of the building was again rendered visible.

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			11 Visitor and Press Centre of the Austrian Parliament 2004-2005 Doktor Karl-Renner-Ring 3, 1010 Wien Geiswinkler & Geiswinkler Through the central entrance zone right behind the Pallas Athena Fountain, the new, belowground wing is accessed via a steel bridge and a flight of stairs. The impressive cascaded space exudes a sense of height and depth, while discreet materials and colours combined with a sophisticated illumination concept emphasise the elegance and high professional standard of the project.

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			12 Wien Museum Roman Museum 2007-2008 Hoher Markt 3, 1010 Wien querkraft architekten 300 archaeological finds complement the exhibits of the Roman ruins below Hoher Markt in this new and ingeniously designed insert into the Generali Building passage. A narrow staircase links the excavations at the basement level with 200 sq m of additional exhibition space and the new lobby of the long and narrow addition with its smart aluminium façade.

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			Office building “The Wave” 2007 Wien Hans Hollein This office building for Raiffeisen International dynamically mirrors the serpentine curve of the street running along the edge of Stadtpark. More than 100 offices are accommodated in the elegant glass structure, whose sweeping façade is further accented by LED strip lighting.

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