This is the first volume of a three-volume series reflecting
the topics and projects developed within studio díazmoreno garcíagrinda, directed by Cristina Díaz Moreno and Efrén García
Grinda at the Institute of Architecture at the University of Applied Arts Vienna, between 2019–2024.
In the academic
year 2022/2023 and in the course of the lecture Architekturentwurf, studio díazmoreno garcíagrinda was dealing with the area
of the Vienna railway station Westbahnhof. The development of the program and the processing during the two semesters with
nuanced approaches and goals took place in coordination and collaboration with the Vienna City Planning Department. The project
was also accompanied by numerous external experts who could bring in different perspectives onto the site.
The
variety of different aspects of this area have already played a central role in the methodological approach. The task was
not primarily issued with the aim of developing a quasi-finished project. Rather, the students should work on developing a
kind of urban, architectural language for the area under the guidance and support of the professors and the studio team. This
framework is reflected in the fact that the project topic is entitled as "A Glossary of Possible Urban Futures for Westbahnhof."
Similar to the sequence of terms in a dictionary, the different aspects were each developed under a word to be defined.
studio díazmoreno garcíagrinda (Cristina Díaz Moreno & Efrén García Grinda), Institute
of Architecture, University of Applied Arts Vienna
All volumes of the series:
Volume 1:
A
Glossary of Possible Urban Futures for Westbahnhof (2023)
Volume 2:
An
Atlas of Future Hopes and Ideas – For European Slums (2024)
Volume 3:
A
Compendium of Alternative Worlds from Studio Díazmoreno Garcíagrinda (2024)
