Endowed Professorship for Visionary Forms of Cities

The endowed professorship (Endowed chair “City Culture and Open Space“) financed from 2015 to 2018 by the City of Vienna, was installed within the study programs of the Academy of Fine Arts Vienna. It had the objective to artistically, radically and poetically bring forward the debate on the city and architecture. The object of study was the city. The teaching and research beholden with the endowed professorship focused on the formulation of radical and visionary concepts regarding urban space. A further goal was to intensify the exchange of ideas and knowledge transfer between the city of Vienna and the Institute for Art and Architecture.

Since 2015 the chair was held by:

Sandra Bartoli (2017/18)
Tom Avermaete (2016/17)
Nic Clear (2015/16)

Roland Rainer Visiting Chair

Roland Rainer Visiting Chair, financed by the City of Vienna, was installed from 2009 to 2015 within the study programs of the Academy of Fine Arts Vienna. The chair was dedicated to two main areas of education and research: Investigating and defining the notion of habitat in order to promote the understanding of intricate relations between urban culture and dwelling, as well as developing urban visions, which address issues of contemporary society and contribute to position architecture and urban planning within a wider political, economic and ecological framework.

Since 2009 the chair was held by:

Hannes Mayer (2014/15)
Stefan Bendiks & Aglaée Degros (2013/14)
Bernd Vlay (2012/13)
Hermann Czech (2011/12)
Luis Feduchi (2010/11)
Peter Trummer (2009/10)