IKEA reveals plans for car-free store wrapped in greenery
More than 100 trees will adorn the gridded facade of IKEA's city-centre Vienna Westbahnhof store, which will have no car parking spaces. More
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OMA designs The Link department store and hotel in Vienna
OMA has won a competition to build The Link hotel and department store in Vienna, which will be topped by a series of public rooftop gardens. More
Isay Weinfeld high-rise puts Vienna UNESCO world heritage site under threat
Vienna's historic city centre has been put on UNESCO's danger list over plans for a high-rise development by Brazilian architect Isay Weinfeld, which is to include luxury apartments, a hotel and skating rink. More
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Erwin Wurm's Fat House installed outside baroque palace in Vienna
An "obese house" by Austrian sculptor Erwin Wurm has been installed on the lawn outside an 18th-century palace in Vienna. More
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"Crystalline" roof by Theo Hotz zigzags over Vienna Central Station
A+Awards: Swiss firm Theo Hotz Partner Architekten has created an undulating cover for platforms at Vienna's Central Station, which received an Architizer A+Award last year. More
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Kombinat designs kitchen-style workplace for Vienna apartment
This Vienna apartment, renovated by Slovenian architects Kombinat, features a hybrid living space with room for both cooking and working. More
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Sun-like disc of 8,000 Swarovski crystals installed at baroque Viennese palace
London design studio Fredrikson Stallard has brought its glimmering Prologue installation to Vienna's baroque Belvedere Palace. More
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Mischer'Traxler builds pendulum in a castle to slowly sculpt a single tabletop
A pendulum swinging back and forth for a week crafted the colourful recession in this table, designed by Austrian studio Mischer'Traxler as part of a residency at Schloss Hollenegg. More
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Viu eyewear creates gallery-like space for its Vienna flagship store
An old bookstore has been stripped back to its concrete foundations to create a minimal space for Swiss eyewear brand Viu's first store in Austria (+ slideshow). More
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Ai Weiwei creates lotus-like installation from refugee life jackets
Chinese artist Ai Weiwei has arranged 1,005 life jackets from refugees into the shape of lotus flowers for a floating installation in Vienna (+ slideshow). More
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Klaus Pichler goes behind the scenes of Vienna's Natural History Museum
Photo essay: a shark in a corridor and a toad seated on a filing cabinet are among the scenes found by Austrian photographer Klaus Pichler when he went backstage at the Natural History Museum Vienna (+ slideshow). More
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"Floating" extension to be built over roof of Vienna's Wien Museum
Austrian architects Winkler + Ruck Architekten and Ferdinand Certov have been selected to create a "floating" roof extension for Vienna's Wien Museum. More
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Stefan Sagmeister's The Happy Show moves to Vienna's MAK
Graphic designer Stefan Sagmeister's exhibition documenting his psychological and substance-related explorations into happiness has taken up residence at the MAK museum in Vienna (+ slideshow). More
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IFUB installs bespoke black steel fittings in 1930s Art Deco apartment renovation
Munich architecture studio IFUB has overhauled a 1930s apartment in Vienna, uncovering original details like parquet flooring and adding contemporary lighting and black steel fittings (+ slideshow). More
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Kneip creates miniature motorised sculptures from found objects
Vienna Design Week 2015: a hammer that persistently strikes a stone and a "breathing" vacuum-packed sponge are among the moving sculptures that Norwegian studio Kneip has installed at a Viennese workshop (+ movie). More
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Vienna Design Week to showcase specially commissioned projects
Dezeen promotion: Vienna Design Week takes place from 25 September to 4 October 2015, and will feature works commissioned especially for the show. More
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Neon Golden replicates swarm of fireflies with light installation
Austrian arts collective Neon Golden has created an immersive light installation that mimics the movements of fireflies (+ slideshow). More
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MVRDV plans skyscraper with a "curving waist" for Vienna
News: Rotterdam firm MVRDV has won a contest to design a new addition to the Vienna skyline by proposing a 110-metre tower with an "elegant, hourglass figure" that will reduce the impact of its shadow (+ slideshow). More
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Cladding panel falls off Zaha Hadid's Vienna library
News: parts of Zaha Hadid Architects' Library and Learning Centre in Vienna have been cordoned off after a piece of concrete cladding fell off. More
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PPAG Architects adds mirrored extension to restaurant in Vienna's Stadtpark
These four "finger-like" extensions to a Vienna restaurant, by PPAG Architects, feature mirrored walls that reflect the surrounding parkland, and windows that slide up above the roof (+ slideshow). More
