CERCLE DIPLOMATIQUE - issue 03/2023
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CD is an independent and impartial magazine and is the medium of communication between foreign representatives of international and UN-organisations based in Vienna and the Austrian political classes, business, culture and tourism. CD features up-to-date information about and for the diplomatic corps, international organisations, society, politics, business, tourism, fashion and culture. Furthermore CD introduces the new ambassadors in Austria and informs about designations, awards and top-events. Interviews with leading personalities, country reports from all over the world and the presentation of Austria as a host country complement the wide range oft he magazine.
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SAVOIR VIVRE ART FOR<br />
ARCHITECTURE<br />
Otto Wagners ikonische Postsparkasse.<br />
„Perspectiva Practica“,<br />
Universität Graz.. Otto<br />
Wagner‘s Iconic Postal Savings<br />
Bank. “Perspectiva Practica“,<br />
University of Graz.<br />
INFO:<br />
„Das Besondere an unseren Projekten ist<br />
bestimmt der enge Dialog zwischen Kunst und<br />
Architektur.“<br />
“What makes our projects special is the close dialogue<br />
between art and architecture.“<br />
Regina Barta<br />
Leiterin und Projektkoordinatorin BIG ART |<br />
Head and Project Coordinator BIG ART<br />
tention. They must be preserved and adapted to<br />
modern standards – above all, they need to be put<br />
to meaningful use,” summarises Hans-Peter<br />
Weiss, CEO of BIG.<br />
The latest example is the iconic Postsparkasse<br />
building designed by Otto Wagner. Erected between<br />
1904 and 1912 as one of the last buildings on Vienna’s<br />
Ringstrasse boulevard, the structure, featuring the<br />
famous angel sculptures on its roof, is one of the<br />
most significant examples of Viennese Art Nouveau.<br />
Until 2017, it served as the main office for Bawag<br />
P.S.K. Bank, and following extensive renovations by<br />
BIG, the historic building now houses various university<br />
and scientific institutions. “The Postsparkasse<br />
is the focal point of the new Research Mile which<br />
stretches from the locations of the University of Applied<br />
Arts Vienna along the Vienna River to the<br />
Campus Akademie on Bäckerstrasse,” adds Weiss.<br />
The University of Applied Arts Vienna and the Austrian<br />
Academy of Sciences are the largest tenants in<br />
the Postsparkasse building, complemented by other<br />
heavyweight institutions of Austrian research, such<br />
as the Ludwig Boltzmann Institute for Research on<br />
the Consequences of War or the Austrian Science<br />
Fund (FWF). “What’s unique about Campus Akademie<br />
is that one of the oldest university sites in the<br />
world has undergone a metamorphosis into a cutting-edge<br />
urban campus, revitalising a once-sleepy<br />
district in Vienna’s city centre.” Hans-Peter Weiss<br />
expresses his delight in the exemplary restoration of<br />
the historical buildings. “The iconic Postsparkasse<br />
building is transforming into a vibrant hub for art,<br />
science and the public!”<br />
In many ways, BIG plays a significant role in<br />
Austria’s art and cultural landscape, ensuring not<br />
only exciting contributions from contemporary art<br />
but also the contemporary use and public access to<br />
the architectural heritage of the Republic.<br />
PHOTOS: DAVID SCHREYER (2)<br />
Foto: © www.pphilipp.com<br />
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