March 14th, 2008

Cities in Motion – Bucharest

Cities in Motion is a design investigation spanning two semesters, organized by the platform Geography, Landscape and Cities (GLC) at the Academy of Fine Arts in Vienna. The aim of the investigation is to better understand the relationship between urban form, mobility and projects on an urban or architectural scale. Do such projects to which we referred as “prototypes” reflect the larger context they are situated in, or inversely can they affect this context by means of a kind of urban acupuncture?

The first studio, the subject of this report, dealt with Centrope, a large region including portions of four different nation states and the cities Vienna, Bratislava, Brünn and Györ among others. The second studio was situated in Bucharest and dealt with the scale of a large city. Each studio was working with an external advisor. In the case of Centrope this was Prof. Jeff Kenworthy, an expert on issues of mobility and author of the most concise assessment of the consequences of car dependency. In Bukarest, the studio was working with Anna Rose of Space Syntax, a London based company specialized in the assessment of spatial accessibility.

Projects

Architecture

Herrliberg-Feldmeilen station, 2020 –
Current state: framework plan

Haus Myrte, Wädenswil, 2022 –
Current phase: tender

House Renovation, Geneva, 2021 –
Current phase: ongoing

Airport Engadin, St. Moritz, 2020 –
Current phase: construction project

Cooperative Housing, Wetzikon, 2020 –
Current phase: tender

Fabrik.sg, 2020 –
Current phase: Project phases design to operation

ZHA, Boulevard, Hönggerberg Campus, 2020 –
Current state: ongoing (with Studio Vulkan)

Wilhelmsburg Rowing Club, 2020 –
Current phase: execution planning

Primary School Christoph Merian, Basel, 2019 –
Current phase: construction project

Station Square and Roof, Herisau 2015 –
Current phase: tender

MEWA-Areal, Wädenswil, 2018 –
Transformation Project from the former industrial estate to the mixed-use development with housing
Current phase: framework plan

Viererfeld, Bern, 2018 –
Housing
Current phase: on hold

Urban Design

Bahnhof Romanshorn, 2022 –
Current state: study (with Sudio Vulkan)

Kaserne Aarau, 2022 –
Current state: urban framework

Areale Wittenbach, 2022 –
Current state: urban design commission

Stiftungsareal Neumünster, 2022 –
Current state: study

Kieler Schloss, 2022 –
Current state: Public think tank on usage and architecture

Campus Heidelberg, 2021 –
Current state: Masterplan process, in-depth studies

Otterbach Süd, 2020 –
Current state: urban framework plan

Innovation Park Bergedorf, 2020 –
Current state: urban framework

Station Area Dietikon, 2019 –
Current state: urban framework plan

Campus Bochum, 2018 –
Current state: project support

Metalli, Zug, 2017 –
Current state: project support

Bahnstadt Nürtingen, 2017 –
Current state: project support

Areal Neugasse Zürich, 2016 –
Current state: completion of master plan, public consultation

Elbinselquartier Wilhelmsburg, Hamburg, 2015 –
Current state: project support

Tech Cluster Zug, 2015 –
Current state: transformation plan

Station Herisau, 2013 –
Current state: areal development

KNZ Wil West, Thurgau / St. Gallen, 2011 –
Current state: project support

Urban System Research

Metaverse, 2022 –
Current state: ongoing

Entwicklungskonzept Würzenbach, 2022 –
Current state: ongoing

ESP Hochdorf, 2021 –
Current state: spatial-urban as well as use- and circular-based development concept

Deep Urbanism, 2021 –
Current state: ongoing

cividi gmbh – civic data intelligence, 2019 –
Digital tools for the analogue city
Current state: ongoing

Cities in Motion – Bucharest

Projects

Riga, Latvia - 2022

Riga Port City

Zug, Switzerland - 2021

Areal Kirschloh

Tübingen, Germany - 2022

The Mühlbach Bridges

Hamburg, Germany - 2021

Hamburg Main Station

Bülach, Switzerland - 2021

Sonnenhof Bülach

Zug, Switzerland - 2015-2022

Mobility Hub Zug Nord

Herrliberg-Feldmeilen, Switzerland - 2020

Herrliberg-Feldmeilen Station

Hamburg, Germany - 2020 -

Wilhelmsburg Rowing Club

Zürich, Switzerland - 2020 -

Boulevard, ETH Hönggerberg

Zürich, Switzerland - 2020

Deep Urbanism

Otterbach, Switzerland/Germany - 2020 -

Forest Archipelago

Dietikon, Switzerland - 2019 -

Station Area Dietikon

Bochum, Germany - 2019 -

Campus Bochum

Zug, Switzerland - 2020

Office Renovation, Zug

Pluggendorf, Germany - 2020

Klosterareal Pluggendorf

Zürich, Switzerland - 2021

The Industrious City

Wetzikon, Switzerland - 2020 -

MORGENTALQUARTIER

Basel, Switzerland - 2018 - 2020

Station Area Basel SBB

Samedan, Switzerland - 2018 -

Airport Engadin

Basel, Switzerland - 2019 -

Primary School C. Merian

Pratteln, Switzerland - 2018 -

Salinenhofquartier

Hamburg, Germany - 2016 -

Elbinselquartier Wilhelmsburg

Zürich, Switzerland - 2020

Switzerland

Hamburg, Germany - 2015 -

Hafencity Elbbrücken

Wädenswil, Switzerland - 2018 -

MEWA-Areal Wädenswil

Herisau, Switzerland - 2015 -

Herisau Station Square

Heidelberg, Germany - 2021

Bahnstadt C2, Heidelberg

Lucerne, Switzerland - 2020

Bundesstrasse 5, Lucerne

Zug, Switzerland - 2017, 2019 -

Metalli-Areal, Zug

Zürich, Switzerland - 2020

The Seefelder

Bern, Switzerland - 2018 -

Viererfeld

Nürtingen, Germany - 2017 -

Bahnstadt Nürtingen

Weggis, Switzerland - 2020

Valley and Mountain Station Rigi

Wil, Switzerland - 2011 -

Wil West

Zug, Switzerland - 2013 -

Tech Cluster Zug

Zürich, Switzerland - 2019

Greenhouse, ETH Hönggerberg

Dübendorf, Switzerland - 2014

Swiss National Innovation Park

Emmenbrücke, Switzerland - 2019

Kanzlei-Kreisel, Emmenbrücke

Hamburg, Germany - 2019

Beiersdorf Werk 1