Pichler & Traupmann Architekten

The first monograph by the renowned Viennese office Pichler & Traupmann Architekten is being published to mark the thirtieth anniversary of its founding. 49 projects are presented in seven chapters, each of wich centers on a key pair of terms crucial to the work. The focus of the sophisticated design philosophy is on the potential of the location in the field of tension between building practice and the desire to convey attitude, theory and conception through architecture. A detailed catalogue raisonné shows the multifaceted breath of the architects' œuvre.

How do you construct a building of motion? This book tells the genesis story of the innovative new headquarters of the Austrian Mobility Club in Vienna. A story with many protoganists and just as many fascinatin glimpses behind the scenes.