Neue Lernwelten - by Christian Kühn (Paperback)

Book Synopsis

Over the past fifteen years, Austria has seen the emergence of numerous educational buildings that provide fresh impulses for new learning environments beyond the traditional corridor school layout. This development is the result of joint efforts by stakeholders in pedagogy, architecture, and public administration to adapt learning spaces to contemporary educational approaches and to activate space as a "third teacher." This book presents 50 outstanding examples and, through essays and conversations, reflects on the contexts and conditions of their creation. It is aimed in particular at educators and architects who seek to create better learning environments and are looking for a shared foundation to do so.

Concept and texts by Christian Kühn, with contributions by Barbara Feller, Renate Hammer, Roman Höllbacher, Isabella Marboe, Astrid Meyer-Hainisch, Christian Peer, Romana Ring, Theresa Schleinitz, Carla Schwaderer, Karin Schwarz-Viechtbauer, and Nicola Weber

• Pioneering schools and kindergartens in Austria
• Standard reference on contemporary, participatory educational architecture
• Includes: The Charter for the Design of 21st-Century Educational Facilities as a practical foundation

About the Author

The ÖISS (Austrian Institute for School and Sports Facility Construction) is a foundation established by the federal government and all Austrian states. For more than 60 years, it has served as a center of expertise for the planning, construction, and operation of educational institutions as well as sports and physical education facilities in Austria.

Christian Kühn studied architecture at TU Wien and ETH Zurich. Since 2001, he has been Professor of Building Theory at TU Wien, with a focus on educational architecture. From 2008 to 2023, he served as Dean of Studies for Architecture and Building Science. He is an architecture critic for professional journals and daily newspapers and chairs the Austrian Advisory Council on Building Culture.