TOP 10 Innovation Premieres at BIG Architecture 2025
Selected by architects at the Trade Show in Portorož The BIG Architecture Trade Show 2025 in Portorož (May 22–23) once again reaffirmed its purpose: to bring meaningful innovation closer to those who
Focus Austria: How Stöckler Gruber Architekten Transform a 1960s School into a Future-Oriented Space
The Volksschule Andelsbuch project largely preserves the existing building structure and, together with the kindergarten extension to the northeast, forms an ensemble of three above-ground volumes. The existing classrooms are particularly notable for
Focus Austria: Where Premium Optics Meet Playful Minds
The SWAROVSKI OPTIK MY Junior binoculars were designed by formquadrat and specifically tailored to the needs, proportions, and preferences of children—while staying true to the premium values and visual identity of SWAROVSKI
Focus Austria: Two Bridges Connecting Old and New – Training Pool Großfeldsiedlung in Vienna
The swimming facility in the Viennese Großfeldsiedlung – originally constructed in the early 1980s – has been partially refurbished and expanded to include a new indoor training pool for school and club sports.
Focus Austria: Porcelain Lighting with Feather-Light Precision
CERA PENDULA is in perfect balance between materiality and dissolution, between levitation and suspension, between aesthetics and function. Wafer-thin light breaks through an almost invisible membrane of hand-cast porcelain, reduced to fragility, into
WA Awards 51st Cycle is open and accepting entries
Register and send your projects to WA Awards 10+5+X 51st Cycle before 18 July 2025 and become internationally recognized WA Awards 10+5+X 51st Cycle: Deadline: 18 July 2025 The 51st Cycle of the WA Awards 10+5+X
Focus Austria: LES, A Radical Clarity in Light
At the core of LES, a lens-based luminaire, lies a bold design ethos: nothing to hide. Conceived as the centerpiece of a modular indoor lighting system, LES reveals what is usually concealed
Focus Austria: Just Black, A System That Fits the Architecture
JUST BLACK emerges as a sleek black line seamlessly connecting delicate architectural lighting. This hyper-miniaturised track harmonises form and function within a system that seamlessly blends beauty and precision. With this family,
Focus Austria: Designing Friendly Tech for Everyday Creators
KISKA designed the Elgato Neo range to feel less like intimidating tech and more “desk-friendly”. The idea was simple: create tools that are easy to use, easy on the eyes, and genuinely enjoyable
The fourth big force: climate change
One of the world's pre-eminent financiers explains why a more pragmatic approach is needed in designing climate solutions. I believe that there are five big, interrelated forces that are driving, and always
Focus Austria: Vagabund, Redefining the Ride
The CE02 conversion by Vagabund is not just a custom bike — it’s a complete design study that reinterprets how personal mobility can be communicated and experienced. Starting with BMW’s electric two-wheeler as
Focus Austria: Philip Lutz from Ludescher + Lutz Architekten on Creating Community and Timelessness in the Posthus Architecture
Viewed from the outside, the Bregenzerwald still presents a cohesive landscape of meadows and forests, in which the small-scale, disciplined settlement areas stand out. At the same time, the urbanity and craftsmanship