In October 2013, Europe’s currently largest new university building was inaugurated next to the Vienna Prater. The campus of the new Vienna University of Economics and Business (WU) comprises 6 buildings covering an area of 90,000 square metres as well as an intelligently designed open space conceived as a “walk-along park” with different stations. The core of this group of buildings designed by leading international architects is the Library and Learning Centre by Zaha Hadid.
Planned as a “green” building, the project is also to serve as a showcase of ecological and economic sustainability.

• Bauzeit: 2009-2013
• PlanerIn: Landschaftsarchitektur, BOA büro für offensive aleatorik
• Client: BIG, Projektgesellschaft Wirtschaftsuniversität Wien Neu GmbH
• Building type: Public places
• Reachability: U2 Messe-Prater, U2 Krieau
• Accessibility: The open-air zones are publicly accessible, while the restaurant/bar zones are accessible during business hours
• Foto: Christian Fürthner