Verena Konrad – författare

The book as an imaginary space – space as an infinite book whose pages are to be stripped off: The project Claudia Larcher – Rooms, by the Viennese artist born in Bregenz in 1979, unfurls the multilayered space-time realities generated in her works. Larcher’s photographs, collages, video animations, (textile) objects and installations make spatial boundaries elastic; space continua find themselves stretched into infinity or compressed into an origin, shifted into each other or resampled. In a single act of appropriation, images of architecture, landscapes, nature, and even skin are used like found footage material in order to reconceptualize the surfaces and structures of what is real. The book visualizes the works of the artist in numerous image sequences.

Architektur und Baukultur in Vorarlberg erfahren international große Wertschätzung. Besonders ihr ökologischer Anspruch und ihre kulturelle Wirkung setzen Maßstäbe. Dieses Buch versammelt architektonische Positionen und die spannendsten Gebäude aus den Jahren seit 2 . Es gibt einen umfassenden Überblick über die Fortführung einer Entwicklung, die ab den 9 er- Jahren in Vorarlberg eingesetzt hat. Dokumentiert werden 5 herausragende Projekte – von Dornbirn bis ins Montafon und vom Bregenzerwald bis ins Rheintal. Die Vielfalt der Typologien reicht dabei vom Biomasseheizwerk zur Bergkapelle und vom geförderten Wohnungsbau zur Schule in Holzbauweise. Essays beleuchten die Hintergründe der Vorarlberger Baukultur.

The architecture and building culture of Vorarlberg have long been held in high regard, both within Austria and beyond. This book showcases the most exciting buildings and architectural trends in the region since 2000. Through their work, editors Sandra Hofmeister and Verena Konrad provide readers with an in-depth overview of contemporary architecture in Austria's westernmost province, offering a glimpse into the world of architectural design. A total of 50 exceptional projects, spanning locations from Dornbirn to Montafon and the Bregenzerwald to the Rhine Valley, are presented through a combination of texts, photographs, and plans. The typological diversity ranges from biomass heating plants and mountain chapels to social housing and schools constructed from timber.