Kulturzone Schlosspark is a teaching and research project of the Department of Digital Architecture and Planning at TU Wien.
The project focuses on the Kulturzone, or Barocke Nordzone, around the Orangerie, as designated in the Masterplan Schlosspark 2045. During the Summer Semester 2026, architecture students explored how this area could become more accessible and adaptable for a wider range of cultural uses as part of the design studio Design for Adaptation 1 .
Based on research, site analyses, surveys and conversations with local stakeholders, students developed a range of future scenarios and spatial concepts for the further development of the Kulturzone.
Participation
Collaboration with Steyr’s cultural scene is a central component of the project. Through surveys, interviews and shared events, the experiences, ideas and perspectives of local cultural actors directly inform the project work.
The Project Team
Collaboration with Steyr’s cultural community is a central component of the project. Through surveys, interviews and joint events, the experiences, ideas and perspectives of local cultural actors directly inform the design process.
Univ. Ass.in Dipl. Ing.in Stefanie Tischberger
Stefanie Tischberger researches and teaches at the Department of Digital Architecture and Planning at TU Wien. Her work is situated at the intersection of architecture, landscape architecture and spatial planning, with a particular interest in how data-based and participatory methods can help architecture and planning respond to ecological and societal change and support sustainable transformation processes. Alongside her academic work, she has been actively involved in the cultural association Grünland in Steyr for many years. The Kulturzone Schlosspark project grew out of the connection between these two fields.
Univ. Prof. Michael U. Hensel, PhD
Michael U. Hensel is a registered architect, Head of the Department of Digital Architecture and Planning, and Director of the Competence Center for AI in Architecture, Planning and Environment at TU Wien. He is a partner at OCEAN Architecture | Environment (www.ocean-a-e.com) and editor of the Springer Nature book series “Designing Environments” (https://link.springer.com/series/16632). His work in research and practice focuses on the intersection of architecture, landscape architecture, urban planning and design, geosciences, ecology, and computational design. His primary contributions include performance-oriented design, the systems-oriented integration of architecture, city and environment, and the ECO GEO Cities Framework.
Dipl. Ing. Dr. Wolfgang E. Lorenz
Wolfgang E. Lorenz researches and teaches at TU Wien on digital methods in architecture and spatial planning, with a focus on fractal geometry in architecture, perceptual quality, and the algorithmic design of complex buildings. His work combines architecture, programming, and data-based methods for the analysis, classification, and design of architectural complexity. He studied architecture at TU Wien and completed his doctoral thesis on “Fractal-like Architecture – Classification and Measurability.” Since 2008, he has been a member of the Department of Digital Architecture and Planning (DAP). He develops software and web applications and works on research projects in digital planning methods and simulation-based architecture.
Privatdozent Dipl. Ing. Dr. Gabriel Wurzer
Gabriel Wurzer works at TU Wien on AI for Architecture, Planning, and Environment as well as on hospital simulation. In addition, he supports several international conferences through his publication system “ProceeDings.”
Project Lead
Digital Architecture and Planning (DAP)
TU Wien (Vienna University of Technology)
Karlsplatz 13
1040 Vienna