A Glossary of Possible Urban Futures for Westbahnhof

This is the first volume of a three-volume series reflecting the topics and projects developed within studio díazmoreno garcíagrinda, directed by Cristina Díaz Moreno and Efrén García Grinda at the Institute of Architecture at the University of Applied Arts Vienna, between 2019–2024.

In the academic year 2022/2023 and in the course of the lecture Architekturentwurf, studio díazmoreno garcíagrinda was dealing with the area of the Vienna railway station Westbahnhof. The development of the program and the processing during the two semesters with nuanced approaches and goals took place in coordination and collaboration with the Vienna City Planning Department. The project was also accompanied by numerous external experts who could bring in different perspectives onto the site.

The variety of different aspects of this area have already played a central role in the methodological approach. The task was not primarily issued with the aim of developing a quasi-finished project. Rather, the students should work on developing a kind of urban, architectural language for the area under the guidance and support of the professors and the studio team. This framework is reflected in the fact that the project topic is entitled as "A Glossary of Possible Urban Futures for Westbahnhof."
Similar to the sequence of terms in a dictionary, the different aspects were each developed under a word to be defined.