Category: Articles
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Has Digitalisation Not Been Given Enough Attention in Planning?
ChatGPT triggered a highly emotional debate on the topic of artificial intelligence, its opportunities and risks and digitalisation in general. Addressing the topic was long overdue and particularly necessary in urban planning: For too long, developments were ignored, rejected or slept through, while tech companies began to acquire planners’ skills in the shadow of “smart…
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Study: How Youth Culture Shaped Urban Space in Vienna During the Pandemic
How did the pandemic change our urban spaces, and how sustainable was this development? The study investigates which places were frequented by young people during the COVID-19 measures in Vienna and how they were used and adapted for informal cultural and artistic activities. Using an online questionnaire or citizen engagement platform that also allowed geo-referenced…
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Recent Publications
We used the past months to publish some of our current research topics and results that deal with the effects and chances of the digital transformation, the transport and energy transition on urban and regional development. They all have the application of digital tools in common – for example digital twins – as well as…
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Book: SimLab – departure to new worlds
New book release: „departure to new worlds“ is an illustrated book providing an overview about SimLab’s recent scientific activities with the emphasis on planning and complexity, energy and environment, teaching, 3D virtual realities and how to use them to enhance civic engagement in planning processes. It was published in the framework of SimLab at TU Wien. The book is…
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In Conversation with Cuno Brullmann
Cuno Brullmann’s architectural work is widely recognized and covers extensive ground ranging from housing, museums, car parks, office buildings to hospitals. The french architect with swiss roots was professor for housing and design at Vienna University of Technology for almost 20 years and influenced hundreds of students. He recently retired from his professorship. On this occasion Brullmann…
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Skater, Data and the City
GPS Tracking and Geo-Tagging of Street Skateboarders and Traceurs in Paris and London (submitted March 2014) This study aims to investigate the informal, temporary usage of space based on two sub-cultures. Skateborading and parcour are acitivities which are direct performed in relation to architecture and urban space. Both activities are a run across terrains with mementary…
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Willis Tower’s glazed floor cracks. How reasonable is the fear of breaking through?
Scary News: The glazed platform of Willis Tower (formerly Sears Tower) in Chicago, 103 stories up, on top of one of the tallest skyscrapers suddenly cracked under the feet of a family. The news went viral although only the thin protective layer of the glazed platform was affected, not the supporting panels. But are glazed floors more…
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“Dembski’s Heterotopia”: Project “Sept Ans de Bonheur” published in the current issue of “Skin”
The architecture magazine “Skin” (Architektur und Bauforum) reports on the project “Sept Ans de Bonheur” (in German). Available at the newsagent’s or via the following link: Architektur und Bauform – Skin.
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SimLab
Booklet for SimLab at Vienna University of Technology: SimLab is an interdisciplinary research centre located at Vienna University of Technology, dealing with geospatial methods and other digital technologies for space and the built environment and incorporating computer-based visualization and modeling as substantial resources for planning and design processes. A key feature of the centre is the…
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Book: Prayer – 祈福
by Shih and Fabian Dembski Illustrations, plans and sketches describing the project “Prayer – 祈福” (centennial of Republic of China / Taiwan). (2011) 30 x 30 cm, offset-print on art paper, hardcover texts in German and partly in Chinese limited edition of 50 pcs. € 70,- (+ shipping costs) information and order per e-mail only…
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