Visit by the Chinese consul general
Last Thursday, Rector Klaus Näscher and the International Office team of the University of Liechtenstein received their first visit from Liang Jianquan, consul general of the People’s Republic of China. more...

“On the Make” with Cabaret Voltaire

Following lectures held by the Bosnian-French artist Bojan Šarčević and the Graubünden publisher Dino Simonett, Philipp Meier of Cabaret Voltaire and the !Mediengruppe Bitnik will be the guest speakers in the “On the Make” lecture series on Wednesday, 16 May 2012.

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Conference on spatial culture and identity

On 20 and 21 April 2012, in the scope of the «Spatial Culture and Identity» conference, international experts such as Martin Heller and Angelus Eisinger will be illustrating the interaction between identity and spatial culture.

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«On the Make» with Dino Simonett
In the scope of the «On the Make» lecture series of the Institute of Architecture and Planning, the artist and publisher Dino Simonett will be visiting the University of Liechtenstein on 18 April 2012.
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Discover, experience, enquire

With its trial day, the Institute of Architecture and Planning at the University of Liechtenstein offers high-school students interested in a degree programme in Architecture practice-oriented insight into the Bachelor’s degree programme in Architecture on 18 April 2012, from 9.00 a.m. to 4.30 p.m.

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On the Make

Opening of the architecture lecture series at the University of Liechtenstein with Bojan Šarčević: Parallel to his exhibition in the Kunstmuseum Liechtenstein entitled «A Curious Contortion in the Method of Progress» the Bosnian-French artist will be holding a lecture at the University of Liechtenstein on 28 March 2012.

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Information Day «Studies with prospects»
On Saturday, 17 March 2012, from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m., the University of Liechtenstein campus will open to the public and provide information about the opportunities on offer in connection with Bachelor’s and Master’s degree programmes and the continuing education programme. more...

Public final presentations and semester exhibition on architecture
The Institute of Architecture and Planning invites to the public final presentations at the University of Liechtenstein on 8 and 9 February 2012 . The vernissage of the semester exhibition on architecture «Print Scrn – snapshots», including an awards ceremony, will be held in the foyer on 9 February 2012 at 7.00 p.m. more...

Good town planning – for everyone’s benefit!
On 31 January 2012, the Institute of Architecture and Planning, together with the Principality of Liechtenstein’s government, invites you to a discussion on sustainable town planning and building designs at the University of Liechtenstein in the scope of the Vision 2020 series. more...

Collaboration in architecture
Public lecture series at the Institute of Architecture and Planning: In the scope of the lecture series on architecture entitled “Collaboration in Architecture”, two lectures will be held in January 2012. On 11 and 18 January 2012, respectively, Klaus Bollinger and Brian Cody will speak on the topics of structural design and energy. more...

2012 architecture trial day
Offer for high-school students interested in a degree programme in Architecture: With its trial day, the Institute of Architecture and Planning at the University of Liechtenstein offers interested parties practice-oriented insight into the Bachelor’s degree programme in Architecture on 18 January 2012, from 9.00 a.m. to 4.30 p.m.
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Architecture yearbook and 2011 compact projects
On 14 December 2011, the Institute of Architecture and Planning will present two publications, looking back on the creative year 2011. The presentations will be held after Anton Falkeis’s lecture, at around 7.15 p.m.
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Lecture series on architecture
Public lectures at In the 2011/2012 winter semester, the Institute of Architecture and Planning of the University of Liechtenstein again offers lectures on architecture for interested parties. On 14 December 2011, architect and university professor Anton Falkeis will be giving a lecture from the series entitled “Collaboration in Architecture”.
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Vorarlberger Holzbaupreis 2011
The exhibition for the renowned Vorarlberger Holzbaupreis (timber construction prize), also including projects from Liechtenstein, will be housed in the foyer of the University of Liechtenstein for one month. The vernissage will be held on 7 December 2011.
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Kick-off event for the project uniGO
On the way to a «Green Organization» the University of Liechtenstein startes the research project uniGO. The Institute of Architecture and Planning and the Institute of Information Systems would like to invite all university employees and students to participate in a discussion on the topic of sustainable organizations in relation to our university. more...

Brunel Award for design by Conradin Clavuot
At the 11th international Brunel Awards Ceremony for outstanding railway design and architecture, the SBB project Chur station was honoured, a design by the ETH-qualified architect Conradin Clavuot from Chur, visiting professor at the Institute of Architecture and Planning of the University of Liechtenstein.
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“I have a dream” special exhibition
“AL Magazine” is celebrating the release of its 10th edition with a review: On Wednesday, 26 October 2011, the Institute of Architecture and Planning invites to a vernissage in the foyer of the University of Liechtenstein. A retrospective will be honouring AL Magazine’s 10 editions, including the original illustrations. more...

Timber-hybrid tower block: would-be architects at the University of Liechtenstein develop innovative concepts
From September 2011, an eight-storey LifeCycle Tower (LCT) will be erected in Dornbirn, Austria. What is special about LCT One? The hybrid tower block consists mostly of wood. The project architect is Hermann Kaufmann; the client is a subsidiary of a Vorarlberg construction company. The flexibility of the LCT system is illustrated in sketches by architecture students at the University of Liechtenstein, supervised by Professor Dietrich Schwarz. They have come up with some highly creative solutions for the living and working spaces of the future.

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New publications by Professor Peter Droege
Professor Peter Droege has in 2011 three new book chapters released in important intenational publications more...

Professor Peter Droege is the new President of EUROSOLAR

The European Delegates' Assembly named Prof Peter Droege President of EUROSOLAR on 2 April 2011. The German Section of EUROSOLAR had nominated him. From among the Assembly delegates nine Vice-Presidents were elected.
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New book by Visiting Professor Peter Staub

Mediating Architecture (Peter Staub & Theo Lorenz ed.): The book explores the architect’s shift from being a mere designer and builder to acting as a mediator within a much larger network of expertise.
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Peter Droege at Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change
The Intergovernmental Planel on Climate Change – IPCC – Working Group III - Mitigation of Climate Change (WG III) has appointed Peter Droege Contrbuting Author, Special Report on on Renewable Energy Sources and Climate Change Mitigation, 2011.

Lecture of Professor Peter Droege at the 2010 MFI Kelvin in Bregenz
Professor Peter Droege delivered on 23 October 2010 in Bregenz the 2010 MFI Kelvin Lecture, organised by the UK based Institution of Enginnering and Technology (IET) and the Michael Faraday Institution, Munich, lecturing on Sustainable Development and Responsible Investing with a focus on the future of cities. The MFI Kelvin Lecture is sponsored by the MFI Foundation and named after Scottish mathematician and physicist, Lord William Thomson Kelvin (1824-1907). Prof Droege received an honorary membership with the IET. He recently also became a Life Member of the Beijing headquartered International Society for Digital Earth (ISDE).

Graduation ceremony
The graduation ceremony takes place on Friday 30 October 2010 at 18:00 in the “Mehrzweckhalle” at Hochschule Liechtenstein, Vaduz. Diplomas will be awarded to graduates of the Bachelor and Master programmes. more...

Visiting Professor Peter Staub published in “Archithese”
(Niggli publishers, issue 5.2010)

The article “The mediated city” explores the correlation between techniques used to represent the imagined city and the experience of the city itself, specifically focussing on the transformation of the urban panorama from an art form to an entertaining marketing tool at World Exhibitions in the late 19th Century.

Climate Design - Edited by Peter Droege and AECOM
Reporting the Hong Kong release of Climate Design, a book  that explores the current paradigm shift towards deep sustainability and how new thinking can convert investments in urban infrastructure, land use, and development into resilient and enduring support systems for greater human prosperity and environmental regeneration.
This official Hong Kong 14 September 2010 launch has been held in Asia’s leading world city and business capital, in collaboration with the CSR Asia Summit 2010 Networking Reception.
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LISDAR is over

Dokonara 2010
From Monday 13. 9. until Wednesday 15. 9. doctoral candidates and professors from universities in Hamburg, Darmstadt, Innsbruck and Kassel are meeting at our university to discuss PhD dissertations and research methods in sustainable urban development. The event is hosted by Professor Peter Droege, Professor for Sustainable Spatial Development. more...

Doctoral Studies Architecture and Space Development

At the University of Liechtenstein researchers with a Masters degree or equivalent and excellent records, can scientifically investigate subjects within the R&D frame of the university as part of their Doctoral Studies over several years, thus creating a basis for a scientific career. More ...

Alpine-wide Architecture Award for Sustainable Design and Renovation
The Government of the Principality of Liechtenstein praises a "Constructive - Liechtenstein Award for Sustainable Design and Renovation" – an Architecture Prize of 50,000 Euro. With this price, the government of Liechtenstein draw an arc across national borders and raise awareness for a responsible and sustainable construction in the common living Alps. more...

Professor Peter Droege invited to the “Sustainable Urban Development” Conference
The Swiss Embassy in London invited Professor Peter Droege as expert contributor in its conference on “Sustainable Urban Development”, to be held on 17 June 2010 at the A Foundation in London.
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Peter Droege served in Selection Committee of the UAE's Future Energy Prize
Professor Peter Droege served this year again on the Selection Committee of the UAE's prestigious 1.5 million USD Future Energy Prize.
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