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Institute of Architecture and Planning
Fürst-Franz-Josef-Strasse
9490 Vaduz
Liechtenstein

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Institute of Architecture and Planning
The study programmes at the University of Liechtenstein are structured according to the multi-tier Bachelor’s – Master’s – PhD system recognized worldwide. The Bachelor’s programme leads to a first professional qualification obtained from a university, whereas the Master’s programme provides in-depth study and specialization.  A doctorate degree can be earned in the third stage of a degree programme.  

> Bachelor of Science in Architecture
> Master of Science in Architecture
> Doctoral degree programme in Architecture and Planning

The university aspires to develop the personality, creativity and expressiveness of its students.  To this end, students should be taught practical skills while boosting their critical rationality and rousing their enthusiasm for a career in architecture. 
The Bachelor’s degree programme is offered by the Institute of Architecture and Planning. Graduate programmes are offered by the Graduate School in cooperation with the institute. 


Welcoming address from the head of the institute, Architekt DI MArch Hugo Dworzak
Events
Architecture Symposium: 5 plus 5 of 5 from Liechtenstein (Symposium)
22.05.2013, Wed 13.30 - 18.30 h
Five former teachers and five alumni of the last five decades will present their architectural credos and teaching methods. We can expect a journey through changes in architecture and society, styles... more...
Berufspraxis Präsentation (Miscellaneous)
23.05.2013, Do 14.00 - 17.00 Uhr
Grünes Sitzungzimmer der Universität Liechtenstein
Die Architektur-Studierenden präsentieren ihre Berufspraxis vor einem Gremium, die dieses bewertet. more...
Liechtenstein Congress 2013 (Symposium)
06. - 07.06.2013, 9.00 -17.30 Uhr
im Auditorium der Universität Liechtenstein
This event with the very best experts from the region and around the world is dedicated to sustainable architecture and planning, property and infrastructure development. more... 
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News
The Institute of Architecture and Planning celebrates its 50th anniversary
Personal testimonies spanning five decades: The University of Liechtenstein’s Institute of Architecture and Planning is celebrating its 50th anniversary this year. To mark the occasion, the “5 plus 5 of 5 from Liechtenstein” Architecture Symposium will be held on 22 May 2013, at 1.30 p.m. more...
(15.05.2013)
Aga Khan Award nomination for Bernardo Bader
The Aga Khan Award for Architecture, endowed with 1 million dollars in prize money, is presented every three years to projects which set new standards in architecture, planning practices, monument preservation and landscape architecture. For the 2013 cycle, Bernardo Bader’s design for an Islamic cemetery in Vorarlberg is among the 20 nominations.

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(08.05.2013)
Research prize for junior researchers
In 2011, to mark the 50-year anniversary, the government of the Principality of Liechtenstein announced the introduction of an annual prize to promote research work at the University of Liechtenstein. Applications for the second year can be submitted by 30 June 2013. more...
(06.05.2013)
Photo exhibition: architectural photography
On 8 May 2013, the Institute of Architecture and Planning is hosting a vernissage for the “Architectural photography” photo exhibition at the University of Liechtenstein. A project by the photographer Eddy Risch together with architecture students.

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(03.05.2013)
Liechtenstein in a time of change
At the Liechtenstein Congress for Sustainable Development and Responsible Investing in June 2013, the topic of sustainability in development will be to the fore. Liechtenstein is thus building on the future and taking the lead in international and regional sustainability initiatives. more...
(19.04.2013)
Doctoral degrees and awards
On Friday, 12 April 2013, in the scope of the 2013 graduation ceremony at the University of Liechtenstein, two doctoral degrees were awarded, and graduates from Liechtenstein, Austria, Germany and Switzerland were presented with awards for their extraordinary achievements. more...
(15.04.2013)
Architecture excursion bazar
On 27 March 2013, 147 architecture students from 11 studios presented the results of their semester-excursions to cities like New York, Paris, Rome, Lisbon or Amsterdam in the foyer of the University of Liechtenstein. Impressionen...
(08.04.2013)
Building boom and planning in Liechtenstein
In an expert interview with the Liechtensteiner Vaterland magazine bauen+wohnen, Professor Peter Droege, who holds the Chair for Sustainable Spatial Development at the University of Liechtenstein, discusses the topics of planning, traffic and population growth. To the article ...
(04.04.2013)
Formal graduation ceremony
Currently, around 65 students from the Bachelor’s, Master’s and doctoral degree programmes are completing their studies at the University of Liechtenstein. In addition, around 20 students have successfully completed a programme in the area of continuing education.
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(26.03.2013)
WU alumni come to visit Vaduz
On 21 March, the University of Liechtenstein welcomed alumni of the Vienna University of Economics and Business to the Vaduz campus: the visitors comprised the Vorarlberg and Liechtenstein hubs of the WU Alumni Club. more...
(22.03.2013)
2013 architecture trial day
The trial day offered by the Institute of Architecture and Planning on 10 April 2013 provides interested parties with the opportunity to gain insights into the Bachelor’s degree programme in Architecture, and to learn more about the basic principles of design and construction by taking part in a small project. more...
(14.03.2013)
Colombia’s Deputy Foreign Minister attends working meeting at the University of Liechtenstein
On Friday, 8 March 2013, the University of Liechtenstein welcomed two high-ranking officials from Colombia, Dr.  Monica Lanzetta Mutti, the country’s Deputy Foreign Minister, and Claudia Turbay Quintero, Colombia’s ambassador to Switzerland. more...
(11.03.2013)
Students seek to rescue a village in Tirol
Architecture students have collaborated with their lecturer, the architect Erich Strolz, to develop a concept for the future of the village of Pettneu in Tirol’s Stanzertal. For years now, the village has been suffering under the volume of traffic caused by winter sports enthusiasts, and is therefore seeking sustainable solutions. more...
(05.03.2013)
Research series: power plant in a window pane
In the second part of the article series on the topic of research at the University of Liechtenstein, published in the journal "Der Monat", Professor Dietrich Schwarz and Dr. Daniel Gstöhl from the Institute of Architecture and Planning present their Fluidglass Cube research project. To the article... (german only)
(01.03.2013)
Research series: research to drive innovation
In the first part of the article series on the topic of research at the University of Liechtenstein, published in the journal "Der Monat", Professor Jan vom Brocke, Vice-Rector for Research and Transfer, talks about focus areas in research and their innovative potential. To the article... (german only)
(01.02.2013)
Good to know - insight into campus life
The University of Liechtenstein complies with Swiss quality standards, provides outstanding supervision by European standards and has excellent international connections. On Saturday, 23 February 2013, the campus will open to the public and provide information about the Bachelor’s, Master’s and doctoral degree programmes and the continuing education. more...
(29.01.2013)
Recycle – Reuse – Reshape
The Institute of Architecture and Planning invites interested parties to the University of Liechtenstein for the public final presentation of the design studios on 16 and 17 January  2013. The semester exhibition “Recycle – Reuse – Reshape”  will open with a vernissage in the foyer on 17 January at 7.30 p.m. more...
(09.01.2013)
Regional energy concepts and the renewable city
After the start of the 2010 Lake Constance symposium on architecture and solar technology and the continuation on regional energy concepts in 2011, the focus for 2013 is on the topic of renewable cities. Professor Peter Droege, project manager for the University of Liechtenstein, will present the aims and results of the BAER project on 28 Feb. and 1 Mar. 2013 in Constance. more...

(20.12.2012)
Dream career in Shanghai
In 2011, Damian Donzé graduated from the University of Liechtenstein with a Bachelor’s degree in Architecture. Since spring 2011, he has been working at the Tongji Architectural Design and Research Institute in the Chinese metropolis of Shanghai. At the age of 23, he is already designing his own buildings in one of the world’s largest cities. more...
(17.12.2012)
2012 Prix Lignum travelling exhibition
The travelling exhibition of the 2012 Prix Lignum, the renowned Swiss prize for wooden constructions, will be presenting its works at the University of Liechtenstein during a three-week period. The exhibition includes contributions by the three prize-winning architects Urs Meister, Dietrich Schwarz and Conradin Clavuot. more...
(07.12.2012)
The API Scholarships application is now open - Master of Science in Architecture
The Institute of Architecture and Planning is awarding several API Scholarships to all regular students of the Master’s degree programme in Architecture at the University of Liechtenstein. more...
(06.12.2012)
International success for lecturers
The lecturers Bernardo Bader, Kathrin Aste and Hannes Stiefel from the Institute of Architecture and Planning at the University of Liechtenstein have received prestigious prizes and nominations. more...
(05.12.2012)
Looking after future generations
Architecture students have worked out potential solutions for the city of Schlieren as part of the "One Planet Project". With the aim  to reduce the environmental footprint of the region, promote sustainable construction in harmony with nature, and stop the countryside being eaten up by a continuous stream of new housing and industrial areas.
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(20.11.2012)
Medals and prizes for the Institute of Architecture and Planning
Architecture projects by graduates and lecturers at the University of Liechtenstein do well when compared internationally. This is shown by the renowned prizes which have been awarded recently. With them, the university wins kudos far beyond national boundaries, and Liechtenstein confirms its standing as an attractive university location. more...
(14.11.2012)
Learning at first hand

Students gain practical experience on the building site: In the current winter semester 2012/13, students starting their Bachelor’s degree programme in Architecture received an insight into working life at two companies in Schaan: Frommelt Zimmerei Ing. Holzbau AG and Gebr. Hilti Bauunternehmung AG.

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(13.11.2012)
Visions of the future for Lindau
“Biocity Lindau” is the name of the project overseen by Peter Droege, Professor of Architecture and Planning. The main topic was the analysis of the existing urban design problems in the Bavarian town at Lake Constance. In a second step, the students had to create suggestions for sustainable solutions.
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(08.11.2012)
Storage technologies in the Alpine region
Storage systems are of crucial importance to the future energy supply. In the scope of the “Alpstore” research project, project partners from the seven Alpine countries are examining the implementation of various storage technologies in the Alpine region. Representing the University of Liechtenstein, the Chair for Sustainable Spatial Development, held by Professor Peter Droege, has taken on a leading role. mehr...
(31.10.2012)
Creating communal neighbourhoods
Architecture students at the University of Liechtenstein aim to encourage communal interaction in a Lustenau residential area through a residential complex – making the social community a tangible experience and, in the transition from public to private, fulfilling the inhabitants’ requirements for both a meeting point and a retreat. more...
(30.10.2012)
Doctoral degrees and awards
In the scope of the 2012 graduation ceremony at the University of Liechtenstein, two doctoral degrees were awarded, and graduates from Liechtenstein, Austria, Germany and Switzerland were presented with awards for their extraordinary achievements. more...
(29.10.2012)
Idyllic mountain pasture to attract more tourists
How can sustainable tourism revive the Walser settlement without disregarding the location’s identity, for example? Such questions were investigated by architecture students from the University of Liechtenstein with their lecturers Professor Conradin Clavuot and Martin Bühler. They have come up with various solutions. more...
(24.10.2012)
University of Liechtenstein at ArtDesign
For the third time, the Institute of Architecture and Planning will be represented at the ArtDesign trade fair in Feldkirch, as students from the University of Liechtenstein present their work on the topic of recycling from 9 to 11 November 2012.
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(18.10.2012)
2012 Erasmus university ball
For the fifth time, the annual university ball will be held at the university’s campus in Vaduz. In celebration of the 25th anniversary of the European exchange programme, this year’s ball on 9 November 2012 will be held under the theme Erasmus. more...
(16.10.2012)
Peruvian delegation in Vaduz
As part of their tour through Switzerland and Europe, 20 professors and lecturers from the Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú visited the University of Liechtenstein’s Institute of Architecture and Planning last Thursday. more...
(12.10.2012)
The good, the bad and the ugly
As part of the Institute of Architecture and Planning’s series of lectures “From bamboo constructions to favelas” , on 31 October 2012 the Urban-Think Tank director and SLUM Lab  co-founder, Hubert Klumpner, will be speaking about his projects in Brazil and Venezuela. more...
(12.10.2012)
Leonardo Workshop in Oslo
Four International Office teams from universities in Norway, Poland, Spain and Liechtenstein are meeting in Oslo for another Leonardo Workshop in the scope of the project entitled “Foreign Students at our University from A to Z”.

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(11.10.2012)
Formal graduation ceremony
Graduation ceremony at the University of Liechtenstein on 26 October 2012: Currently, around 130 students from Bachelor’s, Master’s and doctoral degree programmes in Architecture and Planning as well as Business Economics are completing their studies at the University of Liechtenstein. more...
(11.10.2012)
Architecture in feature films and documentaries
On five evenings between 11 October and 13 December 2012, the Takino cinema will be opening its doors to people interested in cinema and architecture. These film nights have been organized in cooperation with the University of Liechtenstein and will be held at the cinema in Schaan on Thursdays, at 6 p.m. more...
(08.10.2012)
ETH travelling exhibition “Über Putz”
From 4 to 19 October 2012, the Institute of Architecture and Planning at the University of Liechtenstein will present the “Über Putz” exhibition by the Institute for the History and Theory of Architecture (gta) and the chair of Architecture and Technology , held by Professor Annette Spiro, from ETH Zurich. The vernissage will be held in the foyer on 3 October 2012, at 5 p.m.
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(26.09.2012)
Leadership change at the Institute of Architecture and Planning
On 1 September 2012, Dipl.-Ing. Arch. Hugo Dworzak took over the leadership of the Institute of Architecture and Planning. In this role, he succeeds Professor Dipl. Arch. TU Hansjörg Hilti who, after more than 25 years of expansion and development work for the Institute and the University, is retiring as of 1 December 2012.
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(25.09.2012)
A dynamic start to the semester
With its Compact Project Week, the University of Liechtenstein has attempted a productive departure from regular university life for the 10th time. At the start of the winter semester, on the theme of “Social design”, students from Architecture and Business Administration were provided with practical insights into disciplines outside their field of study and documented their results on the content management platform «Storify».
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(21.09.2012)
Living in a mountain: a promising model for the future?
Last Saturday, the first Summer Academy of the renowned Architectural Association (AA) School of Architecture in London at the University of Liechtenstein came to an end. Under the title “Alpine AA”, international architecture students examined the potential of underground living spaces. more...
(19.09.2012)
Architecture in Latin America

The Institute of Architecture and Planning begins its lecture series for the winter semester on Wednesday, 19 September 2012, with a lecture by Mexican architect Mauricio Rocha.

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(14.09.2012)
Social Design at the Compact Project Week 2012
As the winter semester gets under way, for the 10th time students at the University of Liechtenstein are gaining practical experience of disciplines outside their field of study. On Saturday, 15 September, the population of Liechtenstein is invited to attend the final presentations of the Compact Project Week from 1 p.m. to 6 p.m. more...
(07.09.2012)
Hansjörg Hilti – The end of an era
After 25 years, Hansjörg Hilti is retiring from his posts as Head of the Institute of Architecture and Planning and Professor of Design and Timber Construction. In an interview with Janine Köpfli from the Liechtensteiner Vaterland daily newspaper, he talks about his projects, challenges and the goals he has achieved at the University of Liechtenstein. To the interview
(05.09.2012)
Writing about architecture
The awards ceremony for the renowned EAAE Prize was held at the Centre for Mediterranean Architecture in Chania on the island of Crete on 1 September 2012. Peter Staub and Roman Banzer from the University of Liechtenstein convinced the international jury with their article entitled “Writing Architecture”.
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(04.09.2012)
Liechtenstein in Neuseeland
Professor Peter Droege, Chair for Sustainable Spatial Development, presents twice at this years Summit of the International Society of the Digital Earth (ISDE), held in Wellington, New Zealand’s capital. Peter Droege, Life Member of ISDE, speaks in the Digital Environments and Resilient Cities thematic tracks of the Summit, presenting tools and findings of the university’s Renewable Liechtenstein and Bodensee-Alpenrhein Energieregion projects. more...
(04.09.2012)
Introduction Week for international students
A week before the official start of the semester, nearly 50 new international students are starting their studies at the University of Liechtenstein. As part of the Introduction Week running until 8 September, they are getting to know the country, the people and the campus. more...
(03.09.2012)
“Alpine AA” open for registration
Under the title “Alpine AA”, the renowned Architectural Association School of Architecture in London will be holding a Visiting School at the University of Liechtenstein for the first time, from 6 to 16 September 2012. Architects and students from around the world are invited to hand in their applications by 23 August 2012.
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(11.07.2012)
Alpine development by the University of Liechtenstein

Since 1 July 2012, the Chair for Sustainable Spatial Development , held by Professor Peter Droege, has been involved in the “Alpstore” research project. Together, project partners from the seven Alpine countries are developing master plans for the implementation of various storage technologies in the Alpine region.

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(06.07.2012)
2012 Salon Liechtenstein – a state exhibition

An unusual state exhibition will open at the Kunstmuseum Liechtenstein on 5 July 2012. As part of the project realized by the Institute of Architecture and Planning at the University of Liechtenstein, students have developed seating facilities for Liechtenstein.

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(28.06.2012)
FRAME : WORK

Starting on 6 July, this year’s summer exhibition by the Institute of Architecture and Planning entitled “FRAME : WORK” will show student projects in the architecture studio.

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(27.06.2012)
Two new benches for Schaan

At the TAK Theater Liechtenstein’s presentation of its 2012/2013 programme, two new structures were inaugurated in Schaan on Friday, 15 June 2012. They are part of projects which were carried out by architecture students from the University of Liechtenstein, involving new seats for the 11 municipalities of Liechtenstein.

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(18.06.2012)
Vision Mulegns – projects for an extraordinary village
On Saturday, 9 June 2012, at 3 p.m., the Posthotel Löwen in Mulegns will open its doors for the “Vision Mulegns” exhibition. Architecture students from the University of Liechtenstein will present projects on the development of the Posthotel and the village. more...
(05.06.2012)
Where photography and architecture meet
The final lecture by Walter Niedermayr in the “On the Make” summer semester lecture series organized by the Institute of Architecture and Planning will discuss the parallels between the creative processes of photography and architecture.
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(31.05.2012)
Anders als geWohnt

Liechtenstein’s intervention in Austria’s 2012 Architekturtage in Vorarlberg: On 1 and 2 June 2012, architecture students from the University of Liechtenstein will organize three different interventions in the public space of the Vorarlberg town of Dornbirn.

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(30.05.2012)
Architectural breakfast reading
On 31 May 2012, the Institute of Architecture and Planning will welcome guests to the University of Liechtenstein for a morning vernissage with a presentation of the book Positionen 5: Interviews mit Tony Fretton, Sulan Kolatan, Andreas Bründler, CJ Lim und André Schmidt.
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(25.05.2012)
A sudden new perspective

On Wednesday, 6 June 2012, 8- to 12-year-olds will get the chance to explore the world of architecture at the University of Liechtenstein, while the accompanying adults receive practical tips for suitable communication in everyday family life.

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(24.05.2012)
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...
(07.05.2012)
“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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(04.05.2012)
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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(13.04.2012)
«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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(12.04.2012)
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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(05.04.2012)
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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(22.03.2012)
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...
(29.02.2012)
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...
(01.01.2012)
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...
(20.12.2011)
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...
(15.12.2011)
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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(14.12.2011)
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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(07.12.2011)
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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(07.12.2011)
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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(02.12.2011)
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...
(18.11.2011)
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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(02.11.2011)
“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...
(20.10.2011)
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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(16.09.2011)
New publications by Professor Peter Droege
Professor Peter Droege has in 2011 three new book chapters released in important intenational publications more...
(16.06.2011)
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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(19.04.2011)
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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(04.04.2011)
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.
(13.12.2010)
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).
(02.11.2010)
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...
(21.10.2010)
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.

(11.10.2010)
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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(30.09.2010)
LISDAR is over
"To me the conversation of the last day about soil and moor was very important. I was surprised how significant that item is"  ...  "It is easy to look for the reason why something can not happen. But the real skill is using small examples how it can work". 
Jemma Green, Vice President Sustainable Development JP Morgan Chase London, about LISDAR. 
(15.09.2010)
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...
(13.09.2010)
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 ...
(02.09.2010)
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...
(19.04.2010)
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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(29.01.2010)
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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(29.01.2010)