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Liechtenstein School of Architecture (LSA)

Liechtenstein School of Architecture

The Liechtenstein School of Architecture is committed to sustainable design and construction. 

Our research and teaching focus on spatial responses to climate change, resource scarcity and urbanisation processes. The LSA creates, teaches and cultivates knowledge for the benefit of society and the environment. We equip architects with the skills to meet global and local challenges with innovative, sustainable and liveable solutions. → more

Teaching

We train autonomous, team-oriented architects who help to shape a sustainable environment and society. Our students learn to recognise the challenges of the future, initiate projects and implement them successfully. Awareness of the social, political, ecological, economic and cultural relevance of projects is of particular importance to us. We consider theoretical discourse and practice, up to a scale of 1:1, to be the foundations of teaching and research. For us, theory and practice are in constant interaction.

Units

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CRAFT & STRUCTURE 

The "Craft & Structure" unit explores the relationship between material, construction and structure with regard to sustainably built and tectonically joined architecture.

Red Teahouse at the Raiffeisenplatz in Feldkirch

URBANISM, ARCHITECTURE & SOCIETY

The "Urbanism, Architecture & Society" unit examines the connections between people and space, across multiple scales of engagement, and how this knowledge provides us with the tools to confront urgent societal challenges.

Bauteilsammlung

BUILT HERITAGE & UPCYCLING

The "Built Heritage & Upcycling" unit examines the material and immaterial resources of the built environment and strategies for their preservation, reuse and transfer to a circular economy.

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URBAN DESIGN & SPATIAL DEVELOPMENT

The "Urban Design & Spatial Development" unit investigates how to create low-emission, climate change-adapted, biodiverse and inclusive urban landscapes and resilient settlement structures through urban design and future-oriented spatial development.

Blick auf die Erde vom Mond

SUSTAINABLE DESIGN 

The “Sustainable Design” Unit is committed to the development of environmentally friendly Buildings by using sustainable materials, as well as energy efficiency and social responsibility in all phases of the construction process, in order to minimize the ecological footprint while improving the quality of life for future generations.

Team

We are a highly motivated team of researchers and teachers. Together, we are committed to ensuring that our students receive a thorough and future-oriented education, positioning the Liechtenstein School of Architecture at the cutting edge of international research topics. → more

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Selected Publications

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BEYOND THE BIENNALE
Discourses on the International Architecture Exhibition in Venice

Bianca Anna Boeckle, Celina Martinez-Cañavate, Peter A. Staub, University of Liechtenstein (eds.), 2022

Triest Verlag

Bookcover Model workshop

MODEL WORKSHOP 
Building as a Common Process 

Carmen Rist-Stadelmann, Urs Meister (eds.), 2022

Park Books

Bookcover Crafting Wood

CRAFTING WOOD
Structure and Expression

Carmen Rist-Stadelmann, Machiel Spaan and Urs Meister (eds.), 2021

Park Books

Bookcover Upcycling

UPCYCLING
Reuse and Repurposing as a Design Principle in Architecture

Daniel Stockhammer, University of Liechtenstein (ed.), 2020

Triest Verlag

Bookcover New Schools of Thought

NEW SCHOOLS OF THOUGHT
Augmenting the Field of Architectural Education

Vera Kaps, Peter Staub, University of Liechtenstein (eds.), 2018

Triest Verlag

Buchcover Crafting the facade

CRAFTING THE FACADE
Stone, Brick, Wood

Carmen Rist-Stadelmann, Urs Meister, Machiel Spaan (eds.), 2018

Park Books

Exhibitions 


Exhibition at the University of Liechtenstein

LEARNING FROM UKRAINE
Teaching architecture in wartime. 

A collaboration with the Kharkiv School of Architecture, Ukraine. 

2023


Front door, Palazzo Trevisan in Venice

EWASTE: BURDEN AND TREASURE
18th International Architecture Exhibition of La Biennale di Venezia 

On behalf of the Government of the Principality of Liechtenstein

2023


Window of a vaporetto in Venice

THIS COULD BE 
17th International Architecture Exhibition of La Biennale di Venezia

On behalf of the Government of the Principality of Liechtenstein

2021


Karte von Liechtenstein

THE LINE 
16th International Architecture Exhibition of La Biennale di Venezia

On behalf of the Government of the Principality of Liechtenstein

2018

Transfer

Through knowledge and technology transfer, our research findings are channelled into the regional economy and broader society. Along with our partners, we develop theoretical and practical knowledge in architecture, urban planning and spatial development, in order to shape Liechtenstein and the region in a proactive and forward-thinking manner. → more

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Anna Heringer is a Professor of Practice at the LSA
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Anna Heringer is a Professor of Practice at the LSA

Mar 13, 2024

Anna Heringer will teach again at the School of Architecture starting from the summer semester of 2024. She has been intermittently teaching as a lecturer for design at the university since the summer semester of 2019, and now, following a successful selection process, she has been appointed as a practical professor for two semesters.

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AMPHIORAMA - An architecture studio in Liguria
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AMPHIORAMA - An architecture studio in Liguria

Mar 07, 2024

In the summer semester of 2023, the lecturers Alberto Alessi and Anna Lohs of the Advanced Studio Upcycling worked with their students on a series of interventions in the partially disused and abandoned historic center of the village of Castè, in the municipality of Riccò del Golfo della Spezia.

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Exhibition PIRANESI AWARD 2023
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Exhibition PIRANESI AWARD 2023

Mar 04, 2024

The PIRANESI Award 2023 exhibition can be viewed in the foyer of the University of Liechtenstein until March 22. The Piranesi Award presents various projects of different sizes and programs that reflect a successful relationship between modern architecture and its natural, cultural, historical and social context.

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Higher education strategy meets civil society
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Higher education strategy meets civil society

Feb 19, 2024

LSA university lecturer Cornelia Faisst takes part in panel discussion on service learning

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Artist interview in the art room "Engländerbau"
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Artist interview in the art room "Engländerbau"

Feb 19, 2024

Interview with artist Michael Hirschbichler by LSA lecturer Britta Hentschel

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A school in India - built with Liechtenstein support
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A school in India - built with Liechtenstein support

Feb 06, 2024

Daniel Haselsberger, a doctoral student at the Liechtenstein School of Architecture, and his wife Isha, a native of India and alumna of the University of Liechtenstein, have initiated and supported the construction of a school in Bahuarwa, a rural town in the Indian state of Bihar, with the support of their association and Liechtenstein foundations. The school construction is also part of Daniel Haselsberger's dissertation.

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Visitors from the Swiss network for service learning at universities
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Visitors from the Swiss network for service learning at universities

Jan 11, 2024

On Monday, 8 January, five representatives of the Swiss Network for Service Learning at Universities* visited the University of Liechtenstein. They were following an invitation from Bmstr Mag. arch Cornelia Faisst, who is also part of the network.

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Exhibition: «Teaching architecture in wartime»
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Exhibition: «Teaching architecture in wartime»

Dec 19, 2023

The exhibition “Learning from Ukraine. Teaching architecture in wartime” at the University of Liechtenstein, which ran from 8 November to 6 December, examined the situation of architectural education in Ukraine during the Russo-Ukrainian war, following the example of the Kharkiv School of Architecture.

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Liechtenstein School of Architecture, University of Liechtenstein
Fürst-Franz-Josef-Strasse, 9490 Vaduz, architektur@uni.li, +423 265 1134

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