Best of Austria

The latest edition of Best of Austria, produced by Vienna-based Architekturzentrum Wien, once again brings together 153 projects that have won national and international architecture awards in 2016 and 2017, from public buildings and spaces to offices, educational facilities, and single-family homes. Each entry includes full-color images and a floor plan, section, or elevation, as well as a brief description of the project. Rounding out the volume is a critical essay on contemporary Austrian architecture. All of the country’s major architectural prizes are accounted for in this large and well-illustrated volume, making it a valuable up-to-date survey of contemporary architecture in Austria.

The 2016/17 edition features designs by Ludescher und Lutz Architekten; gerner°gerner plus; Marte. Marte Architekten; studio3 – Institut für experimentelle Architektur, Uni Innsbruck; Gangoly & Kristiner Architekten; Henke Schreieck Architekten, Dietger Wissounig Architekten; AllesWirdGut; Bernardo Bader; Volker Giencke; Dietrich | Untertrifaller; und Rey-Lucquet et associés; and others.