I visited Linz for a day. Linz was the European Capital of Culture in 2009 and is located two hundred kilometers west of Vienna. In a full day, I visited two interesting heritage/adaptive reuse sites: Tabakfabrik, a former tobacco factory designed by architect, Peter Behrens (circa 1930) and the OK Kulturhaus (ARCHITECT?), a contemporary art centre in an old school.
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| Tabakfabrik by architect, Peter Behrens, built 1930-35 |
I really enjoyed the OK Kulturhaus. It was terrific exhibition space with a contemporary rooftop boardwalk and green roof.
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| Hammocks on the rooftop! It doesn't get better than this. This is my kind of urban intervention. |
I also visited the contemporary Ars Electronica Centre (Treusch Architecture) and the brand new Lentos Kunstmuseum (Contemporary Art Museum designed by Weber & Hofer Architects). A few weeks after my visit, the Ars Electronica Festival for Art, Technology and Society took place at the Tabakfabrik. The festival posted a terrific 3d model of the site on their
website.
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Ars Electronica Centre
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| Lentos Kunstmuseum |
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| You can see the Lentos Kunstmuseum in the distanct. It glows pink at night. |
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| I like this map in perspective of the Cultural Quarter. |
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| Shipping container turned bar. |
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