Guiding Architects, tour: Mélange – Contemporary Architecture in the Historic City Center (Fig. 1)

Guiding Architects, tour: Mélange – Contemporary Architecture in the Historic City Center (Fig. 2)

Guiding Architects, tour: Mélange – Contemporary Architecture in the Historic City Center (Fig. 3)

Guiding Architects, tour: Mélange – Contemporary Architecture in the Historic City Center (Fig. 4)

Guiding Architects, tour: Mélange – Contemporary Architecture in the Historic City Center (Fig. 5)

Guiding Architects, tour: Mélange – Contemporary Architecture in the Historic City Center (Fig. 6)

Tour in Vienna:
Mélange – Contemporary Architecture in the Historic City Center

This walk crosses the heart of the city, passing through some of its most evocative squares and streets, while focusing on new buildings that demonstrate how Vienna negotiates the tension between preservation and innovation.

Modernism is also present in landmarks of architectural renewal, such as Otto Wagner's Postal Savings Bank and Adolf Loos’s iconic Looshaus on Michaelerplatz. Along the Danube Canal, recent changes and additions to the quay have transformed the waterway into both leisure area and urban living space.

You’ll experience the juxtaposition of historical periods in Vienna: medieval lanes, baroque churches, and modern buildings side by side, from St. Stephen’s Cathedral to David Chipperfield’s department store, from the grand, imperial Ringstrasse to the MuseumsQuartier, where three striking contemporary structures have been inserted into the network of buildings that once served as the emperor’s stables. Today the complex is home to some sixty cultural institutions.

By exploring the city with a guiding architect, you’ll gain insights and perspectives that go well beyond what typical visitors experience.

The tour starts at your hotel or a convenient meeting point, optionally includes a coffee break at St. Stephen’s square, and concludes at the MuseumsQuartier.