Architecture Trails

For decades, has been a trailblazer when it comes to architecture and crafts. Ten differently-themed architectours take visitors with an interest in architecture and design to hand-picked contemporary and traditional buildings.

Vorarlberg’s contemporary architecture has its on and attracted international attention. 10 full-day and half-day tours shed light on roots in the 1960s, when a group of fledgling Today, virtually all municipal buildings and the regional architecture. They take visitors architects who wanted to break new ground many private homes as well as reconstructions to urban and rural regions and are accessible Six Regions to Uncover formed. Calling themselves the “Vorarlberg and adaptations of traditional buildings in by private car or public transport. The tours Design Artists”, they cultivated an absolutely Vorarlberg are architect-designed. Indigenous allow for plenty of time to take a walk, visit On a map, Vorarlberg looks fairly compact. novel style, both in terms of architecture and timber has been the building material of a museum or other public buildings, and for Its multi-faceted character reveals itself at in the way they cooperated with building choice since time immemorial. Energy-efficient culinary breaks. second glance. The landscape between Lake authorities and builder owners. Their idea of design is common standard. In this respect Constance and the Arlberg, Silvretta and architecture revolved around notions such as as well, Vorarlberg’s architects are genuine www.vorarlberg.travel/architecture Raetikon mountain ranges is strikingly clear lines, minimalist forms, a sparing use of pioneers. colourful. In each village, the Alemannic natural resources, blending in harmoniously dialect sounds a little different. Just as with the surroundings, and – above all – Compiled by the Vorarlberg Architecture Insti - different are the architectural styles. affordability. This new thinking soon caught tute vai and the Vorarlberg State Tourist Board,

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Orientation & Organisation Getting Things Done

The presented tours can be easily fit into your (vai) and the Energy Institute Vorarlberg (EIV). An itinerant exhibition titled “Getting Things own plans. Containing a description of the You will be accompanied by specially trained Done“ is dedicated to architecture in Vorarl - various tours and objects in detail, the free multi-lingual (German, English, French) guides. berg. First on show in 2014 at the Werkraum

Stuttgart ➛ Nürnberg Vorarlberg app “Urlaub und Freizeit“ (“Holidays We can also organise talks and lectures on Bregenzerwald, it now travels the Culture

Nürnberg ➛ and Leisure”, in German only) helps you find sustainable building or regional development, Forums which the Austrian Ministry of Foreign Ulm your bearings. To find out more about this app, and arrange for meetings with architects, crafts- Affairs hosts at 32 venues around the world. Munich see overleaf! people or builder-owners. Curator Wolfgang Fiel has put together an Singen exhibition which highlights the eminent signi- Konstanz GERMANY The team of Bodensee-Vorarlberg Tourismus For contact data, check out our website ficance of local craftsmanship and the except- Schaffhausen Friedrichshafen will happily compile an extensive programme www.vorarlberg.travel/architecture ional cooperation of all stakeholders who St.Gallen for groups of 12 persons on request, including contribute to the development of the built Altenrhein e.g. accommodation, inns and restaurants, environment in Vorarlberg. Zurich VORARLBERG guided themed tours and other visits. Your con- www.gettingthingsdone.or.at Feldkirch tacts for professional excursions, also private FL groups, are the Vorarlberg Architecture Institute Bludenz Rhine Chur SWITZERLAND ITALY water pavilion St. Arbogast Village Spaces Old & New

In many rural regions, contemporary architectu- Route 1 (full day) Route 2 (half day) In the mid-1970s, it was mainly ambitious Route 1 (1 day) Route 2 (1 day) re revolves around one individual object. In Village centre of (design of the village Exclusive residential neighbourhood of Dornbirn designers and builder-owners who, against Bregenz (vorarlberg museum) – (village Dornbirn (municipal pool Dornbirn, inatura nature Vorarlberg, however, a genuine culture of centre) – Wolfurt (town centre) – (civic (villa Dr. Leo Herburger, villa Guntram Hämmerle) – massive resistance, fought for the preservation centre) – (parish church St. John the discovery show Dornbirn, vaiDOMA) – design competitions for public buildings evolv - centre) – Krumbach ( stations) – (village Mäder (eco-school, Johann-Jakob-Ender hall) – of historic structures. Interest in the mostly rural Baptist) – Hittisau (village square) – (town hall) – (Jewish Museum) – Götzis ed in the 1990s which integrated squares and square) – Andelsbuch (civic centre, Werkraum Götzis (Am Garnmarkt) – (civic centre) – heritage was always directed to building struct - (traditional costume-making atelier Riefensberg) – (Am Garnmarkt) – Röthis (village centre, kinder- village spaces in architectural design. Village Bregenzerwald) – Schwarzenberg (centre of villa- (municipal building) – St. Gerold (civic ures, the materials used, and the rich artisanal Lingenau – Schwarzenberg (Angelika Kauffmann garten) – Sulz (Freihof Sulz) – (Wiesenbach centres, neighbourhoods, and even commercial ge) – Dornbirn (inatura nature discovery show centre, equestrian hall, St. Gerold provostry, experience, but never to formal imitations. This Museum) – (culture and business hall, primary school and vicarage) – parks, have transformed into a line-up of high- Dornbirn, vaiDOMA) – Lustenau (Millennium Park, cemetery). is how a striking dialogue between trad and centre). (Artenne Nenzing). quality contemporary design. Kirchpark market centre) – Bregenz (Festival and mod evolved. Convention Hall, Welle am Hafen café, vorarlberg The state of Vorarlberg supports this develop- museum, ). When preserving a village structure is of the ment as well as the preservation of decentral essence, the saddleback roof becomes a first Lochau village centre Ludesch civic centre structures by is regional planning and sponsor - choice (e.g. Felder Museum Schoppernau). traditional costume-making atelier Riefensberg ing policies. At local level, a number of advisory Wherever novel uses need to be integrated, boards have been designated to ensure coher - new solutions are adopted (e.g. traditional ent village scapes. costumes atelier in Riefensberg).

This full-day tour starts in the urban Rhine valley Route 1 starts in Bregenz, heading for the Bre- and heads to the Bregenzerwald. The half-day genzerwald. Route 2 starts in Dornbirn, heading tour starts in the Rhine valley and heads to the for the Walgau (Schlins and Nenzing). Grosses Walsertal biosphere park. municipal pool Dornbirn

Art & Culture Crafts & Innovation Information & Orientation

Vorarlberg’s cultural buildings epitomise its cul- Route 1 (full day) Route 2 (half day) Craftsmanship is one of the main pillars of build- Route 1 (1 day) Where to locate a site? What do the buildings look like? The interactive map at tural heritage, ranging from Roman excavations Bregenz (vorarlberg museum, Kunsthaus Bregenz, Bregenz (Festival and Convention Hall, vorarlberg ing culture in Vorarlberg. The selection and pro- Bregenz – Sulzberg (civic centre) – Riefensberg www.vorarlberg.travel/architectours makes planning your stay and finding your bearings easy. to rural and artisanal achievements and a still Festival and Convention Hall) – Schwarzach (ceme- museum, Kunsthaus Bregenz) – Sulzberg (civic centre) – cessing of materials has even become the basis (traditional costume-making atelier Riefensberg) – visible industrial history. Social developments tery) – Dornbirn (vai Vorarlberg Architecture – Riefensberg (traditional costume-making for an architectural language and aesthetics in Hittisau (Glanzstück jewellery workshop, village such as the award-winning Islamic cemetery Institute, inatura nature discovery show Dornbirn, atelier Riefensberg) – Hittisau (firefighters‘ depot and its own right. Clear lines and a radical reduction square, firefighters’ depot and culture centre/ The free Vorarlberg app “Urlaub und have set new architectural standards. vaiDOMA) – Hohenems (Jewish Museum, Salomon culture centre/women’s museum Hittisau) – Lingenau of form direct attention to the surfaces in parti- women’s museum, timber atelier Markus Faisst) – Freizeit“ (“Holidays and Leisure“) comes Sulzer Hall) – (Islamic cemetery) – Götzis (parish church St. John the Baptist) – Andelsbuch cular. Their fine textures, but also their ability to Lingenau (Bregenzerwald cheese cellar) – Egg in handy when out and about. Under The state capital of Bregenz has become a hub (culture stage AMBACH, water pavilion St. Arbogast) (Werkraum Bregenzerwald) – Schwarzenberg age, are a hallmark of unprocessed materials. (Metzler cheese & whey) – Andelsbuch (Werkraum the heading of Architectours it describes for culture & art institutions. The opening of the – -Brederis (open-air museum Villa (Angelika Kauffmann Museum) – Bödele – Dornbirn The timber-clad facades which turn silvery grey Bregenzerwald, upholstery showroom Mohr) – the different routes and sites in detail. vorarlberg museum in 2013 completed the pro- Rustika) – Feldkirch (Montfort house). (vai Vorarlberg Architecture Institute, inatura nature as they weather are the most striking example. Schwarzenberg (Angelika Kauffmann Museum) – Most sites are linked to the Austrian ject featuring a “culture mile“ and a new town discovery show Dornbirn, vaiDOMA). Hard (Michelehof). architecture data base nextroom. centre. At a more general level, however, Vor- Artisanal perfection also manifests itself in the Moreover, the app suggests accom- arlberg subscribes to decentralism. The number inatura nature discovery show Dornbirn way facing concrete, steel and glass are proces- modations of outstanding architect- of architecturally outstanding cultural buildings sed, and in the many interior surfaces. Designed ural interest. You can also insert all over the country is amazingly large. by the Swiss architect Peter Zumthor and realis- useful tips about restaurants, re- ed by Bregenzerwald craftspeople, the Werk- creational facilities, sites worth The stop-off points of this day tour are in the raum building in Andelsbuch is a piece de resis t - seeing and a lot more. Rhine valley. The half-day tour starts in the ance to showcase craftsmanship and artisanry. Rhine valley and heads to the Bregenzerwald. The app is free for download at: This tour takes visitors to the Bregenzerwald. www.vorarlberg.travel/apps (in German only) firefighters‘ depot and culture centre/ women’s museum Hittisau upholstery showroom Mohr Andelsbuch

Timber & Material Nature & Landscape

The development of architecture in Vorarlberg Route 1 (full day) Route 2 (half day) Functional buildings such as bridges, harbours, has also spurred a revival of craftsmanship and Dornbirn (LCT One – Life Cycle Tower) – Bödele – Klaus (commercial precinct, sports hall, secondary sports grounds or cableways require interferen- timber construction. Today’s widely prevalent Schwarzenberg (Angelika Kauffmann Museum) – school) – (kindergarten, parish ce with nature and the natural landscape, which aesthetics which is marked by uncluttered Andelsbuch (We rkraum Bregenzerwald) – Hittisau church St. John the Baptist, funeral chapel and is always challenging. On the one hand, they structures, minimalist forms and unprocessed (Markus Faisst timber works hop, firefighters’ depot music rehearsal room) – St. Gerold (civic centre) – must offer strength and stability to resist the surfaces has formed in several phases by the and culture centre/ women’s museum Hittisau, (civic centre) – Sonntag (Haus Walserstolz) – forces of nature, on the other they must blend Disclosure interaction of ambitious, technically adept village square) – Riefensberg (traditional costume- Raggal (municipal centre) – Ludesch (municipal in seamlessly with natural spaces and the sur- Publisher: Vorarlberg Tourismus GmbH, 6850 Dornbirn designers and innovative craftspeople. Here old making atelier Riefensberg) – Krumbach – Doren centre) – Feldkirch (factory building of the Lot carp- rounds. Photo credits: Hanspeter Schiess for cukrowicz nachbaur and new blends naturally, and ties in remark- (primary school). entry). architekten, Peter Rigaud, Albrecht Imanuel Schnabel. ably with age-old building traditions. Vorarlberg’s architects have shown subtile Concept/design: Vorarlberg Tourismus instinct in tackling this ambivalent task: Whether Text: Kinz Kommunikation Timber constructions combine economy, ecolo- a graceful pavilion, a bold waymark or a sculpt - Text Architectours: based on Robert Fabach Text Nature & Landscape: Claudine Pachnicke gy and craftsmanship and require most accurate ural construction - the facilities and buildings Translation: Michaela Spracklin planning. The white fir which is used for facades you will visit on this tour all around Vorarlberg Basis for the map: and interior construction is characteristic of manifest a strong architectural presence all © Land Vorarlberg Vorarlberg. while interacting harmoniously with their © ALPSTEIN Tourismus GmbH & Co. KG surroundings. © BEV 2015 Bundesamt für Eich- & Vermessungswesen © 1996-2015 NAVTEQ. All Rights reserved. This day tour starts in Dornbirn, Vorarlberg’s Printed by: Vorarlberger Verlagsanstalt, Dornbirn. largest town, heading for the Bregenzerwald. You will find more details on this novel tour as Printed in Austria. The half-day tour highlights examples in the of late 2015 at While carefully researched, no liability is accepted for the Rhine valley and in the Grosses Walsertal Life Cycle Tower Dornbirn commercial precinct Klaus www.vorarlberg.travel/architecture Angelika Kauffmann Museum Schwarzenberg information given. Data as of September 2015. biosphere park.