Since the mid-1960s, the Austrian architect Konrad Frey (*1934) has conducted solar research studies and applied his design knowledge in a series of sun house prototypes – like the first Austrian Solar House (1972). The unifying theme is to rethink modern premises, like functionality and flexibility, environmental control versus responsive, well-tempered environments, in terms of regional contingencies and sustainable resource use. [...]

Expressive Raumskulptur und ökologische Versuchsstation, repräsentative Gesellschaftsbühne und alternatives Kinderhaus, experimentelles Solarlabor und vernakularer Landsitz, manieristisches Spiegelkabinett und mönchische Zelle – mit zwangloser Leichtigkeit reflektiert das Haus Zankel kaleidoskopartig die Widersprüche seiner Zeit: Es ist das unbekannte Meisterwerk der „Grazer Schule“. [...]

While the previous two projects focused on the documentation and the preparation of plans, the presently proposed project will focus on the publication of the collected material. The main goal is to develop a typology of the early Buddhist sacred architecture in the Western Himalayas from the 10th to the 14th century. [...]

The village of Dangkhar is situated in Himachal Pradesh, a state in Northern India. Dangkhar is home to a monastery, a handful of associated temples, and a fort. [...]