The Vienna Architecture Summer School (VAS²) aims to provide an open learning space and prototypical infrastructure for the exchange and negotiation of knowledges in architecture, reaching beyond dominating institutions and mainstream discourses. VAS² invites local and international participants to exchange with young architects and established experts all practicing in Vienna and beyond.

The 9-day full-time program is based on diverse spatial approaches that are to be discussed in different formats and media: design workshops, lectures, theory sessions, discussions, walks, explorations, site visits, performances and an exhibition. We seek to develop alternative models and approaches for education and design in architecture that are equally shaped by organizers, participants and guests.

The call for applications is open to students, graduates and drop-outs in architecture and other related disciplines, willing to engage with space-related topics, peers and invited guests in a common workshop setting complemented by lectures, excursions and gatherings.

This year’s VAS² will take place at the Otto Wagner Areal, a former psychiatric hospital built in the early 20th century situated close to the Vienna Woods.