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As a permanent study collection in the Werkraumhaus, the newly established Werkraumdepot offers insights into contemporary craftsmanship and design from the region.Read more
Landscape, nature and rural crafts are of extraordinary importance in the Bregenzerwald.
As a permanent study collection in the Werkraumhaus, the newly established Werkraumdepot offers insights into contemporary craftsmanship and design from the region.Read more
The building designed by Peter Zumthor, the internationally renowned swiss architect with an outstanding affiliation with craftsmanship, was opened in 2013.Read more
Numerous cultural and historical gems can be discovered in churches throughout Bregenzerwald from historic sacred buildings, the carefully renovated, and even modern churches.Read more
Bezau with its county court, notary’s office and various schools, shops, workshops and eateries, forms one of the region’s centres. Reuthe: Alongside industrial plants for…Read more
If a ranking of the most significant architectural regions in the world were to be drawn up today, Vorarlberg would be in the top ten. However, this doesn’t just mean the significance of the individual constructions, but also their number and density.
This phenomenon is comparatively new. Whenever the Vorarlberg school of architecture or architects are mentioned, they mean the generation born since 1950 which has been influencing the architecture here for about the past 30 years. Such a ratio is only possible in a region where architecture is appreciated.
It is hard to list remarkable buildings, since many of them are private
residential buildings which are not accessible. However, a walk through Hittisau or Schwarzenberg for example, can satisfy your curiosity. The village of Bizau is particularly suitable for such a walk: it boasts residential buildings from all epochs, estates, buildings for industrial, educational and local authority purposes, as well as inns: together, they form an ensemble which was awarded the ArGeAlp prize.
The way people in the Bregenzerwald deal with their environment is the subject of specially marked paths through the villages of the region. Take these paths and, by observing selected…
If there were a ranking of today’s most significant architectural regions, Vorarlberg would certainly garner a place amongst the top ten. This is in regard not to the significance of…