IoA, Institute of Architecture - University of Applied Arts Vienna

Could Instagram posts be considered theory?

In this Staircase chat Līva and Tülay explore how formats and rapidly changing images shape contemporary architectural discourse and what counts as meaningful theory today.
Staircase Chats captures some of those moments as Līva Sadovska sits down with I oA professors to talk theory practice and the ideas that surface outside the classroom

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Host : Līva Sadovska


Guest: Tülay Atak, Professor of Theory of Architecture

Video: Erfan Khosravi

Reading a building can be as powerful as designing one.

In this Staircase Chat Līva and Tülay sit down to discuss speculation, formal analysis, and how theory can lead to a lifelong love for architecture.

Staircase Chats captures some of those moments as Līva Sadovska sits down with I oA professors to talk theory practice and the ideas that surface outside the classroom

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Host : Līva Sadovska


Guest: Tülay Atak, Professor of Theory of Architecture

Video: Erfan Khosravi

Some texts are worth returning to again and again.

In this Staircase Chat Līva and Tülay talk about selective reading, rereading, and how certain texts continue to reveal new meanings over time.

Staircase Chats captures some of those moments as Līva Sadovska sits down with I oA professors to talk theory practice and the ideas that surface outside the classroom

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Host: Līva Sadovska


Guest: Tülay Atak, Professor of Theory of Architecture

Video: Erfan Khosravi

Vernacular architecture needs translation, not repetition.

In this Staircase Chat Līva and Barbel talk about translating typologies for the 21st century without romanticizing the vernacular.

Staircase Chats captures some of those moments as Līva Sadovska sits down with I oA professors to talk theory practice and the ideas that surface outside the classroom.

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Host : Līva Sadovska


Guest: Baerbel Mueller, Associate Professor, Head of [Applied] Foreign Affairs


Video: Erfan Khosravi

From bamboo domes to new market typologies this Staircase Chat explores how new architectural forms emerge through careful reading of place.

Staircase Chats captures some of those moments as Līva Sadovska sits down with I oA professors to talk theory practice and the ideas that surface outside the classroom.


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Host : Līva Sadovska


Guest: Baerbel Mueller, Associate Professor, Head of [Applied] Foreign Affairs


Video: Erfan Khosravi

What happens when architects question the patterns they were taught to follow?

In this Staircase Chat Līva sits down with Baerbel to explore unlearning and rethinking architectural practice.

Staircase Chats captures some of those moments as Līva Sadovska sits down with I oA professors to talk theory practice and the ideas that surface outside the classroom.


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Host : Līva Sadovska


Guest: Baerbel Mueller, Associate Professor, Head of [Applied] Foreign Affairs


Video: Erfan Khosravi

When design is done well everything converges. When it is not things have to be forced together.

In this Staircase Chat Līva and Wolf talk about money time and quality and what thoughtful decision making really means.

Staircase Chats capture snippets of candid conversations happening within the I oA as our student Līva Sadovska sits down with the Institute’s professors to talk theory, practice and the ideas that surface outside the classroom.

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Host : Līva Sadovska


Guest: Wolf Mangelsdorf, Professor and Head of Structural Design Department at the IoA

Video: Erfan Khosravi

As the world and the way projects are built keeps changing, which skills become essential? In this Staircase Chat Līva and Wolf discuss what sets great designers apart today.

Staircase Chats capture snippets of candid conversations happening within the I oA as our student Līva Sadovska sits down with the Institute’s professors to talk theory practice and the ideas that surface outside the classroom.

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Host: Līva Sadovska


Guest: Wolf Mangelsdorf, Professor and Head of the Structural Design Department at the I oA

Video: Erfan Khosravi