Architecture: 1960 to the present

Walter Pichler, Hans Hollein, and the teams HausRuckerCo and Coop Himmelb(l)au at first concentrated their creativity on small tasks: Hollein's Retti candle shop and Hermann Czech's restaurants Kleines Café, Wunderbar, and Salzamt bear witness to that phase. The restoration of the Biedermeier area Spittelberg, which had been threatened by demolition, became a legend during the 1970s. The new Viennese architecture made its mark in the 1980s – one example is the controversial Haas House by Hans Hollein, located right across from St. Stephen's Cathedral.

After the fall of the Iron Curtain in the 1990s and the opening to the east, growth and urban development became the order of the day: New social housing projects won international attention. With Sargfabrik, an alternative living model was created. The Gasometers, former gas tanks, today are apartments based on designs of the architects Jean Nouvel, Coop Himmelb(l)au, and Wilhelm Holzbauer. New office buildings appeared, and the 202-meter-high Millennium Tower on the banks of the Danube is an integral part of the city silhouette, as is Wienerberg City or the Twin Towers at Vienna's south exit.

The most ambitious project of the past decades is certainly the MuseumsQuartier Vienna, which was realized by the architects Ortner+Ortner in the former imperial stables. The largest urban development project is the Danube City, a booming location with skyscrapers and attractive apartments.

• Modern Architecture in Vienna
• Architecture Center Vienna