Lower Austria - The Architectural Landscape| Waldviertel Region

The Waldviertel region has a strong agricultural tradition that is expressed today with a much greater environmental consciousness. Sparsely populated towards the border regions, agglomerations can be found mainly along the rivers, such as the Danube or the Kamp. This is also true of tourism, and Gars/Kamp and the Wachau are the historical epitome of refreshing summer retreats, whereas tourism focuses upon wine and architecture in Langenlois. In the process of expanding Krems into a vibrant cultural center, signification architectural landmarks were also set. In this volume, Theresia Hauenfels, Elke Krasny and Andrea Nussbaum presented distinctive buildings from 1919 to today in concise compositions. Essays by Alfons Dworsky, Philipp Lesiak, Jan Tabor and Mella Waldstein provide deeper insight into the region. Photographer Andreas Buchberger documents the diversity of the Waldviertel’s built identity with vivid images.

Editor: ORTE Architekturnetzwerk Niederösterreich, Kunstbank Ferrum – Kulturwerkstätte
Authors: Theresia Hauenfels, Elke Krasny, Andrea Nussbaum
Photos: Andreas Buchberger
264 pages, German/English
Springer Publishing Vienna - New York, 2011
ISBN 978-3-7091-0775-1
EUR 27,95