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Library & Learning Center

Zaha Hadid Architects Vienna, Austria

Jeff Montanari & Patrick Szczecina

Zaha Hadid

Vienna University of Economics and Business Library and Learning Center

• Campus houses 24,000 students and 1,800 employees

• Temperate Climate Zone – Cold Winters/Hot Summers (4 Seasons)

• Vienna – Capital and Largest city in Austria – 1.75 million

• University enrollment approximately 24,000 students

• Two phase competition : – 1st had 6 competitors 2nd had 3 competitors

– Contract awarded in 2008, start construction in 2010

• Took 41 months to complete – Finished 2013

• 136m (446ft) long and 76m (249ft) wide – Size 28,000sqm (300,000stft) and gross of 42,000sqm (450,000sqft)

• Cost to complete 492 Million Euro (562 Million Dollars)

Structural Details

• Steel & Concrete Structure

– 6 Floors & 1 Mezzanine

• Exterior Materials

– Aluminum Metal Panels

– Fiberglass Reinforced Concrete Panels

– Curtainwalls

• Sustainability

– Natural Lighting & LED Lighting

– Rainwater Reclamation

– High Performance HVAC System

– Photovoltaic Glass

Curtainwall @ Roof Detail

Cantilever Detail

Skylight Detail

References

• http://www.zaha-hadid.com/architecture/library-and-learning-centre-university-of-

economics-vienna/

• http://www.zaha-hadid.com/architecture/university-of-seville-library/

• http://www.archdaily.com/523598/library-and-learning-centre-university-of-economics-

vienna-zaha-hadid-architects/

• http://www.arcspace.com/features/zaha-hadid-architects/vienna-university-of-economics-

library-and-learning-centre/