johanna schmerold

PLATFORM

Exhibition

REPURPOSE – PERSPECTIVES ON NEW USE

New Design University (NDU)

  • 25.9.–4.10.2026, 11am–7pm
  • 26.9.2026, 7pm–10pm
  • Cocktail: 1.10.2026, 5pm

Festivalzentrale

13., Hietzinger Kai 101

Selected master’s theses from the Interior Design and Visual Communication program offer new perspectives on the repurposing of existing buildings.

Selected master’s theses from the Interior Design and Visual Communication program offer new perspectives on the repurposing of existing buildings: An indoor swimming pool becomes a nightclub, a gas station is transformed into a neighborhood gathering place, and the Dobra castle ruins become a place where work and vacation blend. Also on display are a base camp in the Ötztal Alps, a wayside chapel, a gas station for the soul, an identity-forming green space for St. Pölten, a scalable system for urban mushroom cultivation, and design guidelines for women’s soccer stadiums.

With works by: Beatrice Fuchs, Flora Haginger, Johann Carl Leonard Bühler, Johanna Schmerold, Johannes Bauer, Leona Bereis, Simon Spitaler, and Valerie Grimm