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Obituary for Prof. Dr. Jakob Maurer (1929–2025)

14. October 2025

Bird's-eye view photograph of the Danube Island with a view of paths, meadows and trees. — © Freisitzer & Maurer 1985

Throughout his life, Prof. Dr. Jakob Maurer integrated academic research, teaching and planning practice, and always presented his positions with…

Two awards for TIKTAK Galilei

30. September 2025

Photograph of three women on a stage, some of whom are talking into microphones and holding awards in their hands. — © VCÖ/APA-Fotoservice/Leitner

The Tactical Urbanism Project TIKTAK Galilei was honored at the VCÖ Mobility Award Vienna and won the VCÖ Mobility Award Austria in the category…

[Translate to English:] Salzkammergut 2024 - revisited!

07. August 2025

Photograph of a group of people walking in a mountainous, green environment. — © Iris Wonisch

Exkursion und Seminar im Rahmen des Wahlmoduls “Raumplanen in ländlichen und alpinen Räumen”

Course on digital twins and renaturation in the context of urban planning

10. July 2025

Photography of a group in front of a large screen with virtual techniques. — © Fabian Dembski

Under the title ‘Digital Twins in the Context of Renaturation: Nature Based and Digital Solutions for Spatial Planning’, an innovative course took…

New ZUKUNFT STADT podcast episode: Between scale and attitude - design as a central practice in spatial planning

26. June 2025

In episode 27, Lena Hohenkamp (Local Planning, TU Wien) talks to Emanuela Semlitsch and Kerstin Pluch (Local Planning, TU Wien) and Johannes Suitner…

The HUUS FÜR D’LÜT in Lustenau invites you to linger!

23. June 2025

Photograph of a steel pavilion with white and red fabric panels hanging from the ceiling and complemented by a wooden terrace on the ground. — © Teresa Ebner

A new place for flexible learning has opened in the centre of Lustenau.

Master Project Zellerndorf - Reimagining Rural Downtowns

30. April 2025

Photograph of a residential street with a group of young people walking along it. — © Isabella Buschmann

The results of the 10 drafts of the interdisciplinary master's project ‘Reimagining Rural Downtowns - Zellerndrof’ can now be read in a newspaper…

Guest Lectures - Local Development Planning 2025

24. March 2025

Photograph of a small group of people in front of a water surface with a red filter. — © Wiel

We invite you to the annual guest lectures! Mondays from 11:00 to 13:00 in HS13 Ernst Melan.

Final presentation in Retz

31. January 2025

Photography of a small group of students presenting in front of an audience. — © Amila Smajlović

The final presentation of P2 Retz took place on 29 January 2025 in the Schüttkasten cultural centre.

New publication: Artificial intelligence in spatial development - position paper

09. January 2025

The ARL's new position paper discusses the use of artificial intelligence in spatial development and provides impetus for practice and research.

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SimpleSAML	This is needed to distinguish between the sessions of the logged-in users.	session	HTTP	Login TU Wien
SimpleSAMLAuthToken	This is needed to distinguish between the sessions of the logged-in users.	session	HTTP	Login TU Wien
fe_typo_user	Is needed so that in case of a Typo3 frontend login the session ID is recognized to grant access to protected areas.	session	HTTP	Homepage TU Wien
staticfilecache	Is needed to optimize the delivery time of the website.	session	HTTP	Homepage TU Wien
JESSIONSID	Is needed so that in case of a LectureTube the session ID is recognized to grant access to protected areas.	session	HTTP	LectureTube TU Wien
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Name	Purpose	Lifetime	Type	Provider
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Name	Purpose	Lifetime	Type	Provider
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fbm	Is needed to store account data (marketing/tracking).	1 year	HTTP	Meta
xs	Is needed to store a unique session ID (marketing/tracking).	1 year	HTTP	Meta
wd	Is needed to log the screen resolution.	1 week	HTTP	Meta
fr	Is needed to serve ads and measure and improve their relevance.	3 months	HTTP	Meta
act	Is needed to store logged in users (marketing/tracking).	90 days	HTTP	Meta
_fbp	Is needed to store and track visits to various websites (marketing/tracking).	3 months	HTTP	Meta
datr	Is needed to identify the browser for security and website integrity purposes, including account recovery and identification of potentially compromised accounts.	2 years	HTTP	Meta
dpr	Is used for analysis purposes. Technical parameters are logged (e.g. aspect ratio and dimensions of the screen) so that Facebook apps can be displayed correctly.	1 week	HTTP	Meta
sb	Is needed to store browser details and security information of the Facebook account.	2 years	HTTP	Meta
dbln	Is needed to store browser details and security information of the Facebook account.	2 years	HTTP	Meta
spin	Is needed for promotional purposes and social campaign reporting.	session	HTTP	Meta
presence	Contains the "chat" status of logged in users.	1 month	HTTP	Meta
cppo	Is needed for statistical purposes.	90 days	HTTP	Meta
locale	Is needed to save the language settings.	session	HTTP	Meta
pl	Required for Facebook Pixel.	2 years	HTTP	Meta
lu	Required for Facebook Pixel.	2 years	HTTP	Meta
c_user	Required for Facebook Pixel.	3 months	HTTP	Meta
bcookie	Is needed to store browser data (marketing/tracking).	2 years	HTTP	LinkedIn
li_oatml	Is needed to identify LinkedIn members outside of LinkedIn for advertising and analytics purposes.	1 month	HTTP	LinkedIn
BizographicsOptOut	Is needed to save privacy settings.	10 years	HTTP	LinkedIn
li_sugr	Is needed to store browser data (marketing/tracking).	3 months	HTTP	LinkedIn
UserMatchHistory	Is needed to provide advertising or retargeting (marketing/tracking).	30 days	HTTP	LinkedIn
linkedin_oauth_	Is needed to provide cross-page functionality.	session	HTTP	LinkedIn
lidc	Is needed to store performed actions on the website (marketing/tracking).	1 day	HTTP	LinkedIn
bscookie	Is needed to store performed actions on the website (marketing/tracking).	2 years	HTTP	LinkedIn
X-LI-IDC	Is needed to provide cross-page functionality (marketing/tracking).	session	HTTP	LinkedIn
AnalyticsSyncHistory	Stores the time when the user was synchronized with the "lms_analytics" cookie.	30 days	HTTP	LinkedIn
lms_ads	Is needed to identify LinkedIn members outside of LinkedIn.	30 days	HTTP	LinkedIn
lms_analytics	Is needed to identify LinkedIn members for analytics purposes.	30 days	HTTP	LinkedIn
li_fat_id	Required for indirect member identification used for conversion tracking, retargeting and analytics.	30 days	HTTP	LinkedIn
U	Is needed to identify the browser.	3 months	HTTP	LinkedIn
_guid	Is needed to identify a LinkedIn member for advertising via Google Ads.	90 days	HTTP	LinkedIn