Welcome to the Institute of Spatial Planning of the Faculty of Architecture and Planning at TU Wien.

The Institute forms the overarching framework for nine Research Units and two Research Platforms. Detailed information about teaching and research activities as well as news can be found on the respective Research Unit's subpages.

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Around 25 people pose for a photo.
© Karoline Hadek

Under the motto “Beyond Borders”, 23 students traveled to Brussels and Hamburg together with Petra Hirschler and Sibylla Zech from 12 to 16 May 2025…

[Translate to English:] eine grüne und blaue Landschaft, Sichtbar vom Boot
© Elias Grinzinger

As part of the Master's elective module “Spatial Planning in Rural and Alpine Areas”, 20 students and the teaching team visited the Salzkammergut…

Park with skyscrapers in the background
© Stefan Mitrovic

In order to gain inspiration for the “Transformation of urban parking spaces” in the Krems region, the architecture and spatial planning students of…

On a square lined with old buildings, there are market stalls, people on foot and a streetcar.
© Clemens Beyer

As every year, some students were able to attend the international REAL CORP conference as part of a course. Among other things, our research project…

News

The Yearbook Spatial Planning publishes scientific contributions on current topics of spatial research and practice. The aim is to position and raise…