Paris excursion as part of the master project

In order to gain inspiration for the “Transformation of urban parking spaces” in the Krems region, the architecture and spatial planning students of the project “Transforming Spaces” traveled to Paris from 28 April to 1 May 2025.

A skyscraper in front of a cloudless sky

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Martin Luther King Park and Clicky-Batignolles

People walking on bridges over an expanse of water. Skyscrapers in the background.

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Martin Luther King Park and Clichy-Batignolles

Parking lot covered with PV systems

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PV systems on parking lots in Disneyland

A person sits in the green in front of a high-rise building with columns

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Espaces d'Abraxas

Bus and trees

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Multi-Modal Hub in Rueil-Malmaison

Several people are sitting at a table listening to a presentation.

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Lectures at L'Institut Paris on the transformation of public space and the mobility transition

Several people are sitting at a table.

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Lectures at L'Institut Paris on the transformation of public space and the mobility transition

A residential building with balconies behind an unmown meadow.

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Jardin de Joyeux

Cat on a meadow

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Jardin des Joyeux

Bus and bike station with trees

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Multi-Modal Hub in Rueil-Malmaison

Park with skyscrapers in the background

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Martin Luther King Park and Clichy-Batignolles

High-rise building with columns

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Espaces d'Abraxas

Roofed public station

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Multi-Modal Hub in Rueil-Malmaison

One of this year's master's projects deals with the transformation of urban parking spaces using the example of the Krems region. Over the last 10 years, Paris has become a model city in terms of greening and unsealing, which is why the students there were able to learn a lot about their project in Austria.

Day 1 of the excursion was dedicated to neighborhood development and the mobility transition: Martin Luther King Park and Clichy-Batignolles and a multi-modal hub in Rueil-Malmaison were explored. The students were also able to learn about the transformation of public space and the mobility transition at L'Institut Paris, opens an external URL in a new window.

Day 2 focused on nature in the city, PV parking lots and building culture: the Jardin des Joyeux, the Disneyland parking lot covered with photovoltaic systems and Espaces d'Abraxas were visited.

Day 3 took the students to the Jardin Anna Marly, where they were able to get to grips with renaturation and unsealing.

Following this inspiring excursion, the students will incorporate their findings into their proposals for the Krems project region. The final presentation will take place on site in Krems in mid-June.

The course takes place in cooperation with the Landscape Architecture and Landscape Planning research unit, opens an external URL in a new window and the Transportation Systems Planning research unit (MOVE). Teachers are Nikola Pohl, Boris Salak, Nina Svanda, Elias Grinzinger and Céline Schmidt-Hamburger.

Research Units

Research Unit Law

Research Unit Urban and Regional Research

Research Unit Public Finance and Infrastructure Policy

Research Unit Local Planning

Research Unit Transportation System Planning

Research Unit Sociology

Research Unit Land Policy and Land Management

Research Unit Urban Culture and Public Space