In this course, students from the Architecture and Spatial Planning programmes contribute to the development of cycling infrastructure at TU Wien. The focus lies on designing a place for cyclists on campus that combines functionality with a strong spatial identity and recognisable character.
Programme: Master’s programme in Architecture and Spatial Planning

Within the MOVE.Walks, participants explore and discuss current concepts, designs, and implementations in mobility planning during guided walks together with experts on site. Across four thematic walks, different perspectives from practice – including politics, administration, planning, and business – are introduced and discussed.
Programme: Master’s programme in Spatial Planning

This course focuses on the everyday cycling routes of students and staff travelling to TU Wien. Based on the results of the latest mobility survey, selected routes are systematically analysed. Students evaluate the routes using a structured assessment framework, identify potential safety issues, map them spatially, and document their findings. The analysis is based on independent cycling of the routes and detailed documentation.
Open to: Students from all study programmes

This course introduces the fundamentals of transport planning, covering key topics such as system behaviour, walking, cycling, public transport, parking, level of service, street cross-sections and intersections, traffic safety, and external effects of transport systems.
Programme: Bachelor’s programme in Civil Engineering

Building on ideas developed during the winter semester, students in this course created functional and innovative prototypes related to the cycleFIT theme. The goal was to design user-centred solutions for a more bike-friendly TU Wien and to iteratively test, refine, and present them.

Working in established groups, students followed a design thinking process using methods such as sketches, wireframes, video mock-ups, technology probes, design workshops, and iterative prototyping and product development phases. Continuous presentations, feedback sessions, and user testing helped refine the concepts. The focus was on practical implementation, resulting in prototype products or services addressing concrete challenges of cycling on campus.

Programmes: Master’s in Digital Civil Engineering Science and Master’s in Media and Human-Centered Computing

In this course, students actively contributed to improving learning and working conditions at TU Wien by developing ideas to strengthen cycling mobility at the university. Inspiring national and international best-practice examples served as motivation and helped identify key success factors. At the same time, students analysed the specific framework conditions of TU Wien, including its multiple locations, the results of the mobility survey, and strategic goals defined by the rectorate.

Participants worked with a comprehensive set of existing data and analyses, enabling well-founded results. The aim was to develop practical and creative solutions that make cycling to and between university locations more attractive. The focus was on cycling infrastructure at TU Wien campuses as well as complementary communication measures.

Programmes: Architecture, Spatial Planning, Civil Engineering

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Winter Semester 2025/26 Impressions

As part of this course, several campuses of the TU Wien were first visited together in a large group during the so-called “Phase 0.” The aim of these site visits was to gain an initial overview of the spatial conditions and the existing bicycle infrastructure.On site, students observed, discussed, and documented different situations related to bicycle parking facilities, circulation routes, and surrounding public spaces.This joint exploration formed the basis for the subsequent work in the course. Initial impressions, identified potentials, and perceived barriers were then incorporated into the analysis and the development of ideas.

Degree programme: Bachelor’s Programme in Spatial Planning

Within this course, students worked in groups to develop interactive design concepts related to the annual theme cycleFIT, which aims to make TU Wien more bike-friendly and create user-centred solutions for everyday cycling on campus.

Using qualitative research methods and creative design techniques, students analysed real usage situations and challenges related to cycling at TU Wien. These included literature research, expert interviews, video observations, cultural probes, design games, and scenario development. The insights gained were integrated into an iterative design process supported by interim presentations, workshops, and collaborative group work.

Programmes: Master’s in Digital Civil Engineering Science and Master’s in Media and Human-Centered Computing