GENERAL

Open, single-stage design competition for an artistic spot on the subject of “Humans and Intelligent Machines”, to be shown on the INFOSCREEN displays within the Austrian network from July until August 2026.

Awarding authorities
Kunst im öffentlichen Raum Wien - an institution of Stadt Wien Kunst GmbH („KÖR Wien“)
A-1020 Vienna, Nestroyhof 1/1/14
and
INFOSCREEN Austria Gesellschaft für Stadtinformationsanlagen GmbH („INFOSCREEN“)
A-1030 Vienna, Hainburger Straße 11

In 1998, INFOSCREEN established a media genre of its own in Austria. Since then, an intelligent program has helped its viewers in subway stations, on trams, and on buses to while away the time they wait for transportation or spend travelling from one place to another. INFOSCREEN is to be found where the highest degree of attention for its program is granted: in public transit and its access areas. This makes INFOSCREEN the only digital news and information medium in public space with an audience running into millions in Austria. The daily changing program is currently shown on about 4 800 INFOSCREEN displays.

Provided service
artistic spot on the subject of “Humans and Intelligent Machines”

Type of procedure
anonymous, single-stage design competition followed by direct award

Closing date for entries: April 15, 2026, 2 p.m. CET (time of receipt)

Note is made of the fact that the estimated value of the order lies below the threshold for direct awards. Therefore, the planned design competition must be classified as a market survey for the subsequent direct awarding of the order to the selected artists. The provisions of the 2018 Federal Act on Public Procurement (Bundesvergabegesetz, BVergG 2018) concerning procedures whose scope is smaller than the threshold value or competitions do not apply. Only the following provisions of this call and the provisions applicable to direct awards according to the BVergG 2018 shall apply to this design competition and the subsequent direct award.