The two subway stations Donaumarina and Donaustadtbrücke complement and depend on each other. Like bridgeheads, the stations brace the subway line U2’s crossing of the Danube from Vienna’s 2nd to the city’s 22nd district and establish a gateway situation which is architectonically emphasized by the stairway and elevator towers of the access buildings on the riverside. The stations are also bridge structures in themselves: the Donaustadt Bridge spans the A22 highway, the Donaumarina the Handelskai.
The competition was aimed at obtaining a suggestion for a solution that would upgrade the two stations. The permanent artwork was to enhance their attraction for their users, create a modern atmosphere, and lend the structures a specific, unmistakable identity.
Pedro Cabrita Reis’s project two drawings in the sky, two paintings underneath emerged as winner of the competition.
Location
Gallery
Further Information
Competition
artistic design of the subway stations Donaustadtbrücke and Donaumarina
Awarding authorities
Kunst im öffentlichen Raum GmbH in cooperation with / WIENER LINIEN
Curator of the competition
Markus Richter, Director 0047, Oslo
Invited artists
Pedro Cabrita Reis (PT), Lucas Lenglet (NL), Kai Schiemenz (DE), Beat Zoderer (CH)
Jury
Iris Andraschek, artist
Birgit Brodner, 2006–2013 advisor at the municipal office of the administrative unit for Cultural Affairs and Science
Johann Hödl, Commercial Services and Controlling, WIENER LINIEN
Paul Katzberger, architect
Kresimir Mladensich, District Councilor, representing Gerhard Kubik, Head of the Municipal District Office of the 2nd district
Bettina Leidl, 2007–2011 Managing Director, Kunst im öffentlichen Raum GmbH
Anda Rottenberg, curator (2007–2010 member of the KÖR-jury)
Helmut Piller, District Councilor, representing Norbert Scheed, Head of the Municipal District Office of the 22nd district
Günter Steinbauer, CEO, WIENER LINIEN
Preliminary examination
Monika Trimmel, werkraum wien ingenieure zt gmbh
Competition winner
Pedro Cabrita Reis
*1956 in Lissabon, lives and works in Lissabon (PT).
pedrocabritareis.com
