Extending as a strip from Pilgramgasse to the north between the Wien River and the U4 track to the west and Rechte Wienzeile, the Ernst-Arnold-Park in Vienna’s 5th district underwent a complete redesign in the context of the construction work for the Wiental Canal.
The municipal authorities were interested in ensuring a comprehensive artistic solution that would clearly upgrade the area. A permanent artwork focusing on the retaining walls and the steps used as seats was to breathe new life into the park and enhance its attraction.
Hannah Stippl’s project work in progress emerged as winner of the competition.
Location
Retaining walls along the Ernst Arnold Park, 1050 Vienna
Gallery
Further Information
Competition
Competition for an artistic solution regarding the retaining and perimeter walls of the Ernst-Arnold-Park in Vienna’s fifth municipal district
Awarding authorities
Kunst im öffentlichen Raum GmbH in cooperation with Municipal Department 29 – Bridge Construction and Foundation Engineering
Invited artists
Siegrun Appelt (AT), Sonja Gangl (AT), Hannah Stippl (AT)
Jury
Berthold Ecker, Head of the Fine Arts Section of the City of Vienna’s Municipal Department 7 – Cultural Affairs and Science; member of the KÖR jury
Judith Huemer, artist and associate professor at the Art in Practice Department, Academy of Fine Arts Vienna
Wolfgang Niederwieser (standing in for Kurt Wimmer, February 1999 – March 2013 Head of the Municipal District Office of Margareten), project manager of the Area Renewal Offices for Vienna’s fifth and twelfth municipal districts
Erich Petuelli, 1993–2011 head of the office for public realm design issues / Municipal Department 19 – Architecture and Urban Design
Eduard Winter, since 2011 Managing Director of Operations, WIENER LINIEN (2002–2009 Head of Vienna’s Municipal Department 29 – Bridge Construction and Foundation Engineering)
Preliminary technical examiners
Robert Fuchs, Municipal Department 29 – Bridge Construction and Foundation Engineering
Joachim Hirsch, Municipal Department 29 – Bridge Construction and Foundation Engineering
Stefan Novotny, Municipal Department 34 – Building and Facility Management
Expert consultants
Robert Fuchs, Municipal Department 29 – Bridge Construction and Foundation Engineering
Joachim Hirsch, Municipal Department 29 – Bridge Construction and Foundation Engineering
Stefan Novotny, Municipal Department 34 – Building and Facility Management
Peter Schmuck, Municipal Department 33 – Public Lighting
Competition winner
Hannah Stippl
*1968 in Vienna, lives and works in Vienna.
hannahstippl.com