This walk illustrates the scale of the house building by the Red Vienna council between 1919 to 1933. Several of the buildings were designed and constructed in the mid 1920s. There is a feeling here of confidence and optimism. Many of the changes which had been implemented by the social democratic council – a progressiveContinue reading “The Radical Housing of Meidling, Vienna”
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Favoriten and the end of Vienna
The starting point for this walk is the tram stop at Laxenburger-Troststraße. Both the O and number 11 trams stop there. I caught the O tram from Ungargasse. It rattled past the Hauptbahnhof with its large ice-blocks of cold glass and steel and areas of non-space where concrete viaducts carry the railway lines. The landscapeContinue reading “Favoriten and the end of Vienna”
A Walk along Währinger Strasse
Währing – District 18 The walk starts at the Währinger Strasse Volksoper U-Bahn station and can be finished at Antonigasse where there’s a tram stop. The walk is about 3km in length. How long in time this walk will take will depend on how much you stroll and wander and look at things along theContinue reading “A Walk along Währinger Strasse”
A Modern Dream in Sturhof
The starting point for this walk is Heitzmann Hof and then a perambulation through streets and estates to Sturhof. The walk will take about two to three hours. The walk is a ramble rather than a continuous straight line or a circular route. There are small detours where you might find the need to retraceContinue reading “A Modern Dream in Sturhof”
Rabenhof, Vienna: A Radical Walk
You can start where you like with a visit to the Rabenhof estate in Vienna. Walk all the way around the perimeter, explore the alleyways and passages, watch the world go by, sit and read a book, sketch the buildings; what ever you do, make sure to explore. If you need a meeting place, theContinue reading “Rabenhof, Vienna: A Radical Walk”
Otto Prutscher
There are many routes to follow in tracing Red Vienna. Walking towards a planned destination; walking as a means of discovery, walking as an ambient experience within the envelopment of the city. Walking as both a journey and a destination. There is no need for rules or dogma. Chance, accident-ism, everything and anything. Walking inContinue reading “Otto Prutscher”
Karl Seitz Hof
The U-bahn train on line U3 came to a momentary stop outside Florisdorf station. It was a moment to catch up with myself. It’s like you suddenly become yourself again, remember who you are, waking up from a walking daydream through the city streets. An elderly woman walked past me pulling a shopping trolley. SheContinue reading “Karl Seitz Hof”
Red Vienna: A Radical Walk
Update: Thursday 31 July 2025I am organising a ‘Red Vienna Radical Walk’ on Sunday 28 September 2025. Meet outside the Rabenhof Theatre, Rabengasse 3, 1030 Wien at 14.00More details here:https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/1548015378669?aff=oddtdtcreator If you want more details use the contact form, link on the top right corner of this page. * * * * * * *Continue reading “Red Vienna: A Radical Walk”
Josef Wiedenhofer Hof
A Sunday Afternoon Walk. On the Hernalser Hauptstrasse there is a Turkish baker’s that sells the most delicious bread rolls and Mohnkuchen. The inside of the bread is as fluffy as one imagines a cloud to be. The outer crust just the right amount of crisp. I slice through the bread rolls and spread thickContinue reading “Josef Wiedenhofer Hof”
Commodity Fetishism 