Austria — City Notes — Reading the City

Best Books Set in Vienna

BooksJulia FeldOctober 22, 2019Vienna, Austria, Europe

Where is Vienna?

Where is, exactly, a city?

UrbanismGabriel FeldMay 1, 2019Vienna, Austria, EuropeComment

Wiener Linien

At a time when satellites and computers have accustomed us to the most detailed and accurate maps, transportation networks, particularly subways, seem to be one of the last refuges for an almost medieval mapmaking sensibility.

UrbanismGabriel FeldMay 1, 2019Vienna, Austria, EuropeComment

Conspiracy (Urban) Theory at the Ringstraße?

I'm not sure about this, but there may have been two competing visions at work when Vienna's epochal Ringstraße was developed in the second half of the 19th century.

UrbanismGabriel FeldMay 1, 2019Vienna, Austria, EuropeComment

Ringstraße Buildings

One way or another, all of the Ringstraße buildings are a little weird.

UrbanismGabriel FeldMay 1, 2019Vienna, Austria, EuropeComment

Urban Bestiary (1)

But walk just a few steps to the adjacent main square and you'll be in front of a much larger monument, a Renaissance fountain with the figures of Hercules and a dragon.

UrbanismGabriel FeldMay 1, 2019Klagenfurt am Worthersee, Austria, EuropeComment

The City at Night (Vienna)

In the earlier part of the 20th century, most if not all night views of the city were an expression of modernity, literally the bright side of modernity.

UrbanismGabriel FeldMay 1, 2019Vienna, Austria, EuropeComment

The Vienna of Wittgenstein's Nephew

His eccentric character not only has to complete an elaborate cafe circuit in about six hours, but also go back home after each stop and change clothes.

UrbanismGabriel FeldMay 1, 2019Vienna, Austria, EuropeComment