Liechtenstein School of Architecture (LSA)

The Liechtenstein School of Architecture is committed to sustainable design and construction. 

Our research and teaching focus on spatial responses to climate change, resource scarcity and urbanisation processes. The LSA creates, teaches and cultivates knowledge for the benefit of society and the environment. We equip architects with the skills to meet global and local challenges with innovative, sustainable and liveable solutions. 

"Yesterday, the focus was on optimizing what already existed, reducing consumption and emissions. Today, it is understood that construction must leave no footprint. From now on, we need buildings that help to compensate for the damage caused. New buildings must absorb more pollutants than they produce and generate more energy than they consume. New architecture is climate-positive."
Daniel Stockhammer, LSA Dean 

Teaching

We train autonomous, team-oriented architects who help to shape a sustainable environment and society. Our students learn to recognise the challenges of the future, initiate projects and implement them successfully. Awareness of the social, political, ecological, economic and cultural relevance of projects is of particular importance to us. We consider theoretical discourse and practice, up to a scale of 1:1, to be the foundations of teaching and research. For us, theory and practice are in constant interaction.

Units

In order to react quickly to the needs of society and education, our team is organised into five interdisciplinary focus areas.

CRAFT & STRUCTURE 

The "Craft & Structure" unit explores the relationship between material, construction and structure with regard to sustainably built and tectonically joined architecture.

URBANISM, ARCHITECTURE & SOCIETY

The "Urbanism, Architecture & Society" unit examines the connections between people and space, across multiple scales of engagement, and how this knowledge provides us with the tools to confront urgent societal challenges.

BUILT HERITAGE & UPCYCLING

The "Built Heritage & Upcycling" unit examines the material and immaterial resources of the built environment and strategies for their preservation, reuse and transfer to a circular economy.

URBAN DESIGN & SPATIAL DEVELOPMENT

The "Urban Design & Spatial Development" unit investigates how to create low-emission, climate change-adapted, biodiverse and inclusive urban landscapes and resilient settlement structures through urban design and future-oriented spatial development.

SUSTAINABLE DESIGN 

The “Sustainable Design” Unit is committed to the development of environmentally friendly Buildings by using sustainable materials, as well as energy efficiency and social responsibility in all phases of the construction process, in order to minimize the ecological footprint while improving the quality of life for future generations.

Team

We are a highly motivated team of researchers and teachers. Together, we are committed to ensuring that our students receive a thorough and future-oriented education, positioning the Liechtenstein School of Architecture at the cutting edge of international research topics. → more

Selected Publications

BEYOND THE BIENNALE
Discourses on the International Architecture Exhibition in Venice

Bianca Anna Boeckle, Celina Martinez-Cañavate, Peter A. Staub, University of Liechtenstein (eds.), 2022

Triest Verlag

MODEL WORKSHOP 
Building as a Common Process 

Carmen Rist-Stadelmann, Urs Meister (eds.), 2022

Park Books

CRAFTING WOOD
Structure and Expression

Carmen Rist-Stadelmann, Machiel Spaan and Urs Meister (eds.), 2021

Park Books

UPCYCLING
Reuse and Repurposing as a Design Principle in Architecture

Daniel Stockhammer, University of Liechtenstein (ed.), 2020

Triest Verlag

NEW SCHOOLS OF THOUGHT
Augmenting the Field of Architectural Education

Vera Kaps, Peter Staub, University of Liechtenstein (eds.), 2018

Triest Verlag

CRAFTING THE FACADE
Stone, Brick, Wood

Carmen Rist-Stadelmann, Urs Meister, Machiel Spaan (eds.), 2018

Park Books

Exhibitions 

LEARNING FROM UKRAINE
Teaching architecture in wartime. 

A collaboration with the Kharkiv School of Architecture, Ukraine. 

2023

EWASTE: BURDEN AND TREASURE
18th International Architecture Exhibition of La Biennale di Venezia 

On behalf of the Government of the Principality of Liechtenstein

2023

THIS COULD BE 
17th International Architecture Exhibition of La Biennale di Venezia

On behalf of the Government of the Principality of Liechtenstein

2021

THE LINE 
16th International Architecture Exhibition of La Biennale di Venezia

On behalf of the Government of the Principality of Liechtenstein

2018

Transfer

Through knowledge and technology transfer, our research findings are channelled into the regional economy and broader society. Along with our partners, we develop theoretical and practical knowledge in architecture, urban planning and spatial development, in order to shape Liechtenstein and the region in a proactive and forward-thinking manner. → more

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