Building a Neighbourhood from Scratch — A walking tour through five decades of Viennese urban development.
Map
Meeting Point: Haus der Wiener Wirtschaft, Praterstern, 1020 Wien. Station 1 begins here. Your instructor will distribute QR codes, explain the format, and run the first quiz before you set off.
Before You Start
📱 Smartphone with camera and mobile data or WiFi
👟 Comfortable shoes — ~3.1 km on flat ground
☂️ Weather check — the route is mostly outdoors
🔋 Full battery — you'll need your phone for ~2.5 hours
How It Works
Scan the QR code at each station to open the station page on your phone.
Read the background text and look around — the built environment is your primary source.
Answer the multiple-choice quiz. All answers are in the station text. Your score is tracked across stations.
Complete photo tasks and upload to the shared album (GDPR consent). At Station 5, write your response to a decision dilemma.
By uploading, you agree to our photo consent terms (GDPR).
Route
The Framework
This walk follows the PRC epoch progression — from Myopia (short-term, siloed thinking) to Syntonia (integrated, circular systems). Each station is colour-coded to one of five diagnostic markers that trace the metamorphosis of urban development thinking.
The five spheres of PRC — Governance, Economics, Technology, Processes, and Culture — are the WICKED tool: a diagnostic lens for evaluating how built environments perform across all dimensions simultaneously.