The term campus [ ˈkampʊs] derives from the Latin word for “field”. Since the 18th century it has been used in the USA to describe the buildings and facilities of a university erected outside the city, usually surrounded by park-like grounds.” (Wikipedia).

Further on, the events hall is to the south, with the ÖH (Austrian Student Union) and the general administration units on the north side. The importance of the main campus axis will also be emphasised by hovering roofs that offer shade and consequently become the main space in which to spend time, which, by taking account of the topographical situation, mutates into an open space with flights of steps and ramps that offers a wide variety of experiences and can be used in many different ways. This centre of the complex is also conceived as the “green axis“ with powerful rows of tree that indicate and flank the route from the large carpark and also link the existing buildings of the FH and the Technology Centre with the newly built complex.

The building block system offers several decisive advantages:

• It is possible to phase the erection of the buildings – in accordance with the requirements of the programme and the available budget.

• Phased development enables the strategically staggered move of the various units into new premises to be well organised, while also allowing the desolate existing buildings to be demolished one after the other.

• The units can be combined with each other in different directions.

• The possibility of reacting appropriately to changing sizes and contexts is ensured.

• Expansion possibilities in different directions are available.

• It is possible to add further storeys but also to partly enclose the open ground floor zones.

• Moderate extensions of the volumes by means of additional buildings to meet requirements are possible without compromising the system’s structural logic and legibility.