19 September 2025 – 25 January 2026
Urban resilience, identity-defining architecture, flexible building and urban structures, repurposing and renovation: the principles of sustainable planning have always defined the architecture of KSP Engel. What are the tools – besides curiosity, creativity, methodological expertise, and a strong creative drive – that enable high-quality, aesthetically sophisticated architecture and urban planning? Formally restrained, but all the more clear in the style of the structural design?
The exhibition Tools for Better Cities by KSP Engel at the Museum Angewandte Kunst showed the wealth of experience and knowledge that the planners draw from. Furthermore, it presented how the clarity and precision of function and aesthetic, which are typical for KSP Engel, are developed in the design process based on the respective requirements and the nature of the construction task. The consistent goal is the creation of sustainable buildings and neighbourhoods, both nationally and internationally.
Location, city, house, structure, space, and culture: six essential typologies and themes structure KSP Engel’s urban planning and architectural projects. This structure formed the design basis for the main exhibition space with free-standing wall panels and selectively placed tower-like structures. Each of these “towers” focused on relevant aspects of completed and future projects, providing insights into the architectural firm’s creative spectrum. Extendable presentation areas allowed visitors to actively engage with the diversity of the work.
In terms of space and content, the tower-like structures interacted with a surrounding “workbench” that gave visitors the opportunity to learn more about KSP Engel’s wealth of knowledge and experience as well as its design processes. These processes are based on tools derived from methods, strategies, and approaches for sustainable buildings and neighborhoods. A look at the projects from recent years selected for this exhibition demonstrated that, regardless of the scale and task at hand, KSP Engel’s creative use of these tools results in individual, robust, and flexible solutions.
The exhibition was a collaboration between the Museum Angewandte Kunst and the architectural firm KSP Engel.
Curators: Cornelia Hellstern and Roland Pawlitschko
