AVISO: Greenpeace names the nine worst concrete sins in Austria

As part of the “Austria’s 9 Concrete Treasures” initiative, Greenpeace selects Austria’s most catastrophic construction sins. 411 projects were submitted by the Austrians, including shopping centers, business parks and parking deserts. The first place winners were chosen from five selected projects in each federal state by means of public voting and an expert jury. On July 30th, the final winning projects will be unveiled at a press conference and presented as an exhibition in the Melonenhalle in the Museumsquartier. Prizes for outstanding concrete services will be awarded to those responsible for the nine construction projects.

We cordially invite all media representatives to the press conference:

Datum: Tuesday, July 30, 2024
Time: 10 O `clock
Venue: Melon hall in the Museumsquartier

Members of the expert jury:

– Melanie Ebner, soil protection expert at Greenpeace in Austria
– Gerlind Weber, university professor at the Institute for Spatial Planning, Environmental Planning and Land Management at the University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences Vienna
– Sabine Knierbein, Professor at the Research Department for Urban Culture and Public Space, Institute for Spatial Planning at the Vienna University of Technology
– Daniel Fügenschuh, President of the Federal Chamber of Civil Engineers

The experts are available on site for interviews.

Please register briefly by email to julia.karzel@greenpeace.org.

Background information:

In Austria, almost 4,200 hectares of land are used every year – an area almost as large as Lake Attersee. With the initiative “Austria’s 9 Concrete Treasures” Greenpeace would like to draw attention to the massive destruction of soil and the wasteful use of soil.

The numerous submissions, the great interest and the lively participation in the public voting (20,400 votes) clearly show that people in Austria have had enough of oversized logistics centers on greenfield sites, dozens of specialist retail centers on the outskirts of town, enormous transport projects and questionable luxury accommodation on natural areas that are particularly worthy of protection .