Vienna starts the construction of the modern central vocational school in Aspern!

Vienna starts the construction of the modern central vocational school in Aspern!

On April 2, 2025, the city of Vienna completed the official groundbreaking ceremony for a new central professional school building in the Seestadt Aspern. Mayor Michael Ludwig and Vice Mayor Bettina Emmerling headed the ceremony, in which, among other things, representatives of the Porr management were present. This ambitious project is intended to offer the latest learning rooms for up to 7,500 students and is part of the continuous investments in the educational infrastructure of Vienna.

The planned commissioning of the school building will be sought for September 2028. Education is very important in Vienna, and the new school will combine over 20 central apprenticeships-including logistics, e-commerce, construction and administration. The construction not only offers space for 350 employees, but will also bring seven existing vocational schools together. The mayor emphasizes the importance of the modern training center, which provides generous learning rooms on a total of 29,000 m².

architectural concept and sustainable energy supply

The architectural concept of the new school building is characterized by an innovative design. The external appearance is based on a green base that creates a harmonious connection to the surrounding area. The upper volumes of the theoretical rooms seem to float and have solid sun protection from vertical wooden slats, which serves both aesthetic and functional purposes by protecting from summer overheating. These characteristics give the building a striking characteristics that already makes it an eye -catcher in urban development. The winner of the EU-wide competition for general planning services, Kronaus Mitterer Architects ZT GmbH, was selected for the project.

A sustainable energy concept is also implemented. Geothermal energy and photovoltaic systems on the roofs of the building will contribute to covering a large part of the energy requirement. This underlines the commitment of the City of Vienna for environmentally friendly solutions in the educational infrastructure. The freedom design of the project enables additional lessons outdoors and thus promotes the quality of stay for students.

Need for school places in the Seestadt

In the context of the educational measures, the investments of the city of Vienna are particularly relevant. A total of around 192 million euros will be invested in new educational infrastructure for schools by 2026. These measures are necessary because the city has a continuous increase in compulsory school children of around 4,000 per year in the past three school years. Therefore, the city plans to create new learning environments in order to meet the increasing school space.

For the school year 2025/26, several junctions in various Viennese districts are planned in order to meet the requirements of the growing population. These include the expansion of existing schools as well as temporary mobile classes, the promotion of flexible and needs -based teaching in the Seestadt.

Education City Councilor Christoph Return emphasizes the urgency to create additional school space and to promote the students as best as possible. With these initiatives, the city of Vienna shows that it recognizes the education sector as a decisive part of urban development and invests accordingly.

The new central vocational school building in the city of Seeste Aspern not only represents an answer to the current need, but also a sustainable investment step into the future of the Viennese education landscape.

Further information can be found in the reports from wien.gv.at Kronaus Mitterer and wien.gv.at .