About us
The two Viennese architecture offices Franz and Sue joined forces in 2017. Since then Franz&Sue has been constantly growing.
Photos: Paul Bauer
Today our team of more than 90 people from 18 countries represents one of the most successful and innovative architecture practices in Austria. Our architecture is clear, reduced, and committed to quality. For us, dialogue at eye level is of utmost importance.
Philosophy
»We stand by our words. Always. This is what makes us a reliable partner, ready to walk short or longer paths, and winding roads, too.«
»We pay great attention to quality. That’s why we invest just as much time, energy, and devotion at the end of a project as in the beginning. And any point in between.«
»We believe in relevance beyond fashion trends. That’s why our architecture is clear, radical, and sustainable. Made by people for people, not for prestige or short-lived vogues.«
»Contradictions and differences are essential to our approach, for they reveal new perspectives and potentials and keep us self-critical.«
»We stick to our values and take our responsibility to everyone who encounters our architecture very seriously. Therefore, a No is just as important to us as a Yes.«
From Architects with Love
We, the five partners at Franz&Sue, first met during our studies in architecture at TU Wien. After graduation we founded two independent architecture practices in Vienna: one as Franz, the other as Sue. In our legendary Fight Club discussion rounds we realised that not only do we share the same approach to architecture, but we also speak the same language when it comes to our business culture and our commitment to building culture. Then, in May 2017, we merged to form Franz&Sue.
The executive partners of Franz&Sue are Christian Ambos, Erwin Stättner, Michael Anhammer, Robert Diem, and Harald Höller (FLTR). Photo: Max Kropitz
Stadtelefant
Our city quarter house and architecture cluster Stadtelefant is a project that’s close to our hearts: an office building right beside Vienna Main Station in the new Sonnwendviertel neighbourhood, which we designed, developed, financed, and built together with affiliated architecture offices, institutions, and companies in the sector. We have been working here since the end of 2018.
Mimi im Stadtelefant cooks fresh food for us every day. We eat lunch together in our in-house cafeteria and network with other architectural enthusiasts at events.
Photo: Andreas Buchberger
Success
»We are general planners who work in big interdisciplinary teams. We have learned to listen carefully and give the best idea priority over hierarchical structures. We’re convinced that architecture can truly succeed when there is a common vision and everyone puts their vanity aside now and then.«
»We believe that good architecture must be able to survive in the world on its own. This means withstanding changes and proving its adaptability, no matter how it is used. When we let go of our designs in the end, they must be able exist without us. Only then have we done everything right and can celebrate what we have created.«
After the competition is before the competition
The majority of our projects evolve out of architectural competitions. In the past years we have won a total of 40 competitions in the realm of educational, residential, and office buildings. At the moment 25 projects are in progress, including 12 educational facilities, 8 residential projects, and 5 public buildings.
In 2020 Franz&Sue were awarded the Lower Austrian Culture Prize in the category Architecture. Our projects were previously honoured with the Clients Award, the Austrian State Prize for Architecture, and the Fiabci World Prix d’Excellence.
Photo: David Schreyer
| 2021 | »Zum Elefanten fusioniert« | Building Times |
| 2021 | »Quartiershaus Stadtelefant in Wien« | Detail |
| 2020 | »Architektur ohne Eitelkeiten« | Intermezzo mit Franz&Sue auf Radio Ö1 |
| 2020 | »Räume, die Beziehungen erweitern« | Laudatio Kulturpreis des Landes Niederösterreich |
| 2020 | »Geschichten aus dem Lockdown« | Video zur Vortragsreihe Stadtansichten |
| 2020 | »Lernen mit Leichtigkeit« | Architektur Fachmagazin |
| 2020 | »Das Nichtperfekte ermöglicht vieles« | Interview mit WohnenPlus |
| 2020 | »Rendezvous mit Franz&Sue« | Portrait und Interview zum competitionline Architektenranking |
| 2019 | »Ein Elefant für die Stadt« | Interview im Immo Kurier |
| 2019 | »Beyond Instagram« | Interview im H.O.M.E. Magazin |
| 2019 | »Genial Einfach« | Herzblut. 150 Positionen zur Architektur in und um Österreich |
| 2019 | »Die beste Idee zählt« | Interview mit Zement+Beton |
| 2019 | »Salzburg: Vom Gefängnishof zum öffentlichen Raum« | Justizgebäude Salzburg in Die Presse, Spectrum |
| 2017 | »Sammlungs- und Forschungszentrum der Tiroler Landesmuseen« | architektur.aktuell |
| 2017 | »Wohnen im Mansardenhaus« | NÖ Gestalten Magazin |
| 2014 | »BORG + NMS Deutsch-Wagram« | Global architecture today |
| 2013 | »An Architect’s Eye to the Future« | The Wall Street Journal |
| 2010 | »Auf Tuchfühlung gehen« | Amtshaus Ottensheim in Der Standard, Album |
| 2020 | Niederösterreichischer Kulturpreis 2020 | Franz&Sue Lebenswerk |
| 2020 | best architects 21 | Bildungszentrum Innenstadt Leoben |
| 2020 | gebaut 2019 | Architekturcluster Stadtelefant |
| 2019 | Bauherrenpreis | Architekturcluster Stadtelefant |
| 2019 | Staatspreis Architektur und Nachhaltigkeit | Umbau und Erweiterung des Justizgebäudes Salzburg |
| 2019 | FIABCI World Prix d'Excellence | Sammlungs- und Forschungszentrum der Tiroler Landesmuseen |
| 2018 | Staatspreis Architektur | Sammlungs- und Forschungszentrum der Tiroler Landesmuseen |
| 2016 | Vorbildliches Bauen in Niederösterreich | Landesjugendheim Hollabrunn |
| 2015 | best architects 15 | Musikverein Zwettl |
| 2014 | Niederösterreichischer Baupreis | Produktionshalle Schoeller-Bleckmann Oilfield Technology GmbH |
| 2013 | Vorbildliches Bauen in Niederösterreich | Einfamilienhaus in Eichgraben |
| 2013 | best architects 13 | NMS + BORG in Deutsch-Wagram |
| 2012 | NÖ Holzbaupreis | Einfamilienhaus in Eichgraben |
| 2010 | Aluminium Architektur Preis | Amtshaus Ottensheim |
| 2010 | Bauherrenpreis | Amtshaus Ottensheim |
| 2020 | »Franz&Sue und die vielen Geschichten« | Vortrag, architect@work Wien | |
| 2020 | Ausstellungseröffnung ZV Bauherrenpreis | Vortrag, Architekturhaus Salzburg | |
| 2020 | »Sprechen über Architektur« | Werkvortrag, Zentralvereinigung der ArchitektInnen Österreichs | |
| 2019 | »Von Wichtigem und Unwichtigem« | Vortrag, Kunstuniversität Linz | |
| 2019 | »Gerecht bauen!« | Podiumsdiskussion und Buchpräsentation, Az W Wien | |
| 2019 | »Einfach gut« | Vortrag Design Dialog, Wien | |
| 2019 | »Reale Räume, reale Begegnungen« | Werkvortrag, Kunstuniversität Linz | |
| 2019 | Arhihome | Live & Work, Konferenz, Ljubljana | |
| 2019 | TURN ON 2019 | Vortrag, ORF RadioKulturhaus Wien | |
| 2019 | BetonTage 2019 | Symposium, Neu-Ulm | |
| 2018 | schulRAUMkultur | Symposium, OÖ Kulturquartier Linz | |
| 2018 | YoVA4 - Young Viennese Architects and Landscape Architects | Vortrag und Ausstellungseröffnung, Istanbul | |
| 2018 | »Space of Freedom« | Vortrag Days of Architecture 2018, Sarajevo | |
| 2018 | TURN ON 2018 | Vortrag, ORF RadioKulturhaus Wien | |
| 2017 | House of the World 2017 | Lecture, Ljubljana | |
| 2017 | »we work, we build, we live« | Architekturgespräch, Vitra Wien | |
| 2017 | »Small-Scale City, Space for Children« | Lecture Days of Architecture ‘17, Banja Luka | |
| 2017 | »Competition. Aus Zwei wird Eins« | 12. JUNG Architekturgespräche, Staatsgalerie Stuttgart | |
| 2017 | Dienstagsreihe | Werkvortrag, Hochschule Coburg | |
| 2017 | Denkmalpflege | Fachseminar der Initiative Architektur, Salzburg | |
| 2015 | Open House Wien | ||
| 2015 | »Übergänge« | Sommerworkshop von Sasa Bradic, Rovinj Kroatien | |
| 2015 | »Vergangenheit trifft Gegenwart, Weiterbauen am Denkmal« | Kunsthalle Krems | |
| 2015 | ArchitektIn des Jahres | ||
| 2015 | »Glanz und Elend des Wettbewerbs« | Museum der Moderne Salzburg | |
| 2015 | »Architektur als Ausdruck politischer Tendenzen« | Seminar, TU Wien | |
| 2014 | Pecha Kucha Night | Vortrag, Sarajevo | |
| 2014 | Open House Wien | ||
| 2014 | Design in gesellschaftlichem und politischem Kontext | Ringvorlesung, Universität für angewandte Kunst Wien | |
| 2014 | »working for architecture« | Austria goes Kayseri, Türkei | |
| 2014 | »what's up?« | Junge Architektur aus England und Österreich, Architekturzentrum Wien | |
| 2014 | Bauen & Energie | Messe Wien | |
| 2013 | »Wohnen und logieren in Wien« | Arch+Ing*Tour, Wohnbasis Alpha 11 | |
| 2013 | »Making Mistakes« | Wonderland, Wien | |
| 2012 | »Neue Identität in Aspern« | Architekturtage Wien | |
| 2011 | »Von Form zur Funktion« | Hochschule RheinMain, Wiesbaden | |
| 2009 | Baukulturgespräche | European Forum Alpbach | |
| 2008 | Gastlecture | TU Bratislava | |
| 2008 | Yo.V.A. | Young Viennese Architects, Wien | |
| 2006 | architektur in progress | Wien |
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