Portfolio Folder

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Your entrance to architectural studies: the portfolio folder

Bachelor's degree programme in Architecture - Green Building
Admission procedure winter semester 2026/27

The portfolio folder is your creative approach to the Bachelor's degree programme in Architecture - Green Building at the University of Applied Sciences Campus Vienna. With the portfolio, you show how you think creatively, plan spatially and deal with architectural topics, regardless of whether you already have Prior knowledge. You will find all the important information on this page: What content is required? What is the best way to prepare? And what is paid particular attention to during the assessment? We will accompany you on the way to a convincing presentation of your potential.

If you need support in preparing and/or creating your portfolio folder, we recommend that you take part in our portfolio course.

Department

Building and Design

Study programs

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Bachelor

Architecture­ – Green Building

full-Time

Specifications

The portfolio folder should reflect a targeted examination of the personal ideas of the Bachelor's degree programme in Architecture - Green Building and, in addition to a letter of motivation, includes high-quality drawings and representations of exterior and interior spaces. The focus is on a graphic exploration of spatial and functional contexts, not on the mere sketching of interior and exterior spaces. Graphic concept explanations (e.g. materiality, accessibility, transitions such as staircases, visual relationships) and sketches/analyses are expressly welcome.

Technical specifications

Upload

The portfolio folder must be uploaded with the online application - no subsequent submissions possible!
Data volume: max. 10 MB, 1 PDF with 7 pages

Expression

The portfolio folder uploaded during the online application must be printed out and bound (= no loose sheets, instead loose-leaf binder, ring binding, adhesive binding or similar) and brought to the personal admission interview on the day of admission.
Format: DIN A4, portrait or landscape format, colour

Structure and content

The finished portfolio folder comprises 7 pages.

1st page

Cover sheet

2nd page

Declaration of independence (see attached template)

3rd page

Table of contents

4th page

Letter of motivation (max. 350 words): Why did you choose the study programs Architecture - Green Building/University of Applied Sciences Campus Vienna?

5th-7th page

3 projects: For each project, write one or two sentences explaining your concept

I declare that this portfolio folder was designed by myself and that I have not used any aids other than those listed and that I have not used any other unauthorised help (such as ChatGPT or similar artificial intelligence-based programmes).
I assure that I have clarified all copyright, licence and image law issues of this portfolio folder, otherwise I will indemnify and hold harmless the University of Applied Sciences Campus Vienna from any claims for compensation by third parties.
I confirm that I have not submitted this portfolio folder in any form as an examination paper either in Austria or abroad (to an assessor for assessment).

Date: __________________________
Signature: _________________________

About the 3 projects

Project 1

Public open space
including squares, streets, leisure facilities, promenades, riverside areas and other recreational areas

Task: Describe a public open space that you like to visit or that has a special feature. Show the qualities and characteristics of the place (e.g. materiality, colours, quality of stay, paths/transitions, visual relationships, accessibility).

Project 2

Public interior
e.g. pubs, libraries, universities, banks, market halls

Task: Visualise spatial qualities (light, proportions, materiality, orientation, accessibility, viewing angle).

Project 3

Chair/armchair

Task: Choose a chair or armchair and depict it in plan, in two elevations and spatially (perspective or axonometry). Proportions, construction and materiality should be emphasised.

Other information

  • The techniques (including pencil, ink, watercolor) can be chosen freely and should be used as diversely as possible.
  • However, the portfolio must contain at least one freehand drawing. Photographs of appropriate quality are permitted, but may not be used for more than one project.
  • AI software is generally prohibited!
  • CAD plans/technical plans are not permitted. Hand-drawn floor plans/sections are permitted as graphic concept explanations for the main presentation.
  • Projects that have been created as part of a paid or unpaid employment relationship must be approved by the employer with confirmation that the project was created independently by the applicant.

Exclusion criteria

Your portfolio folder must meet the requirements. If you fail to do so, you will be excluded from the admission procedure and will not be admitted to the admission day! This also applies to inadequate submissions that make it impossible to assess the content.

 

Would you like support?

In the Portfolio Course at the University of Applied Sciences Campus Vienna, you will receive practical support in creating your portfolio. Together with experienced lecturers, you will develop creative ideas, work on design tasks and receive valuable feedback on your work. The course helps you to make your design skills visible - and to start your studies with a strong portfolio.

 

Contact us

If you have any questions, please contact

greenbuilding@hcw.ac.at