Master
Architecture – Green Building
full-time
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When you join the Architecture - Green Building program, you are choosing an architectural course devoted to making our environment more livable. Aside from design and planning, you will learn a great deal about the construction of buildings. The focus on future-proof building will qualify you to design structures that are sustainable and energy-producing, and to account for lifecycles even at the planning phase. EU Directive EPBD 2010 on the Energy Performance of Buildings is raising the demand for experts in green building by obliging member states to construct only zero-energy buildings from 2020.
Bachelor of Science in Engineering (BSc)
Tuition fee per semester
€ 363,361
+ ÖH contribution + costs for optional additional services, if applicable2,3
Application winter semester 2026/27
20. October 2025 - 31. May 2026
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1 Tuition fees for students from third countries € 727,- per semester. Details on tuition fees can be found in the general fee regulations.
2 The costs depend on the additional services selected from the University of Applied Sciences Campus Vienna, such as work clothing, licenses, tutorials, or excursions.
3 One time: package of norms ca. € 340-360,-
In addition to a solid foundation in mathematics (required as the basis of structural physics), you will ideally have well-developed spatial perception abilities and an interest in design. You are creative with the drawing ability to draft your innovative ideas. You enjoy working with computer programs that can calculate, accurately draw, animate and render your designs. To work as part of a project team, you will need a talent for coordination.
Sustainability aspects are consistently incorporated into all teaching content.
Design and create as a team in our [Bau]Kasten made from renewable building materials.
Numerous research projects on sustainable construction guarantee that lessons are always up-to-date.
You need a general university entrance qualification, proven by
or a relevant professional qualification with additional examinations.
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Relevant professional qualification with additional examinations
You have acquired the professional qualification, for example, through
The minimum age is 20 years.
If you decide to use this option, please contact the secretary's office. You will receive the necessary forms there.
The required language level according to the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR) is at least
Courses are partly held in English. Sufficient knowledge of English is therefore necessary to be able to follow the lessons.
Applicants may require legalization of documents from countries other than Austria in order for them to have the evidential value of domestic public documents. Information on the required legalizations can be found here in PDF format.
For documents that are neither in German nor English, a translation by a sworn and court-certified interpreter is required. Your original documents should have all the necessary legalization stamps before translation so that the stamps are also translated. The translation must be firmly attached to the original document or a legalized copy.
As part of your online application, upload scans of your original documents including all required legalization stamps. For documents not issued in German or English, scans of the corresponding translations must also be uploaded. The head of the study program decides on the equivalence of international (higher) education qualifications. Therefore, your documents can only be checked as part of the ongoing application process.
Your path to studying at Hochschule Campus Wien begins with your registration on our application platform. In your online account, you can start your application directly or activate a reminder if the application phase has not yet started.
Your application is valid once you have completely uploaded the required documents. If you do not have all the documents at the time of your online application, please submit them to the secretary's office by email as soon as you receive them.
After completing your online application, you will receive an email confirmation with information on the next steps.
A portfolio folder must be prepared for the admission procedure and must be brought to the admission day. If you need support in preparing and/or creating your portfolio folder, we recommend attending the 2-day portfolio course, which takes place at the University of Applied Sciences Campus Wien. Details and registration
Would you like to update your knowledge of maths, descriptive geometry and statics? The department offers preparatory courses for first-year students in the summer to easen your start into studies. Details and registration
You will receive an invitation to the admissions day after positive examination of all relevant documents. You will receive the exact date and schedule for the admission interviews approximately one week before the assigned date. Depending on the number of applicants, additional admission dates may be scheduled.
The dates are assigned and cannot be freely chosen.
You will receive information about whether we can offer you a place, whether you will be placed on the waiting list, or whether you have not successfully completed the admission process approximately one week after the respective admission day – by mid-July 2026 at the latest.
During our online infosessions, we will present the main areas of focus of the bachelor's degree program offered by the Department of Building and Design. We will provide you with information about the content of the degree program and give you an overview of your excellent career opportunities. Afterwards, there will be plenty of time for questions and discussion.
In the 20 years and more that Hochschule Campus Wien (HCW) has been running civil engineering programs, the university of applied sciences has built up a wealth of expertise and a broad network that offers you numerous possibilities during your program, when seeking an internship and when embarking on a career. Aside from architect's offices, this network includes reputable construction firms such as STRABAG SE, which cooperates with Hochschule Campus Wien in the further education of its staff and other areas. You will also benefit from the knowledge you acquire in R&D projects. Aside from well-founded theory, practical relevance is our top priority. For this reason the program offers you a chance to apply yourself to a large-scale, future-focused project. One course invites you to develop ideas for expanding Altes Landgut, our main site in the new Verteilerkreis district of the city. There is a real chance that your ideas will be transformed into reality within a few years. We also offer regular training through our series of seminars dealing with selected topics from the construction business. Practical relevance is also guaranteed at our Campus Lecture evenings, which are open to all and feature contributions from prominent experts.
This program is all about the future of architecture. At present, buildings account for some 40 percent of total energy consumption. As a graduate of the program, your aim will be to change this situation as creatively as possible. In contrast to the university's traditional architecture course, this practical Bachelor program enables you to specialize in structural engineering projects involving buildings utilized for residential and commercial purposes.
Rather than focus on artistic and historical aspects, you will focus on the issue of sustainability; even at the design and planning stage, you will consider the lifecycle of a structure and apply long-term thinking to its construction. This program will give you a high level of professional expertise in both engineering and project management. Graduates of the Bachelor's and Master's Degree Program Architecture - Green Building at Hochschule Campus Wien, as well as university graduates, have the opportunity to use the professional title of “Architect” in the future.
Number of teaching weeks
15 per semester
Times
Mon to Fri, from 8.45 a.m.
Electives
Selection and participation according to available places. There may be separate selection procedures.
As a graduate of this program, a wide range of occupational fields and career opportunities are open to you. Find out here where your path can take you.
Demand for green building experts is rising as buildings are required to meet ever more stringent environmental standards. EU Directive EPBD 2010 on the Energy Performance of Buildings has accelerated the trend by obliging member states to construct only zero-energy buildings from 2020. New buildings will have to be almost energy self-sufficient in the way they are built and operated through high energy efficiency standards and renewable sources of energy. This target will apply to public sector buildings as early as 2018. As a graduate of the program, you will be equipped to meet that challenge. In your capacity as an expert, you will be qualified to pursue a broad range of creative duties for engineering and architect's offices, the construction industry and building trade, consulting firms, private property developers, public contract awarders and supervisory authorities. You can use the job title of “Architect” after completing your Bachelor's and Master's Degree in Architecture - Green Building at Hochschule Campus Wien once you have three years of practical experience and have successfully passed the civil engineering exam.
We closely cooperate with renowned companies in commerce and industry, universities, institutions and schools. This ensures that you have points of contact for professional internships, job opportunities or your participation in research and development activities. Major players in the construction industry such as the PORR Group, STRABAG SE or ÖBB-Infrastruktur AG will support you in various funding programs, provide insights into professional practice, offer the chance of rare part-time jobs or accompany you with professional expertise and collegial advice. You can find many of our cooperations on the website of our Campusnetzwerk. A look at them is always worthwhile and may lead you to a new job or to an interesting event of our cooperation partners!
Head of Bachelor's Degree Program Architecture - Green Building
+43 1 606 68 77-2231
christian.polzer@hcw.ac.at
Favoritenstraße 226, P.1.07
1100 Wien
+43 1 606 68 77-2230
greenbuilding@hcw.ac.at
Office hours during the semester
By arrangement
Senior Lecturer
Assistant Researcher
Head of Bachelor's Degree Program Architecture - Green Building
Senior Lecturer
Head of Programs Technical Building Equipment; Head of Research Center for Building and Design
