Sustainable architecture: Best concrete projects in Austria in 2025!

Sustainable architecture: Best concrete projects in Austria in 2025!

Breitenlee, Österreich - On June 24, 2025, the Austrian concrete award was awarded in the Vienna Technical Museum. The award ceremony, which had a record number of 82 submissions this year, recognizes innovative construction projects that were realized with the versatile building material concrete. With a plus of 25 projects compared to 57 submissions in 2023, the growing importance of the price for the construction industry in Austria is evident. According to OTS emphasizes Christoph Ressler, Board of Directors of Beton Dialogue Austria, the important role of sustainable building with Concrete.

The specialist jury, chaired by Anja Fischer, checked the submitted projects based on aspects such as sustainability, functionality and design. In this context, concrete has established itself as an irreplaceable and innovative building material for climate-neutral building, as also emphasizes Beton dialog . Projects from different areas, from residential construction to education to revitalization, were sent to the race to determine the best in their category.

The winning projects in detail

In the area of ​​residential construction, the Campo Breitenlee project in Vienna-Donaustadt was named the winner. This plus energy quarters not only relies on sustainable heating and cooling systems, but also relates 100% renewable energy. The Lendmark project in Graz received second place, which convinces with smart technologies and high material efficiency.

for educational and administrative construction. The jury impressed the innovative use of concrete and the excellent acoustic properties of the building. The Leopold-Kohr-Straße/Barbara Prammer School in Vienna, which also deals with the building material, was particularly recognized.

In the area of ​​revitalization, the Mattersburg cultural center convinced, which respectfully renovated a brutalism building from 1976. The European Patent Office, Office Vienna, also received recognition for the future-oriented redesign of an existing building from the 1970s.

A look into the future

The next Austrian concrete price will be awarded in 2027. Until then, numerous new projects should see the light of day. The submissions are diverse: from schools to residential buildings to complex infrastructures, and affect both new buildings and renovations. The projects must have been completed in Austria between 2020 and 2025 and, in addition to the necessary functionality, also show a high degree of creativity and resource conservation, as concrete dialogue illustrates.

With the Austrian concrete price, not only the innovative strength of the industry is recognized, but also the way to a climate -neutral building is shown. The building material concrete is viewed as durable and locally available, which creates the necessary basis for a sustainable future. It is to be hoped that many creative minds will follow this trend and continue the construction in Austria.