Mnemonic code – Digital Extension of the National Library of Austria
Heldenplatz, Vienna
Project by: Phillip Reiner

Context:
With the deep historical connection for a long time the Heldenplatz (Square of Heroes) has been the biggest and most important square of Vienna, but still lacks definition. The project aims to change the present usage (national holidays, political representation, military shows,…) to an urban field, open to public occupation and social desires.
The former Austrian National Library is situated in the Building of the Neue Hofburg. Mnemonic Code is an extension of the already planned underground archive and the amplification for the virtual retrieved data.
As in a digital library there is no physical connection to the consumed information, the topography does not only offer a variety of interactional platforms but a complex system that serves as a mnemonic to shift the fluctuating virtual data into a long time memory. Read the rest of this entry »