Andreas Lechner is an Austrian architect and professor whose practice, research, and teaching operate at the intersection of architectural typology, ecological reasoning, and adaptive transformation. His recent scholarly work explores the concepts of affordance and continual building as frameworks for rethinking architectural agency in the context of reuse and resilience. He is the author of the award-winning Thinking Design – Blueprint for an Architecture of Typology (Park Books, Zurich 2021) and lectures widely at international institutions. His current research initiative, Counterintuitive Typologies, supported by the Austrian Research Promotion Agency (FFG), investigates hybrid and transgressive building types. Lechner also serves as co-editor of GAM – Graz Architecture Magazine and of an upcoming special issue of The Journal of Architecture.
︎︎︎ Lectures
2025
Jul 8-11 2025, Antwerp, BE
Paper / Lecture “Atlas of Typological Affordances – Drawing Architectural Research” presented by Gennaro Postiglione at ICSA 2025 - REstructure REmaterialize REthink REuse - 6th International Conference on Structures and Architecture.
Jun 11 2025, Berlin, DE 18:00 BHROX, Ernst-Reuter-Platz – Mittelinsel
Panel Discussion
“Constructive Disobedience & Typologies of Umbau” with Oliver Schruoffeneger, Matthias Ballestrem, Helga Blocksdorf, Katharina Benjamin and Andreas Lechner, moderated by Petra Kickenweitz and Armin Stocker (in German).
Apr 4 2025, Milan, IT 18:00
Panel & Presentation STOÀ
with Alberto Calderoni, Jacopo Leveratto, Andreas Lechner, Gennaro Postiglione, Politecnico BLDG 11
Apr 3 2025, Milan, IT 14:30
Book Presentation “Architectural Affordances – Typologies of Umbau”
with Andreas Lechner, Gennaro Postiglione, Francesca Serrazane
Feb 22 2025, Milan, IT
Lecture “Mapping Continual Building – Typologies of Transformation”
AUID PhD Progam “Drawing on the Existing” by Fabrizia Berlingieri, Matthias Ballestrem, Lidia Gasparoni, DAStU Politecnico di Milano, Carta Bldg
Feb 06 2025, Las Vegas, NV
Lecture “Building Types and Their Continual Transformation”
UNLV – University of Nevada Las Vegas, School of Architecture, Urban Futures Lab
Jan 21 2025, Innsbruck, AT
Lecture “Typologies of Transformation”
Innsbruck University, Faculty of Architecture – Architecture Theory
2024
Nov 25 2024, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK
Lecture “Typologies of Umbau”
Northumbria University
Nov 21-23 2024, Norwich, UK
Lecture “Peripheral Bodies – Frankenstein Periphery” with Cameron McEwan at AHRA International Conference 2024 – Body Matters, University of the Arts, Norwich, UK
Nov 6 2024, Genoa, IT
Lecture “Architectural Affordances & Typologies of Umbau”
Università di Genova, DAD Dipartimento Architettura e Design - Doctoral School
Oct 22 2024, Lancaster University, UK
Lecture “The Future of Typology”
Online at Lancaster School of Architecture
Oct 18 2024 Milan, IT
Lecture “Counterintuitive Typologies”
Online at Politecnico di Milano
Oct 2 2024, Ghent, BE
Lecture “Type & Typologies” at Studio Primary Structure by Floris De Bruyn & Olivier Goethals,
Online at KU Leuven – Faculty of Architecture Sint-Lucas Ghent
Sep 9-10 2024, Ghent, BE
Lecture “Typologies of Umbau” at conference “As Found: Affective Restoration and Typological Strategies for Reuse” curated by Caroline Voet and Mechthild Stuhlmacher, KU Leuven, Campus Sint-Lucas
Sep 4-8 2024 Cres, CRO
Lecture “Günther Domenig’s Steinhaus as Graz School of Architecture”
4th Moise Architectural Seminar / Summer School Architecture and Philosophy of Khōrein: Journal for Architecture and Philosophy thanks to Andrea Canclini, Petar Bojanić & Snežana Vesnić.
Jun 06 2024, Architekturtage, Graz, AT
Panel “Architektur. Bücher, Filme und Gespräche”
with Frida Grahn (USI Mendrisio), Georg Vrachliotis (TU Delft), Nicole Schwarz (Birkhäuser Berlin), Armin Stocker & Andreas Lechner (TU Graz) at GAT.news / Architekturtage Graz 2024.
May 25 2024, Aarhus, DK
Maike Gold presents our paper “Affordances of Architectural Typology” at EAAE/ARCC 2024 Conference at Aarhus School of Architecture.
Mar 18 2024, Politecnico di Milano, Campus Leonardo, Milan, IT
Presentation of “Affordances of Architectural Typologies” -
Results from the PhD Workshop at Milan Politecnico (Mar 12-18 2024) together with Gennaro Postiglione
Mar 14 2024, Milan, IT
Lecture “Atlas of Affordances – Recent Typological Research”
Bldg. 29 Carta, Politecnico di Milano, AUID PhD-Program
Feb 29 2024, Brussels, BE
Lecture “Counterintuitive Typologies”
UC Louvain – LOCI, Rue Henri Wafelaerts, 47-51, 1060 Saint-Gilles (Brussels)
Feb 07 2024, Braunschweig, DE3
Lecture “Counterintuitive Typologies”
Appointment procedure TU Braunschweig
2023
Dec 07 2023, Hamburg, GER
Lecture “Counterintuitive Typologies”
Appointment procedure at HCU - Hafencity Universität
Nov 15 2023, Graz, AT
Presentation “Counterintuitive Typologies – ongoing research”
Graz Center of Sustainable Construction (GCSC), TU Graz
Oct 26 2023, Portsmouth, UK
Lecture & Chair panel session “Drawing Attention to the Periphery” with Cameron McEwan at AHRA International Conference 2023, Portsmouth School of Architecture, UK
Oct 18 2023, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK
Lecture “Counterintuitive Typologies - Designing Uncertain Futures”
Northumbria University, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK
Aug 27 2023, Cargo.site
Site launch www.CounterintuitiveTypologies.com with theses and projects around the three-year research grant CBT by the Austrian Research Promotion Agency FFG supported by Cargo.Site
June 28 2023, Innsbruck, AT
Andreas guest crit: Final review of Studio E3 “Stranger Realism(s)” by Giacomo Pala & Tim Altenhof at Innsbruck University’s Institut für Architekturtheorie und Baugeschichte.
Jun 21 2023, Berlin, GER
Lecture “Counterintuitive Typologies” with Maike Gold at 9th Conference of Forum Architekturwissenschaft at TU Berlin, Netzwerk Architekturwissenschaft
June 15 2023 Graz, AT
Final review
Studio “Klaviatur der Vorstadt” with guests Mark Jenewein from Love Architecture & Urbanism, Graz/Berlin and Armin Stocker from TU Graz KOEN / Atelier Armin Stocker.
May 11 2023 Graz, AT
Midterm review
Studio “Klaviatur der Vorstadt” with guest crit Dr. Cameron McEwan (UK).
Apr 27 2023, Naples, IT
Lecture: „Thinking Design - Blueprint for an Architecture of Typology"
Università Degli Studi di Napoli “Federico II”, DiArc & D.Arch
Mar 31 2023, Milan, IT
Lecture “Typology Affordances - Architecture beyond Function“
Talk and closing seminar at Politecnico di Milano
Mar 2023
Peer reviewer for Routledge publisher’s proposals in the “Built Environment Research” section.
Mar 20 2023, Dortmund, GER
Lecture “Kontinuität und Wandel”
Appointment procedure TU Dortmund
Feb 21 2023, Berlin, GER
Lecture “Counterintuitive Typologies”
Appointment procedure TU Berlin
Jan 30 2023, Milan, IT
Lecture “Counterintuitive Typologies. Drawing Attention”
AUID Research Talks, Politecnico di Milano, Edificio 11
Jan 30 - Feb 6, 2023 Milan, IT
PhD Workshop “Counterintuitive Typologies”
at Milan Politecnico’s Doctoral School AUID
Jan 26, 2023 Graz, AT
Final Review of TU Graz Counterintuitive Typologies Master Studio "Mixed-Use Multi-Form“
with guest crits from Angelo Lunati (Onsitestudio, Polimi), Gennaro Postiglione (Polimi, DAStU), Alexander Passer (TU Graz AGHNB) & Andreas Trummer (TU Graz ITE)
︎︎︎2022
Dec 1 Milan, IT
Lecture “Typology Affordances - Counterintuitive Typologies”
Politecnico di Milano, DAStU Research fellowship
May 10 Berlin, DE
Lecture “Entwurf einer architektonischen Gebäudelehre”
Talk with Markus Penell and Jonas Tratz
Ortner & Ortner Baukunst – Depotgespräche at Depotgalerie
Leibnizstraße 60 10629 Berlin / Deutschland
Apr 21 Hannover, DE
Lecture “Counterintuitive Products”
invited keynote and peer reviewer, 11th International Symposium on Design and Research in Architecture and Landscape, Leibniz Universität Hannover
Apr 5 Innsbruck, AT
Lecture 'Counterintuitive Typologies'
Faculty of Architecture - Institut für Gestaltung - Studio 1
Mar 19 Vienna, AT
Panel Discussion - TRANSform
with Giacomo Pala and Anna Paul
Magazin - Space for Contemporary Architecture, Vienna
Mar 2 Graz, AT
Book Presentation and Talk
Haus der Architektur, Graz
Jan 21 Graz, AT
Lecture 'Counterintuitve Typologies'
Architectural Research Lecture Series, Doctoral School of Architecture at TU Graz
2021 & Before
Sep 18 2020 Graz, AT
Lecture 'Architecture of public infrastructures'
Kulturjahr 2020, Tennenmälzerei Graz
Apr 27 2018 Vienna, AT
Lecture 'Tektonik, Typus, Topos - Entwurf einer architektonischen Gebäudelehre'
ÖGFA - Österreichische Gesellschaft für Architektur
Jan 17 2018, Graz, AT
Lecture 'Überlegungen zum Entwurf einer architektonischen Gebäudelehre'
TU Graz
Mar 5 2018 Graz, Austria
Talk & Panel 'Entwurf einer architektonischen Gebäudelehre'
Haus der Architektur
Oct 6 2017 Graz, AT
Moderation & Panel discussion “Opening New Design Studios”
TU Graz
Jul 23 2014 Genoa, IT
Lecture 'Contingent Structures - Typologies'
Genoa Summer School 2, University of Genoa DAD
Nov 5 2013 Graz, AT
Moderation of panel "European Union Prize for Contemporary Architecture – Mies van der Rohe Award"
Joanneum Graz, Austria
Oct 3 2012 Vienna, AT
Panel & book presentation San Rocco 5 ,Scary Architects'
Salon für Kunstbuch, 21er Haus
Sept 26 2011 Melbourne, AUS
Lecture “Visualizing Architectural Qualities in Solarthermal Integration”
IEA SHC Task 41 Solar Energy and Architecture, 6th Task meeting
Nov 1 2011, Graz, AT
Presentation “European Agriculture & Energy Park Graz” (winner of First Prize Europan 10)
Haus der Architektur Graz
May 28 2010, Neuchâtel, CH
Presentation “European Agriculture & Energy Park Graz” (winner of First Prize Europan 10)
EUROPAN 10 Congress: European Urbanity - Regeneration Revitalisation Colonisation
May 11 2009 Copenhagen, DK
Lecture 'Body sieves', workshop lecture
Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts, School of Architecture, Afdeling 6
Jan 22 2009 Amstetten, AT
Lecture “Tokyo Facades”
TU Graz research meeting
Dec 11 2008 Hamburg, DE
Lecture 'Superflat Architecture'
Architecture theory lecture series, Hafencity University
Jun 20 2008, Graz, AT
Ongoing PhD research
Grazer DissertantInnenforum Architektur, Doctoral School TU Graz
Attemsgasse 11
8010 Graz, AT
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