BUSarchitektur was founded in 1986 in Buenos Aires by Claudio J. Blazica (1956-2002) and Laura P. Spinadel. In Vienna, the architectural firm has been run jointly with Jean Pierre Bolívar and Bernd Pflüger since 2003. The firm’s Master Plan for the Mataderos district of Buenos Aires won the 1988 Outstanding Artist Award for Experimental Trends in Architecture. Work that began as research for the Compact City project in Vienna won the Otto Wagner Urban Architecture Award. BUSarchitektur has developed master plans for STAR 22 - A Center for Everyone, for the densification of the Oberlaa Neu spa park, for Forum Schönbrunn in Vienna, as well as for the Hoffmann takes a walk in Purkersdorf and for the University of Medicine campus in Graz. BOA office for advanced randomness was established as a collaboration between Laura P. Spinadel and Hubert Marz in order to encourage alternative approaches to the communication and discussion of spaces and urbanities.
In 2008 BUSarchitektur won the Master Plan and General Planning Competition for Campus WU. In addition to designing and planning the Teaching Center, BUSarchitektur also undertook the open space and parking area projects, while BOA produced all the documentation and communication materials.
Prizes, Awards (Selection)
Architecture Award City of Vienna 2015
International CICA Award Urban Planning 2015
Award International Architecture Biennial Buenos Aires BA15 2015
Nomination Mies van der Rohe 2015
Award Bauherrenanerkennungspreis BHP´14 – 2014
Golden Ring of Honor from the Business and Economics University Vienna - 2014
Ernst A. Plischke Award – 2014
Nomination ArchDaily Award – 2014
Nomination J.C. Nichols Prize for Visionaries in Urban Development - 2014
Nomination European Plaster walls Award AIT – 2006
The best of Europe AIT – Office – 2004
Nomination Austrian Architecture Prize Industry and Commerce – Ministry of Economy –2004
Otto Wagner Urban Design Award – Az W / PSK –1998
Outstanding Artist Award for Experimental Trends in Architecture – BMUK – 1989