Our university building, which meets the passive house standard at the foot of the Pöstlingberg in Linz, not only impresses with its striking architecture, but above all with its modern and high-quality infrastructure for studying, performing and research.

The state of Upper Austria built the current university building for the Anton Bruckner Private University on the former Hagen grounds in a four-year construction period. The new building made it possible for the first time to offer all three divisions of the Bruckner University (Music, Drama and Dance) at a single location.

In December 2008, the Linz-based architecture firm 1 ZT GmbH won the EU-wide architectural competition with an extremely successful design. The groundbreaking ceremony for the new building took place on May 4, 2011, and the roof was completed at the end of November 2012. After the completion of the building in the summer of 2015 and a partial/trial operation in September 2015, the building was fully operational at the beginning of the 2015/16 winter semester on October 1. The new university building was officially opened on November 27.

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Architecture

The new building of the Anton Bruckner Private University is recognizable from the inside and outside as the “New House of Music and the Arts”. The building impresses with its appearance as an abstract sculpture in the park and is intricately interwoven with its surroundings. The shape of the building and a serial lamella façade evoke associations with musical instruments.

Special architectural features

The new university building is a three-storey organically shaped structure with two basement levels. Classrooms are located on all levels, while the ground floor houses four event halls for a total of 600 visitors.

The new building meets the highest standards of acoustics and sound insulation. Particular attention has been paid to sound insulation in order to prevent mutual disturbance between the various uses. Designed as a passive house with a high degree of daylight utilization, the costs for ongoing operation are reduced.

Facts & Figures

  • 8,600 m² of functional space
  • 4 event halls:
    • a large concert hall
    • an organ and chamber music hall
    • a hall for computer and amplified music
    • a studio for drama and dance productions
  • Almost 100 classrooms and lecture rooms
  • 10 classrooms for drama, dance and elemental music education
  • Offices and ancillary rooms
  • 800 m² library
  • Passive house construction
  • Total costs: 49.5 million euros

Room Rentals

The ABPU has premises (event halls, a recording studio, seminar and teaching rooms) that can be rented for a short period of time (by the hour or day) under certain conditions. Rentals for private parties (weddings and birthday parties), political and religious events or rallies are not allowed.

Please direct any inquiries to: eventstyrbrucknerunirat

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Milestones

December 2006The University Council decides to build a new university on the site of the former Hagen Castle
July 2008EU-wide call for tenders for a single-stage architectural competition
December 2008The design by the team of architects Matthias Seyfert, Dietmar Moser and Susanne Seyfert from Linz (Architekturbuero 1 ZT GmbH) is the winner of the call for tenders
April 2010The Upper Austrian federal state government and parliament decide to build and finance the new building
February 2011The building permit is issued
May 2011Ground-breaking ceremony
June 2011Start of excavation
November 2012Topping out ceremony
End of 2012Topping out ceremony
June 2014Start of lamella assembly
December 2014Completion of floor laying and painting work and interior finishing of the concert halls
May 2014Completion of exterior design
Summer 2015Overall completion, gradual occupation and trial operation
Autumn 2015Full operation
November 2015Official opening
February 2016Installation of the organ

Historic location: Hagen Castle

At the foot of the Pöstlingberg, there were already a number of farms in the Middle Ages. The “Gut im Hakken” was first mentioned in a document in 1414 at the site where the Anton Bruckner Private University stands today.

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