Andelsbuch is a municipality in the district of

Bregenz Bregenz (; gsw, label= Vorarlbergian, Breagaz ) is the capital of Vorarlberg, the westernmost state of Austria. The city lies on the east and southeast shores of Lake Constance, the third-largest freshwater lake in Central Europe, between Switze ...

in the

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Population

Initiatives

Werkraum Haus von Peter Zumthor in Andelsbuch 1

The

Werkraum Bregenzerwald The Werkraum Bregenzerwald (literally "Bregenz Forest workroom") is a cooperation and association of craftsmen and traders in the Bregenz Forest (Austria) founded in 1999. When the association was founded, almost a third of its members were carpe ...

is an association of craftsmen in the

Bregenz Forest The Bregenz Forest (german: Bregenzerwald, ) is one of the main regions in the state of Vorarlberg (Austria). It overlaps, but is not coterminous with, the Bregenz Forest Mountains, which belong to a range of the Northern Limestone Alps, specifica ...

founded in 1999. It aims at networking and supporting craft, design and technology businesses in the area. The publicly accessible place is used to present the craftsmanship, to promote building culture in cooperation with architects and to increase design competence and quality of craftsmanship with the preferred involvement of young people. In 2013, the ''Werkraum Haus'' opened in the center of Andelsbuch. The house was planned by the well-known

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architect

Peter Zumthor Peter Zumthor (; born 26 April 1943) is a Swiss architect whose work is frequently described as uncompromising and minimalist. Though managing a relatively small firm, he is the winner of the 2009 Pritzker Prize and 2013 RIBA Royal Gold Medal. E ...

and built by the member companies of the Werkraum Bregenzerwald.

Notable people

Martina Rüscher Martina Rüscher (née Valentini; born 25 July 1972, in Innsbruck, Austria) is an Austrian politician for the Austrian People's Party (ÖVP) and communications consultant. She has been, since 2014, a member of the parliament of Vorarlberg. Rüsch ...

(born 1972), politician (

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)

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