Linz Texas a city relates : [exhibition, Wien, Architekturzentrum, June 12th - September 8th, 2008, Graz, Stadtmuseum, September 25th - November 2nd 2008

They see themselves as historic centres while simultaneously becoming secondary in the dynamics of regional urbanisation. They move between rural idylls and chronically overloaded junctions. They are innovative commercial locations and yet remain eternally the provinces. Are the middle-sized towns between all the cracks? Or is this position in-between an opportunity in itself because this kind of urban fabric has so much potential? Linz is a prototypical middle-sized town. Not only in terms of its size and geographic position, between the hotspots of Vienna and Salzburg, but also because of the widely strewn palette of attributes. And, in fact, in the recent past Linz has used this in-between position and developed a remarkable talent for reinventing itself. Linz is European Capital of Culture in 2009. This exceptional situation calls once more for a new pitch. Who can Linz learn from and what can others learn from Linz? What does Linz share with Madrid or Galati? Which of its attributes are shared with Moscow or Davos? An urban road movie - to the end of the world - is looking for the answer. 2009 Is Linz's Year As European Capital Of Culture. This Calls For The Creation Of A New Profile For The Upper Austrian Provincial Capital ... In A Visual Dialogue With Other Cities 'linz Texas' Developes A Both Atmospheric And Challenging Reading Of A Medium-sized City Which Ventures Far Beyond The Familiar Methods Of Urban Representation -- From P. [4] Of Cover. Linz Texas : Relations -- Paris, Texas : The Runners-up -- Pasching : Shopping -- Madrid : Building For Traffic -- Davos : Country Air -- Hyderabad : Landscapes Of Technology -- Salzgitter : The Nazis' Model City -- Wolfsburg : Living Industry -- Rourkela : Building For The World -- Port Camargue : The City As A Garden -- Galati : Waterway -- Manchester : The Fabric Of The Industrial Revolution -- Haifa : City Of Labor -- Moscow : Excellence For All -- Vienna : To Old Buildings! -- Seattle : Do-it-yourself Music -- London : The Great Exhibition -- Kassel : City Branding -- Graz : European Capital Of Culture -- Linz Status Quo : The Cultural Capital Of A City -- Introduction / Bart Lootsma -- Déjà Vu / Angelika Schnell -- The Problem Is What Is The Problem? / Shumon Basar -- Rethinking The City Spectacle / Roemer Van Toorn. Angelika Fitz, Martin Heller (eds.). Linz 2009 European Capital Of Culture. Published As Part Of The Exhibition Linz Texas: A City Relates (architekturzentrum Wien, June 12th-september 8th, 2008; Stadtmuseum Graz, September 25th-november 2nd, 2008)--colophon. "2009 is Linz's year as European Capital of Culture. This calls for the creation of a new profile for the Upper Austrian provincial capital, which has shown a remarkable talent for reinventing itself in the recent past... In a visual dialogue with other cities 'Linz Texas' developes a both atmospheric and challenging reading of a medium-sized city which ventures far beyond the familiar methods of urban representation" -- from p. [4] of cover. "2009 is Linz's year as European Capital of Culture. This calls for the creation of a new profile for the Upper Austrian provincial capital, which has shown a remarkable talent for reinventing itself in the recent past ... In a visual dialogue with other cities 'Linz Texas' developes a both atmospheric and challenging reading of a medium-sized city which ventures far beyond the familiar methods of urban representation"--Page 4 of cover Linz is European Capital of Culture in 2009. This exceptional situation calls once more for a new pitch. Who can Linz learn from and what can others learn from Linz? What does Linz share with Madrid or Galati? An urban road movie that looks for the answer.