Congress (Hungerburgbahn)

About this audio guide

This guide to the Congress station of Innsbruck's Hungerburgbahn funicular follows the abrupt end of the old line in December two thousand five, when city officials silenced ninety-nine years of service overnight and a citizen group called Pro Hungerburgbahn fought, and lost, a demand for a public vote. It turns to architect Zaha Hadid, fresh off the nearby Bergisel ski jump, and her fixation on buildings that move like water or drifting snow. You will hear what her design for this exact spot chose to answer with.