The Stilwerk deign center is located in a tower designed by starchitect Jean Nouvel. It contains 30 design shops over four floors including furniture, electronics, lighting fashion and gifts. The building also contains a luxury design hotel, two restaurants, and a vertical garden by Partick Blanc. Design Tower Praterstraße 1 1020 9:00 a.m. – midnight http://www.stilwerk.de/en

The 400-meter-long Baroque front wing of the MuseumsQuartier has been converted to a passage containing numerous cultural, artistic and electronic initiatives. notable are the radio station, the legal download store and applied art stores with fashion, technology and design. Museumsplatz 1 1070 10:00-19:00 http://quartier21.mqw.at

Located in the MuseumsQuartier this is a must for anyone interested in architecture. the permanent collection is a fascinating timeline of Austrian architecture. the temporary exhibitions are also world class. Museumsplatz 1 1070 10:00-19:00 http://www.azw.at