STUDIO OKULAR was founded in 2014. In collaboration with architects, light companies and artists STUDIO OKULAR develops and realizes holistic light concepts. Previous clients and cooperation partners include: Museum für angewandte Kunst (MAK), Naturhistorisches Museum Vienna, MuseumsQuartier Errichtungs- und BetriebsgesmbH, Büro Bauer, Kiteo, Lumitech, Studio GA, Wolf Reicht Architects, PASCH, Universität für Angewandte Kunst, Angewandte Innovation Lab (AIL), Landesmuseum Innsbruck, Schiene OÖ GmbH, Gemeinde Baden bei Wien, OPU Architekten, Mair Paar Büro für Architektur, Core Studio, Obenauf
ANDREA GRASER (Mag. arch. Dr. techn.) is CEO and Design Principal of STUDIO OKULAR. She was born 1976 in Tyrol, Austria and studied architecture at the Bartlett School of Architecture in London and in the studios of Hans Hollein and Wolf D.Prix at the University of applied Arts in Vienna. After her graduation in 2002 Andrea joined Coop Himmelb(l)au, and worked there as Design and Project Architect.
In 2014 Andrea Graser founded the architectural office STUDIO OKULAR.
She founded and led the research project “White Cube Teleporter/ arts-based light analysis of art studios and exhibition spaces” as part of her PhD at the Institute of Architecture at the University of Applied Arts, Vienna.
Curriculum Vitae Mag. arch. Dr. techn. Andrea Graser
Aug 2014 Foundation of STUDIO OKULAR
Sept 2016 – Sept 2021 PhD Program, University of Applied Arts, Vienna, IoA Univ. Prof. Dr. Klaus Bollinger
Aug 2011 – July 2013 Head of Research and Development Department at Coop Himmelb(l)au,Vienna
Dec 2007 – July 2011 Project Partner at Coop Himmelb(l)au, Vienna
Feb 2009 – July 2013 Project Architect at Atelier Friedrich Biedermann, Vienna
Feb 2002 – Nov 2007 Design Architect at Coop Himmelb(l)au, Vienna
since July 2015 Member of Austrian Association of Consulting Engineers Fachverband Ingenieurbüros
since July 2013 Member of the Austrian Chamber of Architects and Chartered Engineering Consultants
Jan 2002 Master Degree in Architecture (Diplom) University of Applied Arts Vienna, Studio Wolf D. Prix
Lecture/ Presentations
2023
Book presentation: Light up – The Potential of Light in Museum Architecture (Autor: Andrea Graser); panel discussion together with the artist Friedrich Biedermann and Rektor Gerald Bast @AIL, Postsparkasse, Vienna
Time Space Existence – group exhibition at Biennale Venice in collaboration with Künstlerhaus Vienna
Ontology of Light – Lecture @ Univerity of applied Arts, Vienna
Ontology of Light – Lecture @ Die Presse Designmesse, Vienna
DRAFT 2.0, Künstlerhaus Factory, Vienna
Mai 2018
Light as Matter; lecture for Institute Industrial Design 1 @ AIL Angewandten Innovation Lab, Vienna
Activity: speaker
April 2018
five artists five museum – an exhibition as part of research project @ AIL Angewandten Innovation Lab, Vienna
Activity: presentations/ curator
Dez 2017
one artist two white cubes five museum – an exhibition as part of research project @ IoA, University of applied Arts, Vienna
Activity: presentations/ curator
Sept 2016
Light Path (art event)mobile art installation 2nd Tour 2: Zurich, Budapest, Munich
Activity: presentations
April 2016
Light Path (art event)
mobile art installation; 1st Tour Start Light festival “Luminale”, Frankfurt
Graser A., Biedermann F. (Lecturer)
Activity: talks and presentations
April 2016
Paradigma (presentation)Light Wall Product design for Lumitech Light and Building, Frankfurt
Activity: presentations
January 2015
Coding Light Density (lecture)conference “computational design culture”, MECS Institute for Advanced Study on Media Cultures of Computer Simulation, Leuphana University Lüneburg
Graser A. (Lecturer)
Activity: conference and speaker
Publication/Press
2023
Graser, A., Biedermann, F. (2023) Licht als geistiger Stoff Stayinart, Edition Light – Darkness 4.23, stayinart Verlagsgesellschaft mbH pp. 56 – 62
Graser, A. (2023) Light Up – The Potential of Light in Museum Architecture, Edition Angewandte, Birkhäuser Verlag GmbH, Basel, 2023
2019
Pelowski, M., Graser, A., Specker, E., Forster, M., von Hinüber, J., and Leder, H., (2019). Does Gallery Lighting Really Have an Impact on Appreciation of Art? An Ecologically Valid Study of Lighting Changes and the Assessment and Emotional Experience With Representational and Abstract Paintings, Frontiers in Psychology, Volume 10, Article 2148
https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpsyg.2019.02148/full#B18
2017
Graphical Light Analysis
Graser A.,2017 Friedrich Biedermann 03 (Publisher) Vienna: Atelier Biedermann Associate Editor: Axel Stockburger, Barbara Pflanzer, Christa Benzer, Fridrich Biedermann
2016
Andrea Graser: Architektur aus Licht
Graser, A., Hötzl M., Ausgabe Architektur und Bauforum 04April16 (Publisher) p.4-5 Vienna, Österreichischer Wirtschaftsverlag
Vernetztes Licht ist mehr als eine kurze Euphorie
Graser, A., 2016 Magazin Luxlumia Nr 15 (Publisher) Lachen Swiss, luxlumina Verlag p. 79
Von der Sonne inspiriert Licht neu zu denken 2016, 100 österreichische Häuser, Manuel Hötzl (Publisher) Ammerndorf Germany 100 Medien GmbH p.196
Unter und über dem Horizont – „Vibe“ holt die Sonne ins Haus
Graser, A., (2016) Magazin Licht Ausgabe 6/2016 (Publisher) Richard Pflaum Verlag, ,Germany p.60-61
Graser, A., (2016) Cityshape, Studio Prix: University of Applied Arts Vienna 1990-2011 Edition Angewandte, Birkhäuser Basel (Publisher) Vienna, Institut für Architektur, Klaus Bollinger, Roswitha Janowski-Fritsch, Anja Jonkhans, Baerbel Mueller
2014
Licht-Kunst mit therapeutischen Effekten
Biedermann, F., Graser, A., (2014), Springer Medizin Ausgabe 01/2014 (Publisher) Springer Verlag, Vienna