Case Study Project: Ahornbahn, Mayrhofen Tyrol, AustriaAustria‘s largest aerial tramway can transport up to 160 passengers over a distance of 3 km to the plateau of Mt. Ahorn in only 6 1/2 minutes.Precise integration into the town and the landscape. The new Mayrhofen Ahornbahn (Mt. Ahorn aerial tramway), located in the Tyrolean Ziller Valley, is an architectural monu- ment to the mountains and a gateway to nature. What separates this project by M9 Architekten Senfter + Lanzinger from many contemporary lift facilities is the bold and precise integration into the town and the landscape. The special use of concrete as a construction material and the high-quality workmanship places the structure in dialog with its surroundings. Rather than exposing it, the architecture deflec

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