Marion Gruber AT

https://www.plov.at/
Stadtelefant, Bloch-Bauer-Promenade 23/6 | 1100 Wien

Arch DI MARION GRUBER was born in 1977 in Linz [A] and studied architecture at the Vienna University of Technology, where she also worked as a student assistant at the Institute of Building Theory. For her diploma project, she received the Kunsthalle Prize at Archdiploma in 2007. During and after her studies, she worked in various architectural offices, including Mecanoo Architects [NL].
In 2012, she co-founded the architectural office PLOV Architekten ZT GmbH in Vienna together with her partner Christoph Leitner. From 2012 to 2016, she was spokesperson for IG Architektur Vienna, where she co-initiated the mentoring program for young architects on their path to self-employment. Since 2018, she has been actively involved in the Chamber of Civil Engineers and has served as Vice Chair of the Competition Committee since 2023. Since 2019, she has been an active member of the Section of Architects.
Since 2019, PLOV has been based in the “Stadtelefant” building in Vienna’s Sonnwendviertel district. This office building, jointly developed, financed, and constructed with professional colleagues as a developer company (Errichter-GmbH), received the prestigious Bauherrenpreis in 2019.
Since early 2023, Marion Gruber has been teaching in the Master’s program “Sustainable Real Estate Management” at FH Kärnten, educating project developers to provide them with an understanding of architecture and the work of architects. She has served and continues to serve on numerous competition juries and is committed to promoting building culture and architectural competitions. In 2025, she is once again active as a mentor for young colleagues as part of the mentoring program of the Academy of Fine Arts Vienna.