奥地利：电塔作为雕塑，以争取公众对电力扩张的接受度。

奥地利：电塔作为雕塑，以争取公众对电力扩张的接受度。
Austria: Pylons as sculpture for public acceptance of expanding electrification

原始链接: https://www.goodgoodgood.co/articles/austrian-power-giants-power-line-animals

奥地利正在通过一种创意方案来应对公众对新建电力线路的反对：将电塔改造成代表该国九个联邦州的巨型动物雕塑。由奥地利电网与GP designpartners和BauCon合作开发，“奥地利电力巨人”旨在使必要的 инфраструктура 更加美观，并培养区域自豪感。鹳（布尔根兰）和雄鹿（下奥地利）的原型已经建成并经过测试，证明了结构的稳定性。该计划是在全国范围内推广这些设计，希望将公众的看法从“碍眼”转变为“地标”。该项目最近获得了红点设计奖，微型模型将在新加坡展出。最终，奥地利电网希望这种受自然启发的設計能够提高对电网扩张项目的接受度，而这些项目对于欧洲的电气化目标至关重要。项目的成功取决于一旦全面实施这些雕塑后，公众的积极反响。

## 奥地利电力铁塔：艺术与现实奥地利一项设计概念提议用雕塑——鹳和雄鹿——取代传统的电力铁塔，以提高公众对电力扩张的接受度。奥地利电力网（APG）展示的想法旨在使基础设施更具美感。然而，讨论很快表明，该项目目前**仅为概念**，图片为生成设计，而非实际安装。虽然原型已经经过结构和电气测试，但实用性问题引发了担忧。评论员质疑雄鹿等设计的结构稳固性，并强调埋设电缆作为替代方案的成本显著更高。另一些人指出，独特的设计会带来维护挑战。这场争论涉及更广泛的问题：平衡基础设施需求与环境问题，公众对可见电力线路的抵触，以及成本、美观和功能之间的权衡。类似的、虽然可建造的艺术铁塔设计已经在爱沙尼亚实施。最终，许多人认为这是一个视觉上吸引人的概念，但由于成本和后勤障碍，不太可能被广泛采用。

原文

As electrification infrastructure expands across Europe, Austria encountered a problem: the general public is not fond of how the new pylons — which resemble traditional power lines — look.

So, the Austrian Power Giants were born.

The Stork represents the state of Burgenland. Photo courtesy of GP designpartners

A concept devised by Austrian Power Grid, GP designpartners, and BauCon, these power line towers are shaped into giant animal sculptures representing nine states across the country.

There’s the stork, which represents Burgenland for its annual stork migration. And the stag, an animal symbol representing the wooded foothills of the Alps in Lower Austria.

The Stag sculpture at a distance. Photo courtesy of GP designpartners

These are the first two prototypes — which have already been developed and pre-tested for structural stability and high-voltage performance. But the plan is to install them across nine federal states: Burgenland, Carinthia, Lower Austria, Upper Austria, Salzburg, Styria, Tyrol, Vorarlberg, and Vienna.

The Stag design sits among the Alps in Lower Austria. Photo courtesy of GP designpartners

“This nature-inspired design is ultimately intended to become a symbol for nature-friendly infrastructure projects, strengthen the economic and tourism location in the regions, and ultimately lead to increased acceptance of grid expansion projects by the general public,” a statement from Austrian Power Grid said.

This year, the design concepts won a Red Dot Design Award for Electrification and Decarbonization, and miniature models of the Austrian Power Giants are set to be on display for public viewing at the Red Dot Museum in Singapore through October 2026.

The Stork stands proudly in the countryside. Photo courtesy of GP designpartners

And in the meantime, stakeholders will continue testing the feasibility of implementing these awe-inspiring animals.

“The real test will be public reception once these go live. Opposition to grid infrastructure is fierce, especially in rural and scenic areas where people (understandably) don’t want their views dominated by industrial metal,” a review from Yanko Design shared.

“Austrian Power Grid is betting that regional pride and visual interest can shift that calculus. If a community sees a pylon as a landmark rather than an eyesore, the theory goes, acceptance follows.”

A view of the Stag from the ground-up. Photo courtesy of GP designpartners

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奥地利：电塔作为雕塑，以争取公众对电力扩张的接受度。 Austria: Pylons as sculpture for public acceptance of expanding electrification

奥地利：电塔作为雕塑，以争取公众对电力扩张的接受度。
Austria: Pylons as sculpture for public acceptance of expanding electrification