The Young Hugos 2024
Since 2021, the Association of German Architects BDA Landesverband Baden-Württemberg has been awarding the young talent prize Die*JungenHugos 2024 for architecture students at universities in Baden-Württemberg. The aim is to give the younger generation the opportunity to present their designs and contribute to a discourse on the social relevance of planning design.
Among the award winners are Master's graduates Anna Klotzki and Michael Hosch.
Anna Klotzki received the award for her Master's thesis "Refugium - Verborgene Heterotope", which was written in the winter semester 2022/23 and supervised by Prof. Christian Inderbitzin (Stadt und WOhnen) and Prof. Dr. Riklef Rambow (Architekturkommunikation).
Appreciation of the jury:
Regardless of religiosity, church spaces have an effect on people. This effect is created by the different nature of the interior compared to the exterior, by its introversion and its ability to neutralize the surrounding space. The potential of a heterotope offering refuge should be preserved. To this end, strategies for sensually transforming symbol-laden places were investigated. Within the framework of six concepts for six Karlsruhe churches, the design attempts to develop a principle of how these places can remain publicly accessible places of refuge. The churches are currently undergoing processes of conversion or expansion of use, or have been empty for years. As churches are strongly symbolically coded, the working methods of various artists who have transformed symbols through their art were examined. The aim was to find uses for the new refuge infrastructure that are close to the church and enable a sensual reuse that is independent of religion.
More information: https://open.arch.kit.edu/arbeiten/refugium/
Michael Hosch receives the award for his Master's thesis "in/visible infrastructure", which was written in the summer semester 2023 and supervised by Prof. Marc Frohn (Space and Design) and Prof. Andrea Klinge (Construction and Design).
Appreciation of the jury:
How can we overcome the challenges of the climate crisis? This visionary project moves between science fiction and reality. The energy storage facility above Frankfurt Central Station uses demolition materials to store energy and creates a constantly changing landscape. "in/visible infrastructure" encourages people to think and shows impressive, sustainable solutions.
More information: https://open.arch.kit.edu/arbeiten/in-visible-infrastructure/