Im Rahmen der Bachelorverabschiedung im August 2024 wurden folgende Absolvent*innen für ihre herausragenden Bachelorabschlussarbeiten mit dem Heinrich-Hübsch-Preis ausgezeichnet:

1. Preis
Maximilian Uphaus
Spaces for learning. Horizontal ambiguities
Der Entwurf befasste sich mit der Universität als einem historisch gewachsenen physischen Raum für das Lernen und ganz allgemein für intellektuelle Interaktion.
Er untersuchte, inwieweit eine mehrdeutige, nutzungsoffene Architektur zu einer akademischen Kultur beitragen kann, die die Interaktion zwischen den spezialisierten Orten des Lernens und der Stadt zu fördert.
Herausgegeben von Prof. Simon Hartmann, Professur Bauplanung und Entwerfen

2. Preis
Maximilian Granjon
GRID
In der heutigen architektonischen Umgebung erleben wir eine paradoxe Wiederkehr des Rasters: Warum suchen wir in einer Zeit, in der sich der architektonische Diskurs auf Identität und Spezifität konzentriert, immer noch nach einem universellen Mittel? Das Studio untersuchte die Möglichkeiten, die Fallstricke und die Widersprüche des
Rasters.
Herausgegeben von Prof. Marc Frohn, Professur Raum und Entwerfen

3. Preis
Alena Marie Bischoff
Vertical Living - Ein hybrides Hochhaus in Mannheim
In direkter Nachbarschaft zum Mannheimer Stadtzentrum soll am Rheinufer ein hybrid nutzbares Hochhaus entstehen. Der signifikante Hochpunkt soll in seiner prominenten städtebaulichen Lage sowohl als Gelenk zwischen Stadtkern und Hafengebiet als auch als Stadtzeichen zwischen den benachbarten Metropolen Mannheim und Ludwigshafen fungieren.
Herausgegeben von Prof. Ludwig Wappner, Professur Entwerfen und Baukonstruktion

3. Preis
Hannah Krug
Top Up!* - Nachverdichtungskonzepte für die Würzburger Gartenstadt
Der Entwurf befasste sich mit der Ertüchtigung und der Revitalisierung von vier Zeilenbauten in Würzburg-Frauenland. Ziel war es, eine zukunftsfähige Vision für die Neu- und Weiterentwicklung von Wohnen, Arbeiten und Leben in diesem Areal, angeschlossen an das gesamte Wohnquartier, zu entwickeln.
Herausgegeben von Prof. Dirk Hebel, Professur Nachhaltiges Bauen

The Urban Mining Student Award Architecture honors concepts, ideas and strategies for the promotion of a consistent circular economy. It honors designs and constructions for new buildings, conversions and extensions with a special focus on environmental protection and resource conservation. The ease of dismantling the construction and the recyclability of the building materials, together with the reuse of used components and ease of repair, are at the forefront of the considerations.

As part of the Urban Mining Student Award 2023/24, visions for the sustainable reuse of existing buildings were sought, both in terms of redensification and in terms of preserving important building culture in German cities.
This year's task focused on the respectful conversion and circular refurbishment of a historic factory site on the grounds of the former lace factory A.&E. Henkel in Wuppertal-Langerfeld to develop a viable and sustainable future concept for historic buildings.
A total of 29 entries from 8 universities were submitted. Three KIT students are among the winners:

1st prize €1000 + annual subscription to Detail Inspiration
Nils Henrik Benkeser (Karlsruhe Institute of Technology)
L 800M - A NEW LIFE CYCLE FOR ELECTRICITY PYLONS:
According to the author, the material recycling of dismantled electricity pylons is not uncommon - but the direct ReUse of parts of electricity pylons is all the rarer, it appears new. Here, the average of around 800 running meters of L-sections per electricity pylon are used for the construction of a building and neighbourhood-defining extension and for internal fixtures such as stairs. The existing building on Langerfelder Strasse is "crowned" by an urban mining idea, is set in scene. At the same time, the crowning gesture remains appropriate in its claim to use: the future public use can be developed as freely as possible. The structure is flexible and can thus respond to the needs of the neighborhood. Overall, the work is particularly impressive due to its urban impact with the potential to become an identity-creating landmark for the district and its symbolic power for the further development of sustainable building with sufficiency strategies: Component reuse crowns existing buildings!

3rd prize 500€
Frederik Busch (Karlsruhe Institute of Technology)
SPITZENKREATIVFABRIK:
The large, folded roof ridge - covered with photovoltaics - above the south-facing building attracts particular attention. The seemingly light extension on a solid base results in an interplay between mass and lightness, which is also reflected in the interior spaces. Reused steel structures are planned for the new urban gesture. In the existing building, on the other hand, the focus is on preserving the existing qualities, which are even staged through targeted measures. A variety of public uses complements the residential quarter and promises a strong mix. Together with the idea of activating the chimney as a viewing platform, the new urban development gesture will give the old lace factory a new identity.

Recognition 300€
Maximilian Weiß (Karlsruhe Institute of Technology)
INTERLUDES:
The "Zwischenspiele" design impresses with its respectful treatment of the existing building, which it opens up with an architectural joint. This creates a semi-public area that leads to encounters and creates a permeability between inside and outside. The open area on the first floor is supplemented as a restaurant with mobile "bubble tubs" depending on the season, offering a high quality of stay regardless of the weather. A new roof shape is carefully placed on top of the existing building and complements it with targeted openings and dormers without overshadowing the existing building. All in all, a successful design that gets a lot right.

More information:
https://www.urbanminingstudentaward.de/index.php?id=21

Prizes

Friedrich Weinbrenner Prize

Since the summer semester of 2016, the faculty has been awarding the Friedrich Weinbrenner Prize to Master's graduates for outstanding final theses in architecture. The prize commemorates the Karlsruhe architect, urban planner and university lecturer Friedrich Weinbrenner (1766-1826). The prize is funded by the Heinrich Johannes and Maria Gertrud Hansen Foundation.
One prize and two commendations were awarded this semester.

Recognition
Melina Kienzle
On the preservation of tangible and intangible cultural heritage - a new chapter for the Freiburg
Münsterbauverein
Chair of Building Construction, Prof. Ludwig Wappner
Chair of Building and Architectural History, Prof. Dr.-Ing. Joaquín Medina Warmburg

Recognition
Johanna Mantel
In the old garb
Chair of Building Theory, Prof. Meinrad Morger
Chair of Building and Architectural History, Prof. Dr.-Ing. Joaquín Medina Warmburg

Weinbenner Prize
Philipp Schmider
Water World 2
Chair of City and Housing, Prof. Christian Inderbitzin
Chair of Architectural Theory, Prof. Dr. Anna-Maria Meister

wa sponsorship award

The wa sponsorship award of the journal "wettbewerbe aktuell" includes a one-year subscription to the journal and access to the online archive of "wettbewerbe aktuell".
In addition, the award winners can present their work on the magazine's website.

Julia Griesbacher
Rehabilitatio Menits
Chair of Building Theory, Prof. Meinrad Morger
Chair of Architectural Communication, Prof. Dr. phil. nat. Riklef Rambow

Julius Maisch
Grand Hostel
Chair of Building Planning and Design, Prof. Simon Hartmann
Chair of Architectural Theory, Prof. Dr. Anna-Maria Meister

Nils Müller
NaturRaum Architecture and the Wadden Sea - A research and information center on Amrum
Chair of Building Construction, Prof. Ludwig Wappner
Chair of Architectural Communication, Prof. Dr. phil. nat. Riklef Rambow

Nominations

Nominations for the BDA-SARP Award

The BDA-SARP-AWARD is a bilateral prize for architecture graduates from German and Polish universities. It is awarded to final theses that demonstrate exemplary, forward-looking ideas and exceptional creative talent on the part of the author.
The award is sponsored by the Association of German Architects BDA and the Polish Association of Architects SARP.

Elena Heilig
Cultural Center "Pueblo de la Esperanza"
Chair of Building Theory, Prof. Meinrad Morger
Chair of Building and Architectural History, Prof. Dr.-Ing. Joaquín Medina Warmburg

Lisbeth Römersperger
A new theater for Frankfurt / Transformation of a former printing house
Chair of Building Construction, Prof. Ludwig Wappner
Chair of Building and Architectural History, Prof. Dr.-Ing. Joaquín Medina Warmburg

Nominations for the Sparkassen Environmental Award

The Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) and the Environmental Foundation of the Sparkasse Karlsruhe honors outstanding work related to environmentally relevant topics. The prize is awarded in the categories "Dissertations, Diploma Theses and Master's Theses". The prize is awarded annually at the annual conference of the KIT Center for Climate and Environment.
https://www.klima-umwelt.kit.edu/umweltpreis.php

Mathis Goschenhofer
Potential of small hydropower - Otto Wernecke watermill
Chair of City and Housing, Prof. Christian Inderbitzin
Chair of Building and Architectural History, Prof. Dr.-Ing. Joaquín Medina Warmburg

Tobias Moritz
Wind.water.waves. - Coastal protection off the Halligen islands
Chair of City and Housing, Prof. Christian Inderbitzin
Chair of Building and Architectural History, Prof. Dr.-Ing. Joaquín Medina Warmburg

Nominations for the Ruth and Erich Rossmann Foundation Award

The Ruth and Erich Rossmann Foundation was established in 2000. It supports talented Master's graduates from the Faculty of Architecture with a one-year postgraduate or continuing education course at an architecture university abroad.

Nicola Gil Arango
Kulturstation - On rails to the community
Chair of Building Construction, Prof. Ludwig Wappner
Professorship Digital Design and Fabrication, Tenure-Track-Prof. Mag. Arch. Moritz Dörstelmann

Alina Kaufmann
After:Densification between row buildings
Professorship Urban District Planning, Prof. Dipl.-Ing. Markus Neppl
Chair of Architectural Communication, Prof. Dr. phil. nat. Riklef Rambow

Michelle Montnacher
Water to Knowledge
Chair of Building Theory, Prof. Meinrad Morger
Chair of Architectural Communication, Prof. Dr. phil. nat. Riklef Rambow

Freia Prager
Urban Synergies
Chair of International Urban Planning and Design, Prof. Dr. Barbara Engel
Chair of Building and Architectural History, Prof. Dr.-Ing. Joaquín Medina Warmburg

Vincent Ruffra
Made In Made By
Chair of City and Housing, Prof. Christian Inderbitzin
Chair of Architectural Theory, Prof. Dr. Anna-Maria Meister

Gabriel Stark
Life in the dew process
Professorship of City and Housing, Prof. Christian Inderbitzin
Professorship of International Urbanism and Design, Prof. Dr. Barbara Engel

Carolin Thomas
Parking garage potential - New use for added value in the city center
Chair of Urban District Planning, Prof. Dipl.-Ing. Markus Neppl
Chair of City and Housing, Prof. Christian Inderbitzin

Nominations for the Schelling Study Prize

Every two years since 2015, the Schelling Study Prize of the Schelling Architecture Foundation has been awarded to the best theses by students of the faculty. A total of around eight Master's theses are nominated. The Schelling Study Prize is the student counterpart to the renowned Schelling Architecture Prizes for architectural theory and architecture. The main prize is endowed with 2,000 euros.

Franziska Maria Alt
Cult silo - From granary to cult and creative center
Chair of Building Construction, Prof. Ludwig Wappner
Chair of Architectural Communication, Prof. Dr. phil. nat. Riklef Rambow

Paula Mercedes Seifert
Along the Delta - Architecture in the In-Between
Chair of Building Theory, Prof. Meinrad Morger
Chair of Building and Architectural History, Prof. Dr.-Ing. Joaquín Medina Warmburg

Three students from the Franco-German double master's degree in "Building in an International Context" received awards at the Grand Est 2024 Franco-German University Prize ceremony, which took place on January 26 at the University of Haute-Alsace in Mulhouse.

Léana Beyreuther, Carla-Marie Alvarez and Coraline Naturel were awarded 1st prize for their joint final project: "The railroad network as a means of strengthening the cross-border area". The project deals with the reactivation of the railroad line from Saarbrücken via Haguenau and Rastatt to Karlsruhe and the way in which this can reshape the cross-border area. The award winners developed a network consisting of new stops in the communities along the route and refurbished existing stations. The aim of the project is to enhance territorial resources and local expertise in this region, which is characterized by a Franco-German culture.
The work was supervised at KIT by Henri Bava and Dr. Riklef Rambow and in Strasbourg by Volker Ziegler and Mireille Diestchy.

Léana Beyreuther also received the 2nd prize for Master's theses in the humanities and social sciences. In her study, she compares architectural education in Strasbourg and Stuttgart after the First World War. What is special about this study is that Léana Beyreuther uses drawings by students and teachers as the main source for comparing the pedagogical methods.
The prize was presented by Michel Deneken, President of the University of Strasbourg.

Congratulations!

Preise

Friedrich-Weinbrenner-Preis

Seit dem Sommersemester 2016 zeichnet die Fakultät Masterabsolventinnen und -absolventen für herausragende Abschlussarbeiten im Studiengang Architektur mit dem Friedrich-Weinbrenner-Preis aus. Der Preis erinnert an den Karlsruher Architekten, Stadtplaner und Hochschullehrer Friedrich Weinbrenner (1766-1826). Finanziert wird der Preis wird aus Mitteln der Heinrich Johannes und Maria Gertrud Hansen Stiftung.
In diesem Semester werden drei Anerkennungen (dotiert mit 250 Euro) vergeben. 

Anerkennung
Patrick Ehrensberger 
Ferme du Peuple - Agriculture meets Kapital
Professur Baukonstruktion 
Prof. Ludwig Wappner    
Professur Bau- und Architekturgeschichte 
Prof. Dr. Joaquin Medina Warmburg

Anerkennung
Marian Gerth
Integrative Platte Berlin Fennpfuhl: De-Standardisierte Großwohnsiedlung für eine diverse Bevölkerung Professur Internationaler Städtebau und Entwerfen 
Prof. Dr. Barbara Engel    
Professur Architekturkommunikation 
Prof. Dr. Riklef Rambow

Anerkennung
Stephanie Doll    
Passage: Ein Ort der Trauer, der Begegnung und des Abschieds
Professur Gebäudelehre 
Prof. Meinrad Morger    
Professur Architekturkommunikation 
 

wa-Förderpreis 

Der wa-Förderpreis der Zeitschrift „wettbewerbe aktuell“ umfasst ein einjähriges Abonnement der Zeitschrift und Zugang zum Online-Archiv von „wettbewerbe aktuell“.
Zudem können die Preisträger*innen ihre Arbeit auf der Webseite der Zeitschrift vorstellen.
 

Anne Lienhard    
Weiter Brauen - stufenweise Transformation einer Brauerei
Professur Stadt und Wohnen 
Prof. Christian Inderbitzin    
Professur Gebäudelehre 
Prof. Meinrad Morger

Julian Raupp    
Architektur und (Re)Sozialisierung-Eine Gefängniserweiterung für Bruchsal
Professur Gebäudelehre 
Prof. Meinrad Morger    
Professur Architekturkommunikation 
Prof. Dr. Riklef Rambow

Carla Zipp
BE DREI - Bildung / Bewegung / Begegnung    
Professur Baukonstruktion 
Prof. Ludwig Wappner    
Professur Architekturkommunikation 
Prof. Dr. Riklef Rambow
 

Nominierungen

Nominierungen für den BDA-SARP Award 

Der BDA-SARP-AWARD ist ein bilateraler Förderpreis für Absolventinnen und Absolventen der Fachrichtung Architektur an deutschen und polnischen Hochschulen.  Ausgezeichnet werden Abschlussarbeiten, die von beispielhaften, zukunftsweisenden Ideen und einer außergewöhnlichen schöpferischen Begabung des Verfassers zeugen.
Auslober sind der Bund Deutscher Architekten BDA und der Polnischer Architektenverband SARP.

Julia Henschel    
La Bohème - Münchner Integrationsprojekt von Wohnungslosen in der Stadt
Professur Stadtquartiersplanung 
Prof. Markus Neppl    
Professur Baukonstruktion 
Prof. Ludwig Wappner

Maikel Hollstein    
Der Typus "Ruine" als Bausubstanz
Professur Gebäudelehre 
Prof. Meinrad Morger    
Professur Tragwerksplanung und Konstruktives Entwerfen
Prof. Dr. Riccardo La Magna

Nominierungen für den Sparkassen-Umwelt-Preis

Das Karlsruher Institut für Technologie (KIT) und die Umweltstiftung der Sparkasse Karlsruhe honoriert hervorragende Arbeiten mit Bezug zu umweltrelevanten Themen. Der Preis wird vergeben in den Kategorien „Dissertationen sowie Diplomarbeiten und Masterarbeiten“. Die Verleihung des Preises findet jährlich im Rahmen der Jahrestagung des KIT-Zentrums Klima und Umwelt statt.
https://www.klima-umwelt.kit.edu/umweltpreis.php

Niels Striby    
Von Prozessualem und Graduellem - Perspektiven für die Karlsruher Kaiserstraße
Professur Stadt und Wohnen 
Prof. Christian Inderbitzin    
Professur Architekturkommunikation 
Prof. Dr. Riklef Rambow

Nominierungen für den Förderpreis der Ruth und Erich Rossmann-Stiftung

Die Ruth und Erich Rossmann-Stiftung wurde im Jahre 2000 gegründet. Sie fördert begabte Masterabsolvent*innen der Fakultät für Architektur mittels eines einjährigen Aufbau- oder Weiterbildungsstudiums an einer Architekturhochschule im Ausland.

Malik Al Bosta    
Informeller Urbanismus - Auf der Suche nach potentiellen Orten zur zivilgesellschaftlichen Aneignung
Professur Internationaler Städtebau und Entwerfen 
Prof. Dr. Barbara Engel    
Professur Architekturkommunikation 
Prof. Dr. Riklef Rambow

Julia Henschel    
La Bohème - Münchner Integrationsprojekt von Wohnungslosen in der Stadt
Professur Stadtquartiersplanung 
Prof. Markus Neppl    
Professur Baukonstruktion 
Prof. Ludwig Wappner

Beatrice Höckel    
Statt außen, Innenstadt! - Transformation in der Mannheimer Innenstadt
Professur Internationaler Städtebau und Entwerfen 
Prof. Dr. Barbara Engel    
Professur Bau- und Architekturgeschichte 
Prof. Dr. Joaquin Medina Warmburg

Anna Paasche    
Ex Office_ Das neue Leben der Bürogiganten
Professur Stadt und Wohnen 
Prof. Christian Inderbitzin    
Professur Bau- und Architekturgeschichte 
Prof. Dr. Joaquin Medina Warmburg

Simon Riede
Museo diffuso - Zur Entvölkerung alpiner Dörfer
Professur Gebäudelehre 
Prof. Meinrad Morger    
Professur Landschaftsarchitektur 
Prof. Henri Bava

Nominierungen für den Schelling Studienpreis 

Mit dem Schelling Studienpreis der Schelling Architekturstiftung werden seit 2015 alle zwei Jahre die besten Abschlussarbeiten von Studierenden der Fakultät ausgezeichnet. Insgesamt werden etwa acht Masterarbeiten nominiert. Der Schelling Studienpreis ist das studentische Pendant zu den renommierten Schelling Architekturpreisen für Architekturtheorie und Architektur. Der Hauptpreis ist mit 2.000 Euro dotiert.

Michael Hosch    
In/Visible Infrastructure
Professur Raum und Entwerfen 
Prof. Marc Frohn    
Professur Konstruieren und Entwerfen
Prof. Andrea Klinge

Sascha Seidt
Hortus Inclusus - Der Botanische Garten als urbaner Mediator    
Professur Gebäudelehre 
Prof. Meinrad Morger    
Professur Landschaftsarchitektur 
Prof. Henri Bava

Clarissa Desirée Vogt
Eine Ästhetik der Leichtigkeit
Professur Gebäudelehre 
Prof. Meinrad Morger    
Professur Bau- und Architekturgeschichte 
Prof. Dr. Joaquin Medina Warmburg

Nominierungen für den WA Award 2024

Der WA Award wird jährlich von der Architekturfachzeitschrift wa wettbewerbe aktuell ausgeschrieben und richtet sich an Universitäten und Akademien im deutschsprachigen Raum. Es werden Preise in einem Gesamtwert von 5000 Euro vergeben.

Stephanie Doll    
Passage: Ein Ort der Trauer, der Begegnung und des Abschieds
Professur Gebäudelehre 
Prof. Meinrad Morger    
Professur Architekturkommunikation 
Prof. Dr. Riklef Rambow

Konstantin Neumann
Begegnungsräume. Kindertagesstätte und Seniorenwohnen auf einen reaktivierten Gutshausgrundstück 
Professur Gebäudelehre 
Prof. Meinrad Morger    
Professur Architekturkommunikation 
Prof. Dr. Riklef Rambow

They were honored for their design "preserve. research. reuse" for a research. Teaching and experimental laboratory for future building in Karlsruhe.
The award ceremony took place on November 23, 2023 as part of the Climate Festival at STATION Berlin.

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Die Daniel Gössler Belobigung 2023 würdigt theoretische Arbeiten zu Fragestellungen der aktuellen Architektur- und Städtebaudebatte. Der Preis ist mit 1.250 € dotiert und versteht sich als internationale Auszeichnung für Theoretiker*innen unter 40 Jahren.

Die Belobigung vergab die Jury gleichrangig an Annekathrin Warter für ihre Masterarbeit „Fragmente von Räumen“ und an Lukas Großmann für seine Masterarbeit „Die Institutionalisierung der Hospitalität“.
Lukas Großmann fragt in seiner Masterarbeit: Wie behandeln wir Minderheiten und Randgruppen? Und wie kann Architektur zur Veränderung der Gesellschaft beitragen? Konkret geht es dem Autor um ausgegrenzte Gruppen wie Straffällige, Kranke, Arme, Fremde, „Irre und Narren“ – und die Institutionalisierung, die sich analog in Gebäudetypologien von Gefängnissen, Krankenhäusern, Armenhäusern, Flüchtlingsunterkünften und vielem mehr manifestiert. „Der Autor beginnt mit einer überzeugenden historischen Analyse von Hospitalität, ihrer Institutionalisierung und dienstleistungsartig folgenden Bautypologie seit der Antike. Dabei berücksichtigt er unterschiedliche Interessenslagen mit architekturtheoretischen Konsequenzen: Die Zusammenhänge, wie sie interpretiert und instrumentalisiert werden, sind in der Arbeit exzellent offengelegt“, urteilte die Jury.

Mehr dazu

Alle zwei Jahre sind Studierende der Architektur und des Bauingenieurwesens eingeladen, im Rahmen des Hochschulpreises Holzbau ihre neuen Ideen für die Verwendung von Holz- und Holzwerkstoffen im Holzbau zu präsentieren. In diesem Jahr wurde der Hochschulpreis Holzbau bereits zum 5. Mal vergeben. Drei Projekte wurden mit Preisen und zwei mit Anerkennungen gewürdigt.
Eine Anerkennungen ging an „tiny timber tourism“:
„Die im Sinne der Nachhaltigkeit beispielhafte Auseinandersetzung mit konstruktiven und atmosphärischen Qualitäten im Holzbau zeigt dieser Entwurf indem er unter der Maßgabe der Rückbaubarkeit auf Klebe- oder Metallverbindungen verzichtet. Der Nachweis über eine mögliche Stapelbarkeit hätte in den Augen der Jury das Potenzial dieses Entwurfes durch die Reduzierung des Flächenverbrauchs gesteigert“ schreibt die Jury.

Studierende
Merve Simsek, Mena
Ghaly, David Urich,
Adrian Obermüller

Betreuung
Prof. Ludwig Wappner (Baukonstruktion)
Dipl.-Ing. Peter Hoffmann (Projektleitung)
Dr.-Ing. Falk Schneemann
M. Sc. Helge Hörmann

Insgesamt 75 eingereichte Arbeiten von 31 Lehrstühlen an deutschen Universitäten hatte die achtköpfige Jury unter Leitung von Prof. Axel Teichert zu begutachten.

Michael Hosch und Johannes Hoer, Studenten des KIT-Fakultät für Architektur, wurden für ihren Entwurf „construct better“ beim Student:innen Förderpreis 2023 des BDB in der Kategorie „Gebäude“ ausgezeichnet. Der Entwurf entstand im Sommersemester 2022 bei den STO-Gastprofessor*innen Kerstin Müller und Oliver Seidel.
Insgesamt wurden zum BDB-Student:innen-Förderpreis 176 Projekte eingereicht. Die Preisträger:innen wurden auf dem BDB-Baumeistertag am 19. Mai 2023 in Koblenz bekanntgegeben.

PREISE

Weinbrenner (3 gleichwertige Preise/Anerkennungen):

Anna Klotzki
Refugium, Verborgene Heterotope
Professur Stadt und Wohnen
Prof. Christian Inderbitzin
Professur Architekturkommunikation  
Prof. Dr. Riklef Rambow

Maram Batta
Haus der Inspiration - Räume der Hoffnung im Gaza-Streifen
Professur Gebäudelehre 
Prof. Meinrad Morger
Professur Architekturkommunikation  
Prof. Dr. Riklef Rambow

Lukas Benz
Dealing with the Past - Umgang und Vermittlung unseres nuklearen Erbes
Professur Baukonstruktion 
Prof. Ludwig Wappner
Professur Architekturkommunikation  
Prof. Dr. Riklef Rambow

Digitales Abo:

Aaron Harter
Baukultur im Schwarzwald - Eine Symbiose aus Handwerk und Architektur
Professur Baukonstruktion 
Prof. Ludwig Wappner
Professur Architekturkommunikation  
Prof. Dr. Riklef Rambow

Franziska Greß
Relikte der Stadt - Transformation Hochbunker
Professur Gebäudelehre 
Prof. Meinrad Morger
Professur Architekturkommunikation  
Prof. Dr. Riklef Rambow

Xiang-Ru Zhu
Die Wiederentdeckung des Hofhauses
Professur Gebäudelehre 
Prof. Meinrad Morger
Professur Bau- und Architekturgeschichte  
Prof. Dr. Joaquim Medina Warmburg

Nominierungen

Schelling:

Jonathan Heid
Bewusstsein Bauen - Ein Zentrum für das Neue Europäische Bauhaus
Professur Baukonstruktion 
Prof. Ludwig Wappner
Professur Nachhaltiges Bauen 
Prof. Dirk Hebel

Vincent Witt
Forschungszentrum Zukunftsbau – Wie bauen wir die Zukunft?
Professur Digital Design and Fabrication
TT-Prof. Moritz Dörstelmann
Professur Nachhaltiges Bauen 
Prof. Dirk Hebel

Benjamin Weber
Nachhaltige Quartiersentwicklung im ländlichen Raum 
Professur Nachhaltiges Bauen
Prof. Dirk Hebel
Professur Bauphysik und Technischer Ausbau  
Prof. Andreas Wagner
 

BDA-SARP:

Patrick Bundschuh
Das schwere Haus - Klimaangepasster Lehmwohnungsbau
Professur Stadt und Wohnen
Prof. Christian Inderbitzin
Professur Gebäudelehre  
Prof. Meinrad Morger

Yussra Sadi
Space of Hope. Reaktivierung einer Ruine als Ort der Begegnung
Professur Gebäudelehre 
Prof. Meinrad Morger
Professur Architekturkommunikation  
Prof. Dr. Riklef Rambow

Rossmann:

Saskia Nehr
Temporäres Wohnen - Zwischen Zwang und Freiheit 
Professur Raum und Entwerfen
Prof. Marc Frohn
Professur Bau- und Architekturgeschichte  
Prof. Dr. Joaquim Medina Warmburg

Dominic Faltien
Urbane Recycling Industrie - Eine Demontagefabrik für Elektronikaltgeräte
Professur Nachhaltiges Bauen
Prof. Dirk Hebel
Professur Internationaler Städtebau und Entwerfen  
Prof.’in Dr. Barbara Engel

Alec Goehringer
Aggiornamento - Eine neue Fassade für den Petersdom
Professur Gebäudelehre 
Prof. Meinrad Morger
Professur Bau- und Architekturgeschichte  
Prof. Dr. Joaquim Medina Warmburg

Philip Brücher
Bestand Bauen am Klagesmarkt - Überlegung zur Langlebigkeit
Professur Baukonstruktion 
Prof. Ludwig Wappner
Professur Bau- und Architekturgeschichte  
Prof. Dr. Joaquim Medina Warmburg

Ani Chachanidze
Haus der Stille
Professur Gebäudelehre 
Prof. Meinrad Morger
Professur Architekturkommunikation  
Prof. Dr. Riklef Rambow

Sparkassenumweltpreis:

Jonie Benoufa
Desertifikation in Südspanien – Eine Wassergemeinschaft in der Sierra de Baza
Professur Stadt und Wohnen
Prof. Christian Inderbitzin
Professur Landschaftsarchitektur 
Prof. Henri Bava

Frederik Johann
Stadt und Wasser - Konzepte für ein resilientes Quartier in Paris
Professur Internationaler Städtebau und Entwerfen 
Prof.’in Dr. Barbara Engel
Professur Landschaftsarchitektur 
Prof. Henri Bava

Kristin Renfer erhält für ihre Masterarbeit EMMA den 1. Platz bei den BauNetz Campus Masters im Januar/Februar 2023. In ihrem Entwurf beschäftigt sie sich mit der Flächennutzung im innerstädtischen Bereich. Ziel ist es, ein leerstehendes Schwimmbad zu transformieren und durch einen Wohnungsbau zu ergänzen. 

Die Campus Masters werden von dem Online-Architekturmagazin vergeben. Die Preisträger erhalten dieses Jahr aktuelle Publikationen von DOM publishers und qualifizieren sich für die Jahreswertung.

Kristin Renfer
EMMA - In Reminiszenz an das Pforzheimer Volksbad       

Prüfer: 
Prof. Ludwig Wappner    
Prof. Christian Inderbitzin      

Preise


wa-Förderpreis 

Der wa-Förderpreis der Zeitschrift „wettbewerbe aktuell“ umfasst ein einjähriges Abonnement der Zeitschrift und Zugang zum Online-Archiv von „wettbewerbe aktuell“. Zudem können die Preisträger*innen ihre Arbeit auf der Webseite der Zeitschrift vorstellen.

Saskia Janz
Die Dialektik zwischen dem Dienenden und dem Bedienten in der Architektur - Service-Szenarien im Wandel        
Prof. Marc Frohn    
Prof. Christian Inderbitzin

Alisa Gezeck
Über Bibliotheken. Vorschlag für die Weiterentwicklung der Typologie zum Gemeinschaftsort am Beispiel eines Bestandsumbaus.
Prof. Ludwig Wappner    
Prof. Dr. Riklef Rambow

Alexandra Ell
Mehrwert durch Teilen - Kollektives Wohnen in Bestandsstrukturen
Prof. Dirk Hebel    
Prof. Dr. Riccardo La Magna

Friedrich-Weinbrenner-Preis

Seit dem Sommersemester 2016 zeichnet die Fakultät Masterabsolventinnen und -absolventen für herausragende Abschlussarbeiten im Studiengang Architektur mit dem Friedrich-Weinbrenner-Preis aus. Der Preis erinnert an den Karlsruher Architekten, Stadtplaner und Hochschullehrer Friedrich Weinbrenner (1766-1826). Finanziert wird der Preis wird aus Mitteln der Heinrich Johannes und Maria Gertrud Hansen Stiftung.
In diesem Semester werden zwei Anerkennungen (dotiert mit 250 Euro) und ein Preis (dotiert mit 500 Euro) vergeben. 


Anerkennung
Soffia Jungmann
Zwischen Ideologie & Realität - Großwohnbauten der 1960er und 1970er
Prof. Meinrad Morger
Prof. Dr. Joaquin Medina Warmburg

Anerkennung
Andrea Santos
Vor dem Festmahl
Prof. Dirk Hebel    
Prof. Dr. Riklef Rambow
    
Anerkennung
Patrick Schaaf    
The Green Machine – Von der Rückkehr der Produktion im Stahlwerk Meiderich
Prof. Ludwig Wappner    
Prof. Dr. Joaquin Medina Warmburg

Since 2014, the Caparol Architecture Award has also been presented in the "Students" category throughout Germany. The prize is awarded to master's theses from the last two years. The architecture faculties of the participating universities and colleges act as a nomination jury. Master's graduates of the KIT department took three out of four places.

The first prize in the category "student theses" was awarded to KIT graduate Clara Süßmann for the project "Mineralienpeicher Grube Clara" (supervised by Prof. Ludwig Wappner). The second prize went to Maximilian Scheffel from the University of Stuttgart. The third prize was again shared by two KIT graduates: Sophia Seufert with the project "Off Shore - Transformation of the Brent Charlie platform into a research station" (supervised by Prof. Ludwig Wappner) and Andra Ionel, who was honored for the project "Stadthaus Milano" (supervised by Prof. Meinrad Morger).

Congratulations!

Photo: Caparol

During the bachelor farewell ceremony in July 2022, the following graduates were awarded the Heinrich Hübsch Prize for their outstanding bachelor theses:

León Hülsenbeck
For the outstanding bachelor thesis on the topic: 8/StS 06/V:A / 39 - Landesarchiv Karlsruhe
Prof. Marc Frohn / Prof. i.V. Nathalie Bredella
Documentation at https://open.arch.kit.edu/

Josef Lucas
For the outstanding bachelor thesis on the topic:
Atelierhaus in Karlsruhe
Prof. Meinrad Morger / Prof. Dr. Joaquín Medina Warmburg
Documentation on https://open.arch.kit.edu/

Lukas König
For the outstanding bachelor thesis on the topic:
More than a water tower - Paris Prof. Simon Hartmann / Prof. Christian Inderbitzin

Leon Wittmer
For the outstanding bachelor thesis on the topic:
Piscina Naturalis at Lake Constance
Prof. Ludwig Wappner / Prof. Dr. Riklef Rambow
Documentation on https://open.arch.kit.edu/

Johannes Theodor Berzau wurde für seine Arbeit „Stadthaus in Frankfurt/Main“ mit einem Förderpreis ausgezeichnet. Der Entwurf wurde herausgegeben von der Professur Gebäudelehre, Prof. Meinrad Morger, Zweitbetreuerin war Lisa Schneider.
Der Preis ist mit einem Preisgeld von 1000 € dotiert.
Die offizielle Bekanntgabe der Preisträger*innen erfolgte im Rahmen der Konferenz zur Schönheit und Lebensfähigkeit der Stadt am 14. und 15. Juni 2022.
Es wurden insgesamt drei gleichrangige Preise und zwei Anerkennung verliehen.

Preise


wa-Förderpreis 

Der wa-Förderpreis der Zeitschrift „wettbewerbe aktuell“ umfasst ein einjähriges Abonnement der Zeitschrift und Zugang zum Online-Archiv von „wettbewerbe aktuell“. Zudem können die Preisträger*innen ihre Arbeit auf der Webseite der Zeitschrift vorstellen.

Ann-Katrin Freytag
Morteratsch – Endstation Gletscher? Erweiterung der Bahnstation Morteratsch um ein Forschungs- und Informationszentrum
Prof. Meinrad Morger / Prof. Henri Bava

Nima Maghsoudi    
Statt Flughafen – Urbaner Wandel deutscher Regionalflughäfen am Beispiel Bodensee Airpark Friedrichshafen

Prof. Markus Neppl / Prof. Dr. Barbara Engel 

Friedrich-Weinbrenner-Preis

Seit dem Sommersemester 2016 zeichnet die Fakultät Masterabsolventinnen und -absolventen für herausragende Abschlussarbeiten im Studiengang Architektur mit dem Friedrich-Weinbrenner-Preis aus. Der Preis erinnert an den Karlsruher Architekten, Stadtplaner und Hochschullehrer Friedrich Weinbrenner (1766-1826). Finanziert wird der Preis wird aus Mitteln der Heinrich Johannes und Maria Gertrud Hansen Stiftung.
In diesem Semester werden zwei Anerkennungen (dotiert mit 250 Euro) und ein Preis (dotiert mit 500 Euro) vergeben. 


Preis
Sebastian Krumm 
European EnergyLAB- Ein Innovationszentrum für die Energiewende des 21. Jahrhunderts.
Prof. Ludwig Wappner / Prof. Andreas Wagner   

Anerkennung
Mena Ghaly    
Hypermärkte von gestern - Ernährung von morgen
Prof. Christian Inderbitzin / Prof. Dr. Riklef Rambow
    
Anerkennung
Pia Thissen
Wissen findet Stadtt    
Prof. Dr. Barbara Engel / Prof. Renzo Vallebuona

Nominierungen

BDA-SARP Award 

Der BDA-SARP-AWARD 2020 ist ein bilateraler Förderpreis für Absolventinnen und Absolventen der Fachrichtung Architektur an deutschen und polnischen Hochschulen.  Ausgezeichnet werden Abschlussarbeiten, die von beispielhaften, zukunftsweisenden Ideen und einer außergewöhnlichen schöpferischen Begabung des Verfassers zeugen. Auslober sind der Bund Deutscher Architekten BDA und der Polnischer Architektenverband SARP.

Nominiert wurde:
Deborah Loos    
Bestand als Ressource der Zukunft
Prof. Dirk Hebel / Prof. Dr. Riklef Rambow  

Sparkassen-Umwelt-Preis


Das Karlsruher Institut für Technologie (KIT) und die Umweltstiftung der Sparkasse Karlsruhe honoriert hervorragende Arbeiten mit Bezug zu umweltrelevanten Themen. Der Preis wird vergeben in den Kategorien „Dissertationen sowie Diplomarbeiten und Masterarbeiten“. Die Verleihung des Preises findet jährlich im Rahmen der Jahrestagung des KIT-Zentrums Klima und Umwelt statt.

Nominiert wurde:
Martin Kautzsch    
Klimaneutrale Transformation historischer Innenstädt - Behutsame energetische Sanierung und energiepositive Ergänzung 

Prof. Dirk Hebel / Prof. Andreas Wagner

Förderpreis der Ruth und Erich Rossmann-Stiftung

Die Ruth und Erich Rossmann-Stiftung wurde im Jahre 2000 gegründet. Sie fördert begabte Masterabsolvent*innen der Fakultät für Architektur mittels eines einjährigen Aufbau- oder Weiterbildungsstudiums an einer Architekturhochschule im Ausland.



Nominiert wurden:
Hannah Hopp    
6 de Maio – Neuentwicklung eines ursprünglich informell geprägten Quartiers in Lissabon mithilfe von Strategien des Selbstbaus für Soziales Wohnen
Prof. Markus Neppl / Prof. Dr. Joaquin Medina Warmburg

Alina Koger
Orte der Integration    
Prof. Dr. Barbara Engel / Prof. Dr. Riklef Rambow

Schelling Studienpreis 

Mit dem Schelling Studienpreis der Schelling Architekturstiftung werden seit 2015 alle zwei Jahre die besten Abschlussarbeiten von Studierenden der Fakultät ausgezeichnet. Insgesamt werden etwa acht Masterarbeiten nominiert. Der Schelling Studienpreis ist das studentische Pendant zu den renommierten Schelling Architekturpreisen für Architekturtheorie und Architektur. Der Hauptpreis ist mit 2.000 Euro dotiert.


Nominiert wurden:
Alexander Rapp
Region. Identität. Architektur. - Strukturentwicklung durch architektonische Intervention regionaler Identität, am Beispiel von Glashütte in Sachsen
Prof. Ludwig Wappner / Prof. Dr. Riklef Rambow

Sebastian Krumm 
European EnergyLAB – Ein Innovationszentrum für die Energiewende des 21. Jahrhunderts
Prof. Ludwig Wappner / Prof. Andreas Wagner

Prices

Sponsorship Award of the Ruth and Erich Rossmann Foundation 2021

For a one-year postgraduate or continuing education course at a university of architecture abroad.

Armin Lahni
In search of the meaningful ... In the garden of narratives of a digital society.
Prof. Marc Frohn / Prof Dr. Riklef Rambow

wa sponsorship award

The wa sponsorship award of the journal "wettbewerbe aktuell" includes a one-year subscription to the journal and access to the online archive of "wettbewerbe aktuell". In addition, the award winners can present their work on the journal's website.

Marie Pascale Sartorius
Barrier-free and elderly-friendly living - assistance robotics as a supporting element in the domestic environment - Karlsruhe Waldstadt
Prof. Dr. Petra von Both / Prof. Rosemarie Wagner

Fabrizio Canessa
Of garbage and other treasures: Recovering values in the waste of Asunción
Prof. Marc Frohn / Prof. Dr. Joaquin Medina Warmburg

Scholarship of the Einwächter Family Foundation

The scholarship of the Einwächter Family Foundation is awarded every semester since the summer semester 2019. The scholarship is endowed with 500 euros and is to be used for a study trip.

David Leber
Travel: The train station as a place
Prof. Christian Inderbitzin / Prof. Meinrad Morger

Friedrich Weinbrenner Award

Since the summer semester of 2016, the faculty has been awarding the Friedrich Weinbrenner Prize to master's graduates for outstanding final theses in the architecture program. The prize commemorates the Karlsruhe architect, urban planner and university lecturer Friedrich Weinbrenner (1766-1826). The prize is funded by the Heinrich Johannes and Maria Gertrud Hansen Foundation.
This semester, two recognitions (endowed with 250 euros) and one prize (endowed with 500 euros) will be awarded.

Prize
Laura Bernard
Unbraided - 100 years of Mies Friedrichstrasse
Prof. Marc Frohn / Prof. Meinrad Morger

Recognition
Florian Albert
Center for European Spaceflight
Prof. Ludwig Wappner / Prof. Dr. Riklef Rambow

Acknowledgement
Elena Boerman
On the Permanence of a Transformative Architecture - For a Climate- and Resource-Fair Handling of the Architectural Heritage of Post-War Modernism
Prof. Dirk Hebel / Prof. Dr. Riklef Rambow

Awards for special honorary commitment

During their studies, the award winners were involved in the faculty's student council and/or in organizing the Skizzenwerk lecture series.

The following students were awarded:
David Leber
Leonard Schwab
Irina Valta

Nominations

BDA-SARP Award

The BDA-SARP-AWARD 2020 is a bilateral award for graduates of architecture at German and Polish universities. The award is given to theses that demonstrate exemplary, forward-looking ideas and exceptional creative talent on the part of the author. The award is presented by the Association of German Architects (BDA) and the Polish Association of Architects (SARP).

Nominated was:
Laura Bernard
Unbraided - 100 years of Mies Friedrichstrasse
Prof. Marc Frohn / Prof. Meinrad Morger

Sparkassen Environment Prize

The Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) and the Environmental Foundation of the Sparkasse Karlsruhe honor outstanding work related to environmentally relevant topics. The prize is awarded in the categories "Dissertations as well as Diploma and Master Theses". The prize is awarded annually within the framework of the annual conference of the KIT Climate and Environment Center.

Nominated was:

Alisa Marielle Schneider
Coal slinger - power plant 4.0
Prof. Dirk Hebel / Prof. Dr. Riklef Rambow

Sponsorship Award of the Ruth and Erich Rossmann Foundation

The Ruth and Erich Rossmann Foundation was founded in 2000. It supports talented Master's graduates of the Department of Architecture by means of a one-year postgraduate or continuing education program at a university of architecture abroad.

Nominated were:

Mohammad Mouaz Alez
The Box - a global humane aid system
Prof. Dirk Hebel / Prof. Andreas Wagner

Sofie Luise Fettig
Living Diversity - Shaping Together
Prof. Renzo Vallebuona / Prof. Dr. Riklef Rambow

Hannah Menn
Cultural Center Braunschweig (conversion of a vacant department store)
Prof. Meinrad Morger / Prof. Dr. Joaquin Medina Warmburg

Viola Winterstein
Bergruhe - An intercultural cemetery near Heidelberg
Prof. Meinrad Morger / Prof. Henri Bava

Schelling Study Award

The Schelling Study Prize of the Schelling Architecture Foundation has been awarded every two years since 2015 to the best final theses of students of the faculty. In total, about eight master's theses are nominated. The Schelling Study Prize is the student counterpart to the renowned Schelling Architecture Prizes for architectural theory and architecture. The main prize is endowed with 2,000 euros.

Nominated were:
Tim Eggers
Japan.Germany.Architecture?
Prof. Meinrad Morger / Prof. Dr. Joaquin Medina Warmburg

Lisa Maria Behringer
Neo Natura: On the Visibility of a New Naturalness
Prof. Marc Frohn / Prof. Dr. Oliver Jehle

For 2019, Ms. Jannika Schäfer and Mr. Maximilian von Moltke were awarded for their master's theses and Dr.-Ing. Klarissa Niedermeier, Dr. Tobias Wirsing and Dr. Wei Huang for their dissertations. For 2020, Ms. Laura Spitzmüller received the Sparkassen Environment Prize for her master's thesis and Dr. Philip Brown for his dissertation. The prize has been awarded since 1979 by the Environmental Foundation of the Sparkasse Karlsruhe to promote outstanding scientific work at KIT, which in particular serves to solve environmental protection problems.

Master's graduate Max von Moltke received the award for his thesis "Minus 90 - an architectural approach to reduce plastic emissions".

About the thesis:
Every year, about 8 million tons of waste enter our oceans. A large part of this waste consists of plastic and is transported there via rivers. It is estimated to be nearly 2.5 million tons per year, 90% of which goes to just 10 rivers. It is high time that we develop ideas to counter this existential threat to our most important habitat.

Minus 90 is one such idea: to create a facility that aims to divert and collect the plastic waste carried by the Mekong River, recycle the collected waste, and educate the public on responsible plastic use and disposal.

A wing in the river, positioned vertically in the right place, allows the flow to be diverted and the plastic waste it carries to be directed to the circular recycling facility on the river bank. There it is recycled and used for new construction materials. The facility is deliberately designed as a circular building, and the circle has multiple symbolic meanings. The circle is considered an expression of completeness, of the whole. Circular shapes usually trigger positive associations and feelings. Minus 90, with its form and function, aims to contribute to the preservation of the earth, thus preserving the circle in its perfection. Recycling, as the name suggests, is a cycle, a circle. Thus, the function of the building is reflected in its form.

The work was supervised by the professorships of Sustainable Construction and Architectural Commuication.

More information:
https://www.klima-umwelt.kit.edu/sparkassenpreis.php

During the bachelor farewell ceremony on July 14, 2021, the following graduates were awarded the Heinrich Hübsch Prize for their outstanding bachelor theses:

Estelle Wahl
For the outstanding bachelor thesis on the topic:
Death in the Age of Immortality
Prof. Marc Frohn / Prof. i.V. Oliver Elser

Amos Heyl
For the outstanding bachelor thesis on the topic:
Kunsthaus in Karlsruhe
Prof. Meinrad Morger / Prof. Dr. Joaquín Medina Warmburg
Documentation onhttps://open.arch.kit.edu/

Oliver Leitzbach
For the outstanding bachelor thesis on the topic:
Waterworld. A Rhine architecture in Daxlanden Prof. Simon Hartmann / Prof. Christian Inderbitzin
Documentation onhttps://open.arch.kit.edu/

Stefan Wiesing
For the outstanding bachelor thesis on the topic:
Market Hall Karlsruhe
Prof. Ludwig Wappner / Prof. Dr. Barbara Engel
Documentation athttps://open.arch.kit.edu/

Nadine Georgi and Beatrice Höckel won 3rd place with their work "Q3 Berlin" in the student ideas competition "Stadtbaupuzzle" of the HOWOGE Wohnungsbaugesellschaft (Berlin).

The Chair of Urban Neighborhood Planning (Prof. Markus Neppl) worked on the competition in the winter semester 2020/21 in the master's design with a total of 18 students. Of the resulting works, four were submitted to the competition.

Parallel to the student competition, an urban planning competition was also held with well-known offices, which dealt with the same task.

Link to the virtual exhibition

Master's graduate Ruth Bartelmann is one of three winners of the 4th Student Award of the German Institute of Urban Design 2021.
She received the award on June 21, 2021 for her master's thesis "Werken und Wohnen - Potenziale des hybriden Stadthauses". The thesis was supervised by Professor Ludwig Wappner (DesignConstruct) and Prof. Dr. Riklef Rambow (Architectural Communication).

Read more: https://www.stadtbaukunst.de/studentischer-foerderpreis-stadtbaukunst-2021/

Documentation of the work athttps://open.arch.kit.edu/

AED Neuland 2021

The students Regina Gebauer and Anne-Catherine Greiner win silver in the category "Architecture + Engineering" at the international competition aed neuland 2021 with their designs "Bis sich alles bewegt" (Until everything moves) and "Kindergarten Mea Nork" (Kindergarten Mea Nork). Both works were supervised by the Chair of Sustainable Building in the summer semester 2020.

Student Award 2021 of the Association of German Master Builders, Architects and Engineers (BDB)

Student Regina Gebauer receives recognition for her design "Bis sich alles bewegt" ("Until everything moves") at the BDB's sponsorship award in the subject area "Buildings".

Prizes

wa sponsorship award

Dennis Letter
From department store to city quarter - re-use of a vacant large-scale structure
Prof. Ludwig Wappner/ Prof Dr. Riklef Rambow

Anna Piazolo
The Emscher Island - from backyard to blue center
Prof. Markus Neppl/ Prof. Henri Bava

Jana Schmieder
Mediation Architecture - Water & City
Prof. Meinrad Morger/ Prof Dr. Riklef Rambow

Scholarship of the Einwächter Family Foundation

Moritz Laros
Shelter Archaeology - research center and show depot in the high bunker at Augustinerhof
Prof. Meinrad Morger/ Prof Dr. Riklef Rambow

Friedrich Weinbrenner Prize

Recognitions went to:
Laura Berndt
Revitalized. Revitalization of the Old Slaughterhouse in Pforzheim
Prof. Ludwig Wappner/ Prof. Christian Inderbitzin

Sonja Steenhoff
Space and Law - Reconstruction and Extension of the Freiburg District Court
Prof. Dirk Hebel/ Prof. Andreas Wagner

Prize winner is
Leonie Trienen
Dress Locally?! - Typologies of fashion creation in Zurich urban space
Prof. Meinrad Morger/ Prof Dr. Riklef Rambow

Awards for special honorary commitment

The award winners have been involved in the faculty's student council and/or in organizing the Skizzenwerk lecture series during their studies.

Awarded are:
Laura Berndt
Julius Green
Armin Lahni
Behruz Shabani

Nominations

BDA-SARP Award

Moritz Laros
Archaeology Shelter - Research Center and Display Depot in the High Bunker at the AugustinerhofProf. Meinrad Morger/ Prof Dr. Riklef Rambow

Sparkassen Environmental Award

Jasmin Amann
Identity as a Resource - The Signs in the City
Prof. Dirk Hebel/ Prof. Andreas Wagner

Julia Kapinos
Rhine shows- fish ladder and visitor center as building blocks for the revitalization of the river Rhine
Prof. Ludwig Wappner/ Prof. Dr. Riklef Rambow

Award of the Ruth and Erich Rossmann Foundation

Julius GrünMunicipal Stages Frankfurt - Prototype for Performative Architecture
Prof. Marc Frohn/ Prof. Dr. Joaquin Medina Warmburg

Antonia Kniep
New interpretation of an ethnological museum for Stuttgart
Prof. Ludwig Wappner/ Prof Dr. Riklef Rambow

Armin Lahni
In Search of the Meaningful ... In the garden of narratives of a digital society.
Prof. Marc Frohn/ Prof Dr. Riklef Rambow

Xiaodan Liu
The Inhabited Wall - Project for the City Wall of Nanjing
Prof. Christian Inderbitzin/ Prof. Matthias Pfeifer

Daniel Louis Lythgoe
Living Localities: Designing in the Desert of Post-Ideology
Prof. Dr. Barbara Engel/ Prof. Renzo Vallebuona

Ruth Mathilda Meigen
Clinic 4.0
Prof. Marc Frohn/ Prof Dr. Riklef Rambow

Daniel Podrasa
Typological AI - A preliminary design tool for urban district planning
Prof. Markus Neppl/ Prof. Dr. Barbara Engel

Sarah Lucy Tritschler
Research Center for Multisensory Perception
Prof. Renzo Vallebuona/ Prof Dr. Riklef Rambow

Schelling Study Award

Julius Green
Städtische Bühnen Frankfurt - Prototype for Performative Architecture
Prof. Marc Frohn/ Dr. Joaquin Medina Warmburg

Fanny Hirt
Department store transformation - Redefining Heidelberg's city center
Prof. Dirk Hebel/ Prof Dr. Riklef Rambow

Yesim Kilicer
Conversion of the Galeria Kaufhof, Berlin
Prof. Meinrad Morger/ Prof. Markus Neppl

In a cooperation between the Zoological City Garden of Karlsruhe and the Faculty of Architecture at KIT, a student competition for the redesign of the calico monkey enclosure has been created. Prof. Dirk E. Hebel (Design and Sustainable Building) supervised the nine participating teams.

The following students won prizes.

1st prize of 500 euros: Natascha Steiner and Fee Keppler
2nd prize with 300 euros: Sonja Bauer and Katharina Schmitt
3rd prize with 200 euros: Stephanya Büchel and David Heyer

This year's wa award was dedicated to the relationship between architecture and the public sphere under the conditions of social diversity. Ruth Bartelmann's master's thesis "Werken und Wohnen - Potenziale des hybriden Stadthauses" was chosen from 143 entries as one of the four winners. The thesis was supervised by Professor Ludwig Wappner (DesignConstruct) and Prof. Dr. Riklef Rambow (Architectural Communication).

Congratulations!

More info:
wa award 2021

Lukas Meyer was awarded second prize in the "Design Architecture" category for his master's thesis "MULTISCHUPPEN - Methoden der Umnutzung alter Industriearchitektur".

The thesis was supervised by the professorship "Building Lifecycle Management", Prof. Dr.-Ing. Petra von Both.

Further information:
https://www.hochschultag.com/wettbewerb/

Projects by Prof. Marc Frohn and Prof. Ludwig Wappner awarded.

Since 2007, the Deutsches Architekturmuseum has awarded the DAM Prize every year to outstanding buildings in Germany. Among the four finalists is the office FAR FROHN&ROJAS(http://www.f-a-r.net) of Prof. Marc Frohn (Chair of Space and Design) with the system building "Wohnregal" in Berlin, which is oriented on industrial examples. The video of his presentation: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dEUwOHzcH00.

Also among the 25 nominees was the office ALLMANN SATTLER WAPPNER ARCHITEKTEN(https://www.allmannsattlerwappner.de/) of Prof. Ludwig Wappner (Chair of Design and Building Construction) for the revitalization of the Schwanthaler Höhe in Munich.

Further information at: https://dam-online.de/veranstaltung/dam-preis-2021-2/

Nominations

BDA-SARP Award

Viktoria Schimassek
Forum for Modern Agriculture
Prof. Meinrad Morger / Prof. Markus Neppl

Sparkassen-Environment-Prize

Ana-Marija Knezevic
HUB 01 - Deconstruction and Conversion of Post-Fossil Infrastructures in the North Sea
Prof. Renzo Vallebuona / Prof. Dr. Georg Vrachliotis

Grant of the Ruth and Erich Rossmann Foundation

Era Merkuri
Psychiatric facility for children
Prof. Marc Frohn / Prof. Dr. Georg Vrachliotis

Paulina Hipp
Home Grown City: Permaculture principles in architecture
Prof. Dirk Hebel / Prof. Dr. Riklef Rambow

Jonas Lauinger
Synchronous Architecture
Prof. Marc Frohn / Prof. Dr. Georg Vrachliotis

Schelling Study Award

Caterina Goerner
Northern Black Forest Regional - From Ruin to Mine
Prof. Dirk Hebel / Prof. Andreas Wagner

Clara Süßmann
On a treasure hunt in the Black Forest - Mineral reservoir Grube Clara
Prof. Ludwig Wappner / Prof. Dr. Riklef Rambow

Prices

WA Sponsorship Award

Annette Gerteiser
Form follows Re-Use - E-(waste) as a resource in architecture
Prof. Dirk Hebel / Prof. Dr. Riklef Rambow

Manuela Leidenberger
Promise of the loft
Prof Marc Frohn / Prof Dr Georg Vrachliotis

Clara Süßmann
On a treasure hunt in the Black Forest - Mineral reservoir Grube Clara
Prof. Ludwig Wappner / Prof. Dr. Riklef Rambow

Scholarship of the Einwächter Family Foundation

Corinna Kernl
Quartierszentrum Trossingen (reactivation of a city area)
Prof. Meinrad Morger / Prof. Dr. Riklef Rambow

Friedrich Weinbrenner Prize

Recognitions went to:
Ruth Bartelmann
w2 - live & work in Heidelberg
Prof. Ludwig Wappner / Prof. Dr. Riklef Rambow

Anna-Maria Grimm
The geopolitics of microparticles
Prof. Marc Frohn / Prof. Dirk Hebel

Laureate is
Daniel Grenz
Architecture & Isolation: Centre for Assisted Reproductive Technologies, Cape Cod
Prof. Marc Frohn / Prof. Dr. Georg Vrachliotis

Award for honorary commitment

Ruth Bartelmann
Mirjam Bögelein
Daniel Grenz
Lukas Keßler
Laura Mrosla
Pia Pamela Petric
Chris Soltysiak
Moritz Wiedenmann

Congratulations

In the nationwide open competition "Flying Classroom" of the 3rd Urban Mining Student Awards, the team Jan Matthies and Andrea Santos, architecture students of the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, received one of the two 1st prizes. Recognitions went among others to the students of the Faculty of Architecture (KIT) Laura Ganz and Pia Thissen as well as Hannah Hopp and Viola Winterstein.

„Das städtische Haus“ war das Thema des dritten studentischen Förderpreises Stadtbaukunst, den das Deutsche Institut für Stadtbaukunst gemeinsam mit wa wettbewerbe auslobt hatte. Gesucht waren Projekte, die sich in besonderer Weise mit ihrem städtischen Umfeld auseinandersetzen und sowohl hinsichtlich ihrer Nutzung und Gebäudetypologie, als auch in ihrer Gestalt und Fassadentypologie als bereichernder Stadtbaustein wahrgenommen werden.

Von der Jury wurden 3 gleichrangige Preise und 2 Anerkennungen vergeben. Ein Preis ging an den Masterabsolventen Andra Ionel für seine, von Prof. Meinrad Morger/ Prof. Dr. Riklef Rambow bereute Masterarbeit „Stadthaus in Mailand“.

Begründung der Jury:
Der Entwurfsverfasser schließt mit seinem Entwurf eine Baulücke in der Mailänder Innenstadt. Der angemessen proportionierte Neubau greift Typologien, Traufhöhen und Materialität des Ortes auf. Durch die präzise Setzung des neuen Wohn- und Geschäftshauses entsteht ein öffentlicher Hof, der die im Erdgeschoss liegenden gastronomischen und gewerblichen Flächen bespielt. Der sehr differenzierte Umgang mit Grundriss und Fassade zeugt von einem hohen Verständnis städtischer Architekturen. Die in den Hof gerichteten Loggien verleihen den Wohnungen eine besondere Qualität, es wird jedoch in Frage gestellt, ob diese als einziger privater Außenraum für die Anwohner ausreichen.

Dem Verfasser gelingt, ein komplexes Baufeld innerhalb gegebener innerstädtischer Strukturen mit einem individuellen und präzise ausgestalteten Stadtbaustein zu beplanen, der sich selbstverständlich in die Umgebung einfügt.

Weitere Informationen:
https://www.stadtbaukunst.de/studentischer-foerderpreis-stadtbaukunst-2019-3/

This semester, the following students were awarded theHeinrich Hübsch Prize for their outstanding bachelor theses:

Johanna Lorch
For the outstanding bachelor thesis on the topic:
Stadtbad in Karlsruhe
edited by Prof. Meinrad Morger

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Clemens Urban
For the outstanding bachelor thesis on the topic:
The Forest Institute
edited by Prof. Marc Frohn

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Yussra Sadi
For the outstanding bachelor thesis on the topic:
ClearSpaceOne - ESA Research-lab on Monte Tamaro, Ticino.
edited by Prof. Ludwig Wappner

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Vincent Witt
For the outstanding bachelor thesis on the topic:
House of Waters in Belgrade
edited by Prof. Simon Hartmann

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Bachelor graduate Lür Schäfer receives first place at the BauNetz Campus Masters July/August 2020 for his thesis "House of Water". For the thesis, he developed a hybrid bridge structure over the Sava River for the city of Belgrade. The infrastructural structure becomes a shelter for a variety of water-related municipal facilities. The work was supervised by Prof. Simon Hartmann (Department of Building Planning and Design).

The BDA-SARP-AWARD 2020, a bilateral award for architecture graduates from German and Polish universities, honors theses that demonstrate exemplary, forward-looking ideas and exceptional creative talent on the part of the author.

The award is presented by the Association of German Architects (BDA) and the Polish Association of Architects (SARP).

Nominees
Hanna Hoss
(Prof. Dirk Hebel / Andreas Wagner)
"Pro Humla - Birthplace in West Nepal".

The Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) and the Umweltstiftung der Sparkasse Karlsruhe (Environmental Foundation of the Sparkasse Karlsruhe) honor outstanding work related to environmentally relevant topics. The prize is awarded in the categories "Dissertations as well as Diploma Theses and Master Theses". The award ceremony is expected to take place during the annual conference of the KIT Climate and Environment Center in summer 2021.

Wenzel Meyer
(Prof. Dirk Hebel / Prof. Dr. Riklef Rambow).

"Paradigm Shift - Transformation Department Store."

Matthias Schlosser
(Prof. Ludwig Wappner / Prof. Dirk Hebel)

"Building in the Black Forest Cultural Area - An Umbrella for Black Forest Building Culture and Craftsmanship".

Julia Bazle
(Prof. Dirk Hebel / Rosemarie Wagner )

"The Future of Clay - From Brickworks to Competence Centre".

Nils Machowski

(Prof. Dirk Hebel / Prof. Dr. Riklef Rambow)

"Non-places - As an urban mine"

Katharina Funk
(Barbara Engel / Prof. Markus Neppl)

"Rurbanes Land: New Perspectives for Rural Areas"

The Schelling Study Award of the Schelling Architecture Foundation has been awarded every two years since 2015 to the best final theses of students of the faculty. In total, about eight master's theses are nominated. The Schelling Study Prize is the student counterpart to the prestigious Schelling Architecture Prizes for architectural theory and architecture. The main prize is endowed with 2,000 euros.

Laura Amon
(Prof. Renzo Vallebuona / Prof. Dr. Riklef Rambow).

"Noah's Ark - How can architecture anchor species conservation in zoological gardens and make it accessible to the public?"

Hanna Groll
(Prof. Dirk Hebel / Prof. Andreas Wagner)

"Building as a material resource - Using the example of a temporary lecture hall building".

The wa sponsorship award of the journal "wettbewerbe aktuell" includes a one-year subscription to the journal and access to the online archive of "wettbewerbe aktuell.

The work of the award winners is presented and documented on the magazine's website.

Laura Amon
(Prof. Renzo Vallebuona / Prof. Dr. Riklef Rambow)
"Noah's Ark - How can architecture anchor species conservation in zoological gardens and make it accessible to the public?"

Huahua Zhang
(Prof. Meinrad Morger / Prof. Matthias Pfeifer)
"Airtower Frankfurt"

Nils Machowski
(Prof. Dirk Hebel / Prof. Dr. Riklef Rambow)
"Non-Places - As Urban Mine"

The work was done in 2017 under the supervision of the departments of Building Construction, Prof. Ludwig Wappner, and Urban Neighborhood Planning, Prof. Markus Neppl.

Photo: (from left) Dr. Bernhard Hauke, Yener Gur'es, Valerio Calavetta, Christine Lenouy and Prof. Milan Veljkovic.

More information:
https://www.steelconstruct.com/awards/steel-design-awards/
www.valeriocalavetta.de

Lukas Gerling wins the 2019 Sparkasse Environmental Prize with his master's thesis "Future Fessenheim", developed under the supervision of the Professors of Sustainable Construction Dirk E. Hebel and Landscape Design Prof. Henri Bava. His work on the future of the nuclear power plant in Fessenheim was judged by the jury to be an extremely important and socially relevant topic in the international border area between France and Germany. With his critical-theoretical approach, he developed a design that combines different interpretations, memory and anxiety, architectural elements from the present and the past, international actors and new local actions. Lukas Gerling transformed the actual nuclear power plant into an expressive "pioneer building" as a public space with offers for cultural exchange, cultural creation and meeting places. Lukas Gerling transforms the former reactor building into a space of silence and introversion, showing his flair for space and architecture in exchange with psychology and social responsibility. In doing so, the unique space in the reactor buildings - which are intended as a memorial to nuclear energy - is preserved in its form.
His work was carried out as part of the dual master's program between ENSAS Strasbourg and the KIT Department of Architecture in Karlsruhe.

Photo © Karlsruhe Institute of Technology General Services

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The annual Campus Masters judging is the highlight of BauNetz's graduate competition. Prizes are awarded to the best final theses from bachelor's, master's and diploma programs that emerged from the year's preliminary competitions. The jury consisted of Antje Freiesleben from Modersohn & Freiesleben Architekten (Berlin), Ritz Ritzer from bogevischs buero (Munich) and Sulafa Isa, editor at Baunetz Wissen.
First place went to Michael Hosch with his bachelor's thesis "Non Scholae sed vitae discimus - Institutionalized superimposition of spaces of learning and everyday life in a community school". The thesis was supervised by the departments of Space+Design, Prof. Marc Frohn, and Architectural Theory, Prof. Dr. Georg Vrachliotis.

More information:
https://www.baunetz.de/meldungen/Meldungen-Preistraeger_der_Campus_Masters_2019_gekuert_7047542.html
https://www.baunetz.de/campus-masters/Non_Scholae_sed_vitae_discimus_7014665.html

Michael Hosch received the award for his design "MICMAC - MICRO UNITS - MACRO BENEFITS", which was created in the 5th semester of the Bachelor's program under the supervision of the professorships Sustainable Building (Hebel, Lenz, Rausch), Building Physics ( A. Wagner), Structural Design (M. Pfeifer) and Building Economics (K. Fischer).

Photo © Thomas Müller

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On November 20, 2019, the Schelling Study Prize of the Schelling Architecture Foundation was awarded for the third time at the KIT Department of Architecture. This prize has been awarded every two years since 2015 to the best final theses of students of the department. A total of eight master's theses were nominated. The Schelling Study Prize is the student counterpart to the renowned Schelling Architecture Prizes for Architectural Theory and Architecture, with which the Foundation has been honoring pioneering developments in architecture as well as incisive achievements in architectural theory since 1992.

The jury always includes the prizewinners of the previous year. This time, they were the members of the Belgian architecture firm "Rotor" Marten Gielen and Tristan Boniver (Schelling Architecture Prize winners 2018), the KIT graduates Lisa Kahl and Damian Platten (winners of the Schelling Study Prize 2017) as well as Prof. Dr. Wilfried Wang (Schelling Architecture Foundation) and Dr. Ursula Baus (Schelling Architecture Foundation).
Prof. Ludwig Wappner hosted the evening. The laudations were read by Dr. Ursula Bau and Peter Cachola Schmal (Director of the DAM, Frankfurt/M.). The certificates were presented by Jutta Dambach-Stierle from the board of the Schelling Foundation.

The main prize of 2,000 euros was awarded to graduate Ellen Rémy. Her design "Society is the Actor" envisages the construction of a cultural centre at a run-down inner-city traffic junction in Stockholm. Drawing on the concept of liminality, which refers to the state in which people have transgressive experiences, her master's thesis explores the particular urban situation of this site. With her design of a hybrid structure consisting of a theatre, a cultural institution and a traffic infrastructure, she creates differentiated paths and interfaces that enable the targeted and accidental encounter of passers-by and visitors to the cultural centre. The result is a place of communication that blurs boundaries and can thus contribute to the creation of a new cultural identity.
The work was supervised by Prof. Renzo Vallebuona and Prof. Dr. Georg Vrachliotis.

In addition, two recognitions were awarded. One went to Christine Kohlmann for her design "Einblick Ausblick Warenhaus" (Insight into the Department Store) (Prof. Ludwig Wappner and Prof. Markus Neppl). Based on a classic department store in Stuttgart's city centre, the realistic design shows how cleverly and farsightedly such a property could be maintained in the future with hybrid uses such as living, retail and working.

Another award went to Daniel Uhrig for his work "From Olympic Legacy to National Park / A Hotel near Sarajevo". In it, he deals with the restoration and conversion of a hotel complex near the Bosnian city of Sarajevo that was badly damaged during the war.

Also nominated were the projects:

Reconstruction X: Vision of a conscious urban repair, Reallabor Pforzheim
by Marie Valet
Supervised by Prof. Ludwig Wappner and Prof. Dr. Georg Vrachliotis.

Bridging _ Art, Design & Technology / Extension of the Department of Design in Pforzheim
by Friederike Reis Supervised by Prof. Ludwig Wappner and Prof. Markus Neppl.

Life Tower in Warsaw / Life in the city centre
by Johanna Wisniewska Supervised by Prof. Ludwig Wappner and Prof. Markus Neppl.

Wine culture meets building culture - Redesign of a winery in an urban context
by Julia Schäfer Supervised by Prof. Meinrad Morger and Prof. Ludwig Wappner.

Learning from El Alto
by Rio Weber Supervised by Prof. Mark Frohn and Prof. Renzo Vallebuona

Congratulations to all of them!

Nan Wu (left), Anna Janka Máté (center) and Anna Rieger (right) (Photo: Central Photo Workshop)

The wa sponsorship award of the magazine "wettbewerbe aktuell" was given to:

Nan Wu for her work "Museum of Fishing Culture" (supervised by Prof. Meinrad Morger and Prof. Henri Bava), Anna Janka Máté for her work "Architecture of Homelessness" (supervised by Prof. Dirk Hebel and Prof. Dr. Georg Vrachliotis) and Anna Rieger for her work "Zukunft Wohnen im ländlichen Raum" (supervised by Prof. Barbara Engel and Prof. Dr. Riklef Rambow).

The prize includes a one-year subscription to the journal and access to the online archive of "wettbewerbe aktuell".

Congratulations!

The faculty draws

Anna Paasche and Tobias Weitz

for special volunteerism as part of their 2019 bachelor's degree graduation.

Congratulations!

The Mehr.Wert.Pavillon at the Federal Horticultural Show 2019 in Heilbronn demonstrates the innovative and sensible use of reused and recycled resources: All materials used in the project have already gone through at least one life cycle and are again completely separable after the pavilion is dismantled. The pavilion demonstrates various material cycles for the structure, façade, floor and interior: The supporting structure is made entirely of steel, most of which comes from a dismantled coal-fired power plant in North Rhine-Westphalia.
The facade is made of recycled glass that has been processed into two different building materials - e.g. Magna glass ceramics made from broken and bottled glass. The floor in the garden and under the pavilion combines different mineral demolition materials and the furniture and fixtures are made of various plastic materials. The countertop, for example, is made from recycled kitchen cutting boards.

KIT graduate Noel Rabuffetti receives the first place at the BauNetz Campus Masters May/June 2019 for his thesis "ARQUSTICA - architectura.aqua.acustica". The thesis was supervised by Prof. Ludwig Wappner (Department of Design and Building Construction) and Prof. Dr. Riklef Rambow (Department of Architectural Communication).

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Double success for the Sustainable Building department
The international competition "beyond bauhaus - prototyping the future" was looking for groundbreaking design ideas that address a socially relevant issue and provide creative answers to pressing questions of our time. 1500 projects from 50 countries were submitted. The Sustainable Building department is among the 20 prize winners with two projects - the "Myco-Tree" and the "Urban Mining and Recycling Unit".

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The winners of the 2019 University Award for Wood Construction were announced at LIGNA in Hanover on May 28, 2019. The jury, chaired by Prof. Tom Kaden, had to evaluate a total of 62 entries from 32 chairs at German universities.

KIT student Sonja Steenhoff received a recognition award for her design "Tabaktheater". The project is characterized by a respectful handling of an existing wooden structure as well as by the convincing integration of contemporary functionalities. Above all, the jury was convinced by the upgrading of the historic structure through a convincing utilization strategy; in addition, it scored points with atmospheric visualizations. The design is the result of a Master's study project carried out under the Professorship of Sustainable Building Dirk E. Hebel at the KIT Department of Architecture.

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Visualization: Sonja Steenhoff

On the occasion of the awarding of the Hermann Billing Prize 2019 for outstanding dissertations, a public ceremony with musical accompaniment took place on Wednesday, May 15, 2019, at 6:00 p.m. in the Egon-Eiermann Lecture Hall of the Department of Architecture at KIT. The prize donated by the "CFC Hermann-Billing-Preis e.V." was awarded to:

Dr. phil. Anna Krüger
for her dissertation: Alexander Camaro (1901-1992). Life and Work.

Artists also had a special social task in the post-war period: the manageable number of artists living in Germany after 1945 were involved in the ideological and political re-education of the people. This monographic study focuses on one of them: the draughtsman, painter and scenic designer Alexander Camaro (1901 Breslau - 1992 Berlin). Today almost forgotten, he is one of the most important representatives of this period. The source study therefore provides a fundamental art-historical classification. An extensive catalogue raisonné of the paintings, with over 1000 entries, also documents paintings that have been lost or thought to be lost. Access to the artistic estate made it possible to present personal problems and values on the basis of primary sources, as well as to provide insights into the creative process - from finding the picture to coloring and titling. In addition, the reception of the artist and his work is critically evaluated, taking into account contemporary historical statements - also against the background of the special situation of the post-war years.

Lecturer: Prof. Dr. Martin Papenbrock
Co-referent: Prof. Dr. Oliver Jehle

Mrs. Dr.-Ing. Janna Hohn
for her dissertation: Urban backsides - The connective tissue of the city.

Cities are in a constant process of transformation. After filling up the large urban brownfields, the existing urban structure is now being redensified. Often this redensification hits places with a low structural density and quality, but with great functionality for the urban organism. These are the last inner-city places where noisy and dirty activities, low-cost services in close connection with neighbourhoods and creative business start-ups can take place. These functional places of work are diminishing at a rapid pace as they cannot withstand the pressure from higher value uses.
In order to better examine these places and their uses, the concept of "urban backsides" was introduced. By examining case studies in London, Hamburg and Berlin, it became clear that in order to control the displacement process of low-cost workspace from the inner city, conventional planning instruments are often insufficient and need to be supplemented by alternative, user-driven strategies.

Speaker: Professor Markus Neppl
Co-speaker: Professor Hilde Barz-Malfatti (Bauhaus University Weimar)

The award winners will present their theses in short lectures following greetings from Dean Prof. Dr. Georg Vrachliotis and Building Mayor Daniel Fluhrer. The introduction of the prize winners was done by Dipl.-Ing. Arne Petersohn, chairman of the sponsoring association. The presentations were followed by a discussion between the dean and the prize winners.

The award ceremony took place during the event "Research at the Faculty of Architecture".

From left to right: Daniel Fluhrer, Dr. Janna Hohn, Arne Petersohn, Dr. Anna Krüger, Dr. Georg Vrachliotis (Photo: Bernd Seeland)

Seit 2009 veranstaltet ARCHmedium international ausgeschriebene Architekturwettbewerbe für Studierende und Berufsanfänger*innen. Angelehnt an professionelle Architekturausschreibungen nehmen die Wettbewerbsaufgaben jedes Mal eine andere Stadt in den Blick. Der Fokus der aktuellen Aufgabe lag auf der Stadt Rom. Ausgehend von der These, dass Kirchenbauten schon immer eine Triebfeder architektonischer Entwicklungen waren, sollte für die „Wiege der abendländischen Zivilisation“ ein neuer Ort der Kontemplation – frei von religiösen Assoziationen – entworfen werden. Dieser Rückzugs- und Ruheort sollte den Nutzer*innen ermöglichen, sich für einen Moment aus der schwindelerregenden Geschwindigkeit und Informationsfülle des Alltags des 21. Jahrhunderts auszuklinken.

Der von den Bachelorabsolventen Emil Haffner, Pan Hu, Julius Grün und Chris Soltysiak eingereichte Entwurf „La Base“ belegte im Wettbewerb den dritten Platz.

Ihren Beitrag beschreiben sie wie folgt: „A place in the city, disconnected from the city, connected to its history, disconnected from its beliefs. 
The chapel of San Filippo Neri is a space with potential. Getting rid of all religious symbols, the chapel is emptied, as it has been done in the past. New materials and openings emphasize its spatial qualities. Outside the decoration and ornament is kept. Therefore the access is relocated, changing the perception of the space in relation to its representation and structure.
A perimeter wall is added to the remaining wall to de fine the urban surrounding, restoring Via Giulia on one side and completing the piazzetta on the other side.  The wall contains a building with all necessary functions as well as it forms an intimate patio, which serves as an atrium.  The entrances to the patio are in an aligned sequence to the new park, giving it a public relation despite its introverted character.“

Die Jury lobt die Ruhe und Strenge des Entwurfs. Die einfache Kapelle überzeugt durch suggestive Innenräume, die die Komplexität des Alltags in den Hintergrund treten lassen und so Reflexion und Ruhe ermöglichen.

Der Preis ist mit 500 Euro dotiert und mit der Veröffentlichung in einem Architekturmagazin verbunden.
Herzlichen Glückwunsch.

The awardee of the winter semester 2016/17 is:

Valerio Calavetta
For his master's thesis "Living in the Wildpark" (supervised by Prof. Ludwig Wappner).

Acknowledgement is given to:

Matthias Fehrenbach
for his master thesis "You never walk alone" (supervised by Prof. Marc Frohn)