Summerschool Sundhausen
2nd DesignBuild Academy as a construction hut
From September 21 to 29, 2025, the 2nd DesignBuild Academy will take place in Sundhausen, Thuringia, as a Bauhütte - a cooperation between international universities and local practice partners. The focus is on the question of how structural measures can be transferred into a 1:1 realization of the former GDR village consume to be transformed.
Architectural interventions are planned for the vacant side wing of the building - from furniture and façade construction to the construction of a new bus stop roof and barrier-free access via terraces in front of the building.
In the spirit of circular construction, the summer school aims to use mainly materials that are already available in the village and have been collected and inventoried in previous workshops. The potential of regional resources is explored in interdisciplinary teams and implemented in specific construction tasks - for example by processing old glass and porcelain into high-quality terrazzo for the barrier-free access to the building.
Registration by mail to (23.7.2025)
emil.kranewitter@tuwien.ac.at
Applications with a short motivation text and portfolio will be given preferential treatment.
- Semester hours
- 4
- Credits (ECTS)
- 5
- Type
- UE Excercise
- Format
- Presence
- Lecturers
- Study Assistant