30. April '24
A person wearing glasses and a green sweater kneels on a wooden floor in the Hochschule Coburg workshop, cutting a long strip of cardboard with a utility knife. Workbenches and cardboard pieces are scattered in the background.
A person wearing glasses and a green sweater kneels on a wooden floor in the Hochschule Coburg workshop, cutting a long strip of cardboard with a utility knife. Workbenches and cardboard pieces are scattered in the background.
A man in a black sweater holds a wooden plank, examining it closely, while a woman in a denim jacket stands nearby, observing. They are in a Hochschule Coburg workshop surrounded by various wooden pieces and tools.
A man in a black sweater holds a wooden plank, examining it closely, while a woman in a denim jacket stands nearby, observing. They are in a Hochschule Coburg workshop surrounded by various wooden pieces and tools.
A person wearing a Hochschule Coburg dark sweatshirt is smiling while working on a laptop in a room filled with cardboard boxes and architectural models. The background features large windows with a blurred outdoor view.
A person wearing a Hochschule Coburg dark sweatshirt is smiling while working on a laptop in a room filled with cardboard boxes and architectural models. The background features large windows with a blurred outdoor view.
A person with short, light hair is smiling while standing in front of a wooden structure at Hochschule Coburg. They are wearing a dark sweatshirt. The background features angled wooden beams.
A person with short, light hair is smiling while standing in front of a wooden structure at Hochschule Coburg. They are wearing a dark sweatshirt. The background features angled wooden beams.
A person wearing a metal helmet with horns stands in a room reminiscent of Hochschule Coburg’s architecture, interacting with another person. The space features stone pillars and wooden beams, while a smartphone rests on a table. Other people and an archway are visible in the background.
A person wearing a metal helmet with horns stands in a room reminiscent of Hochschule Coburg’s architecture, interacting with another person. The space features stone pillars and wooden beams, while a smartphone rests on a table. Other people and an archway are visible in the background.
A minimalist architectural model on a wooden base, inspired by Hochschule Coburg’s innovative design ethos, features geometric shapes in black, white, and red. Small white figurines are placed around the model, suggesting pathways and entrances.
A minimalist architectural model on a wooden base, inspired by Hochschule Coburg's innovative design ethos, features geometric shapes in black, white, and red. Small white figurines are placed around the model, suggesting pathways and entrances.
In a lab filled with smoke, a man in a suit from Hochschule Coburg is focused on adjusting equipment. Metal pipes and a chart on a board are visible in the background, adding to the scene’s intellectual atmosphere.
In a lab filled with smoke, a man in a suit from Hochschule Coburg is focused on adjusting equipment. Metal pipes and a chart on a board are visible in the background, adding to the scene's intellectual atmosphere.
A man wearing glasses, a white shirt, and a beige jacket stands against a gray wall at Hochschule Coburg. He has short hair and a neutral expression.
A man wearing glasses, a white shirt, and a beige jacket stands against a gray wall at Hochschule Coburg. He has short hair and a neutral expression.
A person wearing glasses and a gray sweater, reminiscent of the academic style at Hochschule Coburg, applies glue to the edge of a wooden board on a workbench. Their hair is tied up with a green scrunchie, against a plain brown wall.
A person wearing glasses and a gray sweater, reminiscent of the academic style at Hochschule Coburg, applies glue to the edge of a wooden board on a workbench. Their hair is tied up with a green scrunchie, against a plain brown wall.
The Faculty of Design at Coburg University of Applied Sciences is opening its doors for three days on Ascension Day: Campus.Design Open 2024 awaits visitors with over 50 exhibitions, ten workshops and more than a dozen lectures on consumer-oriented and future-oriented topics relating to building and design.
The doors at Coburg University of Applied Sciences’ Campus Design are still closed to the public.
Behind them, everything is already set for the major annual event.
The students are already looking forward to finally being able to show their work again from Thursday, May 9, to Saturday, May 11, and making the campus a tangible experience for everyone.
Today we are giving you a sneak peek behind the scenes.
“We’re expecting a distinguished visitor from Japan: Tomoaki Uno!” says architecture student Stefanie Lederer, for example.
She talks enthusiastically about the work of the Japanese architect, who is known for wooden buildings modeled on traditional craftsmanship.
“Old Japanese pavilions have been standing for centuries. If a wooden part breaks, it can be replaced again: very, very sustainable.”
And inspiring for today’s architectural designs.
Last year, Prof. Markus Schlempp and his students established a friendly relationship with Uno during an excursion to Japan.
He accepted the invitation to Coburg: “This is really very special, because although he gives numerous lectures online,” says Lederer, “he has only spoken once in presence in Europe, in Oslo.”
The second time is now at the Campus.Design Open.
Sustainable timber buildings in Franconia and the world
Uno’s work report will be presented on Friday, May 10, at 4 pm.
The event begins at 1 p.m. with a focus on Japan and at 3.15 p.m. Dr. Christoph Henrichsen, art historian and Japanologist, will introduce the topic of “Wood Culture Japan”.
In keeping with this, students will be showing wooden joints they have made – some in the Japanese style, others in the traditional German carpentry style, as Tarek Hansen explains.
He is also an architecture student and is part of a team that planned and built a special pavilion in Mitwitz (Kronach district).
After an old house in the center of the village had to be demolished, the idea was born to create a new center here.
“In the end, a large covered meeting place with a lot of regional reference was created from beetle wood.”
At Campus.Design Open, however, not only such exciting regional projects are presented, but also important international ones such as the “Women Empowerment Center”, which Prof. Dr. Rainer Hirth implemented with students in Sri Lanka.
There will also be an exhibition on exemplary stable buildings that combine landscape architecture, species-appropriate animal husbandry and carpentry.
For newcomers and returnees
A total of over 50 exhibitions will be on display over the three days.
Campus Design unites the Architecture, Interior Design, Civil Engineering and Integrated Product Design degree programs and Bachelor’s and Master’s theses from all degree programs will also be on display.
“We are opening up our university, presenting the interesting work of our students and showing examples of how the topic of sustainability can be implemented in everyday life,” says Prof. Dr. Egbert Keßler, who is presenting the event for the first time as Dean of the faculty, succeeding Prof. Dr. Holger Falter.
“There’s always a first time,” he explains – and that doesn’t just apply as Dean.
“Those who know Campus Design will certainly be happy to come again this year and I recommend everyone else to make their personal ‘first time’ at Campus Design. You won’t regret coming!”
Floating drops and ultrasonic espionage in the ISAT
Visitors can also get active themselves at workshops on topics such as screen printing, portrait painting and photo development.
Bands will play in the outdoor area in the afternoons and evenings.
Drinks, hot and cold, vegan and Franconian food will also be available there.
Campus.Design Open is a festival, is fun, but also imparts a lot of practical knowledge.
In an exhibition, Prof. Dr. Alexandra Troi gets to the bottom of the question: “What’s going on in the wall? Focus on heat and moisture”.
The program of the Institute for Sensor and Actuator Technology (ISAT) at Coburg University of Applied Sciences also fits in with this.
As part of the Campus.Design Open, ISAT will be opening its doors and laboratories on Thursday, May 9, from 1.30 p.m. to 5 p.m. under the motto “From floating drops, ultrasonic espionage, moisture measurement in masonry and sensor technology for hip prostheses: Experience research up close and interactively”.
Find out more at: www.isat-coburg.de.
There will also be lab tours for civil engineers.
Friday morning is dedicated to them with the “Day of Civil Engineers”: Coburg Professor for Energy-Efficient Building Design Prof. Dr. Michael Schaub will speak from 10 a.m. on the topic of “Status quo – energy transition and heat pump”, followed at 10.45 a.m. by Roland Koenigsdorff from Biberach University of Applied Sciences on “Geothermal energy”, at 11.20 a.m. by Prof. Dr. Bernd Hüttl and Prof. Dr. Michael Rossner from the Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science at Coburg University of Applied Sciences on “Photovoltaics and electricity storage” and shortly before 12 noon by Stefan Grafe (Baurconsult) on “Planning practice”.
Lots of practice and good partnerships
The many collaborations at the University of Applied Sciences also show how fundamental the practical relevance of the course is: Under the direction of Prof. Mark Phillips, Prof. Philipp Stingl and guest lecturer Maria Pfeiffer, students from the Interior Architecture and Integrated Product Design courses have developed a concept for the exhibition “Weapons and such…” for the rooms of the Veste Coburg art collections.
Integrated Product Design also presents, for example, a collaboration with an outdoor manufacturer.
Under the direction of Prof. Natalie Weinmann, the students focused on innovative approaches to sustainable product design, the sensible use of materials, recycling and the circular economy.
The “Ctrl-Goethe” project is the second part of a collaboration between the degree course and the Klassik Stiftung Weimar: under the direction of Prof. Dr. Michael Markert, students are designing interactions to control Johann Wolfgang von Goethe’s virtual study.
The lecture “Fast Digital Prototyping – Mockups With AI” in the Hofbrauhaus on Friday at 11 a.m. will focus on how AI will change the professional field of designers in the future.
More information can be found at www.campus.design.
It’s worth taking a look at the site from time to time, because there is still a lot of work going on here too.
Just like behind all the doors of Campus Design.
For now, here is a small insight into the big program.
