Exhibition ‘Bioregional Building Materials’ in the IBA'27 space

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As a temporary part of the IBA'27 exhibition, seminar results from students at the University of Applied Sciences on the topic of ‘bioregional building materials’ will be presented in the ‘WOMIT BAUEN’ category. How can local raw materials and waste be turned into innovative building materials?

In the summer semester of 2025, students researched and analysed which local raw materials from geological and biological deposits as well as industrial and agricultural products are available in the Upper Palatinate region. The focus was on the question of which waste materials are generated within local value chains and what potential lies in their recycling.  In cooperation with local stakeholders, raw materials were collected and tested in small field trips and their building material potential was tested in practical experiments. Tests with different compositions open up visions of how the use of bioregional materials can contribute to the building revolution.  The strategy could also be transferred to other regions - such as Baden-Württemberg, or specifically the Stuttgart region.  Cooperation project between the HFT Stuttgart and the Denk- & Macherei - a cross-semester and interdisciplinary compulsory elective subject of the Interior Architecture degree programme at the Faculty of Architecture and Design.

There will be a guided tour of the exhibition on 25 September 2025 at 5:30 pm.

Afterwards there will be music, drinks and networking.
Come along, bring colleagues & friends - and discover how bioregional building materials can shape the future of construction. We are looking forward to seeing you and to a great evening!  


Participants

Claudia Bader, Maleen Blank, Johannes de Charon de Saint Germain, Lisa Hegele, Luise Hegenbart, Celina Leichtfuss, Markus Lentner, Lisa Limbach, Marlene Link, Saskia Ruder, Melina Stocker, Tim Suckrau, Katalina Vrkic, Tabea Warth

Seminar management

Melissa Acker (HFT Stuttgart),
Stefanie Huthöfer and Peter Gmeiner (Denk- & Macherei)

Project page

https://www.hft-stuttgart.com/studies/fields-of-study/architecture-and-design/projects/elective-course-bioregional-building-material-development 

Exhibiton venue

Room of the IBA'27
Calwer Straße / corner of Kienestraße
 70173 Stuttgart

Duration

The exhibition is expected to run until November.

Event

IBA'27-Afterwork #13: Bioregional Building Materials  

More information at
https://www.iba27.de/iba27-afterwork-13/