| Time: | April 26, 2024 – October 6, 2024 |
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| Meeting mode: | in presence |
| Venue: | Wangen im Allgäu Landesgartenschau grounds Link: Landesgartenschau Wangen [de] |
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Visitors to the Landesgartenschau 2024 (State Flower Show) will have the opportunity to experience cutting-edge research from the University of Stuttgart up close. The Cluster of Excellence Integrative Computational Design and Construction for Architecture (IntCDC) is showcasing two exciting research buildings on the flower show grounds in Wangen im Allgäu:
Boasting an impressive height of around 22 meters, the Wangen Tower offers breathtaking views over Allgäu and the foothills of the Alps. This is the world's first accessible tower to use curved cross-laminated timber elements that shape themselves as the wood shrinks.
The Hybrid Flax Pavilion is a central exhibition building on the grounds of the Landesgartenschau, surrounded by the re-naturalized River Argen. The pavilion is the first to showcase a hybrid construction of wood and natural fibers as an alternative to conventional construction methods.
Both projects demonstrate, in distinctly different ways, how bio-based materials and bio-inspired structures open up new possibilities for regenerative architecture. The Wangen Tower and the Hybrid Flax Pavilion can be seen at the Landesgartenschau in Wangen im Allgäu until October.
Both buildings are the result of many years of research by the Cluster of Excellence Integrative Computational Design and Construction for Architecture (IntCDC) led by Prof. Achim Menges, Head of the Institute for Computational Design and Construction and Prof. Jan Knippers, Head of the Institute of Building Structures and Structural Design at the University of Stuttgart. In the spirit of mutual knowledge transfer between cutting-edge research and the companies executing the projects, the buildings are being built in collaboration with regional companies.
Partners:
The town of Wangen im Allgäu – Landesgartenschau Wangen im Allgäu 2024 GmbH – Cluster of Excellence Integrative Computational Design and Construction for Architecture (IntCDC) – Institute for Computational Design and Construction (ICD) – Institute of Building Structures and Structural Design (ITKE) – University of Stuttgart – DFG - Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft
Wangen Tower:
Blumer-Lehmann AG – Biedenkapp Stahlbau GmbH – Fundament: Fischbach Bauunternehmen – Financial support: Zukunft Bau – Federal Institute for Research on Building, Urban Affairs and Spatial Development / BBSR
Hybrid-Flachs Pavillon:
HA-CO Carbon GmbH – STERK abbundzentrum GmbH and Stauber+Steib - FoWaTec GmbH – Biedenkapp Stahlbau GmbH – Foundation and technical building equipment: Harald Klein Erdbewegungen GmbH – ARGE- responsible for heat supply and medium-voltage systems
With funding from:
Bioeconomy Baden-Württemberg: Research and development (R&D) funding program "Sustainable bioeconomy as a driver of innovation for rural areas" Holz Innovativ Programm (HIP) - Ministry of Food, Rural Areas and Consumer Protection Baden-Württemberg - Clusterinitiative Forst - Holz BW - European Union - EFRE
Experiencing Wangen Tower and Hybrid Flax Pavilion State Flower Show in Wangen [de]
[Picture: University of Stuttgart, Visualization Janusch]
[Picture: University of Stuttgart / ICD, Visualization Janusch]