digitalBAU 2022 - Forum and Guided Tours - Impressions

World-Architects, in cooperation with C.FATH architecture communication, organized a three-day forum with international speakers from different professions at the digitalBAU from 31. May - 2. June 2022 at Koelnmesse. Lectures on topics from urban development, robotics and artificial intelligence (AI) as well as research and science were given. In addition, World-Architects organized five guided tours with experts who showed planners the existing opportunities of digital building and discussed open questions regarding the application of new methods.

Time City + Society – English
09:30 – 10:00
  • Official Opening – German
  • Gerald Böse, Chairman of the Board of Management, Koelnmesse GmbH; Dr. Reinhard Pfeiffer, Deputy Chairman of the Board of Management Messe München GmbH; Dieter Schäfer, Chairman of the Advisory Board of Messe BAU; Prof. Joaquin Diaz, Chairman of the Board of Bundesverband Bausoftware; Inga Stein-Barthelmes, Managing Director planen-bauen 4.0; Ernst Uhing, President of the Chamber of Architects NRW; Jörg Ziolkowski, Managing Director ASTOC Architects and Planners; moderated by Renato Turri, CEO World-Architects. Statement (digital) by Francesca Bria, President of the Italian National Innovation Fund, CDP Venture Capital Sgr, Rome.
10:00 – 10:30
  • Jörg Ziolkowski
  • ASTOC Architects and Planners, Cologne, Karlsruhe, Basel
  • «Big Picture - Big Data»
10:30 – 11:00
  • Martin Rein-Cano
  • TOPOTEK 1 office, Berlin, Zürich
  • «Superficial Surfaces»
11:00 – 11:30
  • Francesca Ferguson
  • RE_MAKECITY, Berlin, London
  • «Process and change management for our time: urban design strategies for the big rethink on urban reuse strategies»
11:30 – 12:00
  • Panel Discussion
12:00 – 12:30
  • Q&A
12:00 - 13:30
  • Guided Tour
  • Werner Sübai
  • HPP Architekten, Düsseldorf
  • «Between digital technologies and human perception»
Time Stadtentwicklung – German
14:00 – 14:30
  • Eva Herr
  • Head of Municipal Planning Office, Cologne
14:30 – 15:00
  • Prof. Christian Heuchel
  • O&O Baukunst, Köln
  • André Hofmann
  • GAG Immobilien AG, Köln
  • «Stadtplanung in demokratischen Strukturen: Prof. Christian Heuchel trifft die Wohnungsbaugesellschaft»
15:00 – 15:30
  • Marco Keller
  • SIGNA, Wien, München, Bozen, Berlin, Düsseldorf
  • «Kooperative Quartiersentwicklung»
15:30 – 16:00
  • Panel Discussion
16:00 - 17:30
  • Guided Tour
  • Florian Kraft
  • Stefan Forster Architekten, Frankfurt am Main
  • «Vom Geben und Nehmen - ein kleiner Streifzug durch den openBIM-Prozess»
Time AI + Production – English
10:00 – 10:30
  • Prof. Dr. Sigrid Brell-Cokcan
  • CCR Center Construction Robotics, RWTH Aachen
  • «Internet of Construction»
10:30 – 11:00
  • Patrick Lüth
  • Snøhetta, Innsbruck
  • «Exploring the Interface – How digital strategies shape the design process»
11:00 – 11:30
  • Prof. Dr. Lucio Blandini
  • Werner Sobek AG, Stuttgart zu Werner Sobek AG | ILEK, Stuttgart
  • «Digitalisation as the key to lightweight construction 2.0»
11:30 – 12:00
  • Panel Discussion
12:00 – 12:30
  • Q&A
12:00 - 13:30
  • Guided Tour
  • Evy Slabbinck
  • Design-to-Production, Zurich
  • «Digital thinking and designing the future»
Time KI + Produktion – German
14:00 – 14:30
  • Prof. Norman Hack
  • Institute Digital Fabrication, TU Braunschweig
  • «Additve Fertigung im Bauwesen»
14:30 – 15:00
  • Dr. Russell Loveridge
  • dfab, NCCR Digital Fabrication, Zürich
  • «Digital Fabrication - Future Construction Technologies and Practice»
15:00 – 15:30
  • Wiebke Ahues
  • blocher partners, Berlin
  • Maria Wyller
  • David Chipperfield Architects, Berlin
  • «Robotik und nachhaltige Ästhetik»
15:30 – 16:00
  • Panel Discussion
16:00 - 17:30
  • Guided Tour
  • Arnold Walz
  • Design-to-Production, Stuttgart
  • «Irgendwie digital»
Time Forschen + Praxis – German
10:00 – 10:30
  • Hans Schneider
  • JÜRGEN MAYER H. ARCHITEKTEN, Berlin
  • «Digitale Lösungen vom Land – Innovative Arbeitsplätze bei IGZ in Falkenberg»
10:30 – 11:00
  • Prof. Jan Knippers
  • Jan Knippers Ingenieure, Stuttgart
  • «Robotisches Bauen für die Zukunft der Architektur»
11:00 – 11:30
  • Prof. Ilija Vukorep
  • LOMA, Kassel
  • «Transinformationen»
11:30 – 12:00
  • Wilfried Kramb
  • a.g Licht, Köln
  • «Licht im digitalen Raum»
12:00 – 12:30
  • Panel Discussion
12:30 - 14:00
  • Guided Tour
  • Elias Baumgarten
  • World-Architects, Zürich
  • «Kreativer Freiraum in strukturbehafteten und langwierigen Planungsprozessen»

City + Society | 31.05.2022 | 9:30 - 13:30

Werner Sübai
  • Official Opening – German
  • Gerald Böse, Dr. Reinhard Pfeiffer, Dieter Schäfer, Prof. Joaquin Diaz, Inga Stein-Barthelmes, Ernst Uhing and Jörg Ziolkowski; Statement (digital) by Francesca Bria
Jörg Ziolkowski
  • Jörg Ziolkowski «Big Picture - Big Data» | Vortrag
  • ASTOC Architects and Planners, Cologne | astoc.de
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Martin Rein-Cano
Francesca Ferguson
  • Francesca Ferguson «Process and change management for our time: urban design strategies for the big rethink on urban reuse strategies» | Vortrag
  • Make_Shift GmbH, Berlin/London | makecity.berlin
Panel Discussion
  • Panel Discussion with Jörg Ziolkowski, Martin Rein-Cano, Francesca Ferguson und Elias Baumgarten
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Werner Sübai
  • Werner Sübai «Between digital technologies and human perception» | Guided Tour #01
  • HPP Architekten, Düsseldorf | hpp.com
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Stadtentwicklung | 31.05.2022 | 14:00 - 17:30

Eva Herr
Prof. Christian Heuchel
  • Prof. Christian Heuchel «Stadtplanung in demokratischen Strukturen: Prof. Christian Heuchel trifft die Wohnungsbaugesellschaft» | Vortrag
  • O&O Baukunst, Köln | ortner-ortner.com
André Hofmann
  • André Hofmann «Stadtplanung in demokratischen Strukturen: Prof. Christian Heuchel trifft die Wohnungsbaugesellschaft» | Vortrag
  • GAG Immobilien AG, Cologne | gag-koeln.de
Marco Keller
  • Marco Keller «Kooperative Quartiersentwicklung» | Vortrag
  • SIGNA Real Estate, Düsseldorf | signa.at
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Panel Discussion
  • Panel Discussion with Hans-Martin Wolff, Prof. Christian Heuchel, André Hofmann, Marco Keller und Elias Baumgarten
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Florian Kraft
  • Florian Kraft «Vom Geben und Nehmen - ein kleiner Streifzug durch den openBIM-Prozess» | Guided Tour #02
  • Stefan Forster Architekten, Frankfurt am Main | sfa.de

AI + Production | 01.06.2022 | 10:00 - 13:30

Prof. Dr. Sigrid Brell-Cokcan
Patrick Lüth
  • Patrick Lüth «Exploring the Interface – How digital strategies shape the design process» | Vortrag
  • Snøhetta, Innsbruck | snohetta.com
Prof. Dr. Lucio Blandini
  • Prof. Dr. Lucio Blandini «Digitalisation as the key to lightweight construction 2.0» | Vortrag
  • Werner Sobek AG, Stuttgart | wernersobek.com
Panel Discussion
  • Panel Discussion with Prof. Dr. Sigrid Brell-Cokcan, Patrick Lüth, Prof. Dr. Lucio Blandini und Elias Baumgarten
  • RWTH Aachen | ip.rwth-aachen.de
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Evy Slabbinck

KI + Produktion | 01.06.2022 | 14:00 - 17:30

Prof. Norman Hack
Dr. Russell Loveridge
  • Dr. Russell Loveridge «Digital Fabrication - Future Construction Technologies and Practice» | Vortrag
  • DFAB, Zurich | dfab.ch
Wiebke Ahues
Maria Wyller
Panel Discussion
  • Panel Discussion with Prof. Norman Hack, Dr. Russell Loveridge, Wiebke Ahues, Maria Wyller und Elias Baumgarten
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Arnold Walz

Forschen + Praxis | 02.06.2022 | 10:00 - 14:00

Hans Schneider
  • Hans Schneider «Digitale Lösungen vom Land – Innovative Arbeitsplätze bei IGZ in Falkenberg» | Vortrag
  • Jürgen Mayer H Architekten und Partner, Berlin | jmayerh.de
Prof. Jan Knippers
  • Prof. Jan Knippers «Robotisches Bauen für die Zukunft der Architektur» | Vortrag
  • Jan Knippers Ingenieure, Stuttgart | janknippers.com
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Prof. Ilija Vukorep
Wilfried Kramb
Panel Discussion
  • Panel Discussion with Hans Schneider, Prof. Jan Knippers, Prof. Ilija Vukorep, Wilfried Kramb und Elias Baumgarten
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Elias Baumgarten

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