Here are the results of the Hackathon 2021!
Bio Bunker by
Joel Schülin, Ziqi Zhang, Chaymae Kriouile, Helin Kuldkepp, Amine Mashhadirezaydorn
Come & Sense by
Hannah Kruse, Clara Rousset, Mathias Berg Henriksen, Mia Martina Peil
Veggie Bunker by
Gerda Seidelmann, Hinde Wahbi, Niclas Heydorn, Liisa Østrem, Audren Jerezature
Techno Bunker by
Judith Caroline Platte, Zoe Baurens, Patrick Liik, Nicolas Falipou
Bauhaus Universität Weimar | Aarhus School of Architecture
ENSAP Bordeaux | Estonian Academy of Arts
In the second edition of the Urban Design Hackathon, we invite you to reanimate an infamous dinosaur, Berlin's "Mäusebunker". The iconic brutalist building was designed to house an animal testing laboratory, inaccessible to the public. Over the years, animal testing in the context of medical research has declined to such an extent that in 2020 the buildingbecame obsolete and it is now in danger of being demolished. However, the acknowledgment of its architectural value by a group of architects, politicians, and citizens is giving the building a second chance at existence.
The Mäusebunker is located in the south-west of Berlin at the shore of the Teltowkanal. Together with the adjacent “Institut für Hygiene und Mikrobiologie” and the “Klinikum Steglitz” it forms a unique ensemble of post-war Brutalism, the Benjamin Franklin Campus. The building was completed in 1981 and is 143 x 38 meters large. Unlike the “Institut für Hygiene und Mikrobiologie” the building is not protected as a historic monument.
Guided by principles of grey energy assessment and urban transformation that oppose its demolition, we see an opportunity to transform it into a public space, promote diversity of use, and rethink the Benjamin Franklin Campus. The Urban Design Hackathon is a 24h online workshop for international students from four European universities. In mixed teams, you will be developing urban design ideas that define the former animal testing laboratory's future.
The mice are out, so let the people in!
International 24h Urban Design Hackathon 2021- 2nd Edition
from Martina Jacobi
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