Rammed Earth – Workshop Series 12 October 2021 Gestaltung forscht: Symposium zum Potenzial von Designforschung für Gestalter*innen 20–24 September 2021 During the 2021 BurgLabs Autumn Session „re-up“, organised by SustainLab and BurgMaterial, a group of students were able to discover loam and rammed earth through different contexts alongside experts, professionals, artists and architects over the course …
Autor-Archive: Mareike Gast
Getting Started
Getting Started 28 September to 1 October 2021 At the beginning of this week, Robin Godwyll introduced us to some projects in the field of creative robotics. We learned how to manually set up and control the UR robots at the BURG, and which things need to be paid attention to in order to function properly. …
Guest Lectures
Guest Lectures 12 October 2021 Gestaltung forscht: Symposium zum Potenzial von Designforschung für Gestalter*innen Questions about the meaning of research in design, about its self-understanding and its methods were discussed from different perspectives. In three presentations, experts presented their view on the topic during the digital discourse, which was initiated by Rita Rentzsch, professor for interior …
Excursion to Austria & Switzerland
Excursion to Austria & Switzerland 25—28 October 2021 ZHAW at Zurich LakeDay 1 and 2 In a single, fully occupied car, the nevertheless small research group „pro/grammed earth“ set out on an excursion. For four days the car moved between Austria and Switzerland to experience a lively exchange of knowledge between different experts, companies and …
Excursion to SpinPlant GmbH
Excursion to SpinPlant GmbH SpinPlant is a biotech company which produces electrospun biological nanofibres from collagen. These unique fibres can be used for bone and cartilage repair, wound healing and as scaffolds for soft tissue regeneration in the field of regenerative medicine. As part of the BioLab Residency we had the opportunity to visit SplinPlant …
Guest Lectures
Guest Lectures 12 October 2021 Gestaltung forscht: Symposium zum Potenzial von Designforschung für Gestalter*innen Questions about the meaning of research in design, about its self-understanding and its methods were discussed from different perspectives. In three presentations, experts presented their view on the topic during the digital discourse, which was initiated by Rita Rentzsch, professor for interior …
Interim Presentation
Interim Presentation project: A-little-better machines year: 2025
Final Presentation
Final Presentation project: A-little-better machines year: 2025
Exkursion to Theresa Schubert
Exkursion to Theresa Schubert 24.03.2025, Berlin (DE) We had the great opportunity to visit the artist Dr. Theresa Schubert in her studio in Berlin. She operates within an aesthetic that blends biology and science f iction, questioning anthropocentrism with her interdisciplinary works. Her techno-organic installations combine art, science, and living organisms, offering new perspectives on …
Exkursion to Studio Jan Bernstein
Exkursion to Studio Jan Bernstein 24.03.2025, Berlin (DE) As part of our Microbial Factories project, we visited Berlin-based artist Jan Bernstein in his studio. Bernstein, born in 1982 in Berlin, studied industrial design from 2003 to 2010 at the Hochschule für Kunst und Design in Halle and spent a year at the Escola d’Art i Superior de …