Solar Materials 22.10.2025, Magdeburg For truly sustainable solar energy, it is not enough to generate electricity cleanly — the end-of-life stage of solar modules must also be taken into account. The company SOLAR MATERIALS makes a significant contribution to the circular economy.SOLAR MATERIALS uses a patented process that achieves an exceptionally high recovery rate of …
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Guest Lectures: David Brüll
David Brüll – „Electric Society“ 14.10.2025, Halle (Saale) / Berlin David Brüll’s lecture on the “Electric Society” envisions a future where energy is not only produced but intelligently distributed, stored, and experienced. Instead of installing charging stations everywhere, the focus lies on integrating them into a dynamic, data-driven system. A market-friendly station charges when electricity …
Guest Lectures: Matthias Futterlieb
Matthias Futterlieb – Umweltbundesamt 21.10.2025, Halle (Saale) On Tuesday, October 21 2025, we welcomed Matthias Futterlieb, who gave a lecture on plug-in solar modules and their contribution to the energy transition.It became clear how low-threshold technologies, exemplified by plug-in solar devices, enable participation in the energy transition.Although these devices do not make a major contribution …
Guest Lectures: Marco Mehringer
Marco Mehringer – Mining Noise 21.10.2025, Halle (Saale) Marco Mehringer’s master’s project, ‘Mining Noise,’ explores ways to reuse electronic waste, particularly defective small appliances, in new products. Based on the growing amount of electronic waste, limited recycling options, and the resulting destruction of valuable resources, Mehringer attempts to identify new ways to reuse these materials. …
Guest Lectures: Rupert Wronski
Rupert Wronski – Deutsche Umwelthilfe 21.10.2026, Halle (Saale) On Tuesday, we gained an insight into the practices of the German Environmental Aid (Deutsche Umwelthilfe). Climate protection as a fundamental right for all is their central guiding principle. They organize information events, workshops, and engage in political advocacy. In addition, they provide legal support in climate-related …
Guest Lectures: Josua Roters
Josua Roters – Über das Machen, Lernen und die Freude am Gestalten 20.10.2025, Halle (Saale) On October 20, 2025, designer Josua Roters visited the Design Campus of Burg Giebichenstein University of Art and Design Halle to talk about his work, his path through his studies, and what good design means to him. Open and approachable, …
Rammed Earth – Workshop Series
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 …
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 …