The research on novel fibre-composite building elements developed by the Institute for Computational Design and Construction and the Institute of Building Structures and Structural Design at the University of Stuttgart now moves towards the application in architectural practice, following the success in a design competition for the new education and innovation centre Texoversum in Reutlingen. [Picture: Allmann Sattler Wappner Architekten, Menges Scheffler Architekten; Jan Knippers Ingenieure]
Texoversum, an education, research and innovation centre for the cross-cutting technology of textiles, is being established on the campus of Reutlingen University of Applied Sciences. The architectural concept is based on a multifaceted examination of the topic of textiles. The design theme is reflected both structurally in the internal interweaving of functions and in the building envelope that creates its own identity. ...
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