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The Department of Architecture at the Technical University of Munich has 1.500 students and 200 members of academic staff working in 31 professorships, and takes a research-oriented approach to teaching also in cooperation with businesses and public institutions - embedded in the vibrant living and research environment of the Greater Munich Area. The department, which was founded in 1868, is the o
04/08/2026
Another post sharing more impressions from this semester’s final presentations.
projects features in this post:
Reversible Studio Kuo
Unravelling
IPD Summer Exhibition Chair of Integrated Product Design TUM
denk mal neu. Ideen gegen den Abriss CARMENWOLF
Mitten am Rand
All images: Sophie Lin / TUM
28/07/2026
More impressions from this semester’s final presentations.
projects featured in this post:
Old School New School Prof. Anne Kaestle
Kostümbibliothek - Einfach Weiterbauen
Final Exhibition Art in Architecture
Fremd und selbstverständlich studio_hollstein Entwerfen Umbau Denkmalpflege
Public Technology Lab: Curiosity on the Move
Green Technologies I – Foundations Green Technologies in Landscape Architecture TUM
Images 1, 3-6, 9, 10 : Sophie Lin / TUM
Images 2, 7, 8, 11: Stella Eisenhuth / TUM
08/07/2026
The final reviews at TUM Architecture are starting this week!
Over the coming weeks, our students will present the projects they have developed throughout the summer semester. All reviews are open to the public, and many are accompanied by exhibitions, talks, and other events.
An overview of this semester’s reviews and exhibitions can be found in this post.
For the latest updates and any short-notice changes, please visit our website arc.ed.tum.de or follow our stories.
Best of luck to all our students for the upcoming reviews, presentations, and submissions!
01/06/2026
Congratulations to our students Finn-Matti Hirtz, Zeno Blaas, and Jan Ludwig! Their project „Dunkle Schale, Heller Kern“ has been selected as one of three winning entries of the 6th proHolz Student Trophy 2026 .at .
The design adds a three-story timber extension to an existing office and medical building at Candidplatz in Munich, demonstrating the potential of urban densification through timber construction. New residential spaces are organized around naturally lit and ventilated atria, while public ground-floor uses and landscaped outdoor areas strengthen the connection to the neighborhood.
The jury praised the project’s clear conceptual approach, spatial quality, and sensitive integration with the existing building. It also highlighted the well-considered fire safety strategy and the efficient organization of compact living units.
Developed as part of the master’s project „Candidplatz – Timber on Top“, it was supervised by the Chair of Architecture and Timber Construction and the Chair of Timber Structures and Building Construction at the TUM School of Engineering and Design .
This year’s proHolz Student Trophy focused on Timber on Top – Vertical Extensions in Urban Contexts at sites in Vienna, Munich, and Ljubljana. A total of 119 teams from eight countries participated. The award ceremony took place on 21 May 2026 at TU Wien.
More on: https://go.tum.de/219416
Image 1: proHolz Austria
All other images: Finn-Matti Hirtz, Zeno Blaas, and Jan Ludwig
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26/05/2026
Congratulations to TUM Architecture graduate Christina Arnold! Her master’s thesis “Passstück im Bestand. Rischarts Backhaus, Buttermelcherstraße 16” received the Hans Döllgast Prize 2026.
Supervised by Prof. Dr. Andreas Putz at the Professorship of Recent Building Heritage Conservation, the thesis examines the vacant former Rischart bakery complex in Munich and its historical, typological, and urban context. Combining architectural documentation, 3D laser scans, archival research, and interviews with contemporary witnesses, the project develops a detailed analysis of the existing ensemble and its layered spatial structure.
Conceived as an alternative to the currently planned demolition and redevelopment, the design proposes a careful continuation of the existing fabric through adaptive reuse and targeted interventions. A new passage through the courtyard structure leads into the former bakery hall, reinterpreted as a covered urban space, while additional measures create new residential uses within the surrounding courtyard buildings.
The jury praised the project for its “multilayered and in-depth examination” of the existing building fabric, as well as for the clarity of its architectural language and presentation. It particularly highlighted the project’s holistic and sensitive approach to adaptive reuse and its relevance beyond the individual case study.
More on: go.tum.de/521206
All images: Christina Arnold
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