20 October 2021

GRAFT Co-Founder Lars Krückeberg appointed to Villa Massimo Jury

Every year, outstanding artists can get hold of a state scholarship at the Villa Massimo. In the coming year, Lars Krückeberg, next to Regine Keller and Eike Roswag-Klinge will co-determine the scholarship.

The German government has appointed three architects to the jury of the prestigious Villa Massimo state scholarship program: Landscape architect Regine Keller, managing director of Keller Damm Kollegen, GRAFT founding partner Lars Krückeberg and ZRS owner Eike Roswag-Klinge.Eleven other personalities from the fields of visual arts, literature and music will decide on the ten-month sponsorship of young, German artists*, the so-called award winners*, in the coming year.

Lars Krückeberg was a fellow at the Villa Massimo estate in Rome 2018/2019, donated by the Arnhold couple to the German State, where he realized the project Relative Cosmos - Fragmented Oikos.

18 October 2021

GRAFT Keynote at Sino-German City Lab by NAX

From 18.10 to 12.11.2021, the Netzwerk Architekturexport NAX is organizing a digital Sino-German City Lab for planners from all disciplines who are interested in working in China. GRAFT founding partner Wolfram Putz will be one of the lab's keynote speakers.

Over four weeks, participants can expect intensive input in form of videos, podcast and expert talks as well as a lively exchange with China-experienced colleagues, subject matter experts and Chinese city representatives on the topic of sustainable revitalization strategies for China's mega-cities.

Sign up for free on the NAX website: https://bit.ly/3p90qYd

14 October 2021

Two GRAFT projects awarded at “Wohnbauten des Jahres 2021”

We are thrilled to announce that two of our projects were awarded at the prestigious “Wohnbauten des Jahres Award 2021” (EN: Residential Buildings of the Year 2021" in the categories Redensification (Charlie Living) and Neighborhood Development (BRICKS).

The annual book by Callwey publishing will be released on 13 October 2021 and shows the 50 best projects.

More information on Callwey.com.

14 October 2021

GRAFT Interview at VIP Velo Tour

Accompany our founding partner Lars Krückeberg on a cycling tour through the streets of Berlin, which is part of an architectural interview series! Thanks Kingspan Insulation Deutschland for the fun initiative.

Follow this link for the whole clip: https://bit.ly/308ZGHT

The whole series: www.architekturspezial.de

07 October 2021

GRAFT Keynote with Lars Krückeberg at the European Federation of Building Societies

GRAFT founding partner Lars Krückeberg will give a keynote lecture at the annual conference of the European Federation of Building Societies.

Where: Crowne Plaza, Berlin

When: 7 October 2021, 2 pm

06 October 2021

GRAFT Keynote by Wolfram Putz at KUPIL Architektentag

GRAFT founding partner Wolfram Putz will give a lecture at KUPIL Architektentag in Münsingen alongside speakers like Lukas Rungger (noa*), Tobias Wallisser (LAVA) or Patrick Lüth (SNØHETTA).

Further information: https://kupil-architektentag.de/

Where: Münsingen, Germany

When: 6 October 2021, 11am

27 September 2021

GRAFT Keynote at Envision21 by Enscape

Join us on September 29th, 10am (CET) for Envision 21 by Enscape! Exchange insights and engage with industry experts, including a keynote by GRAFT founding partner Wolfram Putz, who will be talking about future trends, and Michael Drobnik from Herzog & de Meuron and Florian Kohlbecker from Kohlbecker Gesamtplan GmbH, who will weigh in on the future of real-time rendering and virtual reality in architecture.

When: Wednesday, 29.09.2021, 10am (CET)

Free registration: https://bit.ly/3ugM8oH

15 September 2021

Stilwerk x GRAFT at Kunsthalle Hamburg

From 17.09. stilwerk shows with GRAFT the interactive installation "Studio Phantom" in Galerie der Gegenwart at Kunsthalle Hamburg.

stilwerk celebrates its 25th anniversary this year and takes friends, customers and followers on a very special treasure hunt. The fourth stop on the journey is a true cultural institution - the Hamburger Kunsthalle. In the entrance area of the Galerie der Gegenwart, stilwerk is staging an interactive design presentation in collaboration with GRAFT. With "Phantom Table", stilwerk opened the stilwerk limited edition design gallery in Hamburg in 2010 as a platform for contemporary designs that move at the interface between art and design. In 2021, we will revive this piece of stilwerk history once again.

As part of stilwerk's 25th anniversary, the "Phantom Table" will be presented as a glimpse into the past amidst design classics and young icons from stilwerk Hamburg by Thonet (provided by COR interlübke Thonet Studio), Vitra, &Tradition (provided by punct.object), Knoll International (provided by clic Inneneinrichtung), and Occhio, and staged in the form of a temporary, interactive "Studio Phantom" setting at the Hamburger Kunsthalle.

On site, visitors:inside will have the opportunity to become part of the installation themselves from September 17 to October 14, 2021: Take part in one of the selected workshops at the Hamburger Kunsthalle.

When: Fri. Sept. 17 - Thu. Oct. 14, 2021.

Where: Entrance area of the Galerie der Gegenwart | Hamburger Kunsthalle

Glockengießerwall 5, 20095 Hamburg

14 September 2021

New beginning at Berlin's Holzmarkt - Eckwerk becomes WIEWEIL

WIEWEIL, a new place of knowledge and learning for Berlin! We have been working on this project in partnership with the team of Kleihues + Kleihues for many years.
Here, numerous projects, associations, organizations and companies will find their central hub in Berlin, dealing with the broad field of knowledge and its dissemination. In addition, about 250 residential units are being built, among others for students and trainees.

More on our project page: https://bit.ly/2Xh9bE8 and www.wieweil.berlin

13 September 2021

GRAFT lecture at NAX training seminar "Cradle to Cradle International"

GRAFT founding partner Lars Krückeberg will give a lecture on the "Make it Right" project on September 14 as part of the NAX webinar "Cradle to Cradle International" and report about planning and building according to C2C principles.

Date: September 14, 2021
Time: 14:00 to 16:55h
Location: online, registration via NAX

"Low-resource and, above all, waste-free construction is the goal of the Cradle to Cradle principle in architecture. The pioneers in C2C are the Netherlands, where numerous projects have already been realized according to the principle, but more and more C2C buildings are currently being built in Germany as well. This online seminar, offered by the Netzwerk Architekturexport NAX of the German Federal Chamber of Architects, provides an introduction to the Cradle to Cradle concept in construction. Using international projects, German and Dutch architects explain what to look out for in the planning process with C2C and what ecological, social and economic added value C2C really offers."

Program:

14:00 Welcome and introduction.
14.10 Cradle to Cradle in construction, Lena Junker, Cradle to Cradle NGO.
14.50 GRAFT's "Make it Right" project in New Orleans, Lars Krückeberg, GRAFT
15.30 PAUSE
15.45 Pioneer for sustainability in the glass industry - Certification according to 'Cradle to Cradle', Marc-Henning Sass, AGC Interpane Glas Germany GmbH
16.05 How C2C Creates Value - 5 Years of Experience with Venlo City, Hans Goverde, Kraaijvanger Architects
16.45 Closing remarks