tum faculty of architecture - information for intermational partners

Technische Universität München

Faculty of Architecture

Information for International Partners

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Munich offers wide green corridors, especially the English garden, the

largest inner city park within Europe.

Surfi ng on the inner city Isar river.

1:1 TUM design project ‘Ski Haus‘ in snowy Alps - near Munich.Former 1972 olympic park next to TUM sports science campus.

Design project on TUM Research Campus Garching at the chair for

Integrated Construction.

‘The image of the city‘ by Fabian Wagner, winner of the Klaus-Humpert-

Prize for innovative urban design.


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Roof top of the Faculty of Architecture TUM beside the Frauenkirche.

Centre for Environ. Planning and Techn. Ahmedabad (India)

Georgia Institute of Technology Atlanta (USA)

University of Bath (England)

Tsinghua University Beijing (China)

Chinese Central Academy of Fine Arts Beijing (China)

Delft University of Technology (The Netherlands)

Technische Universität Graz (Austria)

Helsinki University of Technology (Finland)

Technische Universität Innsbruck (Austria)

Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts Kopenhagen (Denmark)

Politechnika Krakowska (Poland)

Kyoto University (Japan)

Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (Switzerland)

Technical University of Lisbon (Portugal)

E.T.S.A.M. Madrid (Spain)

ÉNS d’Architecture à Marne-la-Vallée Paris (France)

University of Melbourne (Australia)

Accademia di Architettura di Mendrisio (Switzerland)

Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (México)

Politecnico di Milano (Italy)

Université de Montréal (Canada)



Current International Partners

Nanjing University (China)

City College - City University of New York (USA)

Oslo School of Architecture (Norway)

École d´Architecture de Paris La Villette (France)

Czech Technical University in Prague (Czech Republic)

Rhode Island School of Design (USA)

Università degli Studi Roma Tre (Italy)

Universidade de São Paulo (Brazil)

Tongji University Shanghai (China)

National University of Singapore (Singapore)

Ecole d´Architecture de Strasbourg (France)

The University of Tokyo (Japan)

ÉNS d’Architecture de Toulouse (France)

Tokyo Institute of Technology (Japan)

Norw. University of Sci. and Techn. Trondheim (Norway)

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (USA)

Instituto Universitario di Architettura di Venezia (Italy)

Victoria University of Wellington (New Zealand)

Technische Universität Wien (Austria)

Eidgenössische Technische Hochschule Zürich (Switzerland)


Munich as a Place to Study

Technology, talent and tolerance defi ne how attractive

a city is – but also a city`s productivity and wealth. The

city of Munich with its 1,3 million inhabitants is one of the

leading cities in this respect, both in terms of the estab-

lishment of technology intensive companies, the number

of patents as well as the number of people working in

the creative industry or at universities. Munich is also

the home of several architecture and design companies.

Munich is located on the river Isar north of the Bavarian

Alps and is the third largest city in Germany. The Herald

Tribune voted Munich the “most liveable city in the world:

A winning combination of investment in infrastructure,

high-quality housing, low crime, liberal politics, strong

media and general feeling of Gemütlichkeit make it a city

that should inspire others.”

www.muenchen.de

Technische Universität München (TUM)

Neo-classical monuments Propyläen and Glyptothek, close-by

the garden of the TUM cafeteria.

Lecture by Dieter Rams at the chair for Industrial Design.

Students working in the studio for Design Methodologies.

Design proposal for thermal collectors of a highrise by Holger Engleitner.


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First year studio “Weißer Saal” on the rooftop of TUM. Other universities like the Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität, the University of Music and

Performing Arts and the School of Television and Film are located nearby.


The Technische Universität München (TUM) is one of the

leading universities in Germany with approx. 400

professors and 8.500 members of staff. One in every fi ve

undergraduates within a total student body of approxi-

mately 23.000 comes from abroad. The Technische

Universität München was founded as a ‚polytechnic

school‘ at the heart of Europe in 1868. It has played an ac-

tive role in transforming Bavaria from an agricultural state

to a high-tech location. The key areas of the university are

engineering, science, medicine and business. The world-

wide network of TUM also includes a branch in Singapore.

After receiving several prizes, the TUM was awarded elite

status in 2006. TUM’s concept for the future is based on

the idea of The Entrepreneurial University.

www.tum.de


The Faculty of Architecture TUM with its 1.200 students

and 26 academic chairs with 170 acdemic staff is the

only university in Bavaria offering a study programme in

Architecture. The Technical Centre, in cooperation with

partners from the high-tech industry in Munich, provides

support for research-oriented teaching at the university.

www.ar.tum.de

Some Facts

• 13 departments

• 132 courses of study

• 23.000 students

• 31% female students, 18% foreign students

• 6.000 fi rst-years

• 750 doctorates

• 398 professors

• 4.200 academic staff, 2.800 non-academic staff

• 7 collaborative research centres funded by the

German Research Foundation (2008)

• 14 participations in collaborative research centres

• 10 winners of the Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz Award

• 98 winners of the Alexander von Humboldt Award

• 6 Nobel Prize winners

• Only university in Bavaria offering a study

programme in architecture

• 4 institutes and 26 academic chairs

• Approx. 1.200 students with 60% female students

and 15% foreign students

• 170 fi rst-years, 100 ongoing doctoral theses

• 170 academic staff, 30 non-academic staff

• 15 honorary professors, 60 lecturers, 50 tutors,

70 student assistants and several visiting critics

• 600 workstations

• 11.600 m² surface area


Final critics at the chair for Product Engineering led by

Prof. Richard Horden (London).


Students working on Aero House, a full-size prototype of a bivouac, in

the studio for Product Engineering.

Design and research project Power Tower at the chair for Integrated

Construction.

Second year students working in the studio for Building Construction.


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Visual Arts workshop.A model-based study on theatre architecture by the chair for Spatial

Arts and Lighting Design.

Associative Urban Design model at the chair of visiting professor

Peter Trummer (Berlage Institute).

Studio Weisser Saal.


Architekturmuseum

The Pinakothek der Moderne, where the Architekturmu-

seum TUM is located, acts as an international showcase

for the Faculty of Architecture. The signifi cant collection

of the museum consists of 500.000 drawings of about

700 architects, several models, more than 100.000 origi-

nal photographs and plans and is an academic archive

for research projects.

www.architekturmuseum.de


Pinakothek der Moderne. View into the Architekturmuseum within Pinakothek der Moderne.

The collection of models of the Architekturmuseum.


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Study Programmes

• Architecture

Bachelor of Arts (4 years)

• Restoration, Art Technology and Conservation Science

Bachelor of Arts (4 years)

• Architecture

Master of Arts (2 years, starts in 2010)

• Landscape Architecture


• Restoration, Art Technology and Conservation Science


• Urbanistics

Master of Science (2 years, starts in 2010)

• ClimaDesign

Master of Science (2 years)

• Industrial Design

Master of Science (2 years)

• Historical Buildings


• Lights & Lighting


• Doctorate‘s degree (Dr.-Ing and Dr. phil.)

• Traineeship for Munich Building Authority

• Teaching Studies

Bachelor of Education (3 years)

www.ar.tum.de/en/study-programmes/


1:1 prefab micro compact home units in the north of Munich -

developed by TUM. Exhibited at MoMA New York during 2008.

Model of Dencity-project by Maximiliane Groha and Hanne Andreesen.

Students working on the Deutsche Museum project in the studio for

Integrated Construction.


Academic Chairs

• Timber Construction - Prof. Hermann Kaufmann

• Technology and Design of Shell Constructions -

Prof. Dr.-Ing. Tina Wolf

• Computer Aided Architectural Design -

Prof. Dr.-Ing. Frank Petzold

• Product Engineering - Prof. Richard Horden

• Robotics in Construction - Prof. Dr.-Ing. Thomas Bock

• Integrated Construction - Prof. Dietrich Fink

• Building Construction and Material Science -

Prof. Florian Musso

• Structural Design - Prof. Dr.-Ing. Rainer Barthel

• Climatic Design and Building Services -

Prof. Dr.-Ing. Gerhard Hausladen

• Industrial Design - Prof. Fritz Frenkler

• Design Methodologies - Prof. Ueli Zbinden

• Visual Arts - Prof. Tina Haase

• Spatial Arts and Lighting Design -

Prof. Hannelore Deubzer

• Architectural Design and Conservation -

Prof. Victor López-Cotelo

• Principles of Architectural Design -

Visiting professor Mark Mückenheim

• History, Building Archaeology and Preservation -

Prof. Dr.-Ing. Manfred Schuller

• Theory and History of Architecture, Art and Design -

Prof. Dr. Dietrich Erben

• Architecture Museum - Prof. Dr.-Ing. Winfried Nerdinger

• Restoration, Art Tech. and Conservations Science -

Prof. Dr. Erwin Emmerling

• Urban Design and Regional Planning -

Prof. Sophie Wolfrum

• Urban Design and Housing -

Prof. Stephen Bates

Prof. Bruno Krucker

• Sustainable Urbanism in Rural Regions

Visiting professor Stefano Boeri

• Spatial Development - Prof. Dr. oec. Alain Thierstein

• Landscape Architecture and Public Space -

Prof. Regine Keller

• Landscape Architecture and Regional Open Space -

Prof. Dr. Soeren Schöbel-Rutschmann

• Landscape Architecture and Industrial Landscape -

Prof. Dr. sc. ETH Udo Weilacher

Associated Professors

• Prof. Dr. Thomas Herzog (Emeritus of Excellence)

• Prof. Peter Latz (Emeritus of Excellence)

• Prof. Richard Junge

• Prof. Dr. Ingrid Krau

• Prof. Ferdinand Stracke

• Prof. Dr. Theodor Hugues

• Prof. Uwe Kiessler

• Prof. Dr. Wolf Koenigs

• Prof. Dr.-Ing. Rudolf Wienands

www.ar.tum.de/en/institutes/


Testing of small furniture prototypes developed by fi rst year students at

the teaching and research unit for Timber Construction.

Working group session at the chair for Climatic Design.


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Research & Development

With about 100 ongoing doctoral theses and more than

100 research projects during the last three years the

Faculty of Architecture is strong in research.

Through application-oriented research at the chair for

Climatic Design and Building Services, the Faculty of

Architecture has developed the concept of ClimaDesign.

This holistic approach coordinates a building’s structure,

its façade and building services engineering. Research

areas include energy-optimised planning and building,

façade planning, innovative ventilation engineering, fi re

protection and lighting systems.

The technical and constructional development of shells is

of great importance for a building’s energy balance. The

Faculty of Architecture is therefore establishing a new

research unit in Technology and Design for Shell Cons-

tructions. The unit fi ts well into the long tradition of buil-

ding technology research by TUM Emeritus of Excellence

Prof. Dr. Thomas Herzog.

Holistic planning begins on a social and municipal level.

The seven chairs for urbanism at TUM run the affi liated

research group ‘urban land scape‘ on Zwischenstadt,

urban landscapes and agglomeration research.

The newly established chair for Industrial Design deals

with ecological challenges of mass production. The focus

on universal design explores processes of demographic

changes within our societies.

The teaching and research unit for Timber Construction

analyses renewable resources and composite materials

for integrating them into the design process in coopera-

tion with the strong bavarian timber industry and TUM

faculties of engineering.

From 2009, the new Oskar von Miller Forum will additio-

nally support activities of the Faculty by providing a guest

house and event venue, which is donated by the Bavarian

Construction Association.

Further research fi elds

• Architecture history and intermediation of

architecture at the Architecture Museum of TUM

• Preservation of historical buildings

• Historical building research

• Robot oriented design in construction

• History and theory of landscape architecture

• Art restoration and conservation sciences

• Micro architecture

• Structural design research

• Habitation research

• Research cooperations with housing companies

and the local aviation and automotive industry, as well

as links to other faculties and international partners.

http://www.ar.tum.de/forschung/f-e-projekte/


Experimental plastics workshop at the Technical Centre. The scientifi c information centre of TUM supports research activities

with its services: It offers work stations, 1.8 million books and a selection

of more than 6.000 journals.


Work Environment

Students benefi t from a professional work environment in

Munich’s city centre. Friendly student service and intensi-

ve mentoring during projects are an important foundation

of the programme. The teaching and research facilities

of the Faculty, which also include the studios, are spread

over an area of 11.600 sqm. Several work stations are

also provided by the Faculty.

The Technical Centre provides direct access to the metal,

wood and plastic workshops for making models and pro-

totypes including 3D printers and laser cutters. Additional

work and research stations are provided, for instance,

through the CAAD-laboratory, solar station, fi re control

lab, climate laboratory, restoration lab or foto labs. All

toois and computers required for successful studies are

available for lending at the service-pool.

Each year the Faculty of Architecture welcomes its fresh-

man students in the studio “Weißer Saal” which offers a

great view of the Alps.


A meeting of Prof. Fritz Frenkler and students on developing and

manufacturing a roadworthy roadster within 365 days.

Kunstareal conference at the Architecture Museum.

Laser-assisted milling at the Technical Centre.


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Bachelor and Master of Arts in Architecture TUM

As part of the Bologna Process all universities in Europe

are currently switching to Bachelor and Master degrees

based on the idea that academic qualifi cations will then

become more comparable.

The Faculty of Architecture TUM has established a bache-

lor degree of 4 years duration followed by several different

Master degrees of 2 years duration. The academic qualifi -

cation will be a Bachelor and Master of Arts (Dipl.-Ing.) in

Architecture.

The course in Architecture at the TUM conveys basic

knowledge of skills and techniques, that are quintessential

to the fi eld of activities of architects. At the same time the

study programme sees itself as an instrument to develop

the students‘ skills to comprehend fundamental and com-

plex problems, to extend these questions and methods of

resolution from other disciplines. In more concrete terms,

students should be qualifi ed to identify problems within

their own discipline as well as within the multidisciplinary

environment of the TUM, to analyse these and provide so-

lutions, to use a clear scientifi c approach and to commu-

nicate the results of their work convincingly.

Through the collaboration of the four institutes of the

Faculty of Architecture TUM students are instructed using

a holistic approach in dealing with complex systems, star-

ting from the theoretical concept and its cultural back-

ground, the allocation and dimensions of technical and

spatial components, up to usability and appearance of

the technical object ‘building’. The management of energy

resources of buildings, the extent to which the building

can be recycled as well as the development and design

of building components and systems are growing fi elds of

work in the building process. On societal as well as urban

and regional planning levels, questions of sustainability

are successively expanded beyond the building through

important future topics such as climate, mobility and

energy cycles.

The principle of the study programme is teaching guided

by research. With responsibility for the built environment,

students should be qualifi ed to act in an entrepreneurial

way and to resume leading positions in planning proces-

ses.

In order to provide students with the necessary qualifi ca-

tion to become actors in future international markets, an

integrated one year study abroad at one of our partner

universities across the world is a mandatory part of the

bachelor programme.


A view into the Digital Design Lab whilst working with a stereoscopic

scan tool.

Manufacturing a carbon frame model at Technical Centre.


Bachelor Degree Programme - Description

The bachelor programme in architecture is a 4 year full-

time degree. The fi rst 2 years (4 semesters) provide a

general foundation in the methodology of architectural

design as well as in the disciplines of science & technolo-

gy and humanities & social sciences. These subjects are

largely compulsory.

The core subjects of design, urbanism, construction, his-

tory and theory, visual arts, CAAD amongst others will be

taught in 20 contact hours per semester. Design plays a

very central role which is expressed through project work

(6 contact hours) coupled with a design charette. This

project block is in turn supported by thematically related

lectures and seminars.

As a general rule, students in their third year will study

abroad for 1 academic year at one of TUM’s partner uni-

versities. The International Relations Team of the Faculty

of Architecture will advise and assist the students in their

choice of partner university. In order not to overburden

students during their study abroad, they are required to

participate in courses giving them a minimum of 20 credit

points in total. Each partnership with a university is

based on an agreement which specifi es the number of

exchange students and the possible duration of their

stay. The study curricula of each of the partners will also

be coordinated with the study programme of the Faculty

of Architecture TUM.

In year 4 of the bachelor programme the acquired know-

ledge will be deepened and widened. In the 7th semester

students will be able to choose at which chair they would

like to complete their fi nal project, as the different chairs

will be focusing on different topics. The remaining sub-

jects are comprised of compulsory core electives, which

will allow students a certain personal specialisation. In

the fi nal semester students will have to complete their ba-

chelor thesis which is followed by an oral examination.

With this four year bachelor degree the students are

allowed to apply to register with the Chamber of

Architects.


Study Programme

Integrated 1 year study abroad programme

Porgramme starts in 2009/10 Programme starts in 2009/10

Semester 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

Aptitude Test Curriculum will be individually

Introduction TUM agreed upon with each partner university

Architectural Design

Engineering + Technology

History + Theory Technology (6)

Visual Arts

Urbanism

Management Practice

Field trips

Social Skills and Entrepreneurial Thinking

Internships

30 Credits 30 Credits 30 Credits 30 Credits 30 Credits 30 Credits 30 Credits 30 Credits

Design Studio +

Construction (9)

Design Studio +

Construction (9)

Theory of Architecture and

Design (3)

History of Urban Planning

(Development) (3)

Architecture - Bachelor of Arts (TUM)

Visual Arts (6) Visual Arts (6)

Construction 1 (6)

Structural Design (6) Structural Design (6)

Construction 2 (6)

History of Architecture (3) + (3)

Design studio (9)

Bachelor Thesis (12) +

Colloquium (3)

Urban Design Theory +

case studies (6)

Visual Arts (6)Digital Graphics (6)

Building Climatics (6) Urbanism (6)

Construction 3 (6)

Management Practice and

Law (6)

Visual Arts (6)

Design Studio +

Technology (9)

History and Theory of

Architecture, Art and Design

(3)

Architecture - Master of Arts (TUM)

Elective Subjects (9)

Urban Design Studio (9) History, Theory and

Preservation (6)


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Study Programme ( ) = Credits

Integrated 1 year study abroad programme

Porgramme starts in 2009/10 Programme starts in 2010/11

Semester 1 2 3 4

Design Studio (6)* Design Studio (6)* Design Studio (6)* Master Thesis (30) *

Architectural Design Elective Subjects (6)*

Integrated Subjects (6) Integrated Subjects (6)

Elective Subjects (6)*

Digital Graphics (6) Digital Graphics (6)

Elective Subjects(6)* Elective Subjects (12)* Elective Subjects (6)*

Elective Subjects (6)* Elective Subjects (6)*

30 Credits 30 Credits 30 Credits 30 Credits

For the Master’s degree programme students choose a mentor

depending on his / her favoured design project. The mentees then

develop an individual study programme through support and

consultation with their respective mentors. The students have a

choice of elective subjects from all Teaching Units such as

Climatic Design, Landscape Architecture, Structural Design,

Advanced Materials, Lighting Design, Product Engineering,

Housing, Robotics, Business Planning, Urbanism, Spatial

Sciences, History + Theory, Visual Arts or Industrial Design.

Architecture - Master of Arts (TUM)Architecture - Bachelor of Arts (TUM)


Khanyisani Preschool Orange Farm in South Africa after completion.

A 1:1 building project led by the chair for Timber Construction and the

chair for Landscape Architecture.

Technische Universität München (SERVICES)

Art space Königssaal during a student presentation.

The TUM International Offi ce

The International Offi ce (IO) looks after international

students at the TUM. It is responsible for the university‘s

international relations and everything connected to them.

Every year the International Offi ce organises various

Summer University courses.

You can contact the staff of the IO at any time; they will

be pleased to help you or give you the name of the right

person to get in touch with: [email protected]

You will fi nd more information in the International Student

Handbook.

http://portal.mytum.de/studium/ausland

Carl von Linde-Akademie

The Carl von Linde-Akademie aims to establish ties

between science and the economy. The academy offers

courses which will enhance students‘ understanding

on how to lead and cooperate, how to shape the future,

make decisions, evaluate risks, take responsibility and

stay open minded for change. The courses seek to enrich

the students’ knowledge and experiences.

www.cvl-a.tum.de

Language Centre

The TUM offers a wide range of language programmes.

International students can also study German as a for-

eign language.

http://portal.mytum.de/studium/sprachenzentrum

Oskar von Miller Forum

The Oskar von Miller Forum is an independent educa-

tional initiative supported by the Bavarian Construction

Association. It is dedicated to enhance the image of

construction engineering in wider society. The forum is a

meeting point and an international guest house

in cooperation with TUM.

www.oskarvonmillerforum.de

Worldwide Partnerships

The systematic internationalisation is one of the strategic

development goals of the Munich Faculty of Architecture,

which was founded in 1868. The Faculty of Architecture

is looking to establish privileged partnerships with other

international universities, who have a similar spectrum of

courses and content.


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A student design on densifi cation of cities by high rise construction.

The visualisation shows a night view over Munich with the Frauenkirche.

Courtyard of TUM city campus during winter time.

International Competitiveness

The European and global network is constantly growing

and in light of this development education should incre-

asingly be seen in an international context. There is a

growing demand within the job market for internationally

qualifi ed academics. Thus, students with qualifi cations

with an international outlook will have a noticeable advan-

tage in the job market.

When choosing a location to study, the internationalisa-

tion of a programme is more and more factored into the

decision, and infl uences the attractiveness of a location.

The Faculty of Architecture would thus like to extend its

competitiveness beyond the borders of Germany to the

international fi eld. A newly created International Relations

Offi ce at the Faculty is actively pursuing this goal.

Tuition

Current tuition fees for full-time students at TUM are

€500 per semester. TUM has agreements with partner

universities that no tuition fees will be charged by recei-

ving university.

International Relations Offi ce

of the Faculty of Architecture

Mathieu Wellner

Heike Wefelscheid-Gruner

Timber workshop at the Technical Centre.


Final critics at TUM Study & Residence Centre, a former monastery.Project on the conversion of Munich Slaughterhouse by Bettina Satzl.


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Published by


Faculty of Architecture © 2009

www.ar.tum.de

Picture Credits

1 Andreas Schaefer 2 Simon Schuster 3 Peter Samu-

elsson 4 Richard Horden, chair for Building Theory and

Product Engineering (Ken Boyd, Sarah Kirby, Brian Kelly)

5 Fabian Wagner 6 Chair for Integrated Construction 7

Oliver Raupach Fotolia.com 9, 11, 13, 15, 18, 19, 23, 24,

28, 30, 36, 37, 38, 39, 48, 49 Laura Egger 8 Simon Schus-

ter 10 Holger Engleitner 12 Sandor Horvath 14 Simon

Schuster 16 Chair for Integrated Construction 17 Chair

for Spatial Arts and Lighting Design 20 Peter Trummer

21 Architekturmuseum TU München 22 Achim Bunz for

Architekturmuseum 25 Richard Horden, chair for Building

Theory and Product Engineering / Horden Cherry Lee,

London / Haack+Höpfner Architects, Munich 26 Hanne

Andreesen, Maximiliane Groha 27 Technische Universität

München 29 Simon Schuster 31 Chair for Industrial De-

sign 32 Franziska Hasse 33 Teaching and research unit

for Computer Aided Architectural Design 34 Martin Luce

35 Steffen Knopp, Inga Mannewitz 40 Chair for Visual

Arts 41 Teaching and research unit for Timber Const-

ruction 42 Technische Universität München 43 Hanne

Andreesen, Maximiliane Groha 44 Faculty of Architecture

45 Martin Luce 46 Florian Gandlhuber 47 Dominik Buhl,

Olaf-Thorsten Mann 51 Heike Schollmeyer 52 Martin

Luce 53 Teaching and research unit for Computer Aided

Architectural Design 54 Barbara Grassl

Mailing Address



Arcisstr. 21, 80333 Muenchen

Germany

Dean

Prof. Regine Keller

Vice Deans

Prof. Dr.-Ing. Gerhard Hausladen

Prof. Dr.-Ing. Manfred Schuller

Assistants to the Dean

Heike Wefelscheid-Gruner

+49.89.289.22317

gruner(at)tum.de

Martin Luce

+49.89.289.22504

luce(at)tum.de

Mathieu Wellner

+49.89.289.25345

wellner(at)tum.de

Student Advisory Service

Marga Cervinka

+49.89.289.22351

marga.cervinka(at)ar.tum.de

Imprint


Patent-registered Solar Concrete Stone - an invention by student

Barbara Grassl for gaining solar energy out of concrete facades.


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