New Aubuckel Residential Quarter Opens in Mannheim

The Aubuckel residential quarter in Mannheim-Feudenheim, which opened on August 5, could become a blueprint for all of Germany: showing how cities and municipalities need to be redesigned to cope with the impacts of the climate crisis—and to conserve valuable water through reuse. Drought, heat, groundwater stress, as well as heavy rainfall and flooding as consequences of rising temperatures, are forcing a radical rethinking in urban planning. The goal must be to use more greywater instead of fresh water. The Aubuckel project, “ReSource Mannheim,” was designed by the Department of Design and Urban Development at the Faculty of Architecture and funded by the German Federal Environmental Foundation (DBU).

Christian Rudolph will take over as head on August 1, 2025.

He will succeed Pit Maier, who led the workshop from 1993 to 2025.

Departmental prizes for the best master's theses in Winter 2024/25.

At the graduation ceremony, three equivalent departmental prizes were awarded for the first time. Additionally, three graduates received sponsorship awards from the magazine 'wettbewerbe aktuell'.

On July 25, the Department of Architecture celebrated its graduates.

of the summer semester 2025 at the Department of Architecture

From July 28 to August 1, 2025, more than 60 graduates from the Department of Architecture at TU Darmstadt will present their final projects in the fields of building design and urban planning. The exhibition will be open to the public Monday through Friday during this period.

Architecture student Celina Elistratow and her teammate Catalina Staver impress at global sustainability competition in Shanghai

An interdisciplinary all-female student team from TU Darmstadt won first place at the Global Environment Solutions Challenge (GESC) 2025 in Shanghai. With an innovative filtration system to reduce microplastics, the students developed an award-winning solution for sustainable building and living.

Einladung zum Feier-Tag am 25. Juli 2025

Der Fachbereich Architektur lädt herzlich ein zur feierlichen Verabschiedung seiner Bachelor- und Masterabsolvent:innen am Freitag, den 25. Juli 2025.

Studierende präsentieren feministische Perspektiven auf Stadtraum und Planung

Im Rahmen des bundesweiten WIA Festivals 2025 zeigen Studierende des Fachgebiets Entwerfen und Freiraumplanung ihre Auseinandersetzung mit feministischer Stadtplanung – mit Ausstellung, Stadtspaziergängen und Gastbeiträgen.

A new online escape game offers insight into architecture studies

With the escape game “Our First Design,” prospective students can get a playful, hands-on impression of the Bachelor's program in Architecture at TU Darmstadt. In addition to experiencing a variety of study content, players also get to explore the department building.

Now available in both German and English

The Department of Architecture at TU Darmstadt invites prospective students to apply for the Master’s Program in Architecture by July 15. New: The program can now be studied in German and/or English.

Awards for Projects at the EUmies Young Talent Architecture Awards, the University Award for Timber Construction, the BauNetz Campus Masters, and the JOANES Prize

Students and graduates of the Department of Architecture at TU Darmstadt have impressed in recent months with several (final) projects at both national and international levels. Awards and shortlist placements in no fewer than four architecture competitions highlight the design quality, conceptual strength, and social relevance of their work.

The Wednesday evening lectures in the summer semester 2025

The Wednesday evening lectures in the summer semester 2025 once again offer a diverse program featuring international guests and a farewell lecture.