Aerogel Architecture Award 2022
Historic buildings upgraded to the latest energy standards
Aug 23, 2022 | LORIS PANDIANI
In early August 2022, the Aerogel Architecture Award was presented at Empa for the second time. The winning project comes from Germany, while buildings from Switzerland take second and third place. They all impressively demonstrate how historical buildings can be upgraded to the latest energy standards thanks to an innovative use of aerogel materials.
The award ceremony took place at NEST, the research and innovation building of Empa and Eawag. The winner is a project from Darmstadt – the renovation of the unique exhibition building on the Mathildenhöhe, which has been a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 2021. It will be realized by the architecture firm schneider+schumacher. "We were extremely impressed by how this historic building is being modernized in terms of energy, with the help of aerogel, among other things. From our point of view, this is the first time that such a large building is being renovated in this way," summarizes jury member Matthias Koebel, former head of Empa's Building Energy Materials and Components lab and now CEO of the Empa spin-off Siloxene AG, the jury discussion.
Future-proofing world heritage
Improving energy efficiency step by step
Preserving the appearance
The Aerogel Architecture Award
Further information
Dr. Michal Ganobjak
Building Energy Materials and Components
Phone: +41 58 765 60 32
Dr. Samuel Brunner
Building Energy Materials and Components
Phone: +41 58 765 47 68
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Links
Aerogel Architecture Award: /web/aaa/results
Recording of the award ceremony: https://youtu.be/1mTg92qIIeM
Last year's Aerogel Architecture Award: /web/aaa2021
Press release about the Aerogel Architecture Award 2021: /web/s604/aaa
Recording of the award ceremony: https://youtu.be/1mTg92qIIeM
Last year's Aerogel Architecture Award: /web/aaa2021
Press release about the Aerogel Architecture Award 2021: /web/s604/aaa
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