Building construction // FUSION retrospectives with Brigitte Häntsch and Marie-Therese Harnoncourt-Fuchs

Building construction - Inken Baller - 1989-1996
Interview partners: Brigitte Häntsch, Department of Design and Building Construction I FB06 and Marie-Therese Harnoncourt-Fuchs, Department of Design and Building Theory I FB06

Inken Baller was the first appointed university lecturer in the field of architecture, urban and landscape planning. Initially known for the bold residential buildings she realized with her husband Hinrich Baller, she stands above all for innovative building construction methods, especially in the conversion of existing buildings, which are still relevant today for resource-saving construction and the use of materials in architecture. Together with Brigitte Häntsch and Marie-Therese Harnoncourt-Fuchs, she discusses the current challenges of sustainable construction and the contribution of structural issues.

FUSION Retrospectives

The Reform University Kassel is celebrating its 50th anniversary. Time to take stock and look ahead in architecture, urban and landscape planning as part of the FUSION lecture series.

The FUSION "Retrospectives" in the winter semester 2021/22 will focus on where we come from and what lasting accents our department has set. Pioneers who were central to the development of the department's profile will present positions and contributions in a review of their work at the university and beyond. In conversation with guests and colleagues, they reflect on the significance of architecture, urban and landscape planning at a reform university and in a rapidly changing society.

Further information
www.uni-kassel.de/go/fusion