From cooling asphalt to solar façades: "Knowledge store" opened

Projects range from cooled asphalt for heat-resistant cities to solar power-producing facades and an electrical filter against corona viruses. One focus is on sustainability.

"Whether we have five before twelve or already five after twelve will one day be judged by posterity," said University Chancellor Dr. Oliver Fromm at the opening, referring to the crises of the time. In any case, he said, the University of Kassel sees itself called upon to contribute its findings and ideas to society. In 100 projects, it shows in a store in the Königsgalerie (former Butler's) what this can look like.

The exhibition project takes up the leitmotif Lumbung of the current documenta fifteen. This stands for a communally used, traditional rice barn, through which the annual surplus harvest is made available to all residents of a place - analogously, the university would like to share its knowledge with the residents of the region.

Well over 100 guests attended the official opening. The storehouse of knowledge is open Tuesdays through Saturdays from 3 to 8 p.m. until August 20. Admission is free, including to the numerous events. An overview of the dates can be found here: https://www.uni-kassel.de/einrichtung/ukt/wissenschaftsdialog/wissensspeicher/veranstaltungen.

The next highlights are a "KuSoKO" by Studio Raamwerk on the topic of cities of the future (July 22, 6 p.m.) and a "kitchen talk" on sustainability in the region (July 26, 6 p.m.).

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