Solar Gate has been awarded the Materialpreis 2023 in the category ‘Heartfelt Projects’.
The jury noted: “It is sensational that an entire façade can regulate itself independently thanks to a unique property of a material, and at the same time manage completely without operating energy. 4D printing and biomimetics make it possible to replace the spurned shading slats with a smart and poetic alternative and to regulate the indoor climate with an adaptive shading system. As is so often the case, researchers at the University of Stuttgart are demonstrating ways in which the inexhaustible potential of nature can be integrated into our design processes. Mimicry and bionics at its best.”
Congratulations to the researchers of IntCDC and project team of ICD, Prof. Achim Menges, Dylan Wood, Tiffany Cheng, Ekin Sila Sahin and Yasaman Tahouni, the project partners Cluster of Excellence Living, Adaptive and Energy-autonomous Materials Systems (livMatS) at Albert-Ludwigs-Universität Freiburg, IKT Institute of Polymer Technology, all the student assistants, and the DFG German Research Foundation.
Related Links
– Project description and jury statement
– Materialpreis 2023
– More information about Solar Gate and livMatS Biomimetic Shell
