Themes

Ecosystems

Nature-based Materials

Circularity

Local & Regional Practices

Prototyping

Value Chains and Networks

Duration

2021 - Present

Location

Worldwide

Experimental Fellowship at Bauhaus Earth

Current Fellows Angie Dub, Heidi Jalkh, and Baukreisel, © Patrick Desbrosses

Purpose

The Experimental Fellowship at Bauhaus Earth (Experimental Fellowship BE) offers emerging talents the opportunity to expand existing knowledge and advance practices for a sustainable architecture of the future.

The diverse fellowship projects test new modes of practice, engagement, and knowledge in relation to shifting natural and disciplinary boundaries across different geographies and contexts. Bauhaus Earth and Experimental provide critical support at key points in the projects or practices developed within the framework of the fellowship.

Through projects that combine technical aspects with spatial and aesthetic qualities of the built environment, our Fellows identify new, powerful architectural languages for a sustainable built environment. The programme provides fellows with the necessary financial freedom, professional mentorship, network, and environment to pursue their promising ideas and experimental design approaches. Each project brings together a unique constellation of emerging actors, material manufacturers, builders, planners, researchers, project-specific partners, experts, students, and local stakeholders. Together, they produce new knowledge on regional, regenerative, and circular building, bridging the gap between institutional research and building practice.

The Fellowship is a collaboration between Bauhaus Earth and Experimental, a Berlin-based non-profit organisation founded by the architect Prof. Regine Leibinger in 2022. Experimental fosters projects that chart new territory in the field of architecture to change how and with what we build. It offers emerging talents financial and organisational support, giving them space to experience the joy of experimentation and to raise unconventional questions and project ideas. Experimental is currently further developing the fellowship programme to include new formats such as publications, exhibitions, and symposia. It is also developing new collaborations and networks.

Jury Meeting 2024, © Patrick Desbrosses

Our Fellows

Current Fellows

The fourth and most recent fellowship, awarded in 2024, went to the Argentinian duo Heidi Jalkh and Angie Dub. Angie and Heidi’s project, "CONQ: Marine Biobased Materials in the Built Environment”, focuses on a bioceramic material produced at ambient temperature from shellfish industry waste.

In early 2023, Baukreisel e.V. was selected as our second Fellow for its innovative deconstruction case study “concrete.matters – primary structure laboratory”. The project investigates the possibilities of scaling up the reuse of deconstructed primary concrete elements in building transformation and new developments, while reflecting on existing research references, practitioners, and projects.

Past Fellows

Our first fellowship was awarded in 2022 to Material Cultures for their project “Constructive Land Berlin/Brandenburg”. This project explored the potential of rewetting peatlands in Brandenburg for the production of regional bio-based building materials. The results of the fellowship were a research report and a 1:1 architectural fragment using local paludiculture materials.

The third fellowship was awarded in 2024 to Kevin Kimwelle from South Africa, for his project “90% plus”. The project fostered cross-disciplinary networking, bringing his South African design-build expertise to Berlin. His collaboration inspired innovative approaches in reused and recycled materials in the built environment.

Steering of Experimental Fellowship at Bauhaus Earth

The Fellowship is led by Chrissie Muhr, Co-Managing and Artistic Director of Experimental, together with the Program Co-Managers Rosa Hanhausen and Alexine Sammut at Bauhaus Earth.

A jury meets twice a year to discuss the content and strategy of current projects, the future direction of the programme, and the selection of Fellows. To ensure impartiality, the majority of the jury consists of external, highly esteemed experts.

Fellow Colloquium, © Patrick Desbrosses

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Jury

Prof.

Florian Nagler

Professor of Architectural Design and Construction, TU München; Florian Nagler Architekten, Munich

Florian Nagler trained as a carpenter and studied architecture at the University of Kaiserslautern. He established his own architectural office (Florian Nagler Architekten) in 1996, and since 2001 has been running the office with Barbara Nagler. He is a founding member of the Bundesstiftung Baukultur. Since 2010, Florian Nagler has been a Professor at the Chair of Architectural Design and Construction at TU Munich, as well as a member of the Academy of the Arts, Berlin – Architecture section and the Bavarian Academy of Fine Arts.

Prof.

Anna Ramos

Associate Professor of Architectural Technology, ETSAB – UPC; Director Fundació Mies van der Rohe, Barcelona

Anna Ramos is an Architect, professor, international lecturer and director of Fundació Mies van der Rohe. She studied architecture at ETSAB-UPC and TU Delft and holds a Diploma of Advanced Studies – doctoral programme in Architectural Building. Before assuming the current position as director of the foundation in 2016, she ran her studio in Barcelona for 16 years, developing renovation and new housing projects, as well as public, cultural and service facilities. She has been an Associate Professor at Escola Tècnica Superior d'Arquitectura de Barcelona since 2003.

Prof. Dipl.-Ing.

Christiane Sauer

Professor for Material Design, Weißensee Kunsthochschule Berlin, Berlin

Christiane Sauer studied architecture at the University of Applied Arts in Vienna and at the Berlin University of the Arts. She is co-founder of online platform Architonic and worked at OMA / Rotterdam and FACE Design NYC. In 2001 she founded the office Formade and in 2009, co-founded Lüling Sauer Architects. Since 2013, she has been a professor of materials and design in a spatial context at the Weißensee Kunsthochschule Berlin in the textile and surface design department. Christiane Sauer is a Principal Investigator and board member in the Cluster of Excellence “Matters of Activity”, as well as a member of the BDA and the Berlin Chamber of Architects.

Karen Stein

Independent Critic and Architectural Advisor, New York

Karen Stein is an architectural advisor and executive director of the George Nelson Foundation. A graduate of Princeton University with a Bachelor of Arts in architecture, she was awarded a Loeb Fellowship in Environmental Studies by Harvard University. She was the editorial director of Phaidon Press from 1998 to 2007 and, prior to that, senior managing editor of Architectural Record. She has also been a member of the faculty of the Design Criticism program at the School of Visual Arts in New York, and served on the jury of The Pritzker Architecture Prize from 2003 through 2012. Currently, she is a member of the board of directors of The Architectural League of New York and The Chinati Foundation in Marfa, Texas.

Prof.

Jan de Vylder

ETH Zürich Department Architecture Chair for Architecture and Design; Architecten Jan De Vylder Inge Vinck A JDVIV, Ghent/Brussels

Jan de Vylder graduated in Architecture from Sint-Lucas University in Ghent. He has been working independently since 2000, first sharing the studio with Trice Hofkens, then with Inge Vinck and Jo Taillieu, with whom in 2010 he founded the studio “Architecten de Vylder Vinck Taillieu” operating until 2019. In 2019, he founded together with Inge Vink the studio “Architecten Jan de Vylder Inge Vink”. Jan De Vylder has co-curated the Belgian Pavilion at La Biennale di Venezia in 2016 and realized several works in Belgium and abroad. He has been a professor at Sint-Lucas School for Architecture in Ghent and Brussels, at TU Delft, at EPFL Lausanne, and at Accademia di Architettura di Mendrisio. Since 2017 he has been teaching at ETH Zurich.

Prof. Dr.-Ing.

Jan Wurm

Professor of Regenerative Design and Biofabrication in Architecture, KU Leuven; EU Engagement and Venturing Lead Europe for Arup, Brussels/Berlin

Jan Wurm is a Consultant at Arup, where he works with a number of public and private sector clients across Europe, specializing in sustainable building design and biomaterials. Drawing on his expertise in construction systems and materials, Jan consults clients on the sustainable transformation of industrial processes, developing novel products and services to shape the future of the built environment. He is an Associate Professor at KU Leuven in the area of Regenerative Design and at its ‘The Bio Fab & Construction Lab’, as well as a lecturer at the Weißensee Kunsthochschule Berlin and a Visiting Professor at CIEE Berlin (Council on International Educational Exchange).

Prof.

Regine Leibinger

Barkow Leibinger; Founder and Director, Experimental, Berlin

Prof. Dr.

Philipp Misselwitz

Co-CEO, Bauhaus Earth, Berlin

Chrissie Muhr

Program Lead BE-FELLOW; Co-Managing Director and Artistic Director, Experimental, Berlin

Prof.

Florian Nagler

Professor of Architectural Design and Construction, TU München; Florian Nagler Architekten, Munich

Florian Nagler trained as a carpenter and studied architecture at the University of Kaiserslautern. He established his own architectural office (Florian Nagler Architekten) in 1996, and since 2001 has been running the office with Barbara Nagler. He is a founding member of the Bundesstiftung Baukultur. Since 2010, Florian Nagler has been a Professor at the Chair of Architectural Design and Construction at TU Munich, as well as a member of the Academy of the Arts, Berlin – Architecture section and the Bavarian Academy of Fine Arts.

Prof.

Anna Ramos

Associate Professor of Architectural Technology, ETSAB – UPC; Director Fundació Mies van der Rohe, Barcelona

Anna Ramos is an Architect, professor, international lecturer and director of Fundació Mies van der Rohe. She studied architecture at ETSAB-UPC and TU Delft and holds a Diploma of Advanced Studies – doctoral programme in Architectural Building. Before assuming the current position as director of the foundation in 2016, she ran her studio in Barcelona for 16 years, developing renovation and new housing projects, as well as public, cultural and service facilities. She has been an Associate Professor at Escola Tècnica Superior d'Arquitectura de Barcelona since 2003.

Prof. Dipl.-Ing.

Christiane Sauer

Professor for Material Design, Weißensee Kunsthochschule Berlin, Berlin

Christiane Sauer studied architecture at the University of Applied Arts in Vienna and at the Berlin University of the Arts. She is co-founder of online platform Architonic and worked at OMA / Rotterdam and FACE Design NYC. In 2001 she founded the office Formade and in 2009, co-founded Lüling Sauer Architects. Since 2013, she has been a professor of materials and design in a spatial context at the Weißensee Kunsthochschule Berlin in the textile and surface design department. Christiane Sauer is a Principal Investigator and board member in the Cluster of Excellence “Matters of Activity”, as well as a member of the BDA and the Berlin Chamber of Architects.

Karen Stein

Independent Critic and Architectural Advisor, New York

Karen Stein is an architectural advisor and executive director of the George Nelson Foundation. A graduate of Princeton University with a Bachelor of Arts in architecture, she was awarded a Loeb Fellowship in Environmental Studies by Harvard University. She was the editorial director of Phaidon Press from 1998 to 2007 and, prior to that, senior managing editor of Architectural Record. She has also been a member of the faculty of the Design Criticism program at the School of Visual Arts in New York, and served on the jury of The Pritzker Architecture Prize from 2003 through 2012. Currently, she is a member of the board of directors of The Architectural League of New York and The Chinati Foundation in Marfa, Texas.

Prof.

Jan de Vylder

ETH Zürich Department Architecture Chair for Architecture and Design; Architecten Jan De Vylder Inge Vinck A JDVIV, Ghent/Brussels

Jan de Vylder graduated in Architecture from Sint-Lucas University in Ghent. He has been working independently since 2000, first sharing the studio with Trice Hofkens, then with Inge Vinck and Jo Taillieu, with whom in 2010 he founded the studio “Architecten de Vylder Vinck Taillieu” operating until 2019. In 2019, he founded together with Inge Vink the studio “Architecten Jan de Vylder Inge Vink”. Jan De Vylder has co-curated the Belgian Pavilion at La Biennale di Venezia in 2016 and realized several works in Belgium and abroad. He has been a professor at Sint-Lucas School for Architecture in Ghent and Brussels, at TU Delft, at EPFL Lausanne, and at Accademia di Architettura di Mendrisio. Since 2017 he has been teaching at ETH Zurich.

Prof. Dr.-Ing.

Jan Wurm

Professor of Regenerative Design and Biofabrication in Architecture, KU Leuven; EU Engagement and Venturing Lead Europe for Arup, Brussels/Berlin

Jan Wurm is a Consultant at Arup, where he works with a number of public and private sector clients across Europe, specializing in sustainable building design and biomaterials. Drawing on his expertise in construction systems and materials, Jan consults clients on the sustainable transformation of industrial processes, developing novel products and services to shape the future of the built environment. He is an Associate Professor at KU Leuven in the area of Regenerative Design and at its ‘The Bio Fab & Construction Lab’, as well as a lecturer at the Weißensee Kunsthochschule Berlin and a Visiting Professor at CIEE Berlin (Council on International Educational Exchange).

Prof.

Regine Leibinger

Barkow Leibinger; Founder and Director, Experimental, Berlin

Prof. Dr.

Philipp Misselwitz

Co-CEO, Bauhaus Earth, Berlin

Chrissie Muhr

Program Lead BE-FELLOW; Co-Managing Director and Artistic Director, Experimental, Berlin

Team

Alexandra (Sasha) Kolyadina

Student Assistant

Alexine Sammut

Fellowship Programme Co-Manager and Researcher

Dilara Ucar

Student Assistant

Rosa Hanhausen

Fellowship Programme Co-Manager and Researcher

Chrissie Muhr

Co-Managing and Artistic Director of Experimental

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Open Call

3rd Open Call

Our 3rd Open Call cycle closed on 1 July, 2024. We would like to thank all the applicants for their meaningful and engaged submissions and ideas. We were excited to receive 120 applications from 37 different countries!

Fellowship recipients will be selected by the jury based on submitted applications. Successful applicants will be notified by the end of September 2024.

Our 4th Open Call is expected in the summer of 2025. Please join our newsletter or follow us on Instagram and LinkedIn to stay informed.

What we look for in our Open Calls

Experimental Fellowship at Bauhaus Earth welcomes a broad spectrum of emerging international practitioners in the fields of architecture, design and engineering, art, and cross-disciplinary constellations of architectural production. Successful Fellows will have demonstrated a specific relevant individual expertise.

The Fellowship projects build on clear research questions and typically target the production of architectural fragments of a manageable scale that serve as tangible, measurable examples of new ways of building. They should aim for longevity and to be integrated in a real social context.

These projects are designed for a duration of 6 to 8 months and intended to be open-ended and collaborative. They are developed and implemented in mutual collaboration with the Fellowship team and further project-specific partners in an open and cooperative research environment. We encourage Fellows to spend as much time as possible in Berlin to make active use of both the workshop at Marienpark and the resources provided by the various Bauhaus Earth initiatives and its extensive network of experts and partners. The Fellows’ presence in Berlin and Brandenburg is linked to exhibitions, lectures, symposia, seminars, and debates.

 

Support & Funding

Experimental Fellowship — BE includes financial support covering a monthly stipend, expenses, and production. Project-related expenses and production costs are covered up to a total of €30,000. A specific budget should be provided by each applicant covering eligible, essential production costs foreseen for the successful completion and implementation of the Fellowship project. Rosa Hahnhausen, Alexine Sammut and Chrissie Muhr – the Fellowship team – will support the project through active and mutual collaboration and organizational assistance. For Fellows, Bauhaus Earth serves as an interdisciplinary environment and platform for communal learning outside the formal education system. In Berlin, Fellows have free access to the lab and office space at Marienpark, including a workshop with technical support. Based on the specific focus of the Fellows’ projects, knowledge exchange with ongoing Bauhaus Earth projects and our growing network of experts and stakeholders will also be arranged.

Fellowship project development and results will be published on Bauhaus Earth’s media channels and on those of its partners. Further conferences, lectures, and publications will provide opportunities to share this knowledge, thus contributing to discourse and practice. Experimental Fellowship — BE draws on engaging, long-term networks and nurtures active relationships with our Fellows and alumni.

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Past Events

Sat

29

Jun

22:00

Tag der Architektur at Bauhaus Erde

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Im Marienpark 16, Berlin

Join us for a tour of our Lab in Berlin and pavillion in Potsdam!

Demonstrations and Tours

Thu

20

Jun

2:00

Launch event of "CONQ: From mono-material to multi-performance"

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Espinosa Studios, Buenos Aires / Online

New BE-FELLOWs Heidi and Angie will launch their project in Buenos Aires and online

Talks

Tue

30

Apr

16:00

KICK-OFF EVENT ALLIANZ DER PIONIERE

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Palais der Kulturbrauerei

Launch of the new "Allianz der Pioniere" for paludiculture

Conferences

Fri

01

Mar

16:00

"Kreis statt Krise" exhibition opening

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Freiraum in der Box

The Material Cultures/Bauhaus Earth paludiculture fragment is on display until July 1

Exhibition

Sun

14

Jan

22:00

Umdenken statt Abreißen

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Akademie der Künste, Hanseatenweg 10

The Finessage of the ARCH+ Great Repair exhibition

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Resources

Outcomes of our Fellowships

Fellows generally produce a written, scientific documentation as well as an architectural demonstration object. In addition, the time they spend in Berlin leads to many collaborative exhibitions, lectures, and seminars with Bauhaus Earth, Experimental, and our partners. The outcomes of Fellowships to date can be found below.

Resources

Bericht – Moore: Potentiale für die Zukunft des Bauens

Material Cultures, Bauhaus Earth, Experimental, Lulu.com

2024

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Report – Wetlands and Construction: An Opportunity for Berlin-Brandenburg

Material Cultures, Bauhaus Earth, Experimental, Lulu Bookstore

2023

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