„BAUSTELLE HOLZ“ Exhibition and Discussion Series at the BDA Gallery Berlin,
- Bauhuette 4.0
- Apr 7
- 3 min read
Updated: Apr 9
Prof. Raoul Bunschoten, representing the initiative Bauhütte 4.0, participated in the opening event of the series “Baustelle Holz—Under Construction: Wood” at the BDA Galerie Berlin.
The first discussion, titled “Under what ecological criteria will new, individual construction with wood be possible from now on? Only in innovation do aesthetics and reason meet.”, brought together leading voices from architecture, sustainability, and design to explore the future role of wood construction in the context of ecological and climate challenges.
Prof. Bunschoten – also contributing through his work with Bauhütte 4.0, a platform for rethinking building culture in the age of digitalization, sustainability, and collective action – offered his perspectives on innovation-driven architecture. He emphasized the need for new ecological criteria in material selection and design thinking. His contributions highlighted the intersection of aesthetic potential, responsible material use, and the transformative role of innovation in how we build with wood today and into the future.
The event marked the beginning of an ongoing dialogue organized by the Association of German Architects (BDA Berlin), which aims to reimagine building culture through sustainable timber construction. Date: 1. April 2025 Location: BDA Galerie Berlin
The exhibition showcases pieces from:
andreas gehrke architekten
CKRS Architektengesellschaft
czyborra klingbeil architekturwerkstatt
Eyrich Hertweck Architekten
herschel.studio
Ifuh
Ludloff Ludloff Architekten
MVRDV
Roedig Schop
Sauerbruch Hutton
Scharabi Architekten
Sedeño Bauplanung
weberbrunner architekten
ZRS Architekten Ingenieure
Text from BDA Translated with DeepL.com
“form follows conditions”: the new forest writes the new rules.
The use of wood as a building material reached its low point 50 years ago. At the same time, Frei Otto demonstrated the potential of this material with the construction of the Multihalle in Mannheim by radically reducing the resources. It was not until the turn of the millennium that timber construction was rediscovered as a sustainability strategy - not as a regional renaissance, but as an internationally networked new beginning.
This new timber construction established itself as a scientific discipline, but without the knowledge of forests and woodlands that had been handed down from region to region. It was appropriated in different ways, such as the serial, although it is precisely this—more than any other construction technique—that is inherently innovative.
Global warming is forcing forest conversion and putting the availability of wood up for discussion again. Is a symbiosis between biodiverse ecosystems and forestry production conceivable? Digital images of forest habitats can promote regional and customized innovations. The future of timber construction does not lie in standardized solutions, but in the activation of local resources. Aesthetics and technology follow the conditions of the material, not as a restriction, but as a precise regulation of innovative design.
Under which ecological conditions is the new, individual building with wood possible from now on? Only in innovation do aesthetics and reason meet.
Prof. Dr. Galina Churkina, Head of Department of Urban Ecology TU Berlin
Prof. Andreas Bolte, Director of the Thünen Institute of Forest Ecosystems in Eberswalde
Prof. Ludger Dederich, Rottenburg University of Applied Forest Sciences
Dr. Stephan Lang, President of the German Sawmill and Timber Industry Association
Prof. Jens Ludloff, Chair of Sustainability Building Construction and Design, University of Stuttgart
Moderation: Dr. Thomas Welter, BDA Federal Managing Director
> Read more about this project:
https://www.bda-berlin.de/events/baustelle-holz/
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