Food Program
wednesday, 24 september, 2025
Opening hours from 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Wine & beer at the bar: Blue hour from 4:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Emphases:
School construction as a joint project – knowledge, dialogue and participation
School construction is not a one-way street: Rather, the interaction between administration, planning, education and the public is deliberately promoted – with plenty of room for exchange, participation and individual advice. With formats and diverse formats, we focus specifically on knowledge transfer and collegial dialogue.
Existing Buildings, Construction Practice and Quality Assurance – How School Spaces Are Thought Ahead Today
Whether urban redevelopment or the preservation of existing buildings, the focus is on the further development of existing buildings. School construction is thought of here as a long-term task that combines sustainability, functionality and design. New forms of planning, such as the establishment of municipal school construction associations, provide practical insights into current strategies and options for action.
Security, Responsibility and Sustainability – Technical Answers to Pedagogical Challenges
Whether façade technology, PPP life cycle approach or other impulses – we take a differentiated look at the infrastructural requirements of modern educational buildings. This is about more than structural standards – it is about resilience, user comfort and investment security. We deal with the question of how technical planning can contribute to creating safe, economical and sustainable places of learning.
Workshop I, 12:00 – 12:45 p.m.
How can school renovations and new buildings succeed in the long term? – Co-creation at and with schools
Tobias Ortel, School Construction Consultant, raumbildung, Architect, M.A.
Workshop II, 2:00 – 2:45 p.m.
How does ‘space’ influence pedagogical work? – Development of pragmatic-spatial solutions that make a difference in pedagogical work
Tobias Ortel, School Construction Consultant, raumbildung, Architect, M.A.
Moderation of the day:
Marius Jung, bestselling author, presenter, coach, speaker, Cologne
| 10:00 a.m. | Admission / Meet and Greet: Time for a short tour Our guided exhibitor tour for architects and planners, school building authorities, school administrators and educators |
| 10:50 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. | We’re all drumming up! Because now it starts Moderator: Marius Jung, Cologne |
| 11:00 – 11:30 a.m. | Opening Day 1 Kirsten Jung, Founder and Managing Director of the SCHULBAU trade fair Thomas Kufen, Lord Mayor, City of Essen |
| From 11:30 a.m. | PLANNING CAFÉ The meeting place for all those who need advice on school construction and participation processes and phase zero. In our planning café, you will receive individual advice from our selected experts. Feel free to bring any questions with you. Book a time slot with your desired expert. Registration at www.wirberatenschulbau.de or via the QR code. |
| 11:30 – 11:50 a.m. | Relax and network with exhibitors and speakers |
| 11:50 a.m. – 12:10 p.m. | All-day building
Christopher Frett, Dipl.-Ing. Architekt BDA/Partner, Bruncken Frett Architekten, Cologne |
| 12:10 – 12:40 p.m. | Q&A – At the Kitchen Table: Connoisseurs in Conversation Building in existing buildings Moderation: Kirsten Jung/Tagesmoderation Christopher Frett, Dipl.-Ing. Architekt BDA/Partner, Bruncken Frett Architekten, Cologne |
| 12:40 – 13:10 | Relax and network with exhibitors and speakers |
| 1:10 pm – 1:30 pm | School as a safe place: Successful planning of modern façade technology – in new buildings and in existing buildings What makes a school safe – even beyond classic fire protection? A practical insight into effective technical and structural measures on the building envelope: from burglar-resistant windows with privacy protection covers to well thought-out door systems with locking cylinders and knobs. Topics such as digital access controls, lighting concepts against vandalism or the use of cameras are also classified on the basis of concrete solutions. The focus is on the question of how new and existing buildings can be viewed in a differentiated manner and equipped in line with needs. Markus Schultz, 1st Chairman of VFT – Verband Fassadentechnik e.V., Managing Director IBS Fassadentechnik GmbH, Stolberg (Rhineland) |
| 1:30 – 2:00 p.m. | Coffee break – relax and network with exhibitors and speakers |
| 2:00 – 2:15 p.m. | Experts – LAB: An expert from science has his say: PPP Life Cycle Approach – Efficiency Potential for Schools A study on the profitability of PPP life cycle costs shows that life cycle costs are 17% to 35% lower than those of conventional projects. In addition, PPP projects have a high degree of schedule and cost certainty as well as specific qualities in the areas of maintenance and energy management. Municipal clients rate the previous PPP performance with a grade of 1.7*. Dr. Jörg Christen, Lecturer at Mainz University of Applied Sciences, Department of Technology, former Head of the PPP Task Force of the Federal Government |
| 2:15 – 3:00 p.m. | Coffee break – relax and network with exhibitors and speakers |
| 3:00 – 3:30 p.m. | Successful model kommunale Schulbau GmbH Sebastian Rolko, Manager Schulbau GmbH, Bergisch Gladbach Dr. Laurence Westen, Commercial Law Firm HEUKING Düsseldorf |
| 3:30 – 4:00 p.m. | Q&A – At the Kitchen Table: Connoisseurs in Conversation On the establishment of a Schulbau GmbH for cities, municipalities and municipalities Moderation: Kirsten Jung/Tagesmoderation Christian Keller, HSM Herne |
| 4:00 – 5:00 p.m. | Blue hour Wine and beer at the bar All are invited! |
thursday, 25 september, 2025
Opening hours from 09:00 to 16:00
Excursion 16:00 to 18:00
Emphases:
School as a Neighbourhood Component – How Educational Institutions Help Shape the City
We read school building as an urban factor: it’s about educational spaces that don’t stand on their own, but become part of a larger whole – socio-spatially networked, open to neighbourhood and multiple uses. The question of how schools open up to the neighbourhood and react architecturally and organisationally to urban society runs as a leitmotif throughout the day.
All-day care needs space – and attitude
The discussions about all-day school and spatial culture take up a topic that is profoundly changing school construction. New learning time models and changed everyday rhythms require a different spatial response. Together, we explore how architecture can respond to these requirements – beyond classic corridor schools and rigid room programs.
Sharing transformation knowledge – from open source to architecture education
The second day deliberately focuses on knowledge transfer: How can sustainable school construction be consolidated, multiplied and made openly accessible? With articles such as “Schulbau Open Source” or the AKNW’s “Architektur macht Schule” project, we dedicate ourselves to precisely this interface between research, mediation and construction practice – and thus send a signal for collective learning in the planning process.
Workshop I, 10:30 – 11:15 a.m.
Have a say. Co-plan. Shape.
How can children and adolescents – including in SCP schools – be effectively integrated into the
school space design without affecting the planning processes
be overloaded?
Dr. Heike Brauer, School Construction Consultant and School Development Consultant
Workshop II, 12:15 – 13:00
Sustainable school construction processes – how participation succeeds
Andrea Rokuß, Pedagogue & School Development Supervisor, Confidio, Aachen
Raphaella Burhenne de Cayres, Dipl.-Ing. Architect M.Sc., Managing Director, gernot schulz : architecture, Cologne
Dorle Zweering, Dipl.-Ing. Interior Design, gernot schulz : architecture, Cologne
Moderation of the day: Britt Lorenzen, self-employed, moderation, audit and consulting, Dortmund
| 09:00 a.m. | Admission / Meet and Greet: Time for a short tour Our guided exhibitor tour for architects and planners, school building authorities, school administrators and educators |
| 9:50 – 10:00 a.m. | We’re all drumming up! Because now it starts Moderator: Britt Lorenzen, Dortmund |
| 10:00 a.m. – 10:30 a.m. | Opening Day 2 Kirsten Jung, Founder and Managing Director of the SCHULBAU trade fair Mukhtar Al Ghusain, Board of Management 4, Youth & Education, City of Essen |
| From 10:30 a.m. | PLANNING CAFÉ The meeting place for all those who need advice on school construction and participation processes and phase zero. In our planning café, you will receive individual advice from our selected experts. Feel free to bring any questions with you. Book a time slot with your desired expert. Registration at www.wirberatenschulbau.de or via the QR code. |
| 10:30 – 10:50 a.m. | Relax and network with exhibitors and speakers |
| 10:50 – 11:20 a.m. | Q&A – At the Kitchen Table: Connoisseurs in Conversation Future-oriented vocational schools using the example of the Thomas-Eßer-Berufskolleg in Euskirchen Adapting vocational schools to practical requirements in terms of content and space Andrea Rokuß, Pedagogue & School Development Officer, Confidio, Aachen |
| 11:20 – 11:40 a.m. | B for Baukultur – a teaching tool
Peter Köddermann, Programme Director Baukultur NRW, Chief Curator of the Museum der Baukultur |
| 11:40 – 11:55 a.m. | Experts – LAB: An expert has his say Leave them kids alone – what school building has to do with self-efficacy Matthias Rottmann, Partner de Zwarte Hond |
| 11:55 a.m. – 12:35 p.m. | Relax and network with exhibitors and speakers |
| 12:35 – 12:55 p.m. | Architecture goes to school Project of the Chamber of Architects NRW Friederike Proff, Dipl.-Ing. Architect, Member of the AKNW Board, Düsseldorf |
| 12:55 – 13:20 | Q&A kitchen table: Connoisseurs in conversation Kreidestaub e.V. and Lernreise, Ruhr-Universität Bochum Lukas Aust, research assistant |
| 1:20 pm – 2:00 pm | Coffee break – relax and network with exhibitors and speakers |
| 2:00 – 2:20 p.m. | School Building Open Source Weimar – Spaces for Learning in the 21st Century The Jenaplan School Weimar is one of the pilot locations of the School Building Open Source (SOS) project of the Montag Foundation Youth and Society. The project aims to advance the necessary transformation in school construction and to make innovative school construction knowledge publicly accessible and usable. On the basis of future-oriented pedagogical practice, innovative school construction projects are implemented that have a nationwide signal character. Building standards, guidelines and building standards based on an outdated idea of school are questioned and brought together with the pedagogical requirements of the 21st century. Barbara Pampe, Architect, Board Member, Montag Foundation Youth and Society, Bonn |
| 2:20 – 2:35 p.m. | Experts – LAB: An expert has his say SMART renovation – improving air, light and acoustics at the same time Tobias Burgholz, Research Assistant Heinz Trox Wissenschafts gGmbH |
| 2:35 – 3:00 p.m. | Coffee break – relax and network with exhibitors and speakers |
| 3:00 – 3:30 p.m. | Presentation of the school project and excursion Gustav-Heinemann-Gesamtschule Essen Lukas Rüenauver, Principal Gustav-Heinemann-Gesamtschule Essen Prof. Xaver Egger, Architect BDA, sehw architektur GmbH, Berlin |
| 3:40 – 3:50 p.m. | Conclusion Day 2 Review and outlook We say goodbye and see you next time |
| 4:00 – 6:00 p.m. | Last but not least, we continue to the exciting excursion Gustav-Heinemann-Gesamtschule, Gustav-Heinemann-Platz 1, 45309 Essen Please register via the ticket shop: CLICK! Guided tour by: |
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