It all began with a competition in 2009 – on the initiative of the Dieter Schwarz Foundation, a new ‘education campus’ was to be created for various educational institutions in the immediate vicinity of Heilbronn city centre. However, interest in the courses on offer grew so rapidly that another competition was soon announced, which Auer Weber won. Across the railway line, connected by a curved bridge, an extended campus with institute buildings, lecture halls, a library and a canteen has since been built. And the next extension is already in the pipeline – in future, the campus is to extend as far as the Old Neckar.
The extension to the Experimenta science centre, which has been in existence since 2009 and has been so successful, is also located in the immediate vicinity. The Hagenbucher Speicher, which previously housed the museum, had become too small. The Sauerbruch Hutton office won the competition with its stack of steel and glass. A spiral of space, with large rooms for exhibitions and changing views of the city.
On a walk, we will analyse the most interesting projects of the new educational and scientific architecture in Heilbronn.
