Ceremonial opening of the BmB archive by Prof. Georg Giebeler from the Chair of Building with Existing Structures and Building Construction
Prof. Georg Giebeler vom Lehrstuhl Bauen mit Bestand und Baukonstruktion (Foto: Anika Hagemann)
The event was part of the two-day congress “Building with Existing Contexts: Construction”. Professors and students from over 55 architecture faculties at German colleges and universities came together to discuss the challenges and potential of building with existing structures in a stimulating atmosphere.
The background: continuing to use buildings instead of demolishing them is the order of the day. However, in order to professionally renovate existing buildings, a sound planning basis and a deep understanding of historical construction methods are required.
This is exactly where the BmB archive comes in: it was conceived and created by the Chair of Building with Existing Structures and Building Construction and offers a unique knowledge base with 1,600 selected articles and around 3,400 structural drawings from 35 specialist books from the years 1875 to 1975. The archive enables a precise analysis of building constructions in existing buildings even before a component is opened.
To the new BmB archive
Contact: Prof. Georg Giebeler, Lehrstuhl Bauen mit Bestand und Baukonstruktion
