The exhibition aims at introducing new perspectives on the work of Frei Otto as well as formulating present-day questions concerning the future of our built environment involving architecture, technology, sustainability and society.

Being one of the most internationally celebrated and innovative German architects of the 20^th century, Frei Otto (1925-2015) was awarded the Pritzker Prize for his life work last year, which is considered the most recognized award for architecture globally. The exhibition will showcase well-known as well as completely unknown projects. The material on display covers a total of more than 200 design models, objects and instruments, more than 1,000 photos, drawings, sketches, plans and films, as well as various large-scaled media projections.

Speakers include

Holger Hanselka, President of the Karlsruhe Institute for Technology KIT
Christiane Riedel, General Manager ZKM | Karlsruhe 
Philip Kurz, Managing Director of Wüstenrot Stiftung 
Georg Vrachliotis, Exhibition Curator, Head of the Südwestdeutsche Archiv für Architektur und Ingenieurbau (saai) KIT

Partners

A cooperation between the Southwest German Archive for Architecture and Civil Engineering (saai) at KIT and the Wüstenrot Foundation in cooperation with ZKM | Karlsruhe