Digital Innovation Space
Winner
Excellent Architecture
Architecture - Public
Details
The Digital Innovation Space at Aalen University Campus is a forward-looking building dedicated to research, knowledge transfer, and digitalization. The six-story circular structure, with a diameter of 42 meters, serves as an urban link between the Burren Campus, the new Forest Campus, and the Ostalb Arena. With around 7,100 m², it offers flexible office, laboratory, project, and exhibition spaces. A media dome, open communication zones, a glazed atrium, modern facade design, and sustainable construction create a high-quality environment for academia, business, and society - focused on digital innovation and the region’s future viability.
The Jury‘s Statement
A light-filled atrium creates an open atmosphere that encourages collaboration and exchange. »Digital Innovation Space« impresses with its charismatic design language, flexible spatial concepts, and subtle façade that unites transparency and identity. Especially remarkable is the combination of sustainable construction and relevant use, making the building stand out as a powerful catalyst for academia, business, and society.
