Laboratories & Workshops

The Interface Workshop bundles different prototyping technologies.

In the laboratory for building materials, practical laboratory exercises are used to clearly supplement the courses of the department of Civil Engineering on building materials, concrete technology and concrete repair. In addition, the laboratory takes on assignments for materials testing and building materials inventory of existing building fabric.

The Laboratory for Building Physics of the Department of Civil Engineering provided software for modelling, mobile measuring devices for monitoring and stationary laboratory set-ups for detailed investigations for topics in classical building physics and building climatology. The laboratory is not only used for teaching purposes, but also within research projects or for contract research.

The laboratory for DTP, digital printing and colour management is used as part of the design department's teaching. Lectures inform about the basics and special information of colour management, the handling of colours and the corresponding technology in the laboratory.

The laboratory for foundation engineering and soil mechanics of the Civil Engineering department uses modern laboratory and field equipment for testing and exploration purposes. All standard subsoil investigations can be carried out in accordance with DIN standards. In addition, the Geotechnical department offers consulting services in all areas of geotechnical and environmental engineering.
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The i&k-Lab of the Department of Information Sciences offers students, lecturers and staff the necessary infrastructure to carry out experimental teaching and research projects in the subject-specific context of information behaviour research and science communication in the laboratory rooms and in the mobile area.

Are we really experiencing the greatest revolution since the invention of the railway and the automobile? To answer this question, we combine innovative concepts with planning and simulation tools in the mobility systems laboratory, which help us to design new solutions and take a look into the future.

The model making workshop is universally equipped and can thus meet a wide range of requirements. The workshop is assigned to the department CITY | BUILDING | CULTURE, but can also be used interdisciplinarily and is thus also open to design students, for example.

The model-making, painting and metal workshops of the Design department are creative spaces and are used for the realisation and production of mock-ups, dimension and functional models as well as finished prototypes ready for presentation.

The modelling workshop of the Design department enables manual modelling, moulding and casting of three-dimensional, plastic representations and reproductions. In the context of the design training courses, materials, technologies and theories of visual design are taught in a practical manner.

In the video workshop, digital video editing and post-production is possible on 4 Mac workstations. In addition, a video studio, an animation studio and an audio workshop with a voiceover booth are available.

In the photo studio, photos can be taken with the camera technology and by using the studio flash unit. In the photo labs, negatives can be developed and gradation adjustments from negative to positive can be made using colour mixing heads.