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¯I Exhibition space
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Förderpreis Architecture Exhibition


Exhibition contribution to the nomination for the Architecture Prize of the City of Munich.

Ort: City hall gallery Munich

Year: 2024

Team IFUB*: Bernhard Kurz, Dorsa Harandian, Cäcilia Halbgewachs, Dominik Schmidt, Marco Bross, Johannes Krohne, Merle Sudbrock, Mikus Druvins, Clemens Gritl, Verena Limmer-Mahrous

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¯I City Hall Gallery
Photo: Sorin Morar I¯
Every two years, the City of Munich awards six sponsorship prizes in recognition of outstanding artistic achievement in the fields of architecture, design, photography, and jewellery (one prize each) and fine arts (two prizes). In 2024, IFUB* was nominated for the Architecture Award and, like the 31 other nominees, was invited to create an

exhibition contribution.

The exhibition was held for the first time in the ornate rooms of the Rathausgalerie.
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¯I Old cellar shelves
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In line with its own aspirations, it was important to IFUB* to use as few resources as possible for the exhibition and, ideally, to put things to a new use. During the planning phase, IFUB* was busy clearing out an old pharmacy. Various

old wooden shelves

were discovered here, the back walls of which were dilapidated but otherwise still in good condition. These shelves were chosen as the basis for the design and upcycled.
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¯I Walk-in spatial sculpture
Photo: Sorin Morar I¯

A walk-in spatial sculpture

was developed from eight old wooden shelves. Four shelves form each side, connected by two arches. The arches allude to the space and provide an entrance and passageway into the interior of the sculpture.
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¯I Exhibition contribution title
Photo: Sorin Morar I¯

Must architecture be political?

was the title of the exhibition contribution in which the IFUB* encouraged people to think about the extent to which architecture and architecture firms should and must be politically active.
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¯I System change
Photo: Sorin Morar I¯
The former shelves served as exhibition space for the IFUB*. One side was dedicated to the topic of

system change.

The office's common good balance sheet and its social and political activities were presented here. There was also an in-house library with favourite books on the topic of system change and free notebooks for jotting down new ideas.
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¯I Building turnaround
Photo: Sorin Morar I¯
The other side was dedicated to the topic of

building turnaround.

The handbook on building for the common good was presented here, along with projects from recent years. Favorite books on the topic were also on display. Sketchbooks were available for visitors to take away.
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¯I Ten points, ten colours
Photo: Sorin Morar I¯
The ten points of the handbook were also the starting point for painting the entire object in

ten cheerful colors.

Natural, ecological water-based paints were used. The picture frames were only borrowed and returned after use. No waste was produced here either.
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¯I The inside of the sculpture
Photo: Sorin Morar I¯
The black-painted interior of the walk-in sculpture was reserved for visitors. There were two

pinboards

where visitors could express their opinions on the question posed. There were also good views through the arches.
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Photo: Sorin Morar I¯
The pinboards could be filled with

colored slips of paper.

Each color was assigned to an answer that could be supplemented with a reason. In this way, the overall opinion could be recognised at a quick glance.
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¯I Looking upwards
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The view upwards revealed the

view of the ceiling.

Natural light from the glass roof mixed with artificial light from an old luminaire salvaged from a pedestrian subway in the Riesige Rosi project. The bracing, like the floor, was sourced as reclaimed wood from Treibgut in Munich.
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¯I The exhibition
Photo: Sorin Morar I¯
The exhibition was well attended from the very first day. We were particularly pleased with the

lively participation

in our question-and-answer session. Space had to be created several times to accommodate new answers.
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¯I The exhibition
Photo: Sorin Morar I¯
Parallel to the exhibition, the upcycled shelves were auctioned online to the highest bidder. The proceeds were topped up by the IFUB* to €500 and donated as a

contribution

to promote the building and system transformation, with 50% going to Architects for Future and 50% to the Economy for the Common Good.
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¯I The exhibition
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The exhibition was

a great success

Over 20,000 people visited it between 16 March and 26 May 2024. Unfortunately, IFUB* was not awarded the sponsorship prize, but our colleagues from ‘pflücken’ were. Congratulations to the worthy winners!