Architects have their day in the stuttgart

摘要

Under the title of "Too Much HeatrnInside the House," architectrnMarkus Hammes, principal ofrnhammeskrause architekten in Stuttgart, Germany, began a day-long series of talks on issues of concern to architects. Hammes traced a historical evolution from the 13th century alchemist's kitchen to the highly installed biomedical laboratories of today. He stressed that today new concepts have to be developedrnon an interdisciplinary basis. "The aim should be to achieve an open and communicative atmosphere between the laboratories and research departments," he said. Hammes focused on sustainability, demonstrating this by means of his firm's planning for the Max-Planck-Institut fur Biologie des Alterns in Cologne (scheduled completion 2012) and the sought-after seal of quality: Nachhaltiges Bauen (sustained building).