ITECH Students Win Two Awards in the Architecture Category
Once again this year , the IntCDC researchers and ITECH students received "Auf IT gebaut" awards: We are thrilled to have won first and second prize in the architecture category! Congratulations to Juan David Frank and Alfiia Shakurianova on winning first prize for their master’s thesis "Copilot for Constraint-driven Generation of Architectural Design Evaluations and Suggestions." Congratulations to Clara Blum, Laura Marsillo, and Gonzalo Muñoz Guerrero on winning second prize for their master’s thesis "Reclaimed Design".
The "Auf IT gebaut – Bauberuf mit Zukunft" competition aims to promote the use of innovative and practical information technologies in the construction industry. It offers apprentices, students, and young professionals the opportunity to actively shape the future of the construction industry through practical IT applications.
Prizes of up to 2,500 euros are awarded in four categories. The award ceremony alternates between the world’s leading trade fair BAU in Munich and digitalBAU, the trade fair for digital solutions in the construction industry, in Cologne.
The "Auf IT gebaut – Bauberuf mit Zukunft ” competition is held under the patronage of the Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy and is supported by numerous associations, institutions, and renowned companies in the construction industry. The competition is organized by the RKW Competence Center. Further information.
More about the Winning Projects
Copilot for Constraint-driven Generation of Architectural Design Evaluations and Suggestions (2025) by Juan David Frank and Alfiia Shakurianova. Thesis Supervisors: Prof. Achim Menges, Prof. Thomas Wortmann
https://www.itech.uni-stuttgart.de/itech-thesis-projects/2025-copilot-for-constraint-driven-generation-of-architectural-design-evaluations-and-suggestions/
Reclaimed Design – An availability-oriented design methodology for reclaimed lumber (2024) by Clara Blum, Laura Marsillo and Gonzalo Muñoz Guerrero. Thesis Supervisors: Prof. Thomas Wortmann, Prof. Jan Knippers
https://www.itech.uni-stuttgart.de/itech-thesis-projects/2024-reclaimed-design/
More information and project video here
https://www.intcdc.uni-stuttgart.de/supporting-structures/early-career-and-education/grants-awards-overview/master-thesis-award-2024-2/
"Auf IT gebaut" awards
