Stiftung für Kunst und Baukultur Britta und Ulrich Findeisen

The Stiftung für Kunst und Baukultur Britta und Ulrich Findeisen is a German non-profit foundation based in Cologne and administered from Grevenbroich-Hemmerden in North Rhine-Westphalia. It was established in July 2007 by the architect, urban planner and university professor Ulrich Findeisen and his wife, the landscape and garden architect Britta Findeisen (née Wagenknecht). The foundation is dedicated to the promotion of the built environment, artistic and design education, monument preservation, art and architectural culture. It particularly supports projects that have received little attention because of their period of origin, genre or positioning relative to their creators. The foundation operates several facilities, including the Forum, the CUBITY Atelierhaus and the Penthouse. Its CUBITY Atelierhaus in Merzenich, located near the Hambach open-cast mine in the Rhenish lignite mining district, was created as an unusual space for research, teaching, education and events on future topics of urban and landscape planning and regional development in the context of structural change. The foundation also awards a Master Prize for Architectural History and supports the Master Prize of the Faculty of Architecture at TH Köln with a total of 3,000 euros. It maintains a collection, including the Britta Findeisen Collection, and organizes exhibitions, excursions and competitions such as the student competition 'Bridging the Gap' for the transformation of the bridgehead of the first Hammer railway bridge. The foundation is registered in the Foundation Register of North Rhine-Westphalia. Its administration is located at Landstraße 18, 41516 Grevenbroich-Hemmerden. Ulrich Findeisen died in December 2020; the foundation continues his and Britta Findeisen's commitment to architecture and building culture.

The Stiftung für Kunst und Baukultur Britta und Ulrich Findeisen was founded in July 2007 by Ulrich Findeisen and his wife Britta Findeisen in Cologne. Ulrich Findeisen was a German architect, urban planner, patron and university professor. Born on 21 September 1939 in Rotenburg (Wümme), he studied architecture at the Technical University of Berlin from 1960 to 1967, earning his diploma with a thesis on a 'Kurzentrum in Norddeutschland' under Peter Poelzig. In 1970 he became a partner in the architecture firm GKK und Partner in Berlin, where he worked until 1986 as a project leader in design and execution planning. He was a member of the Bund Deutscher Architekten (BDA) and from 1985 was a professor at the Cologne University of Applied Sciences in the field of 'Entwerfen und Baukonstruktion'. He was married to the landscape and garden architect Britta Wagenknecht (1937–2010) since 1967. Ulrich Findeisen died on 10 December 2020 in Bergisch Gladbach. The foundation was established to promote education, monument preservation, art and architectural culture. Since its founding, it has supported projects that have received little attention due to their period of origin, genre or positioning relative to their creators. It operates facilities including the Forum, the CUBITY Atelierhaus and the Penthouse. The CUBITY Atelierhaus in Merzenich, located near the Hambach open-cast mine in the Rhenish lignite mining district, was created as a space for research, teaching, education and events on future topics of urban and landscape planning and regional development in the context of structural change. The foundation awards a Master Prize for Architectural History and supports the Master Prize of the Faculty of Architecture at TH Köln with a total of 3,000 euros. It also organizes student competitions such as 'Bridging the Gap' for the transformation of the bridgehead of the first Hammer railway bridge. The foundation maintains a collection, including the Britta Findeisen Collection, and is registered in the Foundation Register of North Rhine-Westphalia. Its administration is located at Landstraße 18, 41516 Grevenbroich-Hemmerden.

• Foundation established by Ulrich and Britta Findeisen in Cologne.

• Master Prize for Architectural History awarded to Ariane Löckmann.

• Masterschau 2023 award ceremony held at the Forum.

• Sharon Nathan joins as research associate.

Non-profit foundation promoting art, architectural culture, heritage conservation and education.

• CUBITY Atelierhaus

  A space for research, teaching, education and events on future topics of urban and landscape planning, located in Merzenich near the Hambach open-cast mine.

• Forum

  An event venue of the foundation, used for award ceremonies and exhibitions.

• Penthouse

  A facility of the foundation.

• Master Prize for Architectural History

  An award for outstanding master's theses in architectural history.

• Britta Findeisen Collection

  A collection of art and architectural works.

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2. 2Ariane Löckmann: Die Textur von Ziegelmauerwerk. Verleihung des Masterpreises für Architekturgeschichte der Stiftung für Kunst und Baukultur Britta und Ulrich Findeisen im Dezember 2020stiftung-findeisen.de
3. 3Architekturgeschichte Archives | Stiftung für Kunst und Baukulturstiftung-findeisen.de
4. 4Masterpreis Architekturgeschichte Archives | Stiftung für Kunst und Baukulturstiftung-findeisen.de
5. 5Wikidata Q135046586wikidata.org
6. 6Ulrich Findeisen - Wikipediade.wikipedia.org