Location Dresden

Eine Ferienwoche mit Beton

From June 24 to 28, 2024, Dresden schoolchildren experienced an extraordinary summer vacation project week at Albrechtsberg Castle: the "Concrete ART Project 2024". During this exciting week, organized by the CRC/Transregio 280 of the Technische Universität Dresden and the Dresden Youth Art School, 21 young participants immersed themselves in the fascinating world of concrete. How strong is concrete - why do you need reinforcement? What does concrete sound like - can you make music with it?

Supported by scientific staff from Technische Universität Dresden and four dedicated Dresden lecturers, the young researchers found exciting ways of combining concrete with other materials and making it vibrate to produce sounds. A special highlight of the week was the visit to the carbon concrete house CUBE on the Technische Universität Dresden campus. The children experienced an exciting load test with unreinforced and reinforced concrete slabs and gained an insight into the future of building with carbon reinforced concrete. In midsummer temperatures, they busily poured, sawed, cut, folded, glued and decorated in the workshops of the youth art school and made new friends in the process.

At the end of the project week, the concrete creations made during the week were proudly presented to the numerous parents and grandparents in an exhibition. The project week impressively demonstrated how closely art and science can be linked and the creative potential of this combination.

The "Beton KUNST Projekt 2024" is a renewed cooperation between Technische Universität Dresden and the Dresden Youth Art School. The project week was accompanied by scientific staff from Technische Universität Dresden, who provided on-site support with their expertise, technical support and exciting experiments.

Age of the participants: 8-14 years

Location: Albrechtsberg Castle - arts and crafts workshop, ceramics workshop, left remise, right remise

Fee: free of charge - funded by DFG

Course leaders: Nadine Wölk, Cornelia Chrominski, Naomi Bick and Andreas Eckard

Research assistants: Jenny Pech, Josi Giese, Clara Schramm, Petr Maca, Lena Leicht, Jonathan Schmidt and Birgit Beckmann

Educational support: Johanna Rehm and Anna Heiland

Public relations support: Stefan Gröschel

Date: 24.06. to 28.06.2024, in each case from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Location Aachen

Creativity and science for kids

From August 5 to 9, 2024, children and young people were invited to experience a creative week at the Rolleferberg Youth Education Center. In cooperation with the Bleiberger Fabrik and the Werkwochen, this workshop offered young people the opportunity to experiment with concrete and realize their own creative ideas under the guidance of artists such as Andreas Robertz and Silke Franke.

The Concrete Art Project 2024 was enriched by the additional support of young scientists from the SFB/TRR280. These young experts from various disciplines, such as mathematics and structural engineering, imparted valuable knowledge to the participants. Hands-on experiments such as building a polyhedron out of paper, a hammer test for concrete slabs and Q&A sessions on bridge construction aroused interest in research and science. The aim of the CRC/TRR280 is to introduce children and young people to scientific concepts in a playful way and to encourage a lasting interest in these topics.

Finally, a small exhibition was curated with the children, which was later admired by parents, siblings and grandparents. Many thanks to everyone who helped and supported us.

Age of the participants: 6-13 years
Location: BDKJ-Jugendbildungsstätte Rolleferberg, Rollefbachweg 64, 52078 Aachen
Fee: Funded by DFG
Course leaders: Andreas Robertz, Silke Franke
Research assistants: Martin Scheurer, Maximimilian Faust, Jochen Wessel, Reymond Akpanya, Marja-Lisa Herrmann
Educational support: Angela Alvarez y Leal
Public relations support: Stefan Gröschel
Date: 05.08. bis 09.08.2024, in each case from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.