ABSTRACT
New concepts are developed in collaboration with universities and research institutions, such as the Fraunhofer Association (Fraunhofergesellschaft), the Technical University Munich (Technische Universität München — TUM) and the Center for Applied Energy Research of Bavaria (Zentrum für angewandte Energieforschung Bayern e.V.). Urban planning pilot projects, pioneering buildings, and prototypes of building systems and components are created as a result of the knowledge gained from these interactions. All of the projects incorporate a special demand for aesthetic quality. The form is not predetermined but created, depending on the task, as a result of the design process that we call “performance form.”
