News
■ We welcome three new members to the FKG
We welcome two additional institutes and an engineering and consulting firm as new members of the FKG:
The Institute for Structural Analysis and Design at ETH Zurich (Prof. Dr. Andreas Taras and Dr. Vlad Silvestru), the Institut für Fenstertechnik e.V. (Institute for Window Technology), Rosenheim, and Andreas Schipper, Hamburg, a specialist in glazing for large ocean-going yachts.
Welcome!
■ Presentation of the award-winning entries in the FKG 2025 Student Competition
Here are the three award-winning entries in our 2025 FKG Student Competition – Transparent Skin.
All of the entries impress with their holistic design concept and thorough attention to structural detail.
Congratulations to:
1st prize: Erik Pagenkopf, Jana Schnabel, Kim Lea Märker, Valentin Albert
2nd prize: Alexander Schindler, Laura Schreiber, Jan Uhrbrock
3rd prize: Adnan Bakdash, Alexander Berger, Henri Stephane Wendkuuni Sebgo, Mohamed Barbour
Coincidentally, all three prize winners come from Hafen City University in Hamburg (HCU).
The seminar on structural glass construction held there and the intensive support provided by Prof. Frank Wellershoff were very successful.
Unfortunately, a special prize for sustainability could not be awarded, as the topic was not consistently addressed in any of the entries.
Note: Information and names of the authors were added retrospectively. The jury had originally evaluated anonymous submissions.
■ Award ceremony FKG 2025 student competition
As part of our FKG general meeting at the offices of Herzog & de Meuron Architects in Berlin on October 23, we welcomed the three winners of our 2025 Student Competition and celebrated their success together! We all had a great time!
Further information and detailed competition documents on the award-winning entries will follow…
■ 30 years of FKG e.V.
· General meeting and celebrations on April 29, 2026, starting at 1:00 p.m. at the Juliusspital in Würzburg
· Followed by an evening event in the wine cellars of the Juliusspital
■ FKG 2025 Student Competition
The three winners were invited to our award ceremony at the FKG e.V. general meeting at Herzog & de Meuron Architects in Berlin on October 23. We look forward to the joint event!
This is an overview of the total points awarded by the jury for all 26 competition entries.
Unfortunately, we were unable to award a special prize for sustainability, as no entry stood out in this area.
■ FKG 2025 Student Competition
On September 16, the jury, consisting of eight high-caliber experts, met in the light-filled BVV Hall of Berlin-Tiergarten City Hall to evaluate the 26 competition entries.
The high standard of almost all entries was praised, and three prize winners were nominated.
Jury members:
Client representative
– Dr. Krämer / Berlin-Mitte District Office
Trade press
– Mr. Rehberger / GLASWELT
– Mr. Schoof / DETAIL
Architect / FKG
– Mr. Goeddertz / HERZOG & de MEURON
Structural and facade planner
– Mr. Reshamvala / BOLLINGER & GROHMANN
– Mr. Willareth / LÜCHINGER & MEYER
Contractor
– Mr. Gossner / seele
Glass industry
– Mr. Serruys / SAINT-GOBAIN
The award ceremony will take place during the FKG e.V. general meeting at Herzog & de Meuron Architects on October 23 in Berlin.
The winners will be announced shortly. Stay tuned…!
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■ Many students took part in our 2025 FKG student competition and submitted 26 exciting entries. This is a very pleasing result and demonstrates the great interest in structural glass construction. Many thanks to everyone involved!
In September, the competition jury will meet to select the three best entries and a possible special prize for the award ceremony on October 23, 2025, in Berlin.
■ New in Publications »Bulletin for thermally induced stress in vertical glazing«
■ Our FKG working group on sustainability published their latest research in “Glass Structures & Engineering”
■ The FKG presents the “1st FKG Student Competition”. Here you can find further informations.