Author / Hans Drexler

Open-plan learning spaces, exposed timber and a variety of links to the surrounding landscape characterise the new primary school in Ilfeld. The new building will be officially opened on 3 September 2026.

The Collegium Academicum Heidelberg is among the finalists for the Wüstenrot Foundation Design Award 2026. With this nomination, the project is one of 24 selected finalists from a total of 342 entries.

We are delighted, together with the Wohnungsbaugenossenschaft in Frankfurt am Main eG, that our project dgj228 ‘Gemeinsam Suffizient Leben’ has been shortlisted for the ‘Exemplary Buildings in the State of Hesse 2026 – State Prize for Architecture and Urban Planning’. Out of a total of 106 submitted projects, 23 were selected for the shortlist. The…

The European Commission has featured the Collegium Academicum in the latest ‘Catalogue of Blueprints for Affordable and Resilient Homes’ published by the New European Bauhaus as a reference project for affordable and resilient housing in Europe.

The Collegium Academicum in Heidelberg has been awarded the DETAIL Construction Award.

The Collegium Academicum in Heidelberg has been included as one of six international showcase projects in the specialist publication *Circular Timber Construction* published by DETAIL Verlag.

DGJ Architektur is among the 25 best architectural projects in Germany with two works: dgj223 Collegium Academicum and dgj228 Gemeinsam Suffizient Leben.

Our project dgj223 Collegium Academicum was awarded the German Sustainability Award for Architecture 2024 – one of the most prestigious awards for forward-looking building in Germany