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New European Bauhaus Germany visits the Collegium Academicum
New European Bauhaus Germany visited the Collegium Academicum in Heidelberg for its video series “NEB DE unterwegs”. The video shows how students and apprentices shape their self-managed residence together.
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Commendation at the Hessian State Prize “Exemplary Buildings in Hesse 2026”
The housing project “Gemeinsam Suffizient Leben” in Frankfurt am Main has received a commendation in the architecture category of the Hessian State Prize for Architecture and Urban Design “Exemplary Buildings in Hesse 2026”.
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New timber-framed primary school opens in Ilfeld
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.
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Collegium Academicum among the finalists for the Wüstenrot Foundation Design Award
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.
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Frankfurt housing project ‘Gemeinsam Suffizient Leben’ shortlisted for the Hessian State Prize for Architecture
Our housing project for communal and sustainable living, set on a plot of just 313 square metres, has made it onto the shortlist for the ‘Exemplary Buildings in the State of Hesse 2026’ award. dgj228 ‘Living Sustainably Together’ in Frankfurt’s Nordend district is one of the 23 projects nominated by the jury for the final selection for the State Prize for Architecture and Urban Planning.
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Collegium Academicum featured as a European reference project in the New European Bauhaus Catalogue
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.
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Collegium Academicum wins the DETAIL Construction Award
The Collegium Academicum in Heidelberg has been awarded the DETAIL Construction Award.
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Collegium Academicum in the DETAIL publication ‘Recyclable Timber Construction’
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.
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Shortlisted for the DAM Prize 2025
DGJ Architektur is among the 25 best architectural projects in Germany with two works: dgj223 Collegium Academicum and dgj228 Gemeinsam Suffizient Leben.
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German Sustainability Award for Architecture 2024 for the Collegium Academicum in Heidelberg
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.









