skēnographia (σκηνογραφία) Greek: painting the scene

The first-year students had to select a postcard featuring a 20th century stage design —from the Bauhaus era, Picasso, Klee, Russian Constructivism, and others. This painterly spatial representation was then translated into architectural representation, thereby rationalized and further developed. The space was subsequently imbued with poetic life through an original story written by each student; this gave rise to romances, detective tales, and family sagas.

In the model-making phase of the semester, the students physically manifested the space they had conceived. Experimenting with various materials and joinery techniques provided an opportunity to explore the intrinsic link between construction and form-finding within the design process. Inspired by historical stage designs, these projects thus gave rise to stages for the drama of life—spaces within which, inspired by the character of the environment, new stories can continually unfold.

Type: Teaching
Place: Wiesbaden
Year: 2025, 2026
Collaboration: Prof. Georg Windeck, Dipl.-Ing. Viola Herr (wood shop), Dipl.-Ing. Ansgar Maibaum (metal shop)

Student projects: Lichterwald by Keani Schwarze, Schatten und Gewürze by Lana Marcik, Morgendliche Meditation by Katherina Melchisedech, 0:00 Uhr Mitternacht by Sophia Bebensee, Felsengedächtnis by Donat Bodog