OTS - Leuphana University Inaugurates Libeskind Building - A new place of encounter and exchange in northern Germany
2017. March 13. 09:10
Lüneburg, Germany, 13 March 2017.(APA/OTS) - Leuphana University of
Lüneburg has a new face: its new central building was officially
inaugurated on 11 March in the presence of Lower Saxony
Minister-President, Stephan Weil. Built according to the plans of
world-famous architect Daniel Libeskind, the spectacular building
now forms the University's new centrepiece. It provides the perfect
place to link together study, research and life, university and
society. The building towering at nearly 37 m, cost around EUR
100m. About half of its total usable floor space of 13,000 square
meters will be used for research. Furthermore, an area greater than
5,000 square meters will be dedicated to a student centre and a
seminar centre. The building's event centre can accommodate up to
2,500 visitors, 1,100 of them in the new Main Auditorium.
Minister-President Weil said: "The University has received an
architectural highlight, which also makes the pride of the city and
the region". He also said a forum had thereby been created, which
corresponds to the ideals of an open society, thus reflecting the
guiding principles of the university and the country. Around 900
representatives from the worlds of politics, the church, science,
business and society took part in the Grand Opening ceremony.
For Leuphana's President Sascha Spoun, this new building is but
a milestone in the university's evolution. Its quest for aesthetic
fulfilment symbolises Leuphana University's guiding principles. In
recent years, the university has fundamentally revived its research
and teaching programme, morphing into a modern university for the
civil society of the 21st century.
The university is located on former military barracks. The
design by Daniel Libeskind sets a counterpoint to their structure.
For his work, the architect sought an intensive exchange with
students and let their ideas flow into the composition. Libeskind:
"For the new Central Building at Leuphana, I was inspired by the
ethos of the University; Leuphana is an incubator for new ideas,
innovation, research and discovery. The new building is imbued with
these principles."
Cross reference: Picture is available at AP Images
(http://www.apimages.com) and
http://www.presseportal.de/nr/72913/ -
Contact
Henning Zühlsdorff
Leuphana PR-director
phone +49 4131 6771007
zuehlsdorff@leuphana.de
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