In June 2024, an interdisciplinary group from Taiwan collaborated with Professor Obergfell at the Design Campus at Trier University of Applied Sciences. PLUTO Associate Jörg Obergfell guided 12 Students and three professors from The “National Taipei University of Education” and “Ming-Chi University of Technology” in collaborating on “The Flow - Wood Water Exchange.”
Throughout the week, the Taiwanese students worked with Trier students to develop a solar-powered fountain using bamboo and local wood as building material. The two different materials, bamboo and logs, represent not only their specific aesthetics and processing methods, but also the exchange between the institutions in Taipei and Trier.
The students collected found branches, trunks and roots in the Weishaus forest in Trier. The wood then was processed and assembled into a fountain. The fountain's water circuit is powered by a solar-powered module panel donated by the Environmental Campus Birkenfeld, part of TUAS Trier.
The resulting structure was presented in an exhibition and was funded by the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) and the Federal Ministry of Education and Research as part of HAW.International.
27 авг 2024
