| Time: | June 5, 2025, 8:00 p.m. (CEST) |
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| Event language: | German |
| Venue: | StadtPalais Museum für Stuttgart Konrad-Adenauer-Straße 2 70173 Stuttgart |
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In cooperation with the symposium “Frei Otto 100 - The spirit of lightweight constructions” at the University of Stuttgart, the happening “Unfolding umbrellas” invites you to a special evening: umbrella constructions that combine Frei Otto's vision of resource-saving construction and their pop-cultural significance will be presented.
From the iconic umbrellas of the Cologne Dance Fountain (1971) to the stage umbrellas for Pink Floyd (1977) and the models from the 1990s presented in the Stadtpalais, umbrella constructions embody formative elements in Frei Otto's oeuvre.
The audience experiences their careful opening accompanied by the music of Pink Floyd, interpreted by musicians from Stuttgart. The evening is a tribute to Frei Otto's legacy as a bridge between architecture and pop culture and invites Stuttgart's urban society to experience Otto's visions of lightness, spatial quality and design elegance.
On 5 and 6 June, the international symposium “Frei Otto 100 – The spirit of light-weight constructions” will take place at the former “Institute for Lightweight Structures” on the Vaihingen campus, organized by the institutes ILEK (Prof. Lucion Blandini) and ifag (Prof. Christiane Weber) of the University of Stuttgart. The event is already sold out, but it is possible to register for a waiting list.
[Picture: ILEK Universität Stuttgart]