TUM Magazine
Issue 02/25
Welcome to the online edition of TUM Magazine! Here, you will find all the articles from the current issue. Join our researchers as they search for solutions to climate-resilient water management. Meet inspiring alumnae, such as Anna Fontcuberta i Morral, the new president of the École polytechnique fédérale de Lausanne. Or learn more about the seven Clusters of Excellence at our university.
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Cover story
The race for water
Heat, dry periods, torrential downpours, melting glaciers—in the Alps, climate change is already very clear to see. High time to adapt, warn TUM researchers. A matter for all disciplines.
In focus
Living architecture
Trees have the potential to become living building blocks of architecture. Ferdinand Ludwig and his team at the Professorship of Green Technologies in Landscape Architecture are researching this pioneering concept. Their goal is to integrate plants into architectural concepts as supporting structures, not just use them as design elements. One outstanding example is the “Arbor Kitchen” from 2022 — a growing structure that uniquely combines functionality and plant growth.
The TUM Architecture Museum in the Pinakothek der Moderne is hosting an exhibition, "Trees, Time, Architecture", showcasing this and other projects by the research group until October 14, 2025. It was curated by Ferdinand Ludwig and Kristina Pujkilovic.
Excellence competition
Funding for seven clusters of excellence
Our university has successfully started in the next round of the Excellence Competition of the German federal and state governments. As announced by the German Research Foundation at the end of May, seven Clusters of Excellence at TUM and its partners will be funded in the future.
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