Tuesday, 27.05.2025 6 p.m. – Kunsthochschule Kassel, room 0239 (Nachhaltige Produktgestaltung)

Due to the renovation of the architecture building, DDU also had to relocate within the building. You will therefore now find us on the first floor, in the former white computer pool. Further information can be found here

DDU welcomes Iyad Ghazal as a new team member. Iyad is a DAAD-funded (@daad_worldwide) doctoral researcher at the DDU, focusing on modular design for productive facades. His work emphasizes the integration of sustainability with advanced digital fabrication techniques. He holds an MSc in Digital Architecture and Design from the University of Sheffield, UK, which he earned as a recipient of the Chevening Scholarship (@cheveningfcdo). Before starting his PhD, Iyad spent four years as a lecturer at An-Najah National University in Palestine, teaching design studios, computer-aided design, and digital architecture, where he helped shape the skills of future architects.

Welcomes Sandro Siefert as a new research associate at the DDU. His research focuses on the interplay between digital fabrication technologies and traditional craft methods. Sandro holds a Master of Arts in Architecture from the Computation in Architecture Program at @citacph, Royal Danish Academy in Copenhagen. He also holds a Master’s Certificate in Stonemasonry from the Meisterschule Aschaffenburg. As an architectural designer, stonemason, and digital fabrication specialist, Sandro has worked on numerous international projects of different scales in research, heritage preservation, residential, sports, and commercial building projects.