Leibniz Prize for Achim Menges

Germany’s most important research award goes to professor at the University of Stuttgart

The German Research Foundation (DFG) has awarded the 2023 Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz Prize to Prof. Achim Menges, head of the Institute for Computational Design and Construction at the University of Stuttgart. The award, which is endowed with EUR 2.5 million, is considered by many the most important research prize in Germany. Menges is being honored for his interdisciplinary research on digital planning methods and robotic manufacturing processes for construction, both of which make building more resource-efficient and sustainable.

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Director of the interdisciplinary Cluster of Excellence Integrative Computational Design and Construction for Architecture (IntCDC)
University of Stuttgart

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