THE IBA’27 AS DRIVING FORCE FOR THE FUTURE OF WEISSENHOF 2027+
Presentation by Dr. Raquel Jaureguízar (Project Manager IBA’27)

In 2027, the Weissenhof Estate is set to shine as it celebrates its 100th birthday. The anniversary will also mark the exhibition year of the International Building Exhibition 2027 StadtRegion Stuttgart and the Weissenhof will become the central arrival point for visitors. Thanks to the intensive commitment of the Friends of the Weissenhof Estate e.V., the City of Stuttgart and the IBA’27, it is now foreseeable that two important building blocks for the further development and renewal of the estate and its surroundings will be brought to life by 2027. The outstanding designs for the Visitor and Information Centre (BIZ) and the Brenzkirche church tie in with the eventful history of the site as well as the ideas of modernism and at the same time provide new answers to the ecological, economic and social questions of our time.

The architect and project manager of IBA’27, Dr Raquel Jaureguízar, will explain the themes and the process in the Weissenhof Quarter up to 2027(+) in her lecture “IBA’27 as a driving force for the future of Weissenhof 2027+“ and present the two new IBA”27 projects, the BIZ and the Brenzkirche, together with Verena Lebherz, Deputy Director of the Weissenhof Museum and representative of the BIZ planning team.

Event organizer
Augustinum Stuttgart Killesberg

When
Thursday, 3 July 2025, 7 pm

Place
Theatre, Augustinum Stuttgart-Killesberg, Oskar-Schlemmer-Straße 5, 70191 Stuttgart

About Dr Raquel Jaureguízar
Raquel Jaureguízar studied architecture and urban planning at the Technical University of Madrid and the University of Hanover. Before completing her doctorate at the University of Stuttgart in 2017, she worked in internationally renowned offices in Madrid, Paris, Stuttgart and Hanover. Her focus is on housing and public buildings. Since 2013, she has been imparting her in-depth knowledge of the Weissenhof Estate in the form of architectural tours, sharing her enthusiasm for it with visitors. In 2017, Raquel Jaureguízar was appointed to the Deutscher Werkbund and is also a member of the Friends of the Weissenhof Estate e.V.. She has been project manager at IBA’27 since 2018.

About Verena Lebherz
Verena Lebherz has been Deputy Director of the Weissenhof Museum in Le Corbusier House since 2024 and is part of the planning team for the new visitor and information centre. She studied art history and business administration in Stuttgart, Rome and Tübingen and completed further training in cultural management. In recent years, she has worked in various museums and in the planning and realisation of exhibitions.