{"id":3626,"date":"2026-05-08T18:44:33","date_gmt":"2026-05-08T16:44:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/weissenhofmuseum.de\/?p=3626"},"modified":"2026-05-08T18:45:25","modified_gmt":"2026-05-08T16:45:25","slug":"richtfest-fuer-das-weissenhof-forum","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/weissenhofmuseum.de\/en\/richtfest-fuer-das-weissenhof-forum\/","title":{"rendered":"TOPPING-OUT CEREMONY FOR THE WEISSENHOF.FORUM"},"content":{"rendered":"

Joint Press Release<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Topping-Out Ceremony for the Weissenhof.Forum<\/strong>
\n\u00a9 City of Stuttgart \/ Fabrice Weichelt
\nCraftsmen from Rikker Holzbau GmbH led the ceremony at the topping-out celebration and recited the traditional speech marking the completion of the structural work.<\/em><\/p>\n

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The topping-out ceremony on May 8 marks an important milestone on the path to the completion of the new Weissenhof.Forum in Stuttgart. Peter P\u00e4tzold, Stuttgart\u2019s Mayor for Urban Development, Housing, and the Environment, praised the completion of the structural work on the new visitor and information center at Weissenhof as tangible progress on one of the central projects of the International Building Exhibition 2027 StadtRegion Stuttgart (IBA\u201927).<\/p>\n

The Weissenhof.Forum is being built on behalf of the state capital Stuttgart according to plans by the architectural firm Barkow Leibinger and will play a key role during the IBA\u201927 exhibition year. As a central hub, the building \u2013 operated by the Association Friends of the Weissenhof Estate \u2013 will welcome guests from around the world and offer comprehensive information about the historic Weissenhof Estate. In collaboration with the Weissenhof Museum in the Le Corbusier House, the Weissenhof.Forum will offer a diverse program on architectural history and education: In addition to exhibitions and guided tours, the Forum will also serve as a venue for lectures and workshops in the future.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe Weissenhof.Forum will be a central hub and an important meeting place for the city, the region, and international guests. A flagship project for the city that will continue to shine long after IBA\u201927. The topping-out ceremony is a visible milestone on the path to this special place where architecture comes to life and people come together. It underscores not only the progress of construction but also the growing anticipation for an international architectural event in Stuttgart and the region,\u201d said Peter P\u00e4tzold at the ceremony.<\/p>\n

The significance of the construction progress was also highlighted by the general contractor: \u201cWith the successful completion of the shell, we are right on schedule and are laying the foundation for the next construction phases. The Weissenhof.Forum is an architecturally and technically challenging project that we are implementing with great care and in close collaboration with all project participants,\u201d said Felix Kenner, Stuttgart branch manager of ZECH Hochbau AG.<\/p>\n

Just in time for the start of the IBA\u201927 exhibition year, the Weissenhof.Forum will open its doors and serve as a vibrant venue for exhibitions, events, and exchange. With this milestone achieved, the City of Stuttgart is consistently continuing on the path toward on-time completion.<\/p>\n

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Topping-Out Ceremony for the Weissenhof.Forum<\/strong>
\n\u00a9 City of Stuttgart \/ Fabrice Weichelt
\nThe topping-out ceremony was opened (from left) by Felix Kenner, Stuttgart Branch Manager of ZECH Hochbau AG; Dr. Gabriele K\u00f6nig, Managing Director of IBA\u201927; and Peter P\u00e4tzold, Mayor for Urban Development, Housing, and the Environment of the City of Stuttgart, in the presence of the craftsmen.<\/em><\/p>\n

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Topping-Out Ceremony for the Weissenhof.Forum<\/strong>
\n\u00a9 City of Stuttgart \/ Fabrice Weichelt
\nExterior view of the shell of the future Weissenhof.Forum at the topping-out ceremony<\/em><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Joint Press Release Topping-Out Ceremony for the Weissenhof.Forum \u00a9 City of Stuttgart \/ Fabrice Weichelt Craftsmen from Rikker Holzbau GmbH led the ceremony at the topping-out celebration and recited the traditional speech marking the completion of the structural work.   The topping-out ceremony on May 8 marks an important milestone on the path to the […]","protected":false},"author":9,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3626","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-allgemein"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/weissenhofmuseum.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3626","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/weissenhofmuseum.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/weissenhofmuseum.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/weissenhofmuseum.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/9"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/weissenhofmuseum.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3626"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/weissenhofmuseum.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3626\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3631,"href":"https:\/\/weissenhofmuseum.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3626\/revisions\/3631"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/weissenhofmuseum.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3626"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/weissenhofmuseum.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3626"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/weissenhofmuseum.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3626"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}