KaB_Neubau Hörsaalzentrum FAU_Erlangen

The Nuremberg State Building Authority is organizing an invited, single-phase art-in-architecture competition at four locations with a preliminary, open application procedure. Professional artists and artist communities who are citizens of the European Union (EU) at the time of application are eligible to participate.

The aim is to specifically promote and involve young artistic positions. For this reason, one location is reserved for up-and-coming artists.

Application deadline until 04.06. 2025, 23:59, online.

for applications for location 1

for applications for location 2

for applications for location 3

for applications for location 4

A new building for the institutes and chairs of the Faculty of Philosophy and the Department of Theology at Friedrich-Alexander-Universität (FAU) is being constructed in the city center of Erlangen. The faculty’s lecture halls will be concentrated here and the new Audimax for the entire university will also be housed here. The Institute of Prehistory and Early History and the Institute of Classical Archaeology as well as the Institute of Theater and Media Studies with experimental theater will also be housed there. Further information can be found at www.fau.de.

A total realization sum of € 540,000 is available. No expense allowances will be paid in the application process. In the competition procedure, the selected artists will be paid an expense allowance of €2,500. In addition, prize money totaling €10,000 will be awarded per location. The jury will decide on the distribution.

Written queries

Please send any queries exclusively by e-mail to the respective e-mail address. The answers will be made available for download on the website of the Nuremberg State Building Authority.

APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS as PDF

Location 1
for applications for location 1
PDF Surname_first_name_HSZ_Declaration_of_Participation
PDF Surname_first_name_HSZ1_Application_form

Location 2
for applications for location 2
PDF Surname_first_name_HSZ_Declaration_of_Participation
PDF Surname_first_name_HSZ2_Application_form

Location 3
for applications for location 3
PDF last_name_first_name_HSZ_declaration_of_participation
PDF last_name_first_name_HSZ3_application_form

Location 4
for applications for location 4
PDF last_name_first_name_HSZ_declaration_of_participation
PDF last_name_first_name_HSZ4_application_form
PDF last_name_first_name_HSZ4_sketch
PDF HSZ_wall development_staircase

Closing date: June 4, 2025