4 July – 9 August 2026
The WDC Campus is a forward-looking project and one of the highlights of World Design Capital Frankfurt RheinMain 2026. The exhibition dreams, ideas & prototypes showcases emerging talents in design and architecture, as well as researchers and inventors. It focuses on the challenges of our time, such as changes in urban and rural areas, our daily commutes, the digitization of everyday life, our aging society, food, and much more. The exhibition showcases unconventional approaches ranging from the design of public spaces and new forms of coexistence to responsible consumption and technological innovations.
The exhibition brings together over 100 works by emerging talents – from small-scale objects to large-scale installations. These include projects developed specifically for the exhibition by participating partner universities as well as national and international educational institutions. For the first time, award-winning works from the most prestigious design awards for young designers will also be exhibited under one roof.
The exhibition is a co-production of the WDC Campus team with over 40 regional and international universities, nine design awards, and numerous designers, architects, researchers, and other contributors.
In addition to the exhibition, the WDC Campus invited visitors to the WDC Campus Festival, which took place from 3 to 5 July 2026, at the Museum Angewandte Kunst and the surrounding Metzler Park. The program was complemented by numerous lectures and workshops on 4 and 5 July.
„Aerodomestics“
Valerio Sampognaro, HFBK Hamburg
© Foto/Photo: Valerio Sampognaro
„2025“
Johanna Defant, Universität für Angewandte Kunst Wien
© Foto/Photo: Maximilian Semlinger
„Algorithm Times“
Enes Pavlukovic, Hochschule Darmstadt
© Foto/Photo: Lena Everding
„Flössern – in fluent“
Laurin Böhm, Design Academy Eindhoven
© Foto/Photo: Louella Exton
„Holobiont“
Milan Stein, Kunsthochschule Kassel
© Foto/Photo: Nicolas Wefers
„Nessie“
Ony Yan, Weißensee Kunsthochschule Berlin
© Foto/Photo: Ony Yan
„NURA“
Paul Feiler und/and Samuel Nagel, HfG Schwäbisch Gmünd
© Foto/Photo: Paul Feiler und/and Samuel Nagel
„Offen–bach“
Nina Jäcker, Hochschule für Gestaltung Offenbach
© Foto/Photo: Nina Jäcker
„Paludi Harvesters“
Niklas Henning, Hochschule Magdeburg Stendal
© Foto/Photo: Niklas Henning
„Wandelbar“
Kiana Khederzadeh und/and Mike Klimczak, Frankfurt University of Applied Sciences
© Foto/Photo: Kiana Khederzadeh und/and Mike Klimczak
„Parkplatzhaus“
Ruonen Wang und/and Moritz Maier, University of Singapore
© Foto/Photo: Ruonen Wang und/and Moritz Maier
„pop up FIXation“
Jonathan Kuhlmann, Hochschule für Gestaltung Offenbach
© Foto/Photo: Jonathan Kuhlmann
„Hottie“
Elisabeth Lorenz und/and Marc Hackländer, HfG Schwäbisch Gmünd
© Foto/Photo: Elisabeth Lorenz und/and Marc Hackländer
„Die Mitte gehört allen“
Forschungsprojekt der Hochschule Mainz/Research project from the Hochschule Mainz, Leitung/Leaders: Prof. Dr. Marta Pelegrin (Architektin/architect), Prof. Alexa Hartig (Architektin/architect), Prof. Lutz Büsing (Objektdesigner/object designer)
© Foto/Photo: Noah Hahne
„Wrapping Waste“
Emanuel Spiecker
© Foto/Photo: Emanuel Spiecker
„from text to clay“
Vera van der Burg, ehemals: TU Delft, PhD Programm, heute: selbstständige Praxis
© Foto/Photo: Marica de Michele
„Not our business?“
Lasse Mieruch und/and Sophia Aujezdsky, Technische Hochschule Augsburg
© Foto/Photo: Lasse Mieruch und/and Sophia Aujezdsky
„Everybodies – the body in capitalism“
Lara-Marie Walter, Hochschule RheinMain
© Foto/Photo: Lara-Marie Walter
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