On June 25, 2026, amid midsummer temperatures, a roundtable discussion was held in Stuttgart on the reuse of concrete bridge components.

As part of the “Unbuilding Bridges” research project, three student designs for reusing a highway bridge as new structural systems were presented, and the requirements, limitations, and opportunities for reusing existing structural systems were discussed. The event was organized by the Institute for Spatial Concepts and Fundamentals of Design (IRGE) at the University of Stuttgart under the direction of Prof. Adrien Verschuere. Keynote presentations by Prof. Adrien Verschuere, Prof. Baltasar Novak (both from the University of Stuttgart), Dr. Jan Brütting (SBP), and Dr. David Sanio (SFB 1683) were followed by an open discussion with the approximately 100 attendees and panelists. 
The following day, the discussion continued with three female students from the Master’s program in Architecture, who presented their designs in detail using built models, detailed plans, and visualizations of the potential buildings.