Stefan Krötsch

Professor Stefan Krötsch serves as Professor of Building Construction and Design at the School of Architecture, Constance University of Applied Sciences (HTWG Konstanz) since 2018. His academic leadership includes chairing the examination board for architecture programs (2019-2024) and serving on Baden-Württemberg's timber construction guidelines committee. Previously, he held positions as Junior Professor of Timber Construction at TU Kaiserslautern (2015-2018) and Academic Council member at TU Munich's Architecture Faculty (2008-2014).

His research focuses on sustainable timber construction systems, circular building practices, and innovative material applications. Key research areas include:

• Multi-story timber construction systems
• Material reuse and circular economy in construction
• Bamboo-concrete composite structures
• Design-build pedagogy integrating theory and practice
• Climate-responsive building techniques
• Historic building renovation with sustainable materials

Professor Krötsch's recent publications and research projects demonstrate strong trends toward circular construction systems and material innovation. His Stuttgart 210 project explores reuse of curved cross-laminated timber elements from Stuttgart 21 station construction, while his 'Holzbau im Bestand' research investigates prefabricated timber renovation systems. His work consistently bridges academic research with practical implementation through student design-build projects across Germany and Africa.

His scientific recognition includes the Hugo-Häring-Preis 2020, European Union Prize for Contemporary Architecture nomination (2019), and multiple awards for sustainable construction innovation. His Fibra Award finalist status and Ralph Erskine Award (2017) highlight international recognition of his sustainable design work.

Professor Krötsch's research funding demonstrates substantial grant acquisition capability, including 1.8 million EUR for Stuttgart 210 real laboratories, 124,960 EUR from Bundesinstitut für Bau- for parametric structures research, and 305,000 EUR for cross-laminated timber waste recycling research. His student projects have received numerous awards including the German University Prize for Timber Construction (1st prize 2019).

His design-build approach connects theoretical education with practical implementation through student-led construction projects in Germany and Africa, creating laboratories for sustainable building practices. The Stuttgart 210 project established four real laboratories in Ingersheim, Stuttgart, Marbach, and Mannheim to test circular construction systems using reclaimed materials.