In the framework of a holistic approach to architecture, students of civil engineering and architecture, trainee master craftsmen from the building industry and visiting academics from different universities and institutions of higher learning live and work together in an open-minded and intellectually stimulating environment.

The Forum offers its students an intercultural as well as an interdisciplinary environment and fosters their professional and social skills. This prepares them for a wide range of project assignments with a large number of varied socio-political, economic, ecological and ethical overlaps. A motivating environment is created that encourages scientific discussion while permitting freedom for personal development as a responsible member of society.