The constuction history of the student house

The student dining house Mensa of the University of Saarland, Building D4.1

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The constuction history of the student house

The student dining house Mensa of the University of Saarland, Building D4.1

1962	Tender for a new multipurpose student cantine building at University of Saarland based on the construction of the Kiel Student House for 6000 meals
July 1963	Competition won by Dipl.-Ing. Architect Walter Schrempf, AKS, BDA, 1st prize
Planning and construction management	Architect's office Walter Schrempf, Saarbrücken
Employees	Wolfram Grundhoff, Gerd Poller, Wolfgang Ernst, Gerhard Vogt
Statics	Dipl.-Ing. Rudolf Kuhn, Saarbrücken
Construction supervision	New Construction Department of the University, Senior Building Official Schröder
1965	Start of construction / start of earthworks
from April 1966	Artistic design by Otto Herbert Hajek with wall reliefs and space sculptures made of concrete and color pathways in the dining hall and on the facade, frontyard with 'rose garden' and 'university sign'
10.10.1968	Topping-out ceremony
17.12.1969	BDA Architecture Award for Walter Schrempf with Otto Herbert Hajek
October 1970	Opening for the winter semester 1970/71
1997	Entry into the list of architectural monuments of Saarland
1998	Concrete renovation with reconstruction of the cafeteria
2007	New building escape stairs by architect Dipl.-Ing. Henning Freese
2007	Renewal of the kitchen facility
2020	50th anniversary of the Mensa; artistic actions in the Mensa by the ‚Studierendenwerk' of Saarland including the audiowalk by Saskia Riedel; Mensa at exhibition 'Mon Trésor' as a 'European treasure' of Saarland' at the World Cultural Heritage Site Völklinger Hütte (Nov.2020-Jun.2021)
2021/23	multimedia exhibition project 'Denk_mal anders - 50 Jahre BauKunst Mensa' with virtual web app and permanent exhibition in the Mensa supported by Saarland University; funded by (see interim website mensa50.bauarchiv.org)