As a result of an international architectural competition organised by the Danish Ministry of Culture, the project designed by architects Boje Lundgaard and Lene Tranberg was chosen as the winning entry and was officially announced in May 2002.
Matched exactly to the varying roof forms with variable inclinations up to 45°, along with slab thicknesses between 7 cm and 40 cm, optimized use was made of different MULTIPROP props for the shoring system.
With the construction of the Auto University at Hageberg in Wolfsburg, Volkswagen AG will have its own centre of expertise with the central campus consisting of three faculties – Humanities, Economics and Technology
When completed in July 2005 the new 4 storey Medical Research Centre building for Edinburgh University will be linked into the new Edinburgh Royal Infirmary.