In collaboration with ICA-Belgium, Deutsches Farbenzentrum invites architects, designers, artists and all colour lovers to an exceptional two-day workshop at the renowned Josef Albers Museum Quadrat Bottrop - a unique setting to explore colour where art, theory, and architecture meet.

Led by two internationally acclaimed experts, the workshop brings together outstanding voices in architectural colour research and practice: Maria Zurbuchen-Henz, architect based in Lausanne and Professor at Haus der Farbe – Fachschule für Gestaltung in Handwerk und Architektur in Zurich, and Juan Serra Lluch, PhD architect, Full Professor at the School of Architecture (ETSA) of the Universitat Politècnica de València (UPV) and Sub-Dean of Research at ETSA.

Rooted in Josef Albers’s groundbreaking theory of colour interaction, the workshop goes beyond academic discourse to focus on practical, architectural applications. Through hands-on exercises, critical discussion, and applied research, both lecturers offer their distinct interpretations—translating colour theory into spatial experience, material expression, and design strategy.

This is a rare opportunity to engage deeply with colour as an architectural tool, exchange ideas with leading experts, and gain new perspectives that can directly inform design practice.

Places are limited to 25. Register for the waiting list to be among the first to be notified when registration opens.

PROGRAMME

27 JUNE, SATURDAY
11 a.m. - 12 p.m. Introduction and guided tour of the Josef Albers Museum Quadrat by Dr. Linda Walther, the director of the museum.
1 p.m. - 4 p.m. Workshop by Juan Serra: Albers in Depth: From Homage to the Square to the Cube.

28 JUNE, SUNDAY
11 a.m. - 11:30 a.m. Lecture by Maria Zurbuchen-Henz: Polychromy of interior rooms
11:30 a.m. - 14:30 a.m. Workshop by Maria Zurbuchen-Henz: Between testing-machine and wonder-box: Experimenting colour-concepts by means of models.
3 p.m. - 4 p.m. Public Lecture by Juan Serra: Architectural Spatial Colour Interactions: Albers's Unique Homages to the Square at RIT
Exhibition of the works produced during the two-day workshops.