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Uni Center (Köln)

Uni Center (Köln) is a engineering topic covered in the lgStudy science library. This page brings together a partial reference excerpt, illustrations, worked examples, real-world applications and a short study plan, so you can understand Uni Center (Köln) rather than just read about it. In short: The Uni Center is a high-rise residential building in the Sülz district of Cologne, Germany. Built between 1971 and 1973, the tower stands at 134 m (440 ft) with 45 floors and is the current third tallest building in Cologne.

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Reference excerpt

The Uni Center is a high-rise residential building in the Sülz district of Cologne, Germany. Built between 1971 and 1973, the tower stands at 134 m (440 ft) with 45 floors and is the current third tallest building in Cologne.

History The chief architect of the project was the Cologne native professor Werner Ingendaay (1923–2008), and the developer was the property developer Deba Wohnbau CCAA GmbH, Cologne. After construction began in January 1971, the foundation stone was laid in February 1971 by the then Federal Minister of Transport, Lauritz Lauritzen, who described the planned building as a "bold experiment". The topping-out ceremony for the Y-shaped high-rise took place in October 1972, and it was ready for occupancy on August 1, 1973.

Architecture The residential building is divided into three wings consisting of three cojoined volumetries with different heights: "U" (38+3 floors), "N" (31+3 floors), and "I" (26+3 floors), which are connected by the building core "C" (45 floors). For better orientation, the wings are uniformly colored: "U" in orange, "N" in green, and "I" in yellow. From the 5th floor upwards, there are apartments on both sides of a wing and in the core section "C". The main part of the building ends in the wings with technical and storage rooms (U38, N31, I26), followed by two floors with maisonette apartments and a penthouse on the top floor. The lower floors contain several shops, restaurants, and the parking garage. With a total of 968 rentable units, the Uni Center is one of the largest residential buildings in Europe. Around 60% of all units were sold as condominiums, the rest in the "I" block were taken over by the Cologne Student Union. It operates 378 apartments between 14 and 24 m2 as a dormitory for students. The highest part of the building is the central tower "C" at 134 meters. There are 45 upper floors, three lower floors and the ground floor. In total, around 1200 people live in the building complex, who can travel in nine elevators. The Uni-Center ranks third on the list of high-rise buildings in Cologne.

Trivia The tower was one of the filming locations for the movie The Lost Honor of Katharina Blum, which premiered in October 1975 and is based on the novel of the same name by Heinrich Böll. During the German Autumn, Red Army Faction terrorists rented an apartment in the university center to prepare the kidnapping of Hanns Martin Schleyer. In October 1977, the GSG 9 searched several apartments and was able to determine that Adelheid Schulz had rented a secret apartment under the name Markward until the end of September 1977. During the search, the Lufthansa plane Landshut was hijacked.

See also List of tallest buildings in Cologne List of tallest buildings in Germany

References

External links

Uni Center Köln at CTBUH Uni Center Köln at SkyscraperPage Uni Center Köln at Structurae Uni Center Köln at SKYDB

Illustrations

Worked examples

Example 1 — a first encounter with Uni Center (Köln)

Start with the simplest possible case. Write down what Uni Center (Köln) claims or describes in one sentence, then invent the smallest concrete situation in which that sentence is true. In engineering, the smallest case is usually a single object, a single equation or a single measurement. Check that every symbol or term in your sentence has a meaning in that case.

Example 2 — changing one variable

Take the situation from Example 1 and change exactly one quantity: double it, halve it, or set it to zero. Predict what should happen to Uni Center (Köln) before you calculate. Comparing your prediction with the result is the fastest way to find out whether you understand the idea or only the words.

Example 3 — an exam-style question

Typical questions about Uni Center (Köln) ask you to (a) state it precisely, (b) apply it to given data, and (c) explain a limitation. Practise writing all three answers in under five minutes; the third part is what separates a full-mark answer from an average one.

Applications of Uni Center (Köln)

In research: Uni Center (Köln) appears in engineering research whenever the underlying quantities have to be modelled precisely. Papers usually cite it as a starting assumption and then explore where it breaks down.
In technology and industry: Engineering practice reuses Uni Center (Köln) in design rules, simulations and safety margins. Knowing the idea lets you read a specification sheet and understand why the numbers look the way they do.
In the classroom: Uni Center (Köln) is common in secondary-school and first-year university syllabi. It links to neighbouring topics 1973 establishments in West Germany, 20th-century architecture in Germany, Buildings and structures completed in 1973, so understanding it makes those chapters shorter.
In everyday life: Look for Uni Center (Köln) outside the textbook — in sport, cooking, traffic, electronics or the sky above you. An example you found yourself is remembered far longer than one you were given.

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