CarDesign Studio Wolfsburg

The Future Lab at the Konzernforum in the car-manufacturing city of Wolfsburg thematizes the process of automotive design. Along with current design studies, visitors can gather insights into the multi-facetted work of designers and have the possibility of creating their own car designs using CarDesigner.

Building type
Culture
Location
Europe, Germany, Wolfsburg
Project time frame
2004
Interior Designer
aPlex Berlin
Client
Autostadt GmbH
Image rights
Kardorff Ingenieure Lichtplanung

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