Inolope CX 2027 – The Architecture and Planning Congress for Intelligent Buildings

February 16–17, 2027 | 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM

Dortmund Trade Fair

As part of the trade fair elektrotechnik

Shape the future. Experience innovation. Expand your network.

Inolope CX 2027 is the two-day specialist congress for architecture, planning, building envelope and building technology. Held as part of the renowned elektrotechnik trade fair, the congress brings together decision-makers, planners, architects and industry experts.

Re-Thinking Buildings - Two Days of Professional Exchange

Understanding the building as an integrated system: facade, technology, energy, material cycles, digital planning—conceived and planned as a single unit. The conference brings together vision, innovation, practice, and scalability.

DAY 1: The Facade as a System

KEYNOTE: “Building Envelope—From Boundary to Interface,” Martin Reuter (ingenhoven architects)
PANEL: “Material, Cycle, Performance” with: Martin Reuter (ingenhoven architects), Dr. Anna Braune (DGNB), Prof. Ing. Ulrich Knaack, Professor of Facade Technology (TU Darmstadt)
PROJECT DEEP DIVE: “Landscape as a Load Case—From Context to Construction,” Pascal Bach (Penzel Valier AG)
PANEL: “How Innovative Facades Become Reality” with: Boris Reyher (Schlaich Bergermann) & Pascal Bach (Penzel Valier AG)
KEYNOTE: Helmholtz Center Berlin

DAY 2: Technology Becomes Architecture

KEYNOTE: “Building Services Engineering as a Design Parameter,” Julian Weyer (C.F. Møller Architects)
PANEL: “Architecture Meets Technology” with: Julian Weyer (C.F. Møller Architects), Florian Edler von Hayek (Behnisch Architekten), Roman Schieber (knippershelbig)
RESEARCH INITIATIVE: “Digital Planning and Systems,” Prof. Dr. Markus König, Chair of Computer Science in Civil Engineering at Ruhr University Bochum
CLOSING PANEL: “Scaling, Building Type E, Transformation” with: Prof. Dr. Markus König (Ruhr University Bochum), Florian Edler von Hayek (Behnisch Architekten), Helmholtz Center Berlin
PRESENTATION: “Building-Integrated Photovoltaics (BIPV)” (Helmholtz Center Berlin)

Shaping the future

The platform at the interface of architecture, planning, building envelope and building technology.

The demands on architecture and planning are changing rapidly: sustainability, energy efficiency, smart buildings and innovative building technology are shaping the industry.

Practical insights

Future trends in architecture

Innovative facade and building envelope concepts

Building technology

Added value, knowledge & network – that's what Inolope CX offers you

Inolope CX is aimed at architects, planners, engineers, construction companies and housing associations, urban planners, as well as municipalities, investors and clients

Parallel to the electrical engineering trade fair, which attracts 20,000 visitors and 400 exhibiting companies

Positioning as an interface for future-oriented construction – with the clear goal of creating synergies, driving innovation and actively shaping sustainable developments

Networking at the Architects Plaza and knowledge transfer during an exciting lecture and discussion program

Direct exchange through booth spaces and guided tours of the exhibition areas

Curated by strong partners such as Heinze Bauverlag and Helmholtz-Zentrum Berlin