Studienpreis 2026: Preisträger:innen Lena Zölle und Maik Kleiner

The Berlin State Office for the Preservation of Historical Monuments awards annual student prizes for outstanding work dealing with Berlin's historical monuments. In 2026, Lena Zölle and Maik Kleiner from the Technical University of Berlin (TU Berlin) received the prize for their work "Berlin-Kreuzberg - Jerusalem and New Church Cemetery I. Eben Family Tomb: Building Research and Architectural History Investigation." The jury stated: "The very comprehensive archival research and analysis of the Eben tomb reconstructs, for the first time, the entire developmental history of the structure and includes well-founded, detailed, and vivid descriptions, a building survey, damage mapping, analyses, and conservation and utilization concepts. The work goes far beyond building research and historical investigation, also encompassing creative and feasible considerations for financing restoration through a campaign and for public relations." Listen to what the prize winners themselves have to say! Production: Writing and Cutting #monument #cemetery #tombarchitecture #studentprize #berlin @TUBerlinTV