Building-Matura-Award 2026
Building-Matura-Award
Der Building-Matura-Award würdigt herausragende Matura-Arbeiten in den MINT-Fächern, deren Themenbereich das Ingenieurwesen am Bau umfasst. Mit ihrer Matura-Arbeit übernehmen Gymnasiast:innen Eigenverantwortung. Durch die Einreichung und Jurierung erfahren ihre Ideen Wertschätzung, und mit einer Auszeichnung werden ihre Leistungen sichtbar und anerkannt. Dadurch erfahren sie Selbstwirksamkeit, Anerkennung und entwickeln Mut, die Zukunft aktiv mitzugestalten.
Einreichung Matura-Arbeit – So funktionierts
- Die Gymnasiastin / Der Gymnasiast verfasst eine Matura-Arbeit in einem Themenbereich des Ingenieurwesens am Bau.
- Bis zu drei der innovativsten Matura-Arbeit(en) werden von der zuständigen Lehrperson ausgewählt und über die Webseite des Building-Matura-Awards eingereicht. Alternativ kann die Gymnasiastin bzw. der Gymnasiast ihre bzw. seine Matura-Arbeit auch selbst einreichen. Eingabefrist: 31. März 2026 für die Matura-Arbeit(en) des Schuljahrs 2025/26.
- Die Jury beurteilt die Eingaben und prämiert die innovativsten Projekte. Die Gewinner:innen und Ausgezeichneten erhalten Urkunden, die im Rahmen der Matura-Feierlichkeiten übergeben werden.
- Die offizielle Verleihung des Building-Matura-Awards findet im Rahmen der Verleihung des Building-Awards im Sommer 2027 im KKL Luzern statt.
Highlights
Der Building-Matura-Award durfte in den letzten beiden Jahren viele beeindruckende Arbeiten auszeichnen. 2025 überzeugte Alea Stalder vom Gymnasium Biel-Seeland mit ihrer Arbeit «Vergleich Tiny House – Einfamilienhaus» und wurde zur Gewinnerin gekürt. Ein besonderes Highlight war zudem die erstmalige Verleihung des Building-Matura-Awards der Gewinnerinnen 2024 und 2025 im feierlichen Rahmen des Building-Awards, ein schöner Moment, der die Bedeutung junger Talente unterstrichen hat. Einen kurzen filmischen Rückblick dazu gibt es hier.
Hintergrund / Stiftung bilding
Der Building-Matura-Award wurde von der Berufsgruppe Ingenieurbau des SIA ins Leben gerufen und wird von der Stiftung bilding getragen. Die Stiftung bilding fördert schweizweit den Ingenieurnachwuchs im Bauwesen, insbesondere auch Frauen und arbeitet am positiven Image der Ingenieurberufe. Mit dem Building-Matura-Award zeichnet sie jährlich herausragende Matura-Arbeiten im Ingenieurwesen am Bau aus, um Jugendliche in Kantonsschulen für eine Ingenieurkarriere zu begeistern und ihnen die faszinierenden Perspektiven dieses Berufs aufzuzeigen.
Jan Vermant
Dr. Vermant studied Chemical Engineering at KU Leuven in Belgium, obtaining the doctoral degree in 1996 under the supervision of Prof. Jan Mewis. He was a postdoctoral fellow of Elf Aquitaine and the Fund for Scientific Research – Vlaanderen. In 2000 he joined the faculty at the department of Chemical Engineering at KU Leuven, becoming a full professor in 2005. In 2014 he joined the Materials Department at the ETH Zürich where he now heads the laboratory of Soft Materials. He has held visiting appointments at Stanford University (USA), University of Delaware (USA), Princeton University (USA), the Forschungszentrum Jülich (G) and the ESPCI (F). His research at the ETH Zürch focuses on the rheology and applications of complex fluid-fluid interfaces, colloidal suspensions and the development of novel experimental methods and soft matter applications in materials science.
Tanja Zimmermann
Tanja Zimmermann is Director of Empa and Professor of Materials Science at ETH Zurich and EPF Lausanne. She established the research topic of cellulose nanocomposites at Empa as a group leader and later as Head of Department. She has been a member of Empa’s Executive Board since 2017. Topics such as resource efficiency and net-zero targets are important to her. Tanja Zimmermann is a member of various national and international committees and scientific advisory boards.
Veronique Michaud
Véronique Michaud is head of the Laboratory for Processing of Advanced Composites at EPFL. She graduated from École des Mines in Paris with an engineering degree in 1987, from MIT with a PhD in Materials Engineering in 1991 and obtained a research habilitation from INPG in France in 1994. Her fields of research address fundamental aspects of composite materials processing, often including economic and environmental aspects to lower the overall product footprint, as well as the development of smart materials and structures.
Mirko Meboldt
Prof Dr Mirko Meboldt has been Full Professor of Product Development and Engineering Design at ETH Zurich since 2012. Previously, he led global R&D and innovation processes at Hilti Schweiz AG in Liechtenstein. His research connects digital technologies, advanced manufacturing, and user-centered design to accelerate and de-risk the journey from ideas to products. With people at the core of innovation, he is also dedicated to rethinking education and industry training.
Nicola Marzari
Nicola Marzari holds the chair of Theory and Simulation of Materials at the EPFL – where he is also Director of the National Centre on Computational Design and Discovery of Novel Materials of the SNSF – and heads the Laboratory for Materials Simulations at PSI. As of 2025, he is also the Cavendish Professor of Physics at the University of Cambridge. Previous tenured appointments include the Toyota Chair for Materials Processing at MIT and the first Statutory Chair of Materials Modelling at the University of Oxford.
Sebastian Heuft
Studied Industrial Engineering and Management and International Business. Worked for Siemens in various procurement roles. Currently driving the sustainable transformation of the Siemens supply chain, with a focus on advancing sustainable products.
Francois Girod
With a lifelong passion for geology, mountain exploration and mineralogy, Francois Girod pursued a Master’s degree and then a PhD in Earth Sciences. His professional journey began in the analytical equipment industry as an application scientist. In 2004, he joined Holcim as Laboratory and Quality Manager, progressing to become Director of the Eclepens cement plant in 2010. Since 2021, he has been actively involved in circular economy and decarbonisation projects, and as of the beginning of this year, he is fully dedicated to these critical strategic initiatives.
Anna Fontcuberta i Morral
Anna Fontcuberta i Morral, a Full Professor of Materials Science and Engineering and Physics at EPFL, became the school’s president in January 2025. With a PhD from École Polytechnique in Palaiseau and leadership experience at institutions such as Caltech, TU Munich and EPFL, she has advanced sustainable semiconductors and quantum technologies while co-founding Aonex Technologies to bridge scientific innovation and entrepreneurship. She actively served on the Presiding Board of the Swiss National Foundations’ Research Council. She is a member of the EPFL-WISH foundation, whose goal is to support female students in accomplishing their professional goals.
Professor Fontcuberta i Morral has received numerous prizes and accolades, such as the Emmy Noether Distinction of the European Physical Society, the ERC Starting Grant, the Marie Curie Excellence Grant and the prize for the best teaching from the engineering students at EPFL. Of Spanish and Swiss origin, she is fluent in five languages.
Michele Ceriotti
Michele Ceriotti is a professor at EPFL, where he leads the Laboratory for Computational Science and Modelling and directs the Institute of Materials. His research interests are rooted in the atomistic-scale modelling of matter, bridging quantum mechanics, statistical physics and machine learning.