Colani egg

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Headframe with Colani egg

The Lüntec-Tower (also called Colani-Ei or Ufo ) is the futuristic redesign of a headframe of the former coal mine Minister Achenbach in the Brambauer district of Lüner .

After mine 4 of the Minister Achenbach colliery was shut down in 1990, RAG used the site for apprentice training until 1992. After that, the technology center Lünen, or Lüntec for short , was built in the administration and masticatory buildings built in 1922 and was founded on October 11, 1991. The renovation work begun in 1993 was concluded in May 1995 with the placement of the Colani egg on the headframe.

The object, based on a sketch by the designer Luigi Colani , is intended to clearly illustrate the structural change in the Ruhr area . It is one of several themed routes on the Route of Industrial Culture.

Since mid-2009, the "UFO" shines in new splendor. After extensive renovation work, a business lounge with a panoramic view of Lünen and the surrounding area was created at a height of 35 meters. The shaft hall became the foyer and is used as an event room.

In 2008, the ensemble was supplemented by the black cube , which extends the office space of the technology center. In this context, it received the award for artwork of the year 2009 from the Kunstverein Lünen.

At RUHR.2010 , the ensemble of buildings was presented together with other art and cultural objects as part of the project Shining Heads of the Lippe Region .

  • The Colani egg in the Technology Center in Lünen

  • View from below

  • From lane lattice tower seen from

See also

Web links

Commons : Colani Egg  - Collection of Images, Videos and Audio Files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Wingolf Lehnemann: Data chronicle of the city Luenen. (= Series of publications by the Lünen City Archives. 12). City administration Lünen, Lünen 1992, p. 115.

Coordinates: 51 ° 36 ′ 16.6 ″  N , 7 ° 27 ′ 11.6 ″  E