The Honorary Award of the Hessian Monument Protection Prize 2024 was awarded to the associations Ehrenamt für Darmstadt e.V., Stadtbild Deutschland e.V. (OV Darmstadt) and the Rotary Club Darmstadt. In close cooperation with CSZ Ingenieurconsult GmbH & Co. KG and the volunteer structural engineer and site manager Dipl.-Ing. Pister, these dedicated groups have impressively reconstructed and rebuilt the Ludwigs-Tempel, which was willfully destroyed in 1995.

The pavilion donated by Valentin Justus Noack in 1877, once a filigree masterpiece, was revived in 2020 on the initiative of the associations. An appeal for donations and generous support from citizens, foundations and companies made the successful reconstruction and construction in the fall of 2023 possible.

The restoration included the restoration of the sandstone floor slab, the floor design, the cast steel supporting structure, the wooden roof and the decorative spire. Missing and damaged parts of the temple were precisely recreated according to historical models. Today, the Ludwigs-Tempel once again stands as an impressive testimony to the community’s commitment and dedication to the preservation of historical monuments.

CSZ Ingenieurconsult is proud of Dipl.-Ing. Pister’s commitment and congratulates the winners on this well-deserved award.