Slats | Purlins | Knots

Taking the heritage-listed boathouse of the canoe club Junkers Paddelgemeinschaft as our example, we explain the history of the Junkers steel slat hall. Patented in 1924/25, this modular construction system was based on prefabricated steel elements manufactured in Dessau. They were easy to transport and assemble, making them a successful worldwide export product. This is illustrated by one major order to the Junkers company: from 1926, a complete aircraft factory consisting of steel slat halls was shipped to Türkiye. The boathouse of the canoe club, dating from 1930, is one of the few historical steel slat halls preserved in Dessau.

Opening:
28 Mar 2026, 11 am in the Bauhaus Building