On 14th September, 2019, SHANDONG WISKIND STEEL BUILDING STOCK CO., LTD and TONGJI UNIVERSITY Architecture and Urban Planning Institute signed a cooperation framework agreement, and the launching ceremony of mutural developmentcooperation on architectural design courses and the "Wiskind Cup Creative Architectural Design Competition" was successfully held at the headquarters of Wiskind Group.

Zhang Jianlong, Tongji University Architecture and Urban Planning Institute professor, professor Yin Jia, associate professor Yu Yong and Tian Wei Jia, Zhou Yizhi teachers to attend as guests, Wiskind Group chairman Wei Longzhu, Wiskind steel corporationgeneral manager Xu Shuheng, containment system company general managerZhang Jia, marketing management center director Zhang Jun Yan, Wiskind Group research institute vice president Ge ZhiYong attended the launching ceremony.

General manager Xu Shuheng said in his speech, industrial building is a blend of modern industrial layout, structure, material, color, it need the change of idea and design, this is our chance in cooperation with Tongji University, and hope that through cooperation, to lead the trend of industrial building in the next five years in China, at the same time looking forward to more cooperation projects in the future.

Zhang Jianlong said that by visiting Wiskind, Tongji teachers and students had a real understanding of the steel structure and metal curtain wall materials. Building steel products have been widely used, and customized prefabricated steel structures have also come into public view. As a national experimental teaching center, we will give full play to our professionalism and application, and present the infinite possibilities of steel materials together with Wiskind steel products.

As an important part of the 2nd Wiskind innovation festival, the "Wiskind Cup Creative Architectural Design Competition" was jointly launched by Wiskind Group and Tongji University for the reconstruction of minimal housing on campus. Tongji University recommended two excellent schemes as the results of the first round of the competition.

Wei longzhu, chairman of Wiskind Group, commented on the proposal. "the architectural design should focus on practicality. Users can think of the past and see the future."

"The design is not an art installation, but an event generator that can be used by teachers and students. This is the essence of architecture."

Before the signing ceremony, teachers and students of Tongji University visited the production base and research institute of Wiskind steel products under the reception and accompanying of Wiskind steel products team. They were deeply impressed by the advanced equipment from Europe and the world-class intelligent manufacturing production line. During the visit to Wiskind's classic project in Zibo city, the teachers and students of Tongji University truly felt the charm of the metal thermal insulation curtain wall up close and learned a lot.

Cooperation with Tongji University is a key step of open innovation jointly taken by Wiskind and Tongji University. The cooperation between the two sides will give full play to the advantages of architectural design education of Tongji University, as well as the advantages of Wiskind in the field of building materials and engineering, and promote the collaborative innovation of "industry-university-research-application".