News
17/05/2013Hamburg competition won by gmp Architects
gmp builds extension for Gebr. Heinemann headquarters
The architects von Gerkan, Marg and Partners (gmp) have won first prize in the competition for the extension of Gebr. Heinemann Headquarters in Hamburg’s HafenCity. The new building designed for the Hamburg-based, tradition-rich trading company impressed the jury as “an independent urban-planning and architectural contribution characterized by timeless, harmoniously self-contained architecture.”
02/05/2013Hamburg competition won by gmp Architects
Elbbrücken Underground station in Hafencity to be designed by gmp
The architects von Gerkan, Marg and Partners (gmp) have won first prize in the competition for the design of the Elbbrücken Underground station. The station will be located in the future district of the same name, at the eastern end of Hamburg‘s Hafencity, and will, at least for the time being, be the end station of the recently opened U4 Underground line.
21/04/2013Spring reception at the BDA in Berlin
gmp will give a speech and present newly appointed members
Meinhard von Gerkan will give a speech at the spring reception of the Berlin branch of the BDA at Tegel airport. In addition, he will be discussing his work and architecture in general with the architectural critic Falk Jaeger.
05/04/2013Exhibition in Shanghai
„Response and Responsibility. Works by gmp and their Academy for Architectural Culture (aac)“
Results of the workshops of the Academy for Architectural Culture (aac), which was founded by the architects von Gerkan, Marg and Partners (gmp), will be exhibited at the Shanghai Urban Planning Exhibition Center from 11 to 20 April 2013.
18/03/2013gmp wins competition
National Convention and Exhibition Centre, Tianjin, China
With their design for the Tianjin Exhibition Centre, the architects von Gerkan, Marg and Partners (gmp) won the 1st prize of an international design competition. To win the prize the practice had to prevail against competition from FUKSAS, HHP, NBBJ/BIAD and others.
26/02/2013The next aac workshop starts 28 February 2013
Public lectures and design practice for the museum of the future
Outstanding personalities involved in the discussion on museums will each give a lecture at the Academy for Architectural Culture (aac), which was founded by Meinhard von Gerkan and Volkwin Marg; the subject will be the “Museum of the Future”.
13/02/2013gmp appointed following tendering procedure
Construction of Wurzburg State Fire Brigade School
The architects von Gerkan, Marg and Partners (gmp) will build the new State Fire Brigade School in Wurzburg. In the summer of 2012, gmp were awarded the contract following a negotiated tendering procedure and the company has now presented its design to Wurzburg’s Commission for Urban Design and Architecture.
05/12/2012gmp wins first prize after negotiated procedure
Competition for Kunsthalle Mannheim
The architects von Gerkan, Marg and Partners (gmp) have been awarded the contract to design the new Kunsthalle Mannheim. This was the decision made by the Kunsthalle‘s jury in Mannheim on Monday 3 December 2012.
19/11/2012First prize in the competition
for the surgical centre of University Hospital Erlangen
For their design of the new surgical centre of University Hospital Erlangen the Aachen architects von Gerkan, Marg and Partners (gmp) were awarded first prize. The decision was made by the 13-strong jury after deliberating the merits of 17 submitted entries.
11/10/2012Current Project
Grand Theater, Tianjin, China
The Grand Theater occupies the key position in the newly built Culture Park of Tianjin. The circular shape of the roof construction corresponds with the existing Museum of Natural History so that an architectural dialogue of an earth-bound and a “floating” circular volume is created to both ends of the park. Earth and sky represent a fundamental thinking in Chinese philosophy.
02/10/2012Inauguration of A+
Extension of gate A at Frankfurt airport completed
On 10 October 2012, Fraport and Lufthansa start operations in the xtension of gate A at Rhein-Main airport, Frankfurt, which has been designed and implemented by the architects von Gerkan, Marg and Partners (gmp). The inauguration will take place on 2 October.
02/10/2012Special recognition for gmp
International high-rise building prize, 2012
The finalists competing for the "International high-rise building prize, 2012", which has been organised by the City of Frankfurt am Main since 2004, have been selected. In addition, the jury has awarded special recognition for the revitalisation of the existing Deutsche Bank Towers (Frankfurt am Main), which was carried out by gmp in cooperation with Mario Bellini Architects.
13/09/2012Academy for Architectural Culture at Campus Rainvilleterrasse
First workshop at the new location
On 13 September 2012, the Academy for Architectural Culture (aac) inaugurated its new home in the premises of the former Nautical College in Hamburg at the Campus Rainvilleterrasse. Thus, the aac, whose goal is to support the education of young architects, will fulfill its role as an educational establishment.
22/08/2012Inauguration
Hamburg-Harburg Technical University extended by main building
Barely two years after the groundbreaking ceremony, Hamburg-Harburg Technical University will be inaugurating its new main building tomorrow, on time for the scheduled completion date. Designed by the architects von Gerkan, Marg and Partners (gmp), a new building comprising both historic and new parts has been created at the site of the former Schwarzenbergkaserne (Schwarzenberg Barracks).
13/08/2012Exhibition
"Three opera houses in the Middle Kingdom"
An exhibition of selected arts and culture buildings in China by gmp as part of China Time 2012 in Hamburg, in cooperation with Shan Fan.
07/07/2012Exhibition
Designing in Dialogue – Architectural Answers
An exhibition by Architects gmp · von Gerkan, Marg and Partners at Museu de Arte Contemporanea de Niteroi under the patronage of the Ambassador of the Federal Republic of Germany in Brazil.
07/07/2012Exhibition extended
The special exhibition "On Old Foundations" has been extended to 31 December 2012.
Exhibition in the former warehouse of the Fagus Factory, Alfeld, marking its 100-year anniversary and its award of UNESCO World Cultural Heritage status has been extenden until 31 December 2012
02/07/2012Prize awarded in competition
gmp design for technology center in Bologna is selected for first prize
The design by architects von Gerkan, Marg and Partners (gmp), which was honoured with first prize in an international competition, converts a former industrial heritage building to the north of Bologna into a modern technology park.
07/06/2012The exhibition catalogue
Choreography of the masses.
In sport. In the stadium. In a frenzy.
Following the Football European Championship UEFA EURO 2012, in this book the Akademie der Künste in Berlin focuses on the stadium as a key public space and as a venue for holding mass events
07/06/2012Ausstellung
"The football cathedrals"
Valencia, Spain
Im Rahmen der Ausstellung "The football cathedrals", die vom 7.06. - 26.08.2012 in Valencia, Spanien gezeigt wird, werden neben weltweit realisierten Stadien auch gmp Projekte vorgestellt.
16/05/2012Exhibition
Choreography of the masses.
In sport. In the stadium. In a fenzy.
Following the Football European Championship UEFA EURO 2012, the exhibition in the Akademie der Künste in Berlin focuses on the stadium as a key public space and as a venue for holding mass events.
24/05/20122012 German lighting design prize
Shenzhen Universiade Sports Center, China
The 2012 German lighting design prize was awarded in Hamburg on 24 May 2012. In the "International Project" category, the lighting design for the "Shenzhen Universiade Sports Center" in Shenzhen, China was awarded first prize. The lighting design was carried out by lighting designers Conceptlicht GmbH, Traunreut.
24/05/2012New publication
Next 3 Stadia
gmp architects are masters of stadium construction. The architects planned and built two new stadia in Warsaw and Kiev for the European Football Championship in Poland and the Ukraine in June 2012.
21/05/2012Exhibition
The Opening of Architectural Design Exhibition of the National Museum of China
On Mai 21, 2012, the opening of Architectural Design Exhibition of the National Museum of China was held at the National Museum of China in Beijing.
03/05/2012Prize awarded in competition
The Trianel GmbH Corporate Centre in Aachen
First prize in Aachen: the jury of the competition for the Corporate Center of the Trianel municipal utilities network has selected the submission by architects von Gerkan, Marg and Partners (gmp) as the winning entry.
27/04/2012Honorary doctorate awarded
Prof. Volkwin Marg
The Academic Senate of Hamburg’s HafenCity University (HCU) has unanimously decided to award an honorary doctorate in architecture to the well-known Hamburg architect and holder of the Federal Cross of Merit, Professor Volkwin Marg. The awards ceremony takes place on Friday 27 April at the Hamburg Town Hall.
02/04/2012Prize awarded in competition
Changzhou Culture Center, Changzhou, China
The architects von Gerkan, Marg and Partners (gmp) have been awarded first prize according to the jury in an international competition to build the Culture Center in the newly created Changzhou city center - competing with KSP – Jürgen Engel Architects, Arata Isozaki and other leading practices.
23/03/2012Prize awarded in competition
City of Karlsruhe Medical Centre: new buildings forming part of the "Klinikum 2015" plan
The architects von Gerkan, Marg and Partners have won first prize with their design for the new buildings of the Karlsruhe Medical Centre. The competition focused on the 2015 master plan and was open to 15 selected practices.
21/03/2012First prize and commission
Hangzhou South Railway Station, China
Following their success in winning first prize in an international competition, the architects von Gerkan, Marg and Partners (gmp) have been commissioned to design the new southern railway station in Hangzhou. The project involves the conversion and extension of the station in the Xiao Shan district to the south of the Qiantang river; after the eastern and main railway stations it will be the third largest railway station of this metropolis.
22/02/20121st Prize
Sports complex and urban re-design, Lausanne, Switzerland
gmp · Architects von Gerkan, Marg and Partners win competition for a sports complex and urban re-design in Lausanne ("Métamorphose - Prés-de-Vidy")
19/01/2012Exhibition at the DAM
Exhibition of the Cape Town Stadium at Deutsches Architekturmuseum (DAM)
The exhibition "2011 DAM award for architecture in Germany – The 23 best buildings in/from Germany" in Frankfurt also includes an exhibit of the Cape Town Stadium, Cape Town, South Africa.
19/01/2012Special exhibition extended
The special exhibitions in the Fagus Factory, a UNESCO World Cultural Heritage site, have been extended to May 2012
The special exhibition by Hamburg architects von Gerkan, Marg and Partners entitled "On Old Foundations", and "The Living Fagus Factory Monument" photographic exhibition, will continue to be open to visitors this year as part of the Fagus Gropius exhi-bition. The exhibitions have already attracted several thousand visitors!
06/12/2011Foundation stone ceremony
Chinese/German Eco-Park in Qingdao
An ecologically designed city quarter for living and working is currently being developed in China’s Qingdao, on the coast of the Yellow Sea, to plans by architects von Gerkan, Marg and Partners (gmp). The foundation stone will be laid on 6 December by Ernst Burgbacher, Parliamentary State Secretary of the Federal Ministry of Economics and Wang Chao, the Chinese Vice-Minister of Economics.
20/10/2011Opened
Tianjin West Railway Station in Chinese metropolis completed
After a construction period of two and a half years, von Gerkan, Marg and Partners Architects (gmp) have completed the Tianjin West Railway Station in China. The new intersection, which is located about 130 kilometers south-west of Beijing, serves as a stop on the high-speed line between the Chinese capital and Shanghai.
15/10/2011Inauguration
Palacongressi di Rimini
Inauguration of Italy’s largest conference center with 9,000 seats
The inauguration of the new Palacongressi di Rimini conference center will take place on 15 October 2011. The center, which was designed by von Gerkan, Marg and Partners Architects (gmp), who had already designed the Rimini exhibition center, was completed in 2010.
06/10/2011First prize and commissioning
Tower block complex of ten buildings in Nanjing, China
Following their success in winning first prize in an international competition, the architects von Gerkan, Marg and Partners (gmp) have been commissioned to realize a tower block complex of ten buildings in Nanjing. The design by gmp is or a financial enterprise center on a site of about 80,000 square meters in this large eastern Chinese metropolis.
11/08/20112011 Universiade in Shenzhen
Inauguration of the Sports Center and Bao’an Stadium
To mark the occasion of the Universiade, which will take place from 12th to 23rd August 2011, the Universiade sports center and Bao’an stadium will be opened tomorrow in Shenzhen, southern China.
05/08/2011Sustainability
Jiaming Center, Peking, China awarded LEED-Gold-Status certification
The twenty-storey Jiaming Center office block designed by Architects von Gerkan, Marg and Partners has been awarded gold-standard LEED certification by the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC).
15/07/2011Opening
Opening of the Shanghai Oriental Sports Center
The sports complex was designed and built by architects von Gerkan, Marg and Partners (gmp), who won the competitive bidding in 2008, and constructed it in under two and a half years.
19/05/2011Architecture Biennale 2011
gmp represented with Cape Town Stadium, South Africa
Architects von Gerkan, Marg and Partners will be represented by Cape Town Stadium/South Africa at the 2011 São Paulo Architecture Biennale, as part of the German contribution.
05/05/2011German Lighting Design Prize 2011
Moses Mabhida Stadium, Durban, South Africa
The German Lighting Design Prize 2011 was awarded in Cologne on 5th May 2011. The lighting design for the Moses Mabhida Stadium in Durban was awarded first prize in the International Project category. The lighting design was the work of the lighting-design firm Conceptlicht.
31/03/2011Opening
Chinese National Museum opens in Beijing: First international exhibition after completion of rebuilding and extension
Four years after the foundation stone was laid, the Chinese National Museum in Beijing opens its doors to the public on 1st April 2011. The rebuilding and extension scheme to plans by architects von Gerkan, Marg and Partners (gmp) combines the former Chinese History Museum and Chinese Revolutionary Museum.
21/03/20111st Prize
gmp wins competition for Federal Environmental Office scheme in Bismarckplatz, Berlin
Architects von Gerkan, Marg & Partners (gmp), in consortium with landscape architects Bernard & Sattler, have won the competition for the reconstruction of the Federal Environmental Office building in Bismarckplatz in Berlin.
17/03/2011gmp Foundation
gmp Foundation acquires historic Nautical College in Hamburg
The planned utilization scheme for the building drawn up under the direction of Prof. Meinhard von Gerkan means that this special location will once again be accessible to public cultural life.
01/02/2011Opening
The ‘Wormser‘: Opening of the new Culture and Conference Center, and Re-opening of the Theater
Worms’s new Culture and Conference Center — designed and built by architects von Gerkan, Marg and Partners (gmp) — along with the efurbished Spiel- und Festhaus theater will open with a special festival week marking the end of nearly three years’ construction.
20/01/2011Architecture prize
Soho Beijing Residence wins architecture award
The 25-storey Soho Beijing Residence apartment block designed by gmp was awarded the prize for the best architectural design of the year at the 5th Golden Plate selection in Guangzhou, China.
09/12/2010Topping-out ceremony
Topping-out ceremony for the new A-Plus terminal extension in Frankfurt
This Thursday sees the topping-out ceremony for the new A-Plus terminal area at Frankfurt Airport. The new facility expands the terminal areas used by Lufthansa, and was required regardless of the airport expansion program so as to accommodate large-capacity Airbus A380 and Boeing B747-8 aircraft.
08/12/2010Inauguration
Borgo Trento Hospital, Verona, Italy
Borgo Trento Hospital is of general importance for northern Italy. The new block now completed in the first phase has nine storeys overall, and is in the centre of the century-old hospital site.
03/11/2010Inauguration
First phase of State Ballet School of Berlin handed over
The first phase of the refurbishment and enlargement of the state School of Ballet and Artistry is being inaugurated tomorrow. The present phase of construction took 30 months to complete, and comprises a new hall with ten dance rooms plus the refurbishment of the existing school building dating from the 1960s. Still to be completed (by the end of 2011) is a four-storey boarding school for 70 pupils on the same site.
28/10/2010Inauguration
Qingdao Grand Theater opens after five years’ construction work
The new opera house for the metropolis of Qingdao in Eastern China was opened yesterday. The design by architects Meinhard von Gerkan and Stephan Schütz with Nicolas Pomränke beat off rival bids from eleven international firms in 2004. Construction has taken just under five years.
Events
Discussion panel
02/12/2010Prof. Meinhard von Gerkan
"Berlin’s main railway station area"
On Thursday, 2nd December 2010, there will be a panel discussion on the quality of the main railway station area in Berlin.
Lecture
29/11/2010Stephan Schütz
"projects involving existing buildings"
On 29th November, Stephan Schütz will be giving a talk on construction work on existing buildings, as part of the "Weiter BAUEN - Positionen zum Bauen im Bestand" Monday lecture series at the Faculty of Architecture, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT).
Panel discussion
18/01/2011Nikolaus Goetze
“Building in China. What China still wants (or will tolerate)”
A panel discussion on the subject of “Building in China. What China still wants (or will tolerate)” will be held on 24th November 2010 in connection with the Cities Unknown photo exhibition by HGEsch at the Carlswerk in Cologne.
Lecture
23/11/2010Prof. Meinhard von Gerkan
"Building for Art"
On 23rd November 2010, Professor Meinhard von Gerkan will be speaking on the subject of “Building for Art”, as part of the TUHH post-graduate lecture series.
Exhibition
01/11/2010Built visions
The China Maritime Museum of architects von Gerkan, Marg and Partners
From 5th November 2010 to 30th January 2011, architects von Gerkan, Marg und Partner are putting on an exhibition about the design and construction of China’s largest maritime museum. The globally active Hamburg architectural firm has come up with an imaginative approach that incorporates the seafaring concept in the new museum structure itself.
aac architecture workshop
15/06/2010"Deutsches Haus" (German House) Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
This year, for the first time, aac is offering a workshop in Vietnam. The workshop is conducted by the aac, in corporation with the Vietnam Architects Association (VAA).
Exhibition
06/04/2010From Cape Town to Brasília
New Sports Stadiums by the Architects von Gerkan, Marg und Partner
Taking examples from Cape Town to Brasilia, the exhibition on gmp's most recent sports stadiums at the Architekturmuseum der TU München shows how state-of-the-art technology and the genius loci can best be integrated. Exhibition Duration: 22.4.-20.6.2010
