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17/12/2015Topping-out ceremony at the Brauhausberg, Potsdam
New construction of a sports and leisure pool complex by gmp
Half a year after the foundation stone laying ceremony for the new sports and leisure pool complex, „am Brauhausberg“, the topping-out ceremony for the project – which is currently being built to a design by architects von Gerkan, Marg und Partners (gmp) – will take place on 18 December.
14/12/2015Exhibition
Impressions of the exhibition opening "Lines of thought" in Riga
On 26 November 2015, the “Lines of thought” exhibition opened at St. Peter’s Church in Riga, where Meinhard von Gerkan was baptized in 1935. The exhibition will run until 31 January 2016, and shows architectural designs by Meinhard von Gerkan created during the last 50 years. More than 150 original sketches are shown in St. Peter’s Church. First drawings for the design of the Berlin Tegel Airport – the project with which the practice’s history began – are presented as well as those for Berlin’s main railway station and the most important projects in Riga.
11/12/2015Conversion and refurbishment of Ludwigspark Stadium, Saarbrücken
Conspicuous membrane roofs by gmp on Ludwigsberg
The architects von Gerkan, Marg and Partners (Aachen) have been commissioned with the conversion and refurbishment of Ludwigspark Stadium in Saarbrücken. Conspicuous membrane roofs and a linking circulation level create a cohesive ensemble, which integrates the place’s landmarks to form a unique identity.
25/11/2015Competition win and gmp commissioned with project
New company headquarters for energy corporation CNPEC in Shenzhen, China
New headquarters for the 4,000 employees of CNPEC, the power corporation, are being built in Shenzhen to plans by gmp Architects – von Gerkan, Marg and Partners. For the new building in Longgang, in the east of the southern Chinese metropolis, the company had invited prominent architects such as OMA (Rotterdam), KPF (New York), Henn Architects (Munich) and other international practices to take part in a competition, in which gmp was selected as the winner.
12/11/2015Conversion and extension by gmp completed
Martin Luther School at Rimbach opens in new splendor
The architects, von Gerkan, Marg and Partners, have completed the extension and conversion of Martin Luther School at Rimbach in 2015. The 1300 students of the grammar school, which is one of the most important educational establishments in Germany’s Odenwald region and has music as a key subject area, now have at their disposal 48 class rooms and 19 specialist subject rooms for music, art, and natural sciences.
03/11/2015Completion of Dayuan International Center
Changes in spatial dimensions create an atmosphere of diversity
At the beginning of 2015, the Dayuan International Center was completed in the western Chinese business metropolis Chengdu to plans by the architects von Gerkan, Marg and Partners. The urban ensemble comprises buildings for housing, working and commerce. It is part of the Chengdu Hi-Tech Zone development area to the south of the provincial capital.
29/10/2015IAKS All Time Award for the Berlin Olympic Stadium
On October 27, the Olympic Stadium and gmp were honored
On 27 October the International Association for Sports and Leisure Facilities (IAKS) awarded an All Time Award for the Berlin Olympic Stadium at Koelnmesse’s Congress Centre North. The award was given in honor of both the operating company, Olympiastadion Berlin GmbH, and the designers of the extensive conversion (2000 to 2004), gmp – Architects von Gerkan, Marg and Partners, Berlin.
28/10/2015Foundation stone laying ceremony for German House in Ho Chi Minh City
Ecologically sound high-rise building by gmp in Vietnam
On Saturday, 24 October 2015, the foundation stone laying ceremony for „German House“ took place in Ho Chi Minh City. The building will be constructed in accordance with plans by architects von Gerkan, Marg and Partners. The building is designed to represent the Federal Republic of Germany, and in future will accommodate the German Consulate General with the associated visa office, trade associations, cultural organizations and the local offices of German companies
13/10/2015gmp wins competition for Vietnam’s National Exhibition and Trade Fair Center
New trade center developed in the capital Hanoi
The architects von Gerkan, Marg and Partners were able to prevail against the competition in the project for Vietnam’s National Exhibition and Trade Fair Center. From nine designs by international architects such as SAMOO Architects & Engineers (Korea), Atkins (Hong Kong) and NIKKEN SEKKEI (Japan), the client, Vingroup, selected the master plan and architectural concept of the Hamburg architects, and announced the result on the 3rd of October.
08/10/2015Construction work has startet in Suzhou
Masterplan links three stadiums with park landscape and leisure facilities
Construction work on the SIP Sports Centre has started in the Chinese city of Suzhou. The multi-functional sports center in Suzhou Industrial Park, designed by architects von Gerkan, Marg and Partners, has been scheduled for completion in 2017.
18/09/2015Completion
Urban ensemble for the SOHO China Group in Beijing
The urban ensemble “Guanghualu SOHO 2“ for the SOHO China Group designed by architects von Gerkan, Marg and partners (gmp) has been completed in Beijing’s Central Business District. The site at the Guanghua Lu is located in one of the prominent urban districts in the eastern center of Beijing, and consists of five houses with a curved building shape.
08/09/2015Opening
Rehearsal building for the „Ballett am Rhein“ in Düsseldorf
The new rehearsal building for the Deutsche Oper am Rhein ballet company was opened on 4 September 2015 after a construction period of less than ten months. In a consortium with HOCHTIEF Solutions, the architects von Gerkan, Marg and Partners (gmp) carried out the new construction on the historic site of the former Rheinbahn depot „am Steinberg“ in Düsseldorf as part of a PPP contract placed by Düsseldorf City Council.
25/08/2015Completion
Exhibition Hall 19/20 of Deutsche Messe in Hanover
The new construction of Exhibition Hall 19/20 with its adjoining conference area, designed by gmp, is located at the northern main entrance of the exhibition grounds of Deutsche Messe AG in Hanover. The project has now been completed after a construction period of one and a half years.
17/08/2015Completion
SOHO Fuxing Lu, Shanghai, China
The design for SOHO Fuxing Lu, an urban quarter with restaurants, shops and offices primarily intended for young start-up companies, adopts the scale and orientation of the neighboring blocks, integrates existing historic buildings and, in this way, adds to the important urban seam in the inner city using the existing urban development structure.
04/08/2015Completion
3Cubes Office Building at the Caohejing Business Park in Shanghai
The 3Cubes office building designed by gmp for the Caohejing Business Park in the western part of Shanghai have now been completed. The office building complex with service functions in the basement floors has a total gross floor area of 60,000m² and consists of three cubic building volumes with different heights of between 35 m and 60 m.
28/07/2015Completion
Data Center of China Life Insurance in Shanghai
China’s largest insurance company, China Life Insurance Company, has moved into its new Data Center in Shanghai-Pudong. After a design and construction period of six years – which is on the long side for China – the complex designed by architects von Gerkan, Marg and Partners (gmp) was completed in June.
24/07/2015Competition win
gmp wins competition for new Suzhou library building in China
The architects von Gerkan, Marg and Partners (gmp) have won the design competition for the new construction of the Suzhou Library in China. The start of construction has been scheduled for 2016 and the opening of the complex for the end of 2017.
21/07/2015Opening
Meinhard von Gerkan opens his Architecture Pavilion with the “Lines of Thought“ exhibition
Exhibition on the occasion of the 80th birthday of gmp founding partner Meinhard von Gerkan / Five decades of sketches and drawings / Architecture Pavilion as exhibition and events venue
29/06/2015gmp Architects design for ICICLE
The Fashion Industry Park for the fashion brand is scheduled for completion by 2018
The architects von Gerkan, Marg and Partners (gmp) are designing the ICICLE Fashion Industry Park for the Chinese fashion brand ICICLE; the Centre includes a production facility with logistics center for the e-commerce business, as well as design and production workplaces with the company’s associated showrooms.
23/06/2015Competition win, project commissioned
SF Express Headquarter Building, Shenzhen, China
SF Express Group Co., Ltd, one of China’s leading logistics companies with over 340,000 employees worldwide, is intending to construct a new company headquarter building in the flourishing Qianhai District in Shenzhen. The architects von Gerkan, Marg and Partners (gmp) were successful in winning first prize in the international competition for the new construction of the SF Express Headquarter Building, and the practice has been commissioned with the design of the high-rise office building with a gross floor area of 100,000 m².
22/06/2015Competition win, project commissioned
Guangzhou Museum, China
The architects von Gerkan, Marg and Partners (gmp) were awarded 1st prize for their competition entry for the new construction of the Guangzhou City Museum. At the same time, Nieto Sobejano Arquitectos (Madrid/Berlin) won the competition for the adjacent Science Museum which, together with the city’s new Art Museum (commissioned a year ago and being designed by Thomas Herzog Architects), will form the central cultural precinct of this third-largest Chinese city.
09/06/2015Competition win, project commissioned
China Unicom IT Industrial Operation Center, Guangzhou, China
The architects von Gerkan, Marg and Partners (gmp) have won the international competition for the new construction of an IT industrial operation center with adjacent high-rise office block in Guangzhou for China Unicom, one of the leading Chinese telecommunications companies, and have been commissioned to carry out the design.
28/05/2015Competition win, project commissioned
Qianhai Trade Center, Shenzhen, China
With a total area of almost 15 square kilometers and a planned gross floor area of approx. 30 million square meters, by 2020 the Qianhai district in Shenzhen will be developed into the most important transport intersection and commercial center in the Pearl River delta. Hong Kong can be reached from here within 30 minutes, and all other important cities in the region within an hour.
18/05/2015Completion
Shenzhen Software Industry Base, Plot 1, Shenzhen, China
The focus of the Shenzhen metropolis is on national and international IT research and development. A core project for strengthening the IT industry is the „Shenzhen Software Industry Base“, for the first plot of which the architects von Gerkan, Marg and Partners won the design commission as part of an international competition in 2009; this has now been completed.
05/05/2015Award of contract in VOF negotiation procedure
Refurbishment and modernization of the Mollier Building, Dresden Technical University
The architects practice von Gerkan, Marg and Partners (gmp) has – in a VOF negotiation procedure - been awarded the contract for the total refurbishment and modernization of the Mollier Building at Dresden Technical University.
20/04/2015Award for new Vietnamese National Assembly building in Hanoi
Vietnam relies on German building culture
“What is Vietnamese building culture?” This question is asked in a country the architecture of which was for many years defined by the former colonial powers, France and Japan, and by the separation of the country into North and South Vietnam with the two capitals, Hanoi and Saigon.
15/04/2015Salone Internazionale del Mobile 2015
Re-launch of Meinhard von Gerkan‘s Berlin Chair at the Milan Furniture Fair
Precisely forty years after its introduction, the Berlin Chair designed by Meinhard von Gerkan for the furniture maker Walter Knoll is being re-launched. At this year’s Milan Furniture Fair (Salone Internazionale del Mobile) from 14 to 19 April, Walter Knoll is presenting the re-edition of the chair designed by von Gerkan in 1975 for the VIP lounge of Berlin Tegel Airport, which was also designed by him.
30/03/2015On old foundations
gmp exhibition at AEDES Berlin from 2 April
With the exhibition „On old foundations. Building in a historic context“, the architects von Gerkan, Marg and Partners (gmp) exhibit a side of their oeuvre that is less well known to the general public: how to deal with historic buildings.
26/02/2015European Cultural Centre in a Venetian palazzo
Ideas are developed at the next aac workshop from 26 February to 20 March
Sixteen young architects and aspirants to the profession from different countries are given the opportunity at the Academy for Architectural Culture (aac) to develop designs for a European Cultural Centre in Venice and to subsequently present their work to the public in Hamburg and Venice.
20/01/2015Competition success
Rostock city centre – urban restructuring around the city's port
The architects practice von Gerkan, Marg and Partners (gmp) has won first prize in an urban design ideas competition for the restructuring of the parts to the north of the inner city and the Bussebart/Stadthafen area in the “Standort Stadthafen” planning section.
02/01/2015Meinhard von Gerkan
In honor of his 80th birthday
Meinhard von Gerkan was born in Riga on 3 January 1935; the city is located in Latvia which, at the time, was an independent country with a population of Latvians, Russians and Germans. The family belonged to the upper class of the German-Baltic population which – following the non-aggression agreement between Stalin and Hitler and the resulting cession of the Baltic states to the Soviet Union – was largely resettled in the Polish areas which had been under occupation since the beginning of the war.
Events
Designing in Dialogue
10/12/2019Nikolaus Goetze at the second congress of the Ho Chi Minh City Architect Association
On Tuesday, December 10, Nikolaus Goetze will speak at the second congress of the Ho Chi Minh City Architect Association. In his lecture "Designing in Dialogue" he will discuss the importance of dialogic design using the example of numerous projects from the gmp portfolio. The lecture will be followed by a discussion between invited guests and the audience.
Discussion about the „Stadteingang Elbbrücken“
27/11/2019gmp partner Nikolaus Goetze and Evelyn Pasdzierny at the Haus der Jugend
Public discussion about the "Stadteingang Elbbrücken" – jury chairman Prof. Kees Christiaanse will present the designs of the three participating teams, including gmp with WES LAndschaftsArchitektur.
Workshop "City Entrance Elbe Bridges"
13/11/2019gmp-draft for the Billhorner Brückenstraße as a city entrance
On Saturday, Evelyn Pasdzierny of gmp and Andreas Kachel of WES will present the draft for a clearly formulated entrance to the city of Hamburg crossing the Elbe bridges. Three renowned architecture and landscape planning teams had worked on the task.
Friendship – where nothing is impossible!
14/11/2019Nikolaus Goetze at Tongji University
On Thursday, November 14, gmp partner Nikolaus Goetze and Sven Plieninger of schlaich bergermann partner will speak at the Tongji University in Shanghai. In the joint lecture "Friendship – where nothing is impossible!" they will both present the specific aspects of their co-realized projects.
Bridge construction projects and genius loci (in German)
12/11/2019Volkwin Marg speaks at the TU Berlin
On Tuesday, November 12, Volkwin Marg will talk about "Bridge Construction Projects and Genius Loci". The lecture series “Bridge Building Culture in Germany” will take place within the framework of the Colloquium on Constructive Engineering.
Robust Construction – Illusion or Necessity?
12/11/2019Stephan Schütz at symposium in Munich
On Tuesday, November 12, Stephan Schütz will speak at the symposium, “Robust Construction – Illusion or Necessity?” in Munich. Together with Elisabeth Endres, he will discuss the question of how robust an interim building can really be.
"The future of the past"
30/10/2019Stephan Schütz at Bau China 2019 in Shanghai
At BAU China 2019, Stephan Schütz will give a lecture on renovating existing buildings using German and Chinese examples.
![Years of Construction – Baujahre [2013 – 2018] Filmscreening and Q&A with Heinz Emigholz and Nikolaus Goetze](/typo3temp/_processed_/csm_2749_180703_MB189_2347_Karteikarte_01_4f91fe18ea.jpg "Years of Construction – Baujahre [2013 – 2018] Filmscreening and Q&A with Heinz Emigholz and Nikolaus Goetze")
Years of Construction – Baujahre [2013 – 2018]
25/10/2019Filmscreening and Q&A with Heinz Emigholz and Nikolaus Goetze
On Monday, November 4, 2019 at 7 pm, gmp and FSB host a film screening of “Years of Construction – Baujahre [2013 – 2018]”, documenting the building process of the Kunsthalle Mannheim. Following the screening, the internationally renowned German film pioneer and illustrator Heinz Emigholz will be present for a discussion with gmp partner Nikolaus Goetze and is happy to answer questions from the audience.
Lecture Series "On the Duty and the Power of Architecture“
22/10/2019Volkwin Marg guest at the Akademie der Künste
In the lecture series "On the Duty and the Power of Architecture", organized by the Section Architecture of the Akademie der Künste in Berlin, international architecture offices present their current work. Volkwin Marg will be a guest on October 22. His lecture and the subsequent discussion with the architectural historian Werner Durth will focus on the changes in building culture and the responsibility of architecture.
Jung, aber Denkmal: Berlin TXL
21/10/2019Stephan Schütz at panel discussion in Berlin
As of this year, Tegel Airport is a listed building. On this occasion, the Landesdenkmalamt Berlin and the Architektenkammer Berlin are hosting the event "Jung, aber Denkmal" at the Urania Berlin on Monday, October 21. Stephan Schütz, partner at gmp, will take part in a panel discussion on the monument's future.
ARCHI_STRUCTURE – The Symbiosis of Architecture & Structure
17/10/2019Nikolaus Goetze at the International Forum Architects Dialogue Structurists
On Thursday, October 17, gmp partner Nikolaus Goetze and sbp partner Sven Plieninger will speak at the International Forum Architects Dialogue Structurists, hosted by the Chinese Academy of Engineering in Beijing.
Krefeld and Architecture (in German)
09/10/2019A Discussion with Volkwin Marg in Krefeld
On October 9, the project MIK e.V. and Verseidag invite you to a discussion with Volkwin Marg about Krefeld and architecture in the Krefeld Pavilion. The Pavillon is a walk-in sculpture by Thomas Schütte, winner of the Biennale Prize, and is a contribution to the nationwide anniversary event Bauhaus 100.
Dresden – Space Innovation Program
04/10/2019Stephan Schütz at the International Library Summit in Venice
Stephan Schütz speaks at the International Library Summit in Venice on October 4th. The one-day conference is dedicated to the theme "Libraries and Their Architecture in the 21st Century".
Stadt, Land, Fluss
26/08/2019Nikolaus Goetze at vernissage in Berlin
At the opening of the exhibition " Stadt, Land, Fluss " on 12 September in Berlin, gmp partner Nikolaus Goetze will speak about the many years of cooperation with the architectural photographer HGEsch. Among the exhibited works are photographic documentations of numerous gmp projects.
Magdeburg – City of Modernism
06/09/2019Lecture by Christian Hellmund
On September 6, Christian Hellmund of gmp architects will speak at the lecture evening "Magdeburg - City of Modernism" (in german) about two striking buildings: the Stadthalle, built in 1927, and the Hyparschale by Ulrich Müther. He presents the planning for the renovation and extension of the Stadthalle as well as the planned construction measures on the Hyparschale in the immediate vicinity. Another speaker is the art historian Sabine Ullrich.
Tradition and Progress
23/08/2019Stephan Schütz at the JUNG Architecture Talks in Singapur
On 28 August, Stephan Schütz, Partner at gmp, will give a lecture on the theme of tradition and progress at the "JUNG Architecture Talks" event in Singapur.
Concepts of Contemporary Construction and Urban Planning
21/08/2019A panel discussion with Volkwin Marg in Worpswede
On 21 August, Volkwin Marg will be a guest in the Theater Hall of the Alte Molkerei in Worpswede. He is one of five panelists in the discussion, "Concepts of contemporary building and urban planning" - with a focus on specific challenges in the near and long-term future.
Sustainable Building - Towards a New Normal
14/08/2019Lecture by Urs Wedekind about the German House in Ho Chi Min City
On Tuesday, August 20, the DGNB e.V. and the Hamburg Chamber of Architects invite you to the event "Sustainable Building - Towards a New Normal" (in german). As one of the speakers, Urs Wedekind, Associate Director - DGBN Auditor at gmp, will present the German House in Ho Chi Minh City. The practical example shows how certification can help with the planning and construction of a sustainable house for the future.
Exhibition Opening in Dresden
14/08/2019Results of the Academy for Architectural Culture Spring Workshop 2019
The aac spring workshop was focused on the Japanische Palais—the last element in Dresden’s museum landscape that still requires refurbishment. Under the guidance of Meinhard von Gerkan and Stephan Schütz, the students developed designs that open the building towards Neustadt and the River Elbe, and convert the Japanische Palais into a “working collection” in which the general public is involved in the process of artistic creation. From August 15 the results will be shown in an exhibition in Dresden.
JUNG Architecture Talks in Freiburg
02/07/2019Bernd Gossmann on modular construction
The 14th edition of the JUNG Architecture Talks in Freiburg on 11 July, 2019 is devoted to the topic "Modular + Serious". Bernd Gossmann, associate partner at gmp, is part of the panel and will talk about his experiences with the planning of a temporary school building in modular timber construction in Frankfurt's Westend.
Choreography of the masses. Architecture as art for society
27/06/2019Volkwin Marg at the Bucerius Kunst Forum
Volkwin Marg speaks at the Bucerius Kunst Forum in Hamburg on Tuesday evening. In his lecture he discussed the opportunities and challenges of his work.
Exhibition: Architecture x Fashion - A Dialogue
17/06/2019Jubilee exhibition "20 years gmp in China"
On Friday, 28 June 2019, the exhibition “Architecture x Fashion - A Dialogue” will open as part of Hamburg's Architecture Summer 2019. This exhibition runs until 12 July, 2019.
Venue
Barlach Halle K
Klosterwall 13
20095 Hamburg
Exhibtion "DAM Preis 2019"
02/05/2019Stephan Schütz speaks at the vernissage at the Zentrum für Baukultur Sachsen
On Thursday, 2 May 2019, the "DAM Preis 2019" exhibition by the Deutsches Architekturmuseum will open at the Zentrum für Baukultur Sachsen (ZfBK) in Dresden.
The Changing Perspectives: 20 Years of Architecture in China
04/04/2019Stephan Schütz at the Mercator Institute for China Studies
Stephan Schütz will be guest at the Mercator Institute for China Studies in Berlin tomorrow evening. In a talk with Claudia Wessling, Head of Publications at MERICS, he shares experiences from 20 years of building in China.
"Palimpsest"
27/03/2019Lecture by Prof. José Gutierrez Marquez, Bruno Fioretti Marquez
As part of the upcoming aac spring workshop, Prof. José Gutierrez Marquez, co-founder of the architecture studio Bruno Fioretti Marquez (Berlin), will give a talk on "Palimpsest" on 27 March at 7 pm. The event is free of charge. Pre-registration is kindly requested.
"The Rjjks and others“
21/03/2019Lecture by Antonio Cruz, Cruz y Ortiz Arquitectos
Architect Antonio Cruz, co-founder of Cruz y Ortiz Arquitectos, is giving a talk on 21 March as part of the upcoming aac spring workshop "Japanisches Palais. The Art Cabinet as a Working Collection" in Hamburg. One of the topics addressed during his lecture will be the project New Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam.
"Talking things“
21/03/2019Lecture by Prof. Dr.-Ing. h.c. HG Merz
On 21 March at 7 pm, Prof. Dr.-Ing. h.c. HG Merz, founder and Managing Director of hg merz architects (Stuttgart), will open the lecture series of this year's aac spring workshop "Japanisches Palais. The Art Cabinet as a Working Collection" under the guidance of Meinhard von Gerkan and
Stephan Schütz. The event is free of charge. Pre-registration is kindly requested.
Buildings & Projects in Kazakhstan and China
04/02/2019The New Silk Road. Volkwin Marg as a guest at the Hamburg Chamber of Commerce
On 4 February, Volkwin Marg will speak at the Hamburg Chamber of Commerce about gmp construction projects in Kazakhstan and China at the event The New Silk Road. Among the further guests of the meeting rank Professor Dr. Karl Pilny, Folker Hellmeyer, Professor Dr. Joachim Nagel, Hendrik Wehlen and Alen Jangozin.
"Planning in Two Worlds"
11/01/2019Volkmar Sievers holds a lecture at BAU 2019
In his 30-minute lecture, Volkmar Sievers introduces the Kunsthalle Mannheim and the headquarters of the Hengdian Group in Hangzhou, as well as the door handle that was used in both projects.
