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News
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.
07/10/2010Inauguration
Hanoi Museum opens its doors to the public this Friday
Hanoi Museum, the new museum of Hanoi’s history, was inaugurated on Wednesday this week as part of the millennial celebrations at the Vietnamese capital. The ceremony took place in the presence of national and regional government representatives.
09/12/2010Foundation Stone laid
Hans Sachs Building in Gelsenkirchen, Germany
This Friday sees the ceremonial laying of the foundation stone for the new City Hall, in the presence of Mayor Frank Baranowski, Gelsenkirchen chief executive Michael von der Mühlen and the responsible architect, Prof. Volkwin Marg.
12/09/20101st Prize
gmp Wins Ideas Competition for the Proposed Kiel Central Bus Station Development
A conference center with service facilities as an extension of the new Hotel Atlantic and a public multi-storey car park with 600 spaces above and 200 spaces below the central bus station could be constructed on a 6,000m² site directly along the shore of Kiel Firth to plans by architects von Gerkan, Marg and Partners.
09/09/2010Grundsteinlegung
Hans-Sachs-Haus in Gelsenkirchen
This Friday sees the ceremonial laying of the foundation stone for the new City Hall, in the presence of Mayor Frank Baranowski, Gelsenkirchen chief executive Michael von der Mühlen and the responsible architect, Prof. Volkwin Marg.
08/09/2010Commissioning and Handover
Exhibition and Events Hall, Bielefeld, Germany
On 9th September, 16 months of construction work on the new extension to the town hall in Bielefeld was completed with a ceremony at which Mayor Pit Clausen gave a speech. With an area of 3,400m², the Events and Exhibition Hall can accommodate up to 5,000 visitors.
19/07/2010News
BDA Hamburg Architecture Award 2010: 3rd Prize and Commendation for gmp
The jury of the BDA Hamburg Architecture Award has awarded the Office and Commercial Building at Hohe Bleichen 11 in the center of Hamburg a third Prize.
18/06/2010Award
"German steel architecture is champion!" Cape Town Stadium in South Africa wins steel industry prize
At the 2010 football World Cup championships in South Africa, the competition is not only a matter of sport. The stadia themselves have their own contest, for the Deutscher Stahlbau prize. This year, the prize was awarded jointly to architects gmp von Gerkan, Marg and Partners and structural engineers sbp schlaich bergermann und partner for Greenpoint Stadium in Cape Town.
07/05/2010Topping out ceremony
Topping out ceremony for the terminal building of BBI Berlin Brandenburg International Airport.
The ceremonial topping out ceremony of the terminal building as the heart of the new BBI airport for the German capital took place on 7th May. Berlin Brandenburg is (after Munich) the second completely new airport system in Germany to have take-off and landing runways operated completely separately from each other and passenger-handling midfield.
Events
Talk
30/11/2011Magdalene Weiss
"Design Challenge Sports Stadiums: The Shanghai Oriental Sports Center"
On Wednesday 30 November 2011, Magdalene Weiss and Sven Plieninger of schlaich bergermann and partners, will speak at the Tongji University in Shanghai on the subject: "Design Challenge – Sports Stadiums: the Shanghai Oriental Sports Centre".
gmp Musitecture # 86
07/11/2011Bernadett Mészáros, Julia Krenz & Anne-Katrin Schenck
"Le chant du rossignol – Song of the Nightingale"
The imitation of birdsong in music is the theme of this program by Bernadett Mészáros (harpsichord), Julia Krenz (flute), and Anne-Katrin Schenck (soprano).
Talk
24/11/2011Hubert Nienhoff
"Identity built in: such is the verdict on the BER – Berlin Brandenburg Airport"
An architect and a communication designer in dialogue: Hubert Nienhoff and Sibylle Schlaich, Managing Partner at Moniteurs, will speak in Ludwigsburg about the Willy Brandt Berlin Brandenburg airport.
gmp Musitecture # 85
17/11/2011Swingin’ Words
"Jazz is my voice – Die Gershwin Story"
On Thursday 17 November 2011 the gmp concert with "Swingin’ Words" will take place at the Völckersstrasse office in Hamburg. "Jazz is my voice – the Gershwin Story" – that is the title of the show by Antje Birnbaum, Akos Hoffmann and pianist Nikolai Juretzka, in which the three artists recapture the glorious dance film era of Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers.
Talk
10/11/2011Markus Pfisterer
"The stadium roof - case study: National stadium Warsaw, Poland"
On 14 November, Markus Pfisterer will speak at the Design Forum of “ASPIRE4SPORT” on the subject "The vision of developing the next generation of sports arenas and stadiums".
Round-table discussion
10/11/2011Christian Hoffmann
"State-of-the-art technologies for EURO 2012"
As part of the friendly international footballmatch, Christian Hoffmann (Associate Partner), together with other high ranking representatives from politics and commerce, will participate in a round-table discussion.
Talk
09/11/2011Prof. Volkwin Marg
"Architecture and identity"
As part of a series of events organised by the Russian magazine "Project Baltia", Prof. Volkwin Marg will give a talk on Wednesday, 9 November 2011.
Talk
04/11/2011Prof. Meinhard von Gerkan
"ARCHITEKTUR.vor.bild"
In addition to other well-known speakers, Prof. Meinhard von Gerkan will speak on Friday, 4 November 2011 on the subject ARCHITECTURE.guide.line.
São Paulo Architecture Biennial
01/11/2011Cape Town Stadium selected for the show
The Federal Chamber of German Architects (BAK) presents this year’s German contribution to the 9th International Architecture Biennial in São Paulo, Brazil. 20 projects were selected from over 140 submissions, including the Cape Town Stadium in South Africa.
Talk
03/11/2011Hans-Joachim Paap
“Acoustic material with attractive design”
Hans-Joachim Paap will give a talk at the 2011 AIT Acoustics Symposium in Berlin – "The acoustic quality of rooms – sound design & acoustic finishes". The event has been jointly organised by AIT Magazine and the Fraunhofer Institute for the fifth time.
Talk
06/10/2011Hubert Nienhoff
"Stadia for the 2014 FIFA WC, Brazil"
At the Brazil Forum of the 22nd IAKS Congress, Hubert Nienhoff will speak about "Stadiums for the 2014 FIFA World Cup, Brazil".
Afternoon site visit
26/10/2011Markus Pfisterer
Berlin Olympic Stadium
Olympiastadion Berlin Site Visit with both the stadium Managing Director and Markus Pfisterer (gmp Director) involved in retrofitting.
Talk
14/10/2011Hubert Nienhoff
"gmp – dialogue-based design: global projects – local identity"
On 15 October 2011, at the "Zodchestvo" Moscow Architecture Festival, Hubert Nienhoff will speak on the subject "gmp – dialogue-based design: global projects – local identity".
Talk
06/10/2011"Citizen participation procedures: Hafencity Hamburg, Valencia del Mar (Spain), Lingang New City (China)"
The Art of Building/Architecture departments of the Berlin, Dresden, Hamburg and Munich academies are organising a meeting from 13 to 15 October 2011 to discuss the topic "Town planning in a democracy".
Round table discussion
10/10/2011Hans-Joachim Paap
"Up-and-coming areas in Berlin – what post-airport scenarios would lead Tegel to take off?"
On 11 October 2011, Hans-Joachim Paap will take part in a round table discussion on the post-airport design concept for Tegel Airport. The result of the round table discussion on possible post-airport scenarios will be broadcast on the Inforadio (rbb) programme on Sunday, 16 October 2011 at 11 am.
TV-Talk
29/09/2011Prof. Volkwin Marg
Guest at the TV-Talk "Vision Lounge"
The "Vision Lounge" talk show lasts one hour and presents visionaries and players from Germany. Prof. Volkwin Marg will talk about visions for the cities of the future and about worldwide projects planned and built by gmp.
gmp Musitecture # 84
29/09/2011Chansons von Marie Biermann
"Vom donnernden Leben – Lieder über Sehnsucht, Lust und Hafen"
The next Musitektur concert takes place on 31st March, with Marie Biermann in concert. She will be singing songs of Brecht and Prévert, Hans Albers and Udo Lindenberg, but above all Biermann songs, rarities familiar to virtually no-on-Hamburg tavern songs.
Talk
27/09/2011Markus Pfisterer
"Cathedrals of Sport"
Markus Pfisterer, gmp Director, will be talking at the "Coliseum SUMMIT 2011 – Sports venues Know-how for the Middle East" in Doha/Qatar about "Cathedrals of Sport".
Talk
24/09/2011Markus Pfisterer
"Identifying the critical success factors of stadium design and construction to cater for Qatar’s unique climate, conditions and timescales"
Markus Pfisterer, Director gmp, will be talking at the "Qatar Construction Summit 20112".
Workshop
20/09/2011Hubert Nienhoff
"Mega events – strengthening cooperation and business opportunities"
As part of the German-Brazilian Business Fair in Rio de Janeiro, Hubert Nienhoff is taking part in the workshop entitled "Mega events – strengthening cooperation and business opportunities".
Talk
16/09/2011Ralf Amann
"Sustainable Technologies and Urbanization"
At the 2011 German-Brazilian Economic Forum in Rio de Janeiro, Ralf Amann, Diretor gmp do Brasil, will speak at the seminar "Building Culture, Technology, and Sustainability in the Urbanization Process."
Panel discussion
31/08/2011Enno Maass
"The future of the city"
Future of the city. Mobility, energy, intelligent networks, ownership vs. access? Dieter Läpple (HCU), Philipp Rode (LSE), and Enno Maass (Managing Director of aac – Academy for Architectural Culture) discuss the future of the city at Kultwerk West in Hamburg.
Talk
30/08/2011Hubert Nienhoff
"Quo Vadis Stadium? Developments in stadium construction"
Hubert Nienhoff is giving a talk at the Sponsors’ Sports Venue Summit 2011
Talk
22/08/2011Ralf Amann
"The technical details of stadium construction"
Ralf Amann, Diretor gmp do Brazil, will be speaking about the technical details of stadium construction during the XVI Engineering Weeks at the Bauru Campus of São Paulo State University.
Talk
03/08/2011Ralf Amann
"Future visions for the cities of tomorrow"
The "Santiago 2041" event will be focussing on sustainable urban development. In this context, Ralf Amann (Diretor gmp do Brasil) will be giving a talk on the subject of future visions for the cities of tomorrow.
Talk
06/07/2011Hubert Nienhoff
"Change and innovation: new architecture in dialogue"
Key features of the 15th Project Workshop at the Agrippinawerft in Cologne will be the project report by architect Hubert Nienhoff (gmp partner).
Talk
07/06/2011Prof. Volkwin Marg
"Architecture between New and Old"
Prof. Volkwin Marg will be speaking on the subject of "Architecture between New and Old" during the specialist conference on Cultural Heritage and Culture Management, which forms part of the supplementary subject of Culture Management at the Christian Albrecht University in Kiel.
Architectural firms’ Open Day
24/06/2011gmp Berlin taking part again
This year’s Chamber of Architects’ Open Day is on Saturday 25th June 2011, and once again gmp Berlin is taking part.
Talk
23/06/2011Prof. Meinhard von Gerkan
"Sports stadiums and halls – architectural gift packaging"
On Friday 24th June 2011, Meinhard von Gerkan will be speaking at the 11th edition of the Hamburg International Symposium on Sport and the Economy at the Hamburg Chamber of Commerce.
Talk
23/06/2011Prof. Volkwin Marg
"Urban design and the waterfront – three decades of experiences"
On 23rd June, one of six one-day lecture events under the banner of "Water World – Maritime Move" series. Along with other speakers from distinguished architectural firms, Volkwin Marg will be speaking on the subject of "Urban Design and the Waterfront – Three Decades of Experiences".
Talk
22/06/2011Hubert Nienhoff
„Architect and Engineer in Dialogue“
As part of the programme accompanying the exhibition "From Berlin to Brasília – Stadiums by the Architects von Gerkan, Marg and Partners", Hubert Nienhoff will be talking together with Knut Göppert, schlaich bergermann and partner about "Architects and Engineers in Dialogue".
Talk
15/06/2011Prof. Volkwin Marg
"From Berlin to Brasília – Stadiums by the Architects von Gerkan, Marg and Partners"
On Wednesday, 15th June, Prof. Volkwin Marg is giving an introductory talk on the exhibition "From Berlin to Brasília – Stadiums by the Architects von Gerkan, Marg and Partners" in the Alvar Alto Kulturhaus in Wolfsburg, Germany.
Talk
30/05/2011Martin Glass
gmp architects – recent large scale membrane structures
On Tuesday, 31st May 2011, gmp director Martin Glass will be speaking at the Technische Universität Berlin about recent large scale membrane structures.
5th anniversary
13/05/2011Berlin Central Station
Berlin Central Station – Europe’s largest train station for long-distance, regional, and local transport - celebrates 5th anniversary on 26th of May.
Talk
25/05/2011Markus Pfisterer
"Discussing the development of FIFA and UEFA stadiums from 2006 to 2022"
The 2022 FIFA World Cup championships will be held in Qatar. In this connection, gmp director Markus Pfisterer will speak among other experts on "Stadium and Venue – Design and Development" in Doha/Qatar.
Talk
17/05/2011Wu Wei
"National Museum of China"
On Wednesday, 18th May, Wu Wei is giving in Beijing a talk on the National Museum of China.
Talk
13/05/2011Prof. Meinhard von Gerkan
"Transport buildings and urban planning "
As part of the programme accompanying the Paul Bonatz exhibition, Meinhard von Gerkan will be talking about transport buildings and urban planning in Tübingen.
Talk
11/05/2011Nikolaus Goetze
„Designing in Dialogue – The Architecture of von Gerkan, Marg and Partners“
On Wednesday, 11th May 2011, gmp Partner Nikolaus Goetze will be speaking at the National University of Civil Engineering (NUCE) in Hanoi about the Architecture of von Gerkan, Marg and Partners.
Talk
09/05/2011Prof. Volkwin Marg
"Structure and Intention"
On Tuesday, 10th May, Prof. Volkwin Marg is giving a talk on the exhibition "Designing in Dialogue – The Architecture of von Gerkan, Marg and Partners" at the University Diego Portales in Santiago de Chile.
gmp Musitektur # 83
02/05/2011Daniil Danilenko – piano
Spring greetings from Moscow
Following the February concert of "Russian Impressions of the 20th Century" in the Hamburg Musitektur series, the Russian theme continues at the Berlin office on Tuesday, 3rd May 2011 with a recital by young Russian pianist Daniil Danilenko.
Talk
13/04/2011Martin Glass
"Projects for the 2014 World Cup"
On Thursday, 14th April 2011, gmp director Martin Glass will be speaking at an IHK Brazil event about his experiences in Brazil and the current opportunities for business in the run-up to the 2014 World Cup.
Talk
24/03/2011Wu Wei
Area dialogues, edition 10
‘The beauty of built things’
The Chinese specialist periodical Area China invites you to the 10th discussion in its series of ‘Area Dialogues’ events at the Jumeirah Himalayas Hotel in Shanghai, on 30th March 2011. The ‘Beauty of Built Things’ is the theme on this occasion.
Lecture
23/03/2011Prof. Meinhard von Gerkan
Designing in Dialogue
The Architecture of von Gerkan, Marg and Partners
Meinhard von Gerkan is giving a talk on the exhibition "Designing in Dialogue – The Architecture of von Gerkan, Marg and Partners" at the University of Architecture in Ho Chi Minh City .
Conference
08/03/2011Prof. Meinhard von Gerkan
2011 Eco-Summit
Vision of TXL+ Smart Green City, based on Tegel Airport
A major topic of the eco-summit is the city of the future. Prof. Meinhard von Gerkan will present his vision of TXL+ Smart Green City based on Tegel Airport.
Lecture
10/03/2011Prof. Meinhard von Gerkan
Architectureworld 2011
‘Meaning as an architectural tenet’
Architectureworld is Europe’s biggest architectural get-together. In his talk, Meinhard von Gerkan will be offering a glimpse of his ongoing work at gmp, talking among other things about projects in Germany and in China
