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News
17/12/20182018 Architecture Prize of the BDA Hamburg for three gmp projects
Extension of the Gebrüder Heinemann company headquarters at 1st prize
On December 6, 2018, Volkwin Marg together with the gmp team received the awards from the Association of German Architects (BDA) during an official awards ceremony. In addition to a 1st prize for the office building project at Hamburg’s HafenCity, the Architects von Gerkan, Marg and Partners (gmp) received a 3rd prize for the Gyula-Trebitsch School in Hamburg-Tonndorf, as well as a special mention for the garden pavilion building housing a library.
06/12/2018Bon voyage!
Official opening of the new Elbbrücken Underground station
On December 6, 2018, the new Elbbrücken Underground station of the U4 line will be ceremonially opened. The station was designed by gmp in cooperation with the structural engineers schlaich bergermann partner (sbp). Located at the Elbbrücken bridges at the end of the new HafenCity district, the Underground station with its conspicuous roof construction is a milestone in the development of HafenCity. From December 7, 2018, all visitors to HafenCity can, for the first time, arrive at the new stop and view the growing HafenCity vista from the platform at the Elbe River.
28/11/2018Living and working in the Bogenviertel
gmp wins urban design competition for Bietigheim-Bissingen
The architects von Gerkan, Marg and Partners (gmp) produced a town-planning design for the precinct of Deutsche Linoleum-Werke (DLW) in Bietigheim-Bissingen, which nestles into the grown urban structure and combines new forms of living and working with conventional typologies. The idea is to create owner-occupied homes, affordable housing for rent, as well as special forms of housing such as living/working accommodation, studios, and small apartments. The concept includes longish building blocks along the railway tracks and the main road that screen the new quarter from the considerable noise from these sources.
14/11/2018Caohejing Xinzhou Plaza
A Commercial Building by gmp
In the Chinese metropolis Shanghai, another project for the Shanghai Caohejing Hi-Tech Park Development Corp. has been completed to a design by von Gerkan, Marg and Partners Architects (gmp). Influenced by the specific conditions of the place, the dynamic of the passing traffic, the crisscrossing pathways and visual relationships, the building symbolically contributes to the urban development of this originally industrial part of the city. Xinzhou Plaza has been conceived as a prismatic glass volume bearing on monumental pilotis—a building with an experimental character that makes its architectural mark.
18/10/2018Art & Culture under one roof
Completion of Tianjin Binhai Cultural Center by gmp
The Binhai Cultural Center at Tianjin, the metropolis in the east of China, which includes five cultural buildings by international architects, has been created to a masterplan by Architects von Gerkan, Marg and Partners (gmp). With the concept of a roofed-over cultural concourse, gmp has created a specific typology for this unique project. The inverted umbrella-like structures are a distinct architectural element and unify the art and cultural buildings that were designed by different architectural practices.
04/09/2018Guangxi Culture & Art Center
Venue for cultural events, and new landmark of Nanning, China
The Guangxi Culture & Art Center in the Nanning metropolis in southern China has been ceremonially opened. Following the completion of similar projects in Tianjin, Chongqing und Qingdao, this is the fourth grand theater to be completed by von Gerkan, Marg and Partners (gmp) in China. Nanning, the capital of Guangxi province, now has the benefit of this type of venue which, with its wide-ranging cultural events program, is very popular in China and thus adds to the city’s attractiveness. Following the completion of Nanning’s trade exhibition and conference center, this is gmp’s second building for the city that adds its distinct appearance to the city’s skyline.
16/08/2018Play of Light and Shadow
Chao Hotel Beijing in a New Cloak
The new facade by von Gerkan, Marg and Partners Architects (gmp) imparts a lightness and a sculptural effect to the modernized hotel tower, which can be seen from afar. Its angled vertical elements and the alternating closed and glazed panels create a play of light and shadow. Horizontal ledges are inserted every two stories, thus creating a calm facade geometry with balanced proportions. In addition to the external envelope, gmp designed the multifunctional “Glasshouse” to add a venue with a special atmosphere to the hotel complex.
16/07/2018Recreation areas in the vertical
Zhengzhou twin towers by gmp completed
The Greenland Towers soar 284 meters into the sky above Zhengzhou metropolis in eastern China. The sil- houettes of the towers are characterized by the sky lobbies, recesses that are inserted offset at various levels. Designed as public spaces in the vertical, the sky lobbies are prestigious amenity areas for the offices, providing the unusual experience of being able to enjoy an outside terrace at a height of up to 240 meters. In total, the Greenland Central Plaza complex, which was built to plans by Architects von Gerkan, Marg and Partners (gmp), comprises about 746,000 square meters of gross floor area.
02/07/2018Behind the scenes
Rehearsal Stage Center of the Deutsche Theater in Berlin officially opened
The Deutsche Theater in Berlin has put its new Rehearsal Stage Center into operation. The new building designed by the architects von Gerkan, Marg and Partners fits snugly into the courtyard of the theater and respectfully complements the adjoining listed buildings. In spite of its slender exterior appearance, the build- ing accommodates three rehearsal stages in the exact dimensions of the original stages in the main theater. For the first time, the rehearsals of the DT can take place at one central location, thereby optimizing the logistical processes in the various workshops.
14/06/2018Krasnodar FC Stadium
A football arena in the south of Russia
Besides the venues for this year’s World Cup, Krasnodar Stadium is one of the newest stadium buildings in Russia. In dialogue with the client, gmp ∙ Architects von Gerkan, Marg and Partners have developed the building from the urban design aspects through to the last detail, throughout the design and construction period. The result is a high-quality football arena to UEFA guidelines that provides a unique experience to spectators: whereas from the outside there is a reference to the amphitheater of antiquity as the generic type of venue for all modern stadiums, on the inside the world’s first 360 degree screen of its kind offers new opportunities for media display.
30/05/2018New “city within the city” officially celebrates its opening in Mannheim
The Kunsthalle shows its artworks for the first time in the new building
Subsequent to the new building of the Kunsthalle Mannheim being handed over to the city and its citizens in an official ceremony at the end of 2017, a three-day grand opening follows at the beginning of June. With the artworks, which have moved into the various exhibition areas of the old and new buildings during the last months, the intended coexistence of art, architecture, and urban landscape can be experienced as designed by the architects von Gerkan, Marg and Partners.
07/05/2018Off to the great celebration via the new bridge
gmp brings pedestrians and cyclists across the Baakenhafen basin
Last weekend, the Baaken Park in HafenCity was officially opened with a two-day opening fair. For the first time, numerous visitors used the new Baakenhafenbrücke to reach the park. The slender steel construction is the result of a competition initiated by the HafenCity Hamburg GmbH, which was won in 2013 by architects von Gerkan, Marg and Partners (gmp) in cooperation with structural engineers Knippers Helbig from Stuttgart.
02/05/2018Innovation campus in landscape park
gmp wins competition for science complex in Suzhou
By 2020, an innovation campus with offices and laboratories for young companies in the high-tech field will be developed in Suzhou, the eastern Chinese metropolis. The total of 330,000 square meters of gross floor area is provided in five building clusters of different sizes, which are arranged offset from each other around a park and lake landscape. In the spring of 2018, the design by Architects von Gerkan, Marg and Partners (gmp) and WES landscape architects won first prize in the competition for the project.
27/04/2018Modular interim concert hall for the Munich Philharmonic Orchestra
gmp commissioned with design of Gasteig interim
From 2020, the Gasteig Cultural Centre in Munich will move to an interim location in Munich Sendling for the five year refurbishment period. As a result of a two-stage negotiated procedure, gmp has been commissioned to design the new temporary concert hall and the conversion of the adjoining hall E. The practice’s design combines an effective, sustainable, modular building method with the requirements of an acoustically sophisticated concert hall for the Munich Philharmonic Orchestra and many other artists and guest orchestras.
28/03/2018Europe’s largest polycarbonate roof over the historic Śląski stadium
gmp has completed the conversion of the sports venue in Chorzów, Poland
In the cultural and recreational park in Chorzów, Poland, the architects von Gerkan, Marg and Partners (gmp) have converted the Śląski stadium. Yesterday it has been officially inaugurated by a friendly match: On Tuesday, March 27, the Polish national squad played against Southkorea’s national team. With the completion of the venue the Silesian province has been given a new sports venue for track and field competitions to international standard.
13/03/2018A spacious world of work in a high-density development in Chengdu
Foundation stone ceremony for new corporate head office of JD.com
The foundation stone ceremony for the new head office of the online trader Jingdong (JD.com) took place at Chengdu, the commercial metropolis in western China, at the end of 2017. The building was designed by Architects von Gerkan, Marg and Partners (gmp), who won the international competition in the previous year.
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
