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German Architecture Annual 2025

February 15, 2025 by bp_heights_dbuw21w3

The German Architecture Annual 2025, published by DOM, presents the DAM Prize winner and shortlisted projects, awarded by the German Architecture Museum (DAM). Edited by Yorck Förster, Christina Gräwe, and Peter Cachola Schmal, the book highlights 25 shortlisted projects from 100 nominations, offering insights into contemporary German architecture. It explores key trends such as circular construction, sustainable materials, and adaptive reuse, reflecting current priorities in design and urban development.

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Filed Under: Awards, Publications Tagged With: Book, Germany

Gewers Pudewill. Tailor Made Architecture

February 19, 2024 by bp_heights_dbuw21w3

Park Book’s publication ‘Gewers Pudewill. Tailor Made Architecture’ presents projects completed since 2019 by the award-winning Berlin-based German architecture firm. Founded by Georg Gewers and Henry Pudewill, the firm’s portfolio during this period includes office buildings, conversions of manufacturing and commercial structures, housing, research facilities, and nursing residences for the elderly.

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Filed Under: Publications Tagged With: Germany, Gewers Pudewill, Park Books

German Architecture Annual 2024

February 15, 2024 by bp_heights_dbuw21w3

DOM publisher’s German Architecture Annual 2024 presents the most notable buildings shortlisted for the DAM (Deutsches Architekturmuseum) Prize for outstanding buildings in Germany. The editors are Yorck Förster, Christina Gräwe and Peter Cachola Schmal. The Annual presents the winning, finalist and shortlisted projects with in-depth portrayals of 26 selected projects. This year’s projects reveal a strong emphasis on sustainable materials.

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Filed Under: Publications Tagged With: DOM, Germany, Gustav Düsing & Max Hacke

Student accommodation in Berlin by Sehw Architektur

October 29, 2023 by bp_heights_dbuw21w3

Berlin-based Sehw Architektur has designed a building comprising 159 apartments for students in Oberschöneweide, Berlin.  The corner building with similar treatment of its walls and sloping roof gives it a monolithic appearance. The external colour divides the building into two parts, and the slight horizontal shift in the windows provides the facade with a ‘playful dynamic’.  The building features open-plan kitchen-living rooms, common areas to promote social interactions, and compact apartments with large windows. Photo Helen Bereket. Sehw Architektur

sehw architektur Berlin student accomodation exterior light and dark facade
Change in colour is used to divide the building into two parts. © Helen Bereket
sehw architektur Berlin student accomodation exterior light facade close up
Horizontal shift in the windows provides the facade with a ‘playful dynamic’. © Helen Bereket
sehw architektur Berlin student accomodation exterior courtyard
© Helen Bereket
sehw architektur Berlin student accomodation exterior dark facde close up
© Helen Bereket
sehw architektur Berlin student accomodation exterior dark facde
© Helen Bereket
sehw architektur Berlin student accomodation site plan
Site plan
sehw architektur Berlin student accomodation site plan East View
East elevation
sehw architektur Berlin student accomodation site plan South view
South elevation
sehw architektur Berlin student accomodation section
Section
sehw architektur Berlin student accomodation exterior light facade
© Helen Bereket

Filed Under: Architecture Tagged With: Berlin, Germany, Sehw Architektur, Student accommodation

Multi-generational housing in Erfurt, Germany by architects Dorschner Kahl and Heine Mildner

August 7, 2023 by bp_heights_dbuw21w3

Dorschner Kahl Architekten in collaboration with Heine Mildner Architecken, both based in Germany, have created Andreasgärten, a complex for multi-generational living in the centre of Erfurt in Germany. The complex comprises three new three-storey timber buildings hosting 100 rental apartments, a therapy centre, and a chapel, together with an adapted former brick carriage house that serves as a kindergarten.

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Filed Under: Architecture Tagged With: Dorschner Kahl Architekten, Erfurt, Germany, Multi-generational Housing

HKW Bookshop in Berlin by Sauerbruch Hutton using recycled elements

May 15, 2023 by bp_heights_dbuw21w3

Sauerbruch Hutton has redesigned the bookshop at the Haus der Kulturen der Welt (HKW) in Berlin, with reused elements from previous exhibitions. Light grey MDF boards are used for the tables and shelves, and steel-framed recycled polycarbonate sheets are used as movable screens. In contrast to the muted colour of the furniture elements and the architecture, the books and textile ceiling flags provide colour and help define the boundary of the bookstore. Photo © Jan Bitter. Sauerbruch Hutton

HKW Bookshop Berlin Sauerbruch Hutton Interior
© Jan Bitter
HKW Bookshop Berlin Sauerbruch Hutton Interior Closed
 © Jan Bitter
HKW Bookshop Berlin Sauerbruch Hutton Interior Isometric Drawing
© Sauerbruch Hutton
HKW Bookshop Berlin Sauerbruch Hutton Facade
© HKW / Sebastian Bolesch

Filed Under: Architecture, Interiors Tagged With: Berlin, Bookshop, Germany, Recycled Materials, Retail, Sauerbruch Hutton

Gigon/Guyer extension to the Josef Albers Museum Quadrat Bottrop in Germany

April 28, 2023 by bp_heights_dbuw21w3

Zurich-based Annette Gigon / Mike Guyer Architects have added a two-story extension to the Josef Albers Museum Quadrat in Bottrop’s historic park Stadtgarten. The form, materials and colour of the structure are designed such that the architectural identity of the adjacent 1913 judge’s villa and museum buildings from the 1970s and 1980s, are clearly legible. Photo Stefan Müller, Berlin. Gigon/Guyer

Photo Stefan Müller, Berlin

Filed Under: Architecture Tagged With: Germany, Gigon Guyer, Museum

Ortner & Ortner Baukunst create office campus for W&W comprising seven courtyard buildings

March 22, 2023 by bp_heights_dbuw21w3

Architects O&O Baukunst have created a 160,000 square-meter campus housing 4,200 employees for financial group Wüstenrot & Wüttembergische AG in Kornwestheim, Germany. The compact campus consists of seven courtyard buildings surrounded by mixed meadow orchards and a boulevard lined with cafes, restaurants, and conference and leisure facilities. Photo Stefan Mueller. O&O Baukunst

Filed Under: Architecture, Interiors Tagged With: Germany, Kornwestheim, Office building, Ortner & Ortner Baukunst

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3daysofdesign: KEEP IT REAL

3daysofdesign: KEEP IT REAL

Events| Exhibitions

18-20 April 2025 | Copenhagen

Copenhagen's annual design festival, 3daysofdesign, returns in 2025 with the theme KEEP IT REAL, highlighting individuality, … MORE about 3daysofdesign: KEEP IT REAL

Salone del Mobile.Milano 2025

Salone del Mobile.Milano 2025

Events| VISIT NOW

8-13 April 2025 | Milan

The 63rd edition of the Salone del Mobile in Milan will host over 2,000 exhibitors from 37 countries, showcasing 148 first-time and … MORE about Salone del Mobile.Milano 2025

Frieze New York 2025

Frieze New York 2025

Events| Exhibitions

7-11 May 2025 | New York

Frieze New York returns to The Shed in New York, featuring over 65 leading galleries from 25+ countries, including Gagosian, White Cube, … MORE about Frieze New York 2025

RIBA exhibition, Difficult Sites: Architecture Against the Odds

RIBA exhibition, Difficult Sites: Architecture Against the Odds

Events

11 October 2024 - 29 March 2025 | RIBA, LONDON

RIBA’s new exhibition explores over 20 ambitious projects that overcame extreme site challenges across Britain. … MORE about RIBA exhibition, Difficult Sites: Architecture Against the Odds

DESIGN NEWS

House in the Forest, Hakkaido, Japan by Florian Busch Architects

House in the Forest, Hakkaido, Japan by Florian Busch Architects

Architecture

Situated on three hectares of forest, a short distance from Niseko’s ski slopes in Rankoshi, Hokkaido, Japan, Florian Busch Architects have created a family house … MORE about House in the Forest, Hakkaido, Japan by Florian Busch Architects

Bent Aluminium by Philippe Malouin x Lehni at Salone del Mobile 2025

Bent Aluminium by Philippe Malouin x Lehni at Salone del Mobile 2025

Design | Furniture

At the Salone del Mobile 2025, Salon 94 Design presents new work by Philippe Malouin in collaboration with Swiss furniture manufacturer Lehni. The collection, Bent … MORE about Bent Aluminium by Philippe Malouin x Lehni at Salone del Mobile 2025

Liu Jiakun named 2025 Pritzker Architecture Prize Laureate

Liu Jiakun named 2025 Pritzker Architecture Prize Laureate

Architecture | Awards

Liu Jiakun, of Chengdu, China, has been named the 2025 Pritzker Architecture Prize Laureate. "Instead of a style, he has developed a strategy that never relies on a … MORE about Liu Jiakun named 2025 Pritzker Architecture Prize Laureate

Wästberg w241 Faro hybrid lamp by David Chipperfield

Wästberg w241 Faro hybrid lamp by David Chipperfield

Design | Lighting

Swedish lighting brand Wästberg has released the w241 Faro, a portable and rechargeable lamp designed by architect Sir David Chipperfield. Inspired by … MORE about Wästberg w241 Faro hybrid lamp by David Chipperfield

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