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Gotthard-Müller School – Winner of the Brillux Design Award

On Monday, the Brillux Design Awards 2021 were presented at the LWL Museum für Kunst und Kultur in Münster. We are very pleased to have been awarded the prize for our project Gotthard-Müller School Bernhausen, Filderstadt in the category: Interior Co…

Topping out Ceremony – EDGE Elbside, Hamburg

On Wednesday, September 21st 2022 we celebrated the topping out ceremony for the EDGE ElbSide building, the new headquarter of Vattenfall in the HafenCity of Hamburg. EDGE ElbSide is Germany's tallest building using the so-called…

15. Architekturquartett NRW

15: Green! What can the green city of the future look like in concrete terms? What concepts are there for the greening of buildings? And how can ecological goals also be presented economically in dialog with investors? These questions will be…

Heinze ArchitekTOUR 2022

With a lecture by Stefan Rappold, Partner at Behnisch Architekten: „Forschung erwünscht – ein Institutsbau als Bühne für nachhaltige Konzeptideen“ 15 September 2022 / 15:45 pm / Munich Interested? Get your free ticket here: https://…

Harvard University Science and Engineering Complex: Winner of the 2022 International Architecture Awards!

We are very pleased about this prize! Since 2004, The Chicago Athenaeum: Museum of Architecture and Design, together with The European Center for Architecture Art Design and Urban Studies and Metropolitan Arts Press, Ltd. have organized The…

Construction start of the timber roof structure for the FH Münster

With renewable building materials and resource-saving use of existing infrastructure, Münster University of Applied Sciences is expanding the Fachhochschulzentrum (FHZ) on Corrensstraße. Behnisch Architekten, in collaboration with Berghaus A…

Groundbreaking ceremony: Sportpark Ost Regensburg

On Friday August 26 we celebrated the groundbreaking for the „Sportpark Ost Regensburg“. The project, which we realize together with L&P Beratende Ingenieure GmbH is located in the former barracks area „Prinz-Leopold-Kaserne“, will encompass a new pub…

Architecture award: “Building-Integrated Solar Technology 2022”

We are participating with our project, the new school building of the Freie Waldorfschule Uhlandshöhe in Stuttgart. Fingers crossed! The use of solar energy in and on buildings is a key aspect within energy efficient construction – for individual ho…

Günter Behnisch 100: Exhibition Events

Tue, 30 August 2022 / 6 pm Guided tour with Christian Kandzia Thu, 1 September 2022 / 6 pm Guided tour with Elisabeth Spieker and Andreas Hardegger from Behnisch Architekten Tue, 13 September 2022 / 6 pm Guided tour with Christian Kandzia Wed, 14…

Competition: 2nd Prize FORUM communication centre - Friedrich Schiller University Jena

Behnisch Architekten Munich and Weimar, in collaboration with GTL Michael Triebswetter Landschaftsarchitekt, won 2nd prize for the competition entry for the new construction of the FORUM communication centre - Friedrich Schiller University Jena.…

1st prize for the Wohnquartier Stadtpark Gersthofen competition

We are excited to announce that our Behnisch Architekten team in Munich has won the competition for the Wohnquartier Stadtpark Gersthofen. Directly adjacent to the square and the Town Hall, the existing park is to be replaced by a mixed, urban…

The exhibition is open since today: Günter Behnisch 100 - Bauen für eine offene Gesellschaft

27 July to 3 October 2022 Königstraße 1c (theatre passage) 70173 Stuttgart Opening hours Mon-Sat 10am-8pm Sun and 3 October 15-19pm More informations here

We are looking for architects!

Do you like working independently, are self-reliant, appreciate an international, creative environment and are interested in creating sophisticated, sustainable architecture? Apply to our office - more information can be found here

DGNB Annual Meeting „Phase Nachhaltigkeit“

After a break of two years due to corona, the annual meeting of the "Phase Nachhaltigkeit" initiative finally took place again. The event at the House of Architects in Stuttgart was attended by, among many others, Angie Müller-Puch, …

Inauguration: Town Hall Grosskarolinenfeld

On Saturday, 9th July 2022, the Town Hall Grosskarolinenfeld was officially inaugurated. A big thank you to Adler+Olesch, Munich, Köppl Ingenieure, Rosenheim, Ingenieurbüro Hausladen, Kirchheim, elo Plan, Rosenheim, and Bartenbach GmbH, Aldrans for t…

Harvard University Science and Engineering Complex – shortlist WAF 2022

We are extremely delighted, that Harvard University Science and Engineering Complex has been shortlisted in this year’s World Architecture Festival awards in the category Completed Buildings: Higher Education and Research. All shortlisted projects w…

DBZ Podcast with Behnisch Architekten: Learning spaces

Listen to this new episode of the DBZ podcast with Maria Hirnsperger and Angie Müller-Puch, both partner at Behnisch Architekten.

37th PV-Symposium in Freiburg

Cornelia Wust, director at Behnisch Architekten spoke at this year's PV-Symposium about building-integrated photovoltaics in a design-oriented manner, using the example of the new school building Freie Waldorfschule Uhlandshöhe in Stuttgart. Photos: …

Exhibition: SPURENSUCHE on the 100th birthday of Günter Behnisch

Günter Behnisch would have turned 100 in June 2022. For 20 years - from 1967 to 1987 - he taught as a professor of design, industrial construction and building design at the TU Darmstadt and shaped generations of architects with his attitude. His …

First Conradty Building at Spinnereipark in Kolbermoor completed!

Exhibition: The Olympic City of Munich - Retrospect and Outlook

On 26 April 1966, the International Olympic Committee chose the Bavarian capital Munich as the venue for the 1972 Summer Olympic Games. On the 280-hectare Oberwiesenfeld, four kilometres from the city centre, the Olympic sports facilities were built…

Opening ceremony in Buc

The Lycée Franco-Allemand in Buc celebrated their opening on Friday 24 June. Numerous guests appeared, among them Hans-Dieter Lucas, Ambassador of Germany, Valérie Pécresse, the President of the Île de France Region, Pierre Bedier, President of the Yve…

Stefan Behnisch is speaker at the 4th IPA Conference on 05 July 2022 in Berlin

Further information and the registration link can be found here.

Tag der Architektur Baden-Württemberg: Göppingen

Visit the modernisation and renovation of the Günter Behnisch building "Hohenstaufen-Gymnasium" in Göppingen, guided by Andreas Hardegger: Saturday, 25th June Guided tours: 11 a.m. & 2 p.m. Meeting point: Hohenstaufen-Gymnasium H…

Tag der Architektur Baden-Württemberg: Stuttgart

Bicycle tour to Günter Behnisch buildings in Stuttgart, guided by Stefan Behnisch: Vogelsangschule Paulusstraße 30, Stuttgart-West Landesbank Baden-Württemberg am „Bollwerk“ Fritz-Elsas-Straße 31, Stuttgart Verwaltungsgebäude der „Zentralkasse der Viehbesitz…

Tag der Architektur Hessen: Frankfurt am Main

Visit the Ludwig-Weber-Schule in Frankfurt am Main, guided by Stefan Rappold: Saturday, 25th June Guided tours: 10 a.m., 11:45 a.m., 2 p.m. Meeting point: Ludwig-Weber-Schule, main entrance Paul-Kirchhof-Platz 13 65931 Frankfurt am Main – Sindlingen M…

Event: Stuttgarter Schule "100 Jahre Günter Behnisch"

Panel Discussion with Stefan Behnisch, Matthias Burkart, Sybille Käppel-Klieber, Katja Knaus, Elke Reichel and Andreas Theilig, moderated by Stephan Trüby. You are very welcome to join: Monday 13th June, 7pm University of Stuttgart Keplerstr. 17, T…

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Roadshow BIPV (building-integrated photovoltaics) with Cornelia Wust, Behnisch Architekten

The BIPV Initiative is a project of the Chamber of Architects, Baden-Württemberg, Fraunhofer Institute for Solar Energy Systems (Fraunhofer ISE), University of Applied Sciences, Konstanz (HTWG) and the Center for Solar Energy and Hydrogen Research …

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Groundbreaking at Wunnebad

We were happy to celebrate the groundbreaking for Wunnebad Winnenden, an indoor and outdoor bathing complex located right at the edge of the Swabian Forest: Partner Stefan Rappold, Former Chief Mayor Karl-Heinrich Lebherz, Jochen Mulfinger, Managing…

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June 2nd, 2022: Gespräch Stadtbaukultur with Stefan Behnisch

On the occsaion of the next "Gespräch Stadtbaukultur“ Stadtbaurätin Professor Dr. Elisabeth Merk will talk with Stefan Behnisch in relaxed atmosphere about topics that are important for the development of the city of Munich. The event will take pla…

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Harvard University Science and Engineering Complex – winner of the Green Good Design Award 2022

Our project the Harvard University Science and Engineering Complex has won the Green Good Design Award 2022. Awarded by "The Chicago Athenaeum: Museum of Architecture and Design", the Green Good Design Award identifies and showcases the…

Architizer A+ Awards Public Voting open now

Our project Primary School Infanteriestrasse in Munich has been selected as a Finalist in the 2022 Architizer A+Awards for the Primary & High School category. It is one of five in the world competing for the Popular Choice Award. The votings are…

New location, new partner

Angie Müller-Puch, our long-time employee and office director at Behnisch Architekten Stuttgart, is the partner-in-charge of the new Atelier Weimar location, which she will lead with the support of Stefan Behnisch. In the culturally rich city, home …

3rd prize for the Block 2 competition in Ottawa

We are excited to have been awarded 3rd prize for our entry in the competition for the redevelopment of Block 2, the full city block directly opposite Canada’s Parliament buildings. Congrats to the whole team: Watson MacEwen Teramura Architects - O…

Stefan Rappold to speak at TechDays

Our partner Stefan Rappold has been invited to give a presentation at the ElcoTechDays in the Bayarena in Leverkusen. The event on May 19 is themed Future.Energy.Buildings.Trends and covers topics such as the energy transition and its impact on…

Tag der Städtebauförderung in Hanau

Our partner Stefan Rappold, together with project leader Effi Schneider and Achim Buhse present the Kita Pioneer on Tag der Städtebauförderung in Hanau: visit us on site and take a look inside the new building. May 14, 2022, 10 am - 4 pm, A…

Maria Hirnsperger to Speak at Schulbau Fair in Vienna

Maria Hirnsperger, partner in our Munich office, is a guest at the Salon Schulbau kompakt on May 11 in the Expedithalle in Vienna and will give a lecture on the symposium theme of "Social exchange and knowledge transfer". The school…

Groundbreaking ceremony for Josef-Schwarz School

We were happy to celebrate the groundbreaking of the Josef-Schwarz School in Heilbronn. The new school, built in the Neckarbogen Quarter by the Dieter-Schwarz-Stiftung GmbH, will cover a total area of around 50,000 square meters. The project…

Behnisch Architekten is finalist in the Block 2 Competition in Ottawa

The six finalist teams in the Block 2 competition revealed their designs in a live presentation. The competition task was to plan the redevelopment of Block 2, the full city block directly opposite Canada’s Parliament buildings. Team members are: W…

Award winner Deutscher Stahlbaupreis 2020 – adidas World of Sports Arena

It is a very special honor that our project, the adidas World of Sports Arena in Herzogenaurach is winner of the award „Deutscher Stahlbaupreis 2020“, awarded by bauforumstahl. The award ceremony, postponed several times due to Corona, finally took pla…

Stefan Behnisch – part of the if design award jury 2022

The iF DESIGN AWARD is one of the world’s most prestigious design awards and organized in Germany since 1953. Stefan Behnisch was part of the international Final Jury, which made made its choice after two intensive days of judging. Their task was to f…

Competition Block 2 – live Presentation with Behnisch Architekten

Competition Block 2 in Ottawa, Canada: Behnisch Architekten, along with David Chipperfield, Bjarke Ingels, and Renzo Piano, are among the six finalists who will present their designs for the Parliamentary Precinct Redevelopment of Block 2 on…

Seeking beauty and functionality – panel discussion with Stefan Behnisch

At yesterday’s panel discussion organized by The Plan, Stefan Behnisch was the moderator. Dirk Jan Postel, partner of Kraaijvanger Architects, Marco Piva, founder & chairman of Studio Marco Piva and Bernat Marcillas, co-founder & creative d…

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Honorable Mention for the competition entry Integrierte Gesamtschule Frankfurt

Our Stuttgart office has been awarded an Honorable Mention in the competition Integrierte Gesamtschule Frankfurt. The competition task was to design a new school campus incorporating two existing buildings in order to make it a future-oriented place…

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Inauguration Schwaketenbad Konstanz

We were very happy to celebrate the inauguration of the Schwaketenbad Konstanz. Stefan Rappold and Alex Seib, of Behnisch Architekten, performed the ceremonial handover of keys. Also present were Chief Mayor Uli Burchardt, Mayor Dr. Andreas Osner,…

Walk through HafenCity with Michael Innerarity

You are cordially invited to join the Baulückenspaziergang in Hamburg HafenCity organized by AIT-ArchitekturSalon Hamburg. On Friday, March 25th, 3.00 pm Michael Innerarity, Behnisch Architekten will give a presentation on our Edge ElbSide …

Honorable Mention for our Munich team

Behnisch Architekten received an honorable mention for the design of a new secondary school in Ingolstadt. Congratulations to our Munich competition team!

Digital Talk: Building smart – doing more with less

How can we succeed in living more with less? How can architects help reduce the negative impacts on the environment through intelligent building? As part of the Behnisch Architects Beer & Chips Lecture Series, students from the master's program…

Architecture for research - article by Stefan Behnisch

Behnisch Architeken has previously attracted attention with numerous research buildings: the Harvard University Science and Engineering Complex in Boston, the Donnelly Centre for Cellular and Biomolecular Research in Toronto or the AGORA Pôle de …

Digital Talk: Building smart – doing more with less

How can we succeed in living better with less? How can architects help reduce negative impacts on the environment through a smart building approach? In the Behnisch Architekten Beer & Chips Lecture Series, we explore multitude of factors that…

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2nd Prize in the Competition Klosterackerweg Regensburg

Good news: Our Munich office has been awarded 2nd prize in the competition for the new mixed district Klosterackerweg in Regensburg, consisting of apartments, a school, a day care center, as well as sports and recreation areas. Congratulations to…

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AIA Fellow 2022: Robert Matthew Noblett

The 2022 AIA Honors & Award winners are finally announced: Robert Matthew Noblett, partner Behnisch Architekten Boston is elevated to Fellow in the American Institute of Architects (AIA), one of the architecture field’s highest honors. C…

HAVE A LOOK INSIDE

Our photographer David Matthiessen has created a digital walk through the 2020 completed primary school in Munich’s creative district Infanteriestrasse. Explore the building at the following link: h…

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February 24th, 2022: DGNB Jahreskongress with Angie Müller

On the occasion of their annual congress, the DGNB (German Sustainable Building Council) offers a two-day digital program of exciting keynote speeches and roundtable discussions on the topic of sustainable building. This year Angie Müller, Behnisch …

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Topping out – Dieter Morszeck Biorepository Heidelberg

On Thursday, January 27th 2027 we celebrated the topping out for the Dieter Morszeck Biorepository in Heidelberg. In front of the completed shell the construction company Leonhard Weiss GmbH&Co.KG held the topping-out speech. The Biorepository…

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Exhibition DAM Prize 2022 with adidas World of Sports ARENA

From a longlist of over 100 buildings the jury of the DAM Prize 2022 has selected the 26 best buildings in Germany or from German architects. The exhibition of the these projects is now open to the public until March 27th. We are very proud to see…

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2nd Prize in the Competition Medical School Hamburg

We are excited to have been awarded 2nd prize for our entry in the competition for a new university building, the Medical School Hamburg. The competition called for inspiring and inviting architecture with teaching and office space as well as a…

IDA Design Awards Honorable Mention for two projects

The 15th International Design Awards, once more with a wide range of submitted projects and designs from all over the world, recently announced the final winners. Both projects, the Student Residence Complex Nibelungenkaserne in Regensburg and the…

Prix Versailles: Special Award for the Harvard University Science and Engineering Complex

The World Judges Panel crowned the top three projects from eight diverse architecture categories, this year awarding a total of 24 World Titles. We are proud that our project, the Harvard Science and Engineering Complex, has received the ‘Special P…

AN Best of Design Award, Green Building Winner 2021- Harvard University Science and Engineering Complex

It is a very special honor that the Harvard University Science and Engineering Complex (SEC) is Winner of this year’s AN (Architect Newspaper) Best of Design Award in the category 'Green Building'. Winning this category confirms that it was p…

AIT Dialog with the primary School Infanteriestraße

As part of the AIT-Dialog, Haidar Al-sitrawi, architect and project leader in our Munich office, will give an audio-guided tour around the new building for the primary School Infanteriestraße in Munich, offering insights into the building concept. …

3rd Prize in the Competition Center of Physics in Graz

We are excited to have been awarded 3rd prize for our entry in the competition for a new university building, the Center of Physics, in Graz, Austria. The competition called for inspiring and inviting architecture for teaching and research spaces as…

WAN Awards 2021: Gold for Harvard University Science and Engineering Complex (SEC)!

Great news: the Harvard University Science and Engineering Complex (SEC) received the GOLD medal in the category “Best Overall Sustainable Architecture Project “ of this year‘s WAN Award. We are very proud. Congratulations to the project teams! The winne…

Architekturführer Deutschland 2022 – Out now!

We are happy to be featured with two projects in ‘Architekturführer Deutschland 2022’. This guide to remarkable, recently realized buildings in Germany shows off a very different scale of projects with examples of public and private construction, conv…

SEFA Lab of the Year 2021- Award Ceremony

Robert Matthew Noblett, partner of our Boston office, received the trophy for the Harvard University Science and Engineering Complex [SEC], awarding the project SEFA Lab of the Year 2021. At the ceremony on November 4th, 2021 in Fort Lauderdale, he…

3rd prize for competition entry Geschwister-Scholl School

We are happy to have been awarded 3rd prize in the Competition for a new extension of Geschwister-Scholl School in Stuttgart. The task of the competition was to implement a modern school building with around 6,200 square meters and an adequate…

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DAB Congress on the Law of Architects and Engineers with Stefan Behnisch

The 2nd Congress on the Law of Architects and Engineers, organized by DAB (Deutsches Architektenblatt / German Architects Journal), will take place on November 12th, 2021 in Berlin's Humboldt Forum. Franco Stella, architect of the Humboldt Forum,…

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AIA New England Award for Design Excellence 2021: The Harvard University Science and Engineering Complex

We are very pleased to announce that the Harvard University Science and Engineering Complex (SEC) received the AIA New England Awards for Design Excellence 2021. The award ceremony took place on Octobre 16th at Polar Park in Worcester, MA. Christine…

Competition Entry, Hitachi Columbus Campus, Mannheim – 3rd Prize

With the Hitachi Columbus Campus, a future-oriented office quarter is to be created at the city entrance of Mannheim. The building ensemble shapes the city's edge with an urban gesture that offers surprising views on the inside. Public spaces and…

Stefan Rappold speaks at the Zak World of Façades Germany conference

Stefan Rappold will be delivering his presentation titled "The adidas ARENA: A Sculptural Landmark and Gateway to the adidas Headquarters in Herzogenaurach" at the Zak World of Façades Germany conference on November 4th, 2021 at 14:40 pm …

Michelle Lee speaks at Facades+ Boston conference

Performance, Net Zero & Facade Design on Campus – A Panel discussion with Michelle Lee, Behnisch Architekten; Harry Lowd, NADAAA; Montgomery Forman, Island Exterior Fabricators; Jeffrey Abramson, Payette and Chris O’Hara, Studio NYL. Boston uni…

Green Building 2021: The Harvard University Science and Engineering Complex

Great news: The 2021 Green Building of the Year is the Harvard University Science and Engineering Complex (SEC). Postponed due to the Corona Pandemic the previous year, the Built Environment Plus community was able to reunite for the 2021 Green…

Sonnensegel in Dortmund's Westfalenpark by Günter Behnisch shines in "original" splendor

We are very pleased that, with the financial support of the Wüstenrot Foundation, the Sonnensegel (sunshading sail) in Dortmund's Westfalenpark has been saved from destruction and renovated in a manner befitting a historic monument.

Matt Noblett speaks at TimberCon

Beyond Buildings - Infrastructure. A Panel discussion with Matt Noblett, Behnisch Architekten, Vanessa Wan, Stantec, Michael Szabo and Walton Chan, both Diamond Schmitt, and Samuel Medina from the Architect's Newspaper.

A video tour of the new Science and Engineering Complex of Harvard

A new film produced by the LA-based studio Nephew takes viewers on a tour inside and around Behnisch Architekten's Science and Engineering Complex (SEC) at Harvard, which opened to students for the first time this fall, and which was recently…

AIA Continental Europe's Fall Virtual Conference with Stefan Behnisch

What makes our environments purposeful in our ever-shifting world? How do our spaces and practices generate durable and vibrant environments? Where do we go from here? These are the pertinent questions of our times addressed by the AIA Continental…

The ABB Leaf Awards: Harvard University Science and Engineering Complex Best Façade Design & Engineering Project

During the official award ceremony on October 14th 2021 in London the ABB LEAF Award winners were finally announced. We are very proud that our project, the Harvard University Science and Engineering Complex was awarded Best Façade Design & …

Official Opening of Gotthard-Müller School

We celebrated the official opening oft he Gotthard-Müller School in Filderstadt-Bernhausen in the presence of Sandra Boser, State Secretary in the Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports of Baden Württemberg, representing Minister President Winfried K…

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Recognition for our design of the Integrated Secondary School Eisenacher Straße, Berlin

Our Munich Office has received recognition in the competition for the Integrated Secondary School Eisenacher Straße, Berlin. On the approximately 16,000m² site along Eisenacher Straße, an integrated secondary school with six parallel classes for up…

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Berliner Tor Event with Behnisch Architekten

The Berliner Tor is a central hub in Hamburg's traffic and magistral development and at the same time a diverse urban space with great potential. In many places, the area still seems disconnected, traffic is disjointed, and there is a lack of…

Groundbreaking at Spinnereipark

We were happy to celebrate the groundbreaking for the first Conradty building at Spinnereipark in Kolbermoor. The new building with 21 apartments and a daycare center, will form the entryway for the emerging residential park and supplement the three…

KIT Energy Lab receives Hugo Häring recognition

We are very honored to recieve a "Hugo Häring Auszeichnung" for the KIT Energy Lab. Stefan Zimmermann, KIT, and Stefan Rappold were present at the award ceremony in Karlsruhe and accepted the award on behalf of the team. We would like to …

behnischarchitekten #klimastreik

Today all Behnisch offices participated in the global #klimastreik. We met in the streets of Stuttgart, Munich, Boston, and Los Angeles to stand up for the #climatechange.

Office Sustainability Survey

Climate-friendly construction reduces the carbon footprint in the building sector. At Behnisch Architekten, we've been putting sustainable concerns at the center of our designs since our office was founded and – with the help of a holistic approach –…

Opening of the Paul-Winter School

On Friday September 17th, with the beginning of the new school year we celebrated the opening of the Paul-Winter School in Neuburg. Robert Hösle (Behnisch Architekten) and Markus Neuber (Architekturbüro Leinhäupl + Neuber GmbH) officially handed ov…

SEFA Lab of the Year 2021 - Harvard University Science and Engineering Complex

It is a very special honor that the Harvard University Science and Engineering Complex [SEC] is SEFA Lab of the Year 2021. This award confirms that we have succeeded in creating a flagship project in the field of cutting-edge laboratory space,…

Special Daylight Award for the adidas Arena

The adidas Arena has been honored at the German Lighting Design Award 2021: the Arena’s lighting designers, Bartenbach, received the special daylight award for the lighting design of the Arena and the neighboring Cobe building on the adidas Campus i…

The Plan Award 2021: „Honorable Mention“ for the Harvard University Science and Engineering Complex (SEC)

Great news: the Harvard University Science and Engineering Complex (SEC) in Allston received a „Honorable Mention“ in the category „Education“ of this year‘s The Plan Award. Congratulations to the project teams!

Tag des offenen Denkmals® at the Hohenstaufen Secondary School in Göppingen on September 12, 2021

The Hohenstaufen Secondary School opens its doors to the Tag des offenen Denkmals (Open Monuments Day) under the motto "Appearance & Being - in History, Architecture and Preservation of Monuments". Visitors are invited to take part in…

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1st Prize for the Competition: Facade of the Preclinical Hospital of the Foundation University in Lübeck

We are excited to announce that we have been awarded 1st prize for the competition for the facade of the Preclinical Hospital of the Foundation University in Lübeck. The university campus in Lübeck is to be expanded to include research and teaching f…

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Groundbreaking Ceremony – EDGE Elbside, Hamburg

On Wednesday, September 1st 2021 we celebrated the groundbreaking for the EDGE ElbSide building, the new headquarter of Vattenfall in the HafenCity of Hamburg. Dr Peter Tschentscher, First Mayor of the Free and Hanseatic City of Hamburg,…

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Iconic Awards 2021: “Selection”label for Living in the Spinnereipark, Y-Houses

The Iconic Award: Innovative Architecture, organized by the German Design Council is an international architecture and design competition that takes into account the interplay between the various disciplines. Awards are given to visionary buildings,…

Winner of the 2021 International Architecture Awards!

We are proud to announce that the adidas World of Sports ARENA is one of the winners of the 2021 International Architecture Awards. “For over 16 years, The Chicago Athenaeum’s global architecture awards champion buildings that change the world,” state…

AIT-ArchitekturSalon on site at the Stadtteilschule Lurup in Hamburg

As part of the AIT-ArchitekturSalon, partner Stefan Rappold will give a tour through the new building for the Stadtteilschule Lurup, providing a comprehensive insight in to the building concept. Not far from the Altonaer Volkspark, the neighborhood…

WAN Awards 2021: We are shortlisted!

Great news, our Harvard University Science and Engineering Complex (SEC) project has been shortlisted in two categories “Best Overall Sustainable Architecture Project” and “Education” of this year’s WAN Awards.

The ABB Leaf Awards: Shortlist for the Harvard University Science and Engineering Complex in two categories

The official shortlist 2020/21 of the ABB LEAF Awards has been announced. Comprising the best new international projects over the last 24 months, the award has received its largest number of entries to date across 17 diverse categories. It’s a s…

Shortlist Prix Versailles for the Harvard University Science and Engineering Complex

Among hundreds of projects completed world-wide in 2020, six have been selected among the categories airports, university campuses, passenger stations and sports facilities to compete in the Prix Versailles World Final. We are proud to see our…

The Plan Award 2021: Public voting open now!

All of our projects submitted are on the shortlist of The Plan Award 2021: the Student Housing Regensburg in the category “Housing”, the Gotthard-Müller School Bernhausen and the Harvard University Science and Engineering Complex in Allston both in the …

Green Schools Higher Education Award

Great news: the Robert L. Bogomolny Library at the University of Baltimore has won the Green Schools Higher Education Award from the U.S. Green Building Council. This Award recognizes local excellence in high-performance building design,…

Join the DGNB Online Event with Stefan Behnisch

The DGNB has designed a new series of events to transfer theoretical knowledge into practice. On July 29, 2021 from 10:00 am to 7:00 pm, a first "knowledge hackathon" (Wissens-Hackathon) will take place as a kick-off and online event.…

World Architecture Festival 2021 – we are shortlisted!

We are happy to be shortlisted as a finalist in this year’s World Architecture Festival with our project adidas World of Sports ARENA. The Award is dedicated to celebrate and share inspirational architecture.

Groundbreaking ceremony – Dieter Morszeck Biorepository

On Thursday, July 15th 2021 we celebrated the groundbreaking for the Dieter Morszeck Biorepository in Heidelberg. The Biorepository Building will complement the cancer research work of the DKFZ (German Cancer Research Center) in the field of cancers…

Ergolding: Educational buildings of the future

Since the beginning of the pandemic school buildings have come under even greater scrutiny. The author Susanne Lettenbauer visited the Secondary School Ergolding to find out what the school of the future could look like in practice. Listen to the…

Green Landscape Bridge for the Berliner Tor in Hamburg

For the area around the Berliner Tor, between the Hamburg districts of St. Georg, Borgfelde and Hammerbrook, the Department of Urban Development and Housing conducted a test planning procedure with four invited planning teams. New ideas were to be…

The Architect’s Newspaper: Editors’ Picks

Honoring the overall-work of our office, we’re happy to have been selected as Editors’ Picks by The Architect’s Newspaper Best of Practice Award for Architect (XL Firm) in the Northeast. We’d like to thank our teams, collaborators, and clients!

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Terraced school landscape - Striking competition design by Behnisch Architekten

On the site of the former Lyautey Military hospital in Strasbourg-Neuhof, the design for a secondary school creates unique, identity forming spaces for learning.

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Become part of our Stuttgart team!

BIM-Coordinator To strengthen our planning and project teams, we are looking for an experienced BIM-Coordinator for our Stuttgart office with immediate effect. With your BIM expertise you will support the project teams and co-ordinate complex…

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Bavarian School Conference with Stefan Behnisch

Organized by the Greens Party of the Bavarian State Parliament, Ursula Sowa and Anna Schwamberger invite Stefan Behnisch to an online lecture to discuss, among other topics, future pedagogic, climatic, and planning issues that influence current…

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The Plan Virtual Forum with Stefan Behnisch

Organized by The Plan, the third Perspective Virtual Forum UK and North America gives architects, interior designers, manufacturers and engineers an online platform to discuss and debate the current field of architecture. This year Stefan Behnisch…

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DAM Preis 2022 – Nominated with three projects

We are very pleased that three of our projects, Harvard University Science and Engineering Complex [SEC], Gotthard-Mueller School Bernhausen and Living in the Spinnereipark [Y-Houses], have been nominated for the DAM Prize for Architecture 2022!

Open house at Lurup Neighborhood School

Behnisch Architekten offers guided tours of the Lurup Neighborhood School in Hamburg. Come join the open house on Saturday, 26 June – Stefan Rappold gives insights into our work at "Tag der Architektur 2021". Stadtteilschule Lurup F…

Stefan Behnisch on taking a new look at architecture and seizing opportunities

Our built environment will change significantly. The triggers and drivers are the effects of the global pandemic. However, these only accelerate existing developments that were already underway. Digitalization and remote work, the new longing of…

Quartier Potsdamer Platz - Redesign of the Public Space is presented

Through a series of studies, Behnisch Architekten have investigated various options to explore the potential for a livelier quarter and a more attractive neighborhood for Potsdamer Platz.

adidas World of Sports ARENA – Winner of the DNA Paris Design Awards

We are happy to be a winner in both submitted categories: 'Architecture – Commercial & Office' and 'Interior Design – Workplace' with our project adidas World of Sports ARENA in this year’s DNA Paris Design Awards. The Award honors the work of internati…

Life Hamburg – A Place of Togetherness and Collaboration

In the northeast of the Hanseatic city in Hamburg-Bramfeld, Life Hamburg is a future-oriented campus for lifelong and self-directed learning, fulfilling work and holistic well-being. Here, on the edge of the Otto Group Campus, Behnisch Architekten…

Honorable mention for the Federal Environment Agency (UBA) in Berlin

The concept envisages retaining the first three levels of the existing building from the 1960s. According to the jury, it is “an appropriate concept for the Federal Environment Agency”. 40% of the future usable space can thus be accommodated in the exi…

1st Prize for the Indoor Swimming Hall in Zuffenhausen

We are excited to announce that we have been awarded 1st prize for the new indoor swimming hall in Stuttgart-Zuffenhausen. The design is characterized by large, overlapping roofs slabs, seemingly floating above the swimming hall which connects…

Stefan Behnisch gives Pecha Kucha Presentation

DAM Preis 2021 – The architectural firms of this year's SHORTLIST are taking on the challenge of a quick, to-the-point Pecha Kucha presentation of their work – get ready for 7 x 400 seconds of architecture talk! Stefan Behnisch is part of it and giv…

Honorable mention for the Indoor Swimming Hall in Nördlingen, Germany

We are happy to announce that our Munich office has been awarded an Honorable Mention for their design of the Indoor Swimming Hall in Nördlingen. The architecture reinterprets the traditional character of the existing Rieser Sportpark by positioning …

New Episode of Harvard Business School Podcast with Stefan

The new HBS Managing the Future of Work podcast is live – Professor Bill Kerr talks to Stefan Behnisch on "designing for a changing workforce". He shares his insights on the practice of architecture, the post-Covid city, and sustainable d…

2nd prize for the new laboratory building at the Julius-Kuehn-Institut, Berlin-Dahlem

Our Stuttgart office has been awarded 2nd prize in the competition for the new laboratory building at the Julius-Kühn-Institut in Berlin-Dahlem. The institute, which conducts research on sustainable plant production in order to secure and …

KIT Energy Lab 2.0 and adidas ARENA – winners of the Green Good Design Award 2021

The KIT Energy Lab 2.0 and adidas World of Sports ARENA have won the Green Good Design Award 2021 in the category ''Green Architecture''. Awarded by "The Chicago Athenaeum: Museum of Architecture and Design", the Green Good Design Award…

New video released by Harvard

Harvard University has released a video showing off the new Science and Engineering Complex. Take a peek inside – it’s recognized as one of the most energy-efficient buildings in the world.

"One of the world’s healthiest lab buildings"

Our project the Harvard University Science and Engineering Complex has been recognized as "one of the world’s healthiest lab buildings". Read the whole article in The Harvard Gazette.

KIT Energy Lab selected for German Architecture Annual 2021

Our project KIT Energy Lab 2.0 is now published in the German Architecture Annual 2021, edited by the German Architecture Museum (DAM). This year´s edition presents the shortlist of 25 buildings selected by the jury for the 2021 DAM Preis for …

30 Years of Behnisch Architekten – A voyage through time in nearly 1,800 pages

Celebrating three decades of practice, we are proud to announce a retrospective of our work, 30 Years of Behnisch Architekten. Representing our innovative design legacy and experiences, the book features 66 built projects dating from 1996 through…

New Office in Los Angeles

Behnisch Architekten is expanding its American footprint with a new office in Los Angeles, California, headed by partner Kristi Paulson. It is located in Silverlake, a creative district close to Hollywood and downtown L.A.

Kristi Paulson talks about women in business

Kristi Paulson, Partner at Behnisch Architekten, talks about woman in business with focus on “Creativity and Productivity - Building a Design Practice”. Join on February 18, 2021 at 12.30 - 1.30 PST

Stefan Behnisch is a member of the jury at the iF DESIGN AWARD 2021

For this year’s edition of the iF Design Award, the International Forum Design has invited Stefan Behnisch to be a member of the jury. He is one of 91 international and independent jurors who have been part of the first iF Online Preselection. In a f…

IDA Design Awards Silver: adidas World of Sports ARENA

The 14th International Design Awards, once more with a wide range of submitted projects and designs from all over the world, recently announced the final winners. We are happy to be awarded “Silver” in the category “Architecture - Commercial Build…

KIT Energy Lab is up for nomination in ArchDaily's 2021 Building of the Year Awards

ArchDaily has just launched the 12th edition of its Building of the Year Awards and our project KIT Energy Lab is eligible for nomination. Go ahead and vote for it! The nomination process is open until February 10th. KIT Energy Lab at the…

Finalist in this year’s Architizer A+Firm Awards

We were selected as a Finalist in this year’s Architizer A+Firm Awards in the category “Best of the Year - XL Firm”. The A+Firm Awards is designed to recognize firms of every size, across every region of the world. Being Finalist in this award is a huge …

Building of the year 2020 - Public voting

Our project KIT Energy Lab 2.0 is nominated for "Building of the year 2020" at german-architects.com. The voting is now open to the public. Don’t hesitate to give your vote until January 31st: german-architects.com.

Recognition for our adidas World of Sports ARENA project

Another recognition goes to our adidas World of Sports ARENA project in Herzogenaurach. ''The new building impressed the jury with its holistic planning approach to the facade design, interplay of the design concept and the high degreee of…

Virtual Global Mini-Symposium with Stefan Behnisch

On january 16, 2021 at 1 p.m. Stefan Behnisch talks about Sustainable Organic Architecture at the Virtual Global Mini-Symposium organized by Fallingwater and Miami University.

WIR MACHEN WEIHNACHTSPAUSE | WE ARE TAKING A HOLIDAY BREAK | NOUS SOMMES EN PAUSE DE NOËL

Sehr geehrte Damen und Herren, ein ungewöhnliches Jahr neigt sich seinem Ende zu. Wir alle waren infolge der Ausbreitung des Covid-19-Virus mit Situationen konfrontiert, die bis vor kurzem noch weit außerhalb unserer Vorstellung lagen. Wir werden, d…

Project update: The Vagelos Laboratory for Energy Science and Technology

The Vagelos Laboratory for Energy Science and Technology has received design approval from the University of Pennsylvania Board of Trustees. The facility includes highly functional, flexible, and efficient wet chemistry and optics research labs…

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Honorable mention for our proposal for the competition Flugfeld Böblingen-Sindelfingen

Behnisch Architekten received an honorable mention for the design of the new office building Flugfeld Böblingen/Sindelfingen “Seeuferbebauung”. Congratulations to the competition team!

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Schwaketenbad – Interview with Alex Seib

On November 12th Alex Seib, architect at Behnisch Architeken Stuttgart and projectleader of the Schwaketenbad in Constance gave an interview at the construction site, in the context of a promotion event of Sopro Bauchemie GmbH. A drone flight…

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WAN Awards 2020: Gold for adidas ARENA and Bronze for the Y-Houses!

Great news: the adidas World of Sports ARENAreceived the GOLD medal in the category „Commercial“ of this year‘s WAN Award and Living in the Spinnereipark, Y-Houses BRONZE in the category „Residential“. We are very proud. Congratulations to the project t…

Angie Müller speaks at Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung

Doing business and working in the city: What are the effects of sustainable and humane urban planning? This is the question Angie Müller is going to examine in her lecture at the Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung, Fritz-Erler-Forum in Stuttgart on Friday, 20 …

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Architekturführer Deutschland 2021 – Out now!

We are happy to be featured with two projects in ‘Architekturführer Deutschland 2021’. This guide to remarkable, recently realized buildings in Germany shows off a very different scale of projects with examples of public and private construction, conv…

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3rd prize for our design of the Teaching and Research Center, Bonn

Our Stuttgart office has been awarded 3rd prize in the competition for the new Teaching and Research Center in Bonn. As part of the Rheinische Friedrich-Wilhelms-Universität the new building is meant to enrich the “Campus Poppelsdorf” with new poss…

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Art by Heiner Blum at the KIT Energy Lab

Art on buildings: Concept artist Heiner Blum has applied 12 graphics to a transparent glass wall at the Kit Energy Lab at the campus in Eggenstein- Leopoldshafen.

Groundbreaking Ceremony – Kita Pioneer-Kaserne, Hanau

On Wednesday, 21st of October 2020 we celebrated the groundbreaking for the Kita Pioneer-Kaserne in Hanau, a daycare center providing space for 155 children aged six and under. Lord mayor, Claus Kaminski, mayor, Axel Weiss-Thiel, some members of the…

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Servus Knauf Fassaden – Live-stream with Haidar Al-sitrawi

As part of the event „Servus Knauf Fassaden“ on October 23rd 2020, Haidar Al-sitrawi, architect at Behnisch Architekten, Munich, will give an interview about the possibilites, challenges and realisation of facade planning. In addition and as exa…

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Heinze Award: We are shortlisted!

Good news: Our project Living in the Spinnereipark, Y-Houses is on the shortlist of the Heinze Award 2020, awarding the best residential buildings of the last 5 years. Among a total of 420 competition entries the jury selected 62 projects on the…

Grand Opening Student Housing in Regensburg

On October 1 we celebrated the grand opening of the Student Housing in Regensburg. Gerlinde Frammelsberger, the managing director of student services in Niederbayern Oberpfalz, welcomed the guests. Dr. Michael Mihatsch, the assistant secretary of…

KIT Energy Lab receives Hugo Häring Award

The Association of German Architects (BDA) Baden-Württemberg has announced the winners of the Hugo Häring Awards (Hugo-Häring-Auszeichnung) 2020. We are very proud that our project KIT Energy Lab has been awarded the prize and thus passed the first st…

Behnisch Architekten provides winning entry: masterplan for Steinfurt campus of FH Münster

The Münster University of Applied Sciences (FH Münster) intends to restructure its campus in Steinfurt. The structural condition of the existing buildings no longer meets the requirements of a modern educational institution. Additional space will a…

School Campus Bernhausen – hand-over of the keys

With the beginning of the new school year and the start of lessons in the new building, the keys of the school campus in Bernhausen were officially handed over. A small group of involved parties came together to mark this important milestone, among…

Detail Reader’s Prize 2020: Public voting open now!

The adidas World of Sports ARENA is one of thirteen nominated projects for the Detail Reader’s Prize 2020. The votings are open to the public beginning today until October 30th and the winners will be determined by means of a simple majority. Please g…

Roadshow #PhaseNachhaltigkeit with Stefan Rappold

On September 9th, 2020 the roadshow #PhaseNachhaltigkeit was guest of the AKH (Architekten- und Stadtplanerkammer Hessen). Stefan Rappold held a lecture, talking about the experiences with the Declaration of Sustainability in everyday office life.…

Lycée Franco-Allemand in Buc – Parasols

News from the building site of our project Lycée Franco-Allemand in Buc : The first Parasol is becoming a reality! Connecting the schoolyard to the atrium of the two buildings - the primary and the secondary school - and providing protection from …

Honorable mention for our proposal for the children’s and young people’s theater in Ulm

Behnisch Architekten received an honorable mention for the design for the children’s and young people’s theater in Ulm. Congratulations to the competition team!

Edge ElbSide – press conference at Hamburg’s HafenCity

Stefan Rappold, Behnisch Architekten, Jens Fieber, EDGE, Susanne Bühler, HafenCity and Klaus Ransmayr, Henn Architects, stand in front of Baufeld 117, where the construction of the Behnisch Architekten, Stuttgart designed EDGE ElbSide Hamburg will …

Dezeen Award 2020: We are on the longlist!

Congratulation to the project teams: Both of our submitted projects have been selected to the longlist of this year’s Dezeen Award: adidas World of Sports ARENA in the category “Business building” and KIT Energy Lab in the category “Civic building”.

adidas Arena selected for publication "Slender. High. Long"

“No other construction material can match steel’s suitability for bridging long spans and realising unusual building geometries. ‘Slender. High. Long – Steel and Steel-Composite Structures’ documents 20 outstanding high-rise buildings and engineeri…

WAN Award 2020: We are shortlisted!

Great news, two submitted projects are on the shortlist of this year’s WAN Award: adidas World of Sports ARENA in the category “Commercial” and Living in the Spinnereipark, Y-Houses in the category “Residential”. The ceremony will be hosted digitally…

Groundbreaking ceremony in Erlangen

We celebrated the groundbreaking ceremony for the BBGZ family center in Erlangen on 27 July. Lord Mayor, Florian Janik, Deputy Mayor for Sports, Jörg Volleth, and Planning Consultant, Josef Weber laid a symbolic cornerstone to celebrate the start of …

The Plan Award 2020: Public voting open now!

All of our projects submitted are in the shortlist of The Plan Award 2020: adidas World of Sports ARENA in the category “Offices&Business”, the Health and Fitness Spa Friedrichshafen in the category “Sports&Leisure”, the KIT EnergyLab 2.0 in the cat…

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Honorable mention for our proposal for the competition Eggarten-Siedlung in Munich

Behnisch Architekten received an honorable mention for the design of the Eggarten-Siedlung in Munich. The competition task was to develop a new urban district, linking the green spaces of the Olympic Park, the Olympic Village including the sports…

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Stefan Rappold – keynote speaker at the first annual event of Phase Sustainability

DGNB network meeting with live broadcast – The first annual event of the initiative Phase Sustainability took place at the Chamber of Architects Baden-Württemberg in Stuttgart on 28 July. Stefan Rappold held a keynote speech on the first experiences wi…

Lecture by Dominique Gauzin-Müller on earthen architecture

Dominique, architect, author and lecturer focusing on wood and sustainability in architecture and urbanism, has gained a profound knowledge about the implementation of clay in architecture over the years. We had the honor to listen to one of her…

Architizer A+ Public Voting open now

Our project adidas World of Sports ARENA has been selected as a Special Mention in the 2020 Architizer A+Awards for the Office Interiors (>25000 sq ft.) category and as a Finalist for Architecture + Façade category. It is one of five in the world …

New Booklet out!

Our three buildings erected on the KIT Campus North are now published together in an brand new booklet: The Institute for Technical Physics with buildings 410 and 416 and the Energy Lab.

adidas Arena and KIT Energy Lab shortlisted for DAM Preis

Two of our buildings, the adidas Arena and the KIT Energy Lab, have been shortlisted for the DAM Preis. The award annually honors outstanding buildings in Germany and is conferred by the Deutsches Architekturmuseum and JUNG. From the initial 100…

Heinze Award 2020 – public voting

In its 10th year, the Heinze Award 2020 has opened the online voting to the public beginning today until August 31st. The final results of the online and jury voting will be announced in November. Don’t hesitate to support our project "Living i…

2nd prize for Campus of Medical Faculty in Mannheim

The state of Baden-Württemberg held the competition for a new medical campus in Mannheim with a total floor space of 23,000 square metres. Our proposal was awarded 2nd prize in a field of participants with 18 submissions. An ensemble of four freely …

Thomas Auer, Stefan Behnisch and Oliver Schulze at “Heinze ArchitekTOUR virtuell”

The future of the city – Thomas Auer, Transsolar, Stefan Behnisch and Oliver Schulze, Schulze+Grassov, are talking about "The new normal and its consequences for urban development”. Watch the livestream on Tuesday 7 July, 6.00 p.m. (CEST). Get reg…

Honorable mention for our proposal for the competition „Junge Bühne“ in Dortmund

A new theater is to be created for the “Junge Bühne” in Dortmund. The venue is being built for one of the oldest children's and youth theatres in Germany and will unite all the performing arts under a single roof. 23 proposals had been submitted into…

New bike parking station at Harvard University

The new Science and Engineering Complex for Harvard University in Boston will soon be completed. Situated at the southwest entrance to the 500,000-square-foot structure, Behnisch Architekten has developed a new bike parking station which will…

Stefan Behnisch – speaker at the alpitecture e-Convention 2020

Stefan Behnisch will give a live-streamed lecture at the alpitecture eConvention on Tuesday, 30th June, 2020, 6.30 p.m. Along with Shirin Frangoul-Brückner, Atelier Brückner and Ruth Berktold, YES ARCHITECTURE he will talk about „The future of Arc…

adidas Arena and KIT Energy Lab nominated for DAM Preis

Two of our projects, the adidas Arena and the KIT Energy Lab, have been nominated for the DAM Preis. The award annually honors outstanding buildings in Germany and is conferred by the Deutsches Architekturmuseum. As part of the selection procedure…

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4th prize for our design of the University of Stuttgart Student Residence Complex

Our Stuttgart Office has been awarded 4th Prize in the competition for the new Student Residence Complex on the Campus Stuttgart-Vaihingen.

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DGNB Phase Sustainability - Live webinar with Angie Müller

The DGNB Roadshow goes digital – Angie Müller, Office Director at Behnisch Architekten, Stuttgart, gave a lecture via a live webinar broadcasted from the “Haus der Architekten”.

Behnisch Architekten at Dezeen's Virtual Design Festival

Stefan Behnisch will be part of Dezeen’s Virtual Design Festival and give a live-streamed interview. You can watch it on Monday, 11 May, 2020, 3 p.m. (Central European Summer Time) at Dezeen.

Architektouren 2020 – we are part of it!

Our project "Living in the Spinnereipark" in Kolbermoor has been chosen to be in the "Architektouren 2020" – organised by the Bavarian Architectural Association (Bayrische Architektenkammer).

Staying connected

Dear customers, partners and friends, the transition to home working has been successful and all of our staff in Stuttgart, Munich, Boston and Los Angeles are currently working from home. Office meetings have been replaced by virtual meetings and we…

Winning proposal for competition Max Planck Institute

We are looking forward to work on our newest project the ‘Max Planck Institute for Medical Research in Heidelberg’ for which Behnisch Architekten has been awarded one of two 2nd prizes. The new building is to be an open, modern and future-oriented ins…

Homeoffice Behnisch Architekten

Geschätzte Kunden, Partner und Freunde, aufgrund der aktuellen Situation stellen wir unsere Arbeit auf Homeoffice um. In der nächsten Zeit werden wir daher nicht persönlich im Büro anwesend, dennoch wie gewohnt per Mail zu erreichen sein. Im Falle von…

Lycée Franco-Allemand in Buc - building site

The building site of our project Lycée Franco-Allemand in Buc is growing fast. The concrete structure of the primary school is almost completed.

„Qualität im Wohnungsbau 2019“: Living on the Altmühl Riverside, Eichstätt awarded

We are happy to announce that our project „Living on the Altmühl Riverside, Eichstätt“ has received an award for quality in housing 2019. Congratulation to the project team!

Award ceremony „Qualität im Wohnungsbau 2019“ – Living on the Altmühl Riverside, Eichstätt

On Tuesday, March 3rd 2020 the BFW Landesverband Bayern e.V and the Bayrische Architektenkammer will reveal the winners of the award „Qualität im Wohnungsbau 2019“. Our submitted project „Living on the Altmühl Riverside in Eichstätt“ has been chosen for the ex…

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Groundbreaking Ceremony – Community, Meeting and Health Care Centre in Erlangen

On Tuesday, 20th of February 2020 we celebrated the groundbreaking for the BBGZ Erlangen, a community, meeting and health care centre in Erlangen. Lord mayor, Dr. Florian Janik, mayor, Susanne Lender-Cassens, head of the department for facility…

February 20th, 2020: Messe Schulbau – panel discussion with Stefan Rappold

The SCHULBAU, an international forum and trade fair for all aspects of educational buildings, takes place in Stuttgart on February 19th and 20th, 2020. On the second day Stefan Rappold will be part of a panel discussion talking about new solutions…

Behnisch Architekten at awards ceremony “Beispielhaftes Bauen”

Jörg Usinger, Theresa Keßler and Nadine Waldmann on behalf of Behnisch Architekten received the award “Beispielhaftes Bauen” from the architectural association for the project Dorotheen Quartier. Overall, 33 examplary projects were awarded in the grand…

adidas arena is "Building of the Year 2019” on german-architects.com

The adidas Arena has been selected as “Building of the Year 2019” – Bau des Jahres. The users of german-architects.com were called to vote for their favorite building out of 50 nominated projects – the adidas Arena has made the cut and received most of the …

adidas ARENA is up for nomination in ArchDaily's Building of the Year Awards

ArchDaily has just launched the 11th edition of its Building of the Year Awards and our project adidas ARENA is eligible for nomination. Go ahead and vote for it! The nomination process is open until February 10th. adidas ARENA at ArchDaily's…

Identity in architecture – Cornelia Wust speaks at RWTH Aachen

Cornelia Wust, Studio Director at Behnisch Architekten, will be a speaker at the “4th Aachener Tagung”, held by the Faculty of Architecture, RWTH Aachen. Cornelia will present the construction and design of adidas ARENA. Main theme of the con…

IDA Awards Gold: KIT Energy Lab and Health and Fitness Spa Friedrichshafen

The 13th International Design Awards, with thousands of outstanding designs submitted by companies and designers from over 90 countries, recently announced the final winners. Both projects submitted by Behnisch Architekten were awarded „Gold“: the KIT…

Gala BSA Honor Award for Design Excellence: Karl Miller Center, Portland State University

In the company of over 400 colleagues from the Boston architectural community, Behnisch Architekten received a 2019 Boston Society of Architects Honor Award for Design Excellence for the Karl Miller Center at Portland State University. This year’s a…

Groundbreaking ceremony in Buc

We celebrated the groundbreaking ceremony for the Lycée Franco-Allemand in Buc on January 22, 2020 – on the day the Élysée Treaty was signed in 1963, which sealed the German-French friendship.

Behnisch Architekten at Vernissage “SportPark Ost”

Mayor of Regensburg Ms. Gertrud Maltz-Schwarzfischer and Mr. Bernhard Lutter, project manager at the “Stadtwerk.Regensburg”, opened the exhibition of the competition “Sportpark Regensburg” on January, 16th 2020. In the competition, the jury unanimo…

Lecture by Angie Müller in Karlsruhe

„Roadshow Phase Nachhaltigkeit“ is the title of a lecture evening organized by the Bundesarchitektenkammer in cooperation with the DGNB (Deutsche Gesellschaft für Nachhaltiges Bauen). Angie Müller, office director at Behnisch Architekten in Stutt…

Elephant in the Room – panel discussion with Stefan Behnisch

Stefan Behnisch takes part in a panel discussion at the Staatliche Akademie der Bildenden Künste Stuttgart on Wednesday January 15th, 2020, 7pm. The discussion is part of the series „Elephant in the Room“, the topic of the panel is sustainable arch…

Behnisch Architekten appointed to design new energy science & technology building at the University of Pennsylvania

The Energy Science and Technology project is a facility dedicated to groundbreaking energy research, prominently situated at the Walnut Street gateway to the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia. The project was awarded to Behnisch Architekten…

Behnisch Architekten to design new parking structure at the University of Toronto Scarborough Campus

Behnisch Architekten, together with Toronto-based collaborator gh3, has been sucessfully appointed to design the new parking and mobility structure on the emerging Scarborough campus of the University of Toronto. This ca. 1200 space facility will…

Behnisch Architekten - Happy Christmas Holidays

Looking back on a very eventful year with amazing projects, great competitions and a fantastic Christmas Party with all four offices, we would like to say thank you to everyone we collaborated and exchanged with in many ways this past year. Behnisch…

Behnisch Architekten – Office in Los Angeles re-opened

Behnisch Architekten re-opened its Los Angeles office officially in spring of 2019. The office, led by Kristi Paulson, was originally opened in 1999 and executed a number of major North American projects including the City of Santa Monica Parking…

Behnisch Architekten wins competition for Sportpark Regensburg

Together with L&P Beratende Ingenieure, Behnisch Architekten was awarded the first prize in the competition for the Sportpark Regensburg. Our winning design was chosen from 19 participating offices. The project, which is located in the former…

Best of Year Awards 2019: winner Adidas - Hall of Fame gala

Here some impressions of the Hall of Fame gala on December 5, 2019 in New York. Magdalena Czolnowska and Chup Chiu from our Boston office had the honor of attending the event and receiving the award for Behnisch Architekten.

Best of Year Awards 2019: winner adidas

Great news: adidas ARENA is the winner of the Best of Year Interior Design Award 2019 in the category “Creative Office”. In total the award included almost 2700 entries. The 35th annual Hall of Fame gala on December 5, 2019 in New York revealed the fin…

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Project start: action sports center Munich

The City of Munich has just approved the planning and budget of the action sports center in Pasing District! The new building with over 3000 square metres floor space, designed by Behnisch Architekten, will be located in the area of the former…

turnaround urbanism with Stefan Behnisch in Stuttgart

On November 25th 2019, 7pm FSB and the BDA (Bund Deutscher Architekten), Landesverband Baden-Württemberg invite to a panel discussion with Christiane Feuerstein and Stefan Behnisch, who will talk about changes of perspective and transformation …

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Phase Nachhaltigkeit with Behnisch Architekten

„Phase Nachhaltigkeit“ is a project originated by the DGNB (Deutsche Gesellschaft für Nachhaltiges Bauen) and the Bundesarchitektenkammer. The aim of the intiative is to transform the current building culture to make sustainable building the new norm…

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Best of Year Awards 2019: finalist adidas

We are pleased to announce that the adidas ARENA is one of the finalists of the Best of Year Awards 2019 in the category “Creative Office” The final ceremony with announcement of the winners will take place on December 6th in New York. We keep our fin…

Groundbreaking Ceremony – Extension Anna-Pröll-Mittelschule Gersthofen

On Tuesday, 12th of November 2019 we celebrated the groundbreaking for the extension of the Anna-Pröll-Mittelschule, a secondary school in Gersthofen, Germany. Tibor Sroka, from the building authority Gersthofen, Sigrid Puschner, principal of …

Dorotheen Quartier wins Property Award 2019

The IWS Verband der Immobilienwirtschaft (Real Estate Association) Stuttgart has awarded the Property Award 2019 to the Dorotheen Quartier in the category Commercial and Residential. Congratulations to all participants!

KIT EnergyLab 2.0 – official award ceremony Beispielhaftes Bauen Karlsruhe

The ceremony honoring all winners of the “Beispielhaftes Bauen Karlsruhe 2019” award took place on November 4th 2019, at 6pm, Landratsamt Karlsruhe. The certificates were handed out by Landrat Dr. Christoph Schnaudigel, Carmen Mundorff (managing dir…

Maria Hirnsperger speaks at ARCHITECT@WORK in Munich

From 6-7 November, 2019 our colleague Maria Hirnsperger from Behnisch Architekten München will take part at the series of lectures “architect meets innovations” at the ARCHITECT@WORK fair in Munich.

THE PLAN’s The Architects Series on Behnisch Architekten is now online!

After the event at the SpazioFMG per l’Architettura showroom in Milan in October 2019, the episode 10 „The Architects Series - A documentary on: Behnisch Architekten“ is now available.

Stefan Rappold member of the jury at the blickfang DESIGN AWARD 2019

On Friday November 1st, 2019 Stefan Rappold is part of the jury at the blickfang awarding the best designs in the categories furniture and products, as well as fashion and jewelry. The judging process takes place during the day “Im Wizemann”, Que…

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2nd prize for competition Radstation Tübingen

Our Stuttgart office has been awarded the 2nd prize in the competition ”Radstation mit Gastronomie Europaplatz Tübingen” Congratulations to our design team!

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Stefan Rappold at Conference on Advanced Building Skins in Bern

Stefan Rappold will be a speaker at the 14th Conference on Advanced Building Skins, taking place in Bern at October, 28-29 2019. The topic of his lecture will be „Intelligent Facades“.

adidas ARENA – finalist European Steel Design Award

We are proud to announce that the adidas ARENA in Herzogenaurach was finalist at the European Steel Design Award. Every two years the awards are given by the European Convention for Constructional Steelwork (ECCS) to encourage the creative and…

Dorotheen Quartier – certified LEED Platinum

We are happy to announce that the Dorotheen Quartier in Stuttgart was certified LEED Platinum 2009 for core and shell development. The building has fulfilled all the requirements of the rating system established by the U.S Green Building Council.

Dorotheen Quartier – awarded the prize Beispielhaftes Bauen Stuttgart

We are very pleased and honored to announce that the Dorotheen Quartier was awarded the prize “Beispielhaftes Bauen Stuttgart”. The re-planning of the Dorotheen Quartier in central urban location of Stuttgart not only creates new areas for public use…

Karl Miller Center winner of the BSA Design Award

We are pleased to announce that the Karl Miller Center, Portland State University has been recognized by the jury for the2019 Honor Awards for Design Excellence hosted by the Boston Society of Architects. Congratulations go out to our Boston office…

round table talks at the Expo Real with Stefan Rappold

The Expo Real 2019 will take place in Munich from October 7th till 9th The DGNB together with the ‘Bundesarchitektenkammer’, the ‘Bundesstiftung Baukultur’ and the ‘Bundesministerium des Innern, für Bau und Heimat’ will be present, focusing on the topic “Quali…

lecture by Stefan Behnisch in Lausanne

The ‘architectural liberty’ (La Liberté Architecturale/Architektonische Freiheit) is the topic of the congress organized by the Central Suisse des Fenêtres et Facades CSFF/SZFF. In this context Stefan Behnisch will present our project Agora – Pôle de reche…

Radstation Tübingen

Tübingen, Germany

Competition - Transport - Tübingen, Germany

Stefan Behnisch as jury lead for the Heinze Award

On September 24th 2019 Stefan Behnisch will lead the jury for the Heinze Award, judging a large variety of projects in six categories plus special prizes. The focus will be on non-residential projects. Architects and students submitted 350 projects…

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Winner of the competion for the Edge ElbSide Office Building in Hamburg!

Our Stuttgart office has been awarded 1st prize in the competition for Vattenfall’s new Hamburg headquarters in HafenCity, Hamburg. It will be part of the Elbbrückenquartier, a new quarter consisting of residential, business and hotels representing th…

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Lecture by Stefan Rappold at the Stahlbau-Symposium

Stefan Rappold will be part of the Stahlbau-Symposium taking place on September 12th at 3pm, at the Klosterhotel Wöltingerrode. Under the topic “Neue Arbeitswelt in luftiger Höhe” (“New world of work in lofty hights”) he is going to present the recently …

Lecture by Stefan Behnisch at The Architects Series

As part of The Architects Series, organized by THE PLAN for SpazioFMG per l’Architettura in Milan, Stefan Behnisch will give a lecture on the topic “Architecture for a more Sustainable Future in Built Environment”.

100 years of Freie Waldorfschule Uhlandshöhe

Congratulations to the Freie Waldorfschule Uhlandshöhe in Stuttgart for celebrating their 100th anniversary! Here’s a sneak peek of our recently installed wooden staircase that we planned for the new administration building on campus which as well is…

Winner of the 2019 American Architecture Awards!

We are proud to announce that the Karl Miller Center in Portland, Oregon is one of the winners of the 2019 American Architecture Awards. It awards projects in Design Excellence and for the best and next contributors to innovative contemporary…

Stefan Behnisch at schauraum-b

WorkSpace today and tomorrow – What coming generations might expect built projects and in consepts (adidas ARENA and others) This will be the theme Stefan Behnisch presents at the schauraum-b, August 15 in Basel. The lecture is part of the series ‚…

Celebration: Grand Opening adidas ARENA

We celebrated the opening of the new Arena building at the “World of Sports” complex in Herzogenaurach and adidas‘ 70th anniversary.

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Pathology Tübingen

A new project has started: The State of Baden Württemberg has comissioned our Stuttgart Office to design the pathology and human genetics building for the University of Tübingen. We are happy to face this challenging healthcare project!

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360° Friedrichshafen

Come on a virtual tour through the Health and Fitness Spa in Friedrichshafen: https://www.friedrichshafen.de/fileadmin/BENUTZERDATEN/Baeder/Sportbad/Virtualtour/virtualtour.html

adidas grand opening

In connection with their 70th anniversary, on Friday, August 9, adidas invites about 3,000 people to celebrate the grand opening of the ARENA building. Beside the official ceremony adidas has organized a diverse program filled with sportive…

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The second prize goes to Behnisch Architekten!

Congratulations and thanks to the team who worked on the competition - a redesign of the station area including the central bus station in Füssen.

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July 18: The Plan Talks with Michelle Lee, Behnisch Architekten Boston

The Plan magazine organized the 6th architectural and interior design Forum Perspective USA. Michelle Lee, architect at the Boston office of Behnisch Architekten gave a talk about digital design, prototyping and fabrication; in particular the…

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3rd prize for our Elementary School in Regensburg-Sallern, Germany

Our proposal for the new elementary school Sallerner Berg including a sports hall, cafeteria and day care center, as well as the extension of the Jakob-Muth-Schule in Regensburg won the third prize in the competition. Thanks to the team for doing…

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Topping out Ceremony of the City Hall in Grosskarolinenfeld, Germany

On July 15th 2019 the topping out ceremony of our new City Hall in Grosskarolinenfeld in Bavaria, Germany, took place. Among others, Mayor Bernd Fessler and members of the Behnisch Team attended the event to celebrate the occasion.

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2nd Prize for the Thermal Spa Oberstdorf!

Our competition entry for the Thermal Spa Oberstdorf was awarded with a second prize. Thanks to the whole team!

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Smart Living Lab - And the winner is….

Great news: the panel of experts unanimously chose “HOP”, the project designed by Behnisch Architekten, in cooperation with Drees+Sommer Schweiz AG and ZPF Ingenieure AG, as the winner of the design competition “Smart Living Lab”. The design for the new ico…

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KIT EnergyLab 2.0 – awarded the prize Beispielhaftes Bauen Karlsruhe

We are very pleased and honored to announce that the Energy Lab 2.0 at Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) was awarded the prize “Beispielhaftes Bauen Karlsruhe”. The recently completed building is an intelligent platform, set up to explore the int…

Agora – shortlist WAF 2019

Seeing a huge number of entries this year, we are proud to announce that the AGORA Pôle de recherche sur le cancer in Lausanne, Switzerland was shortlisted at the World Architecture Festival in the category Completed Buildings: Health. All …

Karl Miller Center – Winner of the Energy Efficiency Award

An exciting and amazing evening in San Fransisco ended up with winning the Energy Efficiency Awards – German Innovation in U.S. Buildings. Congratulations to the Behnisch Architekten team of the Karl Miller Center, Portland State University, thank y…

Agora - Finalist at Architizer A+Award 2019

The AGORA Pôle de recherche sur le cancer in Lausanne, Switzerland was nominated as a finalist at the Architizer A+Award 2019 in the category Detail-Plus-Architecture+Facades. The voting is open to the online public now until July 5th on the …

Lecture by Stefan Rappold at The Plan Forum Perspective Northern EU 2019

This year Stefan Rappold, partner of the Stuttgart office is opening the Forum Perspective Northern EU 2019 in Copenhagen on June 27th, organized by The Plan. The topic of his lecture is “Research: Challenging Design Boundaries towards Innovative A…

Karl Miller Center – finalist Energy Efficiency Award

The Karl Miller Center of the Portland State University is a finalist for the Energy Efficiency Award – German Innovation in U.S. Buildings. The award recognizes outstanding achievements by German companies in the field of building performance w…

Opening of the Energy Lab 2.0

The Energy Lab 2.0 celebrates its opening on Monday June 24 at 3 pm. Beside the Building 410 (completion 2011) and Building 416 (completion 2017), it is the third building designed and planned by Behnisch Architekten for the KIT (Karlsruher…

June 7, 2019: Grand Opening of Sportbad Friedrichshafen

On Friday, June 7, the Grand Opening of Sportbad Friedrichshafen – a new public swimming pool complex at Lake Constance – was celebrated.

June 7, 2019: Topping Out Ceremony for the Schwaketenbad in Constance, Germany

On Friday, June 7, we celebrated the Topping Out Ceremony of our Schwaketenbad, a public swimming pool complex in Constance, Germany. The event was open to the public with the Bädergesellschaft Constance providing food and drinks.

Lenbachstraße Residential Development

3.176 qm / 34,090 sq.ft. - Stuttgart, Germany

3.176 qm / 34,090 sq.ft.

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‘architects not architecture’ in Stuttgart with Stefan Behnisch

In its third edition of Stuttgart’s ‘architects not architecture’ once more people behind famous architectural works are discovered. Fermin Tribaldos, organizer and moderator, invites Stefan Behnisch, Peter Ippolito and Liza Heilmeyer to talk about their…

Lecture by Stephan Leissle: Who is building Erlangen?—How townscapes are created.

Erlangen is currently developing and realizing large projects on various locations that will change and reshape its townscape and urban structure.

IDA Award Winner Bronze – Dorotheen Quartier

Already in its 12th edition the IDA Award aims to recognize individuals and teams who have made a substantial contribution in the field of architecture. We are delighted to announce that our project Dorotheen Quartier in Stuttgart received a bronze…

Finalist and honorable mention at The Plan Award 2019

We are proud of the results at The Plan Award 2019: One of our projects, the AGORA Pôle de recherche sur le cancer in Lausanne, Switzerlandwas nominated as finalist in the category “Education”. A second project, Living on the Altmühl riverside in Eichs…

Jörg Usinger at the “Achieve Better Buildings!” Passive House Conference Heidelberg 2019

Our Stuttgart office partner Jörg Usinger will be guest on the panel discussion “How can high energyefficiency and building culture be combined?” at this year’s Passive House Conference in Heidelberg.

ARPA Headquarter takes shape

Both the administration and laboratory buildings of the ARPA (Agenzia Regionale Prevenzione e Ambiente Dell’Emilia-Romagna) in Ravenna, Italy approach completion.

Topping out Ceremony of the Student Residence Complex Nibelungenkaserne in Regensburg

On Tuesday, April 2, our Munich office celebrated the topping out ceremony of the Nibelungenkaserne, a student residence complex in Regensburg, Germany.

Matt Noblett joins the spring edition of the Kamingespräch / Fireside Chat

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Lecture by Stefan Rappold at the AlumForum 2019

Our Stuttgart Office partner, Stefan Rappold, is giving a lecture at the AlumForum on “Architecture and Engineering: Unique Symbiosis for a Distinct Working Environment”.

Lecture by Matt Noblett at the Facades+ Symposium 2019

Façade+ is holding a full day symposium on April 4th, 2019 accompanied by a day of workshops on the 5th to discuss the fast-paced evolution of façade technology with over 60 speakers from various working fields. Our partner Matt Noblett is joining a d…

Lecture by Stefan Rappold: Bürostube oder Arbeitswelt - grenzenlose Flexibilität oder territorialer Verlust am Arbeitsplatz

Our Stuttgart Office partner, Stefan Rappold, will give a speech at the Stuttgart’s chapter of this year’s Blickfang design fair.

International Design Award for Dorotheen Quartier

We are happy to announce another achievement for our Dorotheen Quartier project in Stuttgart.

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How many harbors do we want to achieve? Developing possibilities for Stuttgart’s waterfront.

On Friday, February 15, Stefan Behnisch will be participating in a discussion on the future of Stuttgart’s waterfront and its possible shift from an industrial space towards a public area.

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Knauf Werktage ARCHITEC: Stefan Behnisch Keynote speaker

“Striving for innovation in architecture, the forces that conflict with this and why this fight is necessary.”

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Stefan Behnisch member of the jury at the iF DESIGN AWARD 2019

For this year’s edition of the iF Design Award, the International Forum Design has invited Stefan Behnisch to be a member of the jury.

„Loyalty, participation and appreciation“ lecture in Zürich with Stefan Rappold

The disappearance of the classic office cubicle makes space for a new language in the field of workspace design.

„Ingenieurpreis des Deutschen Stahlbaus 2019“ for the adidas ARENA headquarters in Herzogenaurach

We are happy to announce that our project adidas ARENA has won the „Ingenieurpreis des Deutschen Stahlbaus 2019“ for the collaborative work with Werner Sobek Stuttgart AG, stahl + verbundbau GmbH and Züblin Stahlbau GmbH. The award highlights exce…