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A Sustainable Gaudí-Inspired Pavilion by Spanish Architects to Be Presented in Frankfurt 2026

Rene Submissions — Fri, 13 Mar 2026 09:10:00 +0000

As part of the Frankfurt Rhein-Main World Design Capital 2026, ICEX is promoting a distinctive architectural installation that will transform the garden of the Instituto Cervantes in Frankfurt into an open cultural space. Inspired by the constructive methodology of Antoni Gaudí, the lightweight pavilion reinterprets his structural principles through a contemporary approach focused on geometry, material efficiency, and the relationship between form and structure.

Designed by architects GGstudio and built by Volúmenes y Vareta, the project proposes a new model for cultural architecture: modular, demountable, and reusable. The structure combines a timber framework with

The Frankfurt Prototype / Barkow Leibinger + Städelschule + Frankfurt University of Applied Sciences + Niklas Maak

Pilar Caballero — Tue, 17 Dec 2024 11:00:00 +0000

With "The Frankfurt Prototype," students from the Städelschule and Frankfurt University of Applied Sciences (Frankfurt UAS), under the academic direction of guest professor Dr. Niklas Maak, have realized a pioneering architectural project in the courtyard of the Senckenberg Research Institute. Initiated and conceptually guided by Maak, the temporary structure features an open, multifunctional market hall on the ground floor and flexible living and working spaces on the first floor, designed specifically for students. The building promotes social interaction and a connection to nature, integrating sustainable materials and adaptable spatial concepts. Architecture firm Barkow Leibinger supported the students in the planning and realization, accompanying the implementation of the prototype through to its completion in autumn 2024.

iLive Frankfurt Youth-Oriented Hotel and Co-Living Campus / HWKN Architecture

Pilar Caballero — Sun, 01 Dec 2024 02:00:00 +0000

HWKN's new iLive Campus in Frankfurt, designed in collaboration with AI+P, addresses the younger generation's need for flexible and affordable living solutions. This consciously unique building occupies a large corner site adjacent to the Frankfurt School of Management and Finance and features 1,000 high-design apartment units for students, making it the largest planned student and serviced apartment project in Germany. HWKN, along with their client, the German-based iLive, and AI+P, incorporated another innovative living alternative: a lively, youth-oriented hotel, part of the Rioca Hotel group.

The Docks / Meixner Schlüter Wendt

Bianca Valentina Roșescu — Thu, 14 Jul 2022 12:00:00 +0000

Right on the waterfront in Frankfurt’s Osthafen district, the new office building The Docks comes together with Dock 2.0, a slab-like existing structure, to create a homogenous ensemble. The area surrounding this new office building is dotted with industrial complexes and warehouse facilities and characterized by the uniquely special atmosphere of a container port.

Kindergarten at Henninger Park / Meixner Schlüter Wendt

Alexandria Bramley — Mon, 09 Aug 2021 02:00:00 +0000

The new “Stadtgärten am Henninger Turm” residential quarter is being rounded out with a new-build childcare center. This childcare center is located in the heart of the quarter, right on the East-West promenade that leads from the historical Henniger Villa to the new Henninger Turm residential high-rise. Complementing the neighborhood shopping center in the building at the high-rise's base, the childcare center livens up the new shared heart of the Henninger district, which boasts almost 1000 apartments.

The Stoic City / Bernd Steinhuber + FIPE Architecture

Rayen Sagredo — Fri, 13 Jul 2018 05:00:00 +0000

At Light & Building 2018 in Frankfurt, visitors encountered XAL in a minimalistic abstract city. It is the background, it is essential.

UNStudio Reveals New Renderings of Massive Frankfurt Skyscraper Development

Patrick Lynch — Tue, 06 Feb 2018 13:30:00 +0000

UNStudio has revealed new renderings of their massive development and master plan for FOUR Frankfurt, as the firm joins forces with HPP Architects (UNS + HPP) to carry out the next stages of the project.

Train Stop U5 Line / Just/Burgeff Architekten

Rayen Sagredo — Thu, 01 Jun 2017 13:00:00 +0000

The heavily used local train service between Frankfurt city center and the district of Preungesheim is being upgraded to provide barrier-free access. Just/Burgeff Architect’s design for the “Glauburgstrasse” stop on the U5 line emerged from a design-and-build competition organized by VGF, Frankfurt’s public transport company. Informed by the particular urban situation of this stop, an idea developed that goes beyond simply providing a platform and shelter for the waiting passengers.

OutOfOffice Frankfurt / VON M

Antonia Cayupe — Sat, 13 May 2017 05:00:00 +0000

«Open» and «straightforwardly» have been the key words for the concept of a flexible creative –space for workshops and conferences in Frankfurt which can be rented by companies if they want to give their employees a day OutOfOffice for creative meetings and workshops.

Main East Side Lofts / 1100 Architect

Rayen Sagredo — Mon, 01 May 2017 03:00:00 +0000

Main: East Side Lofts is a mixed-use building in a rapidly changing neighborhood near Frankfurt, Germany’s East Harbor (Osthafen). The original prewar building was built as a factory; however, due to the outbreak of World War I the design was never fully realized and the building was used instead as a hospital and later as worker’s housing. 1100 Architect’s design addresses two tasks: the renovation of the historic building and a contemporary addition of equal size that completes the original volume. 1100’s comprehensive investigation of the existing structure involved a collaboration with Frankfurt’s Landmarks Department, from which the firm developed its strategies to finally realize this building almost a century later.

European Central Bank / Coop Himmelb(l)au

Daniela Cardenas — Fri, 11 Nov 2016 11:00:00 +0000

The striking twin tower shapes the skyline of Frankfurt’s Ostend

Audi Motor Show 2015 / SCHMIDHUBER

Karen Valenzuela — Mon, 12 Oct 2015 09:00:00 +0000

Audi’s exhibition at the 2015 Frankfurt Motor Show is raising the bar for innovative live communication: before visitors get to see the full range of Audi automobiles on offer at the center of the brand building, they are led through an impressive presentation of the four focus themes: Audi ultra, Audi Technologies, quattro and Audi Sport. “the power of four.”

BIG Designs New Tower for Frankfurt

Karissa Rosenfield — Tue, 30 Jun 2015 12:56:00 +0000

BIG has been selected through a competition to realize a 185-meter-tall, mixed-use tower in Frankfurt. With a shape that is "both rational and sculptural," the skyscraper is organized as a basic volume whose floor plates "shift" to provide the "best spaces for each specific program."

European School in Frankfurt / NKBAK

Karen Valenzuela — Thu, 23 Apr 2015 02:00:30 +0000

The new building of the Pre-primary and Primary School extends the existing school building of the European School in Frankfurt.

Innocean Headquarters Europe / Ippolito Fleitz Group

Daniel Sánchez — Fri, 19 Dec 2014 01:01:00 +0000

The internationally operating advertising agency INNOCEAN with headquarters in Korea has moved into new European headquarters in Frankfurt am Main. A flexible and modern work world was created for the young, design-conscious company, which fits the different work zones within the agency.

Städtische Bühnen Theatre Workshops / gmp Architects

Daniel Sánchez — Thu, 13 Nov 2014 00:00:00 +0000

With the completion of the transport and landscaped areas, the conversion and extension of the workshops for the scenery and costumes of the Städtische Bühnen were completed on time for the new 2014/2015 season. Owing to functional and regulatory shortcomings, the extensive workshop conversion work started as early as 2007. The operation of the stage was maintained unrestricted throughout the construction period and the various workshops were replaced by a new building in the existing complex comprising the opera house, the theatre and the “Kammerspiel” theatre.

Messe Frankfurt – Tor Nord / Ingo Schrader Architekt

Cristian Aguilar — Sat, 01 Nov 2014 00:00:00 +0000

The German Design Council has announced the Tor Nord on the premises of the Messe Frankfurt as winning project of the 2014 Iconic Awards.

Gemeinde / Stefan Forster Architekten

Karen Valenzuela — Fri, 12 Sep 2014 00:00:00 +0000

The Western Harbour – located in the south-western not far from Frankfurt’s city centre and ten minutes to walk from the main train station - was until recently an unattractive “non-place”: a 124,000 square meter area with an elongated offshore jetty lost its importance and function as a trading centre because the logistic of transportation of goods was shifted from water to rails and streets. The storage buildings - mostly inconsequential post-war architecture - dilapidated, have been used as a warehouse for carpet dealers and carriers and a concrete mixing factory was sooting.