HENN has won a competition to design the new Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering Building for the Technical University of Munich at the Garching research campus, which is Europe’s largest research campus. The design features four rectangular buildings encircling a central glass hall envisioned as a beacon and hub to promote interaction among students and academics.
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Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Technical University of Munich / HENN
Siemens Headquarters / Henning Larsen
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Architects: Henning Larsen
- Area: 45000 m²
- Year: 2016
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Manufacturers: Hofmann Naturstein, Atelier Vierkant, Osram, Siemens
These Photographs Capture the Colorful Architecture of Europe’s Metro Stations
Photographer Chris Forsyth has released the latest images from his photo series Metro. Having previously gone underground to capture the surreal beauty of Montreal’s metro system, Forsyth traveled to Europe to shoot stations in Munich, Berlin and Stockholm. His photographic style portrays the stations in their best light – bright, clean, colorful and completely absent of people.
"Seeing the design strengths of various metro systems, from the hand painted cave-like stations in Stockholm, to the well-lit modern platforms of Munich’s U-Bahn, I really began to feel the how good design can change your day for the better,” says Forsyth. “Whether it be awe-inspiring or simply bright and colorful, I can only imagine how it feels to start your daily commute in one of these metro stations."
Continue after the break for a sampling of Forsyth’s favorite photos from the series.
Haus SPK / nbundm*
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Architects: nbundm*
- Area: 178 m²
- Year: 2015
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Manufacturers: Saint-Gobain, Hasit, Isofloc, Leipfinger Bader, Roma, +1
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Professionals: Hechinger Bau GmbH, Karl Kernl Zimmerei, Form Holz Voit
Exhibition & Symposium: Rebuild By Design Munich
Spanning practice and theory in an innovative and integrative manner, “REBUILD BY DESIGN MUNICH” is oriented towards a broad audience including the interested public, practitioners, scholars and students alike from disciplines in planning and design for the built environment.
Quiksilver Showroom / Clemens Bachmann Architekten
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Architects: Clemens Bachmann Architekten
- Area: 1300 m²
- Year: 2014
Video: Olympiapark München / Frei Otto
Pritzker laureate Frei Otto was best known for his tensile structures. A prime example Otto’s ingenuity, the 1972 Olympic Stadium in Munich was a collaborative work with Gunther Behnisch that connected the park’s main programs - the natatorium, gymnasium and main stadium - with a whimsical, lightweight canopy structure that mimicked the “rhythmic protrusions” of the Swiss Alps. Watch the Spirit of Space short film above to see the project in its current state and learn more about the pioneering structure, here.
GRAFT Reveals Final Design for Munich's APASSIONATA Park
GRAFT Architects has released the final designs for the APASSIONATA adventure park. The competition-winning proposal aims to become a hub for leisure and entertainment in Munich, Germany, featuring a year-round venue for relaxation, discovery, and interaction with horses.
Check out the design and watch a virtual tour of the park, after the break.
WAA Wins Competition to Design "Am Hirschgarten" in Munich
Wiel Arets Architects (WAA) has won a competition to design a cluster of four mixed-use towers adjacent to Munich’s Hirschgarten station. Each “horseshoe-shaped” building, perched upon a six to seven story plinth, will offer space for office, hotel and retail space as part of the “Am Hirschgarten” development.
Read on to learn more about WAA's winning proposal.
Mei and Felixx Propose Housing for Postwar Residential Area in Munich
The largest housing association in Munich, GEWOFAG has awarded Mei Architects & Planners and Felixx Landscape Architects & Planners one of three prizes for their proposal to redevelop of a residential area of 340 dwellings around the Ludlstrasse in Munich.
"It is refreshing to see how the Dutch have dealt with this design task," says the jury in regards to the team's community-centric, winning scheme. "The Dutch are one step further in thinking about how neighborhoods should function."
More about their winning entry "Neue Nachbarschaften," after the break.
Joseph Pschorr House / Kuehn Malvezzi
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Architects: Kuehn Malvezzi
- Year: 2013
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Manufacturers: FAKRO
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Professionals: Zilch + Muller, a+f Fassadenplanung, FT Brendle, IB Wieder
"Narratives of History, Climate, Culture and Place" Abound in David Adjaye Retrospective
Starting January 29th, Munich's Haus der Kunst will host "Form, Heft, Material," a major retrospective of the work of British architect David Adjaye. Co-curated by Okwui Enwezor and Zoe Ryan, the exhibition's broad catalogue reflects Adjaye's diverse career and portfolio, including architectural projects alongside material experiments, research, and furniture design. Through sketches, models, prints, drawings, 1:1 building fragments, film, and text, "Form, Heft, Material" foregrounds Adjaye's work against the rich geographical and social context that frames his design approach.
Munich Botanical Garden Entrance Building / Kunze Seeholzer
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Architects: Kunze Seeholzer
- Year: 2014
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Professionals: fischer heumann landschaftsarchitekten, Lieb Obermüller + Partner
Rock on a Slope / Unterlandstättner Architekten
UNStudio Brings Interactive Exhibit to Munich: Motion Matters 4.0
The evening of October 6th marks the grand opening of UNStudio's new exhibit, Motion Matters 4.0 at the Architektur Galerie in Munich. The opening ceremonies will coincide with the first day of the Expo Real International Trade Fair for Property and Investment and include a welcome speech by the Dutch Consul General Peter Vermeij, followed by an introductory talk about the exhibit from UNStudio co-founder and principal Ben van Berkel.
Textilmacher / tillicharchitektur
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Architects: tillicharchitektur
- Area: 1135 m²
- Year: 2013
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Manufacturers: Fibrobet, Hemmerlein Ingenieurbau
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Professionals: Elektro Emmer GmbH, H+L Brandschutz, Hemmerlein Ingenieurbau GmbH
Early Excellence Centre Munich / Boesel Benkert Hohberg Architekten
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Architects: Boesel Benkert Hohberg Architekten
- Year: 2013
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Professionals: PEG GmbH, Ingenieurbüro Muck, Ingenieurbüro Többen, K33 Architekten, Luska Freiraum GmbH, +1
NOCKI / Leonard Hautum
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Architects: Leonard Hautum
- Area: 143 m²
- Year: 2012
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Professionals: Gruppe Ingenieurbau, Hibic Bau E.K. Maurer Und Betonbau, Klempt Geotec Gmbh