Johannes Mende is the office manager and Director at ASTOC. With 20 years of experience as a lead architect, he is responsible for the cost-effective implementation of projects and cross-project quality assurance, serving as the liaison between management and the team.
Master Plan for the Expansion of Hamburg’s Downtown Area HafenCity expands Hamburg’s city center by 40 percent and connects the historic fabric of the Speicherstadt with a new, flood-protected urban environment along the Elbe. Historical aerial photographs from 1930 illustrate the former divide between the organically grown city center and
Transformation into a creative and cultural quarter “The Alte Schlachthof Karlsruhe has undergone an amazing development.” Dr. Frank Mentrup, Lord Mayor The 7-hectare former slaughterhouse site is centrally located not far from the city center in the east of Karlsruhe. Due to its use at the time of its foundation,
An urban strategy for Cologne How do we want to live in 2030? The city strategy ‘Cologne Perspectives 2030+’ provides answers. Like many large cities in Germany and abroad, Cologne has already had to deal with far-reaching transformation processes. Population growth, demographic change, climate change, climate protection, economic structural change,
Neighborhood renewal through renovation and additions In a three-part process, an existing district from the 1930s is being transformed into a green, climate-friendly residential ensemble with double the living space – mainly subsidized. Ebertstrasse in Tübingen is emblematic of many urban residential areas from the interwar period: solidly built, with
Spatial model for structural change in the Rhine lignite mining area How can Europe’s largest landscaping site master the challenge of structural change? Lignite mining has shaped the Rhine mining area since the 1950s. The phase-out of lignite will significantly change this region, and not just through the economic reprofiling
Strategic airport development planning and urban development consolidation Midfield Gardens From transport infrastructure to economic engine in the south of Berlin: With the development of BER, the focus of urban development is shifting towards a dynamic center of gravity around the airport and the future Airport City. Large airports are
Our project 37° Nordost – Gladbeck grows together was recognized in the category Vision and Planning at the BDLA Landscape Architecture Award 2026.
Together with the Essen planning group, ASTOC wins the workshop procedure for the structural development planning of the University of Duisburg-Essen on the Essen campus.
The 244-hectare Rákosrendező area in Budapest is about to undergo a comprehensive urban transformation. In the international competition, we achieved second place in a team with Archikon and RMP SL.
On May 6 and 7, 2026, you will meet ASTOC in the PLANERLOUNGE of the polis Convention – for an exchange on urban development, transformation and sustainable urban spaces.
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