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,
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 master planning for urban transformation Responsible management of dynamic growth: A robust basic structure with clear rules enables flexibility and ensures that the neighborhood identity is maintained. Over the last 170 years, São Paulo has become Brazil’s largest city and is now one of the largest metropolitan regions in
New construction of a mixed urban building block with offices, commerce and gastronomy The ‘Milestone’, a striking office high-rise in Bonn’s federal district, is already thinking about its future conversion into residential space. The Federal District in Bonn is undergoing a transformation from a functional government location to a mixed,
Master plan for the transformation of the former Wall strip A robust urban planning framework as a basis for urban neighborhoods. Between 1961 and 1989, the Spreebogen area marked a central section of the Berlin Wall. The reorganization of this former no-man’s land received a decisive boost when Berlin Central
Transformation into an urban, mixed neighborhood A new part of the city is being created on the site of a former large butcher’s shop: the Meinen site combines living, working and public spaces to create a lively, diverse district in the heart of Bern. The transformation of the Meinen site
A master plan for Hamburg’s main arteries City entrance, first address, district center and at the same time caesura, a barrier and transit space. If you want to shape the growth of the city, you can’t avoid the main thoroughfares. Twelve arterial roads across all themes and locations in the
Transformation of an industrial site into a climate-neutral commercial area in timber construction “Basically a design that is not only groundbreaking for Lörrach, but also for Germany due to the high ambitions it actually fulfills.” (Quote from the jury) The careful and sensitive transformation of our cities and their architecture
Strategic development concept The large-scale infrastructure transformation triggers a comprehensive redesign of the Emscher river landscape. Along an 85 km length of a rehabilitated river, nature, new connections and settlement areas are being created Flowing along an 85km river course the Ruhr region, the Emscher river connects 13 cities, derelict
Transformation of a shopping center into a mixed-use district Model for sustainable urban development: A shopping mall on the Blau is transformed into a neighborhood. The Blautalcenter in Ulm, which only opened in 1998, is the largest shopping center in Baden-Württemberg with 44,500 m² GFA. Heavily challenged by increasing online
Transformation of a former industrial site into a mixed-use neighborhood From steelworks to productive quarter – the former MAGNUM site is becoming a circular urban building block and creating a symbiosis of production and living in the middle of the city. How can a formerly industrial area in the heart