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Munich: The Latest Architecture and News
Where Design Meets Innovation: What to Expect from BAU 2023
Paul-Gerhardt-Allee Apartments / allmannwappner
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Architects: allmannwappner
- Area: 39750 m²
- Year: 2021
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Professionals: realgrün Landschaftsarchitekten
Munich Architecture City Guide: From Skyscrapers to Small Pavilions, Brutalism to Art Nouveau
Munich – Bavaria’s capital since 1506 – is a city with layers and layers of history. Its many years as a rising architectural epicenter have left an interesting and unique mix of buildings. From Middle Age churches and cathedrals to contemporary synagogues. From skyscrapers to small pavilions. Brutalism to Art Nouveau. Munich’s architecture is truly extensive and marvelous.
Though not acknowledging Munich’s beer wonders would be wrong, the only mention of this substance would be in the stunning buildings (like the new Paulaner HQ by Hierl Architekten) that contain them. Yes, other aspects of the city are grandiose, but let’s focus on Munich’s top attraction: its architecture.
Office Building Stuntzstraße / allmannwappner
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Architects: allmannwappner
- Area: 4190 m²
- Year: 2021
iCampus Munich / RKW Architektur +
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Architects: HENN, KAAN Architecten, RKW Architektur +
- Area: 39000 m²
- Year: 2022
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Manufacturers: Ardex, Camira, DURLUM, Equipe Céramicas, Findeisen GmbH, +7
Marc Goodwin Captures the Facades of Studios in Frankfurt, Stuttgart, and Munich
After having explored the spaces of architectural offices in the cities of Frankfurt, Stuttgart, and Munich, Germany, Marc Goodwin documents the facades of the same studios. Looking at what makes them similar and what makes them unique, the series of images showcases 25 buildings of German firms such as Schneider+Schumacher, Blocher Partners, Asp Architekten, Behnisch Architekten, Laboratory for Visionary Architecture, Henn, Auer Weber Assoziierte, FRANKEN Generalplaner, apd architektur+ingenieurbüro, Steimle Architekten and Max Dudler.
Frankfurt, Stuttgart, and Munich Studios Through the Lens of Marc Goodwin
After photographing architectural studios in Berlin, Marc Goodwin has captured the spaces of 26 offices between the German cities of Frankfurt, Stuttgart, and Munich, including Schneider+Schumacher, Blocher Partners, Asp Architekten, Behnisch Architekten, Laboratory for Visionary Architecture, Henn, and Auer Weber Assoziierte to name a very few.
Continuing his work on the Atlas of Architectural Atmospheres, Archmospheres, Goodwin has collected so far, images of studios from cities around the world, more specifically from Madrid, Panama City, Dubai, London, Paris, Beijing, Shanghai, Seoul, Barcelona, Los Angeles, Istanbul, and so many others.
House with bay windows / Buero Wagner + Studio Kreft + E.Hoffmann + Element A
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Architects: Buero Wagner, E.Hoffmann, Element A, Studio Kreft
- Area: 2250 m²
- Year: 2021
Office with Silver Curtain / Buero Wagner
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Architects: Buero Wagner
- Area: 140 m²
- Year: 2022
House Elvesgarden / Stephan Maria Lang Architects
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Architects: Stephan Maria Lang Architects
- Area: 830 m²
- Year: 2020
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Manufacturers: Vola, Bauer Innovativ, Marmor Baumann, Viabizzuno, Wiedemann Werkstätten
Cities from US and Europe Seek to Ban Fossil Fuels in New Buildings
Boston is the latest city to announce a city-wide plan that, if passed, would eliminate the use of fossil fuels in new constructions and major renovation projects. This measure expands upon the commitment to enact climate action and make Boston a Green New Deal city. Other US cities like New York, Los Angeles, San Jose, Seattle, and Berkeley have all imposed similar measures in recent years. Seven European cities - Bilbao, Bratislava, Dublin, Munich, Rotterdam, Vienna, and Winterthur - have also developed a project to phase out fossil fuel from urban heating and cooling.
L011 Shingle Residence / Stephan Maria Lang Architects
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Architects: Stephan Maria Lang Architects
- Area: 536 m²
- Year: 2020
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Manufacturers: Deltalight, Freisinger Fensterbau, Marmor Baumann, Max Gampenrieder, Patrick Stäger Schindelmacher, +1
Keep Banana Ice Cream Shop / Martino Hutz Architecture
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Architects: Martino Hutz Architecture
- Area: 33 m²
- Year: 2021
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Manufacturers: HAY, La Marzocco, Rhino, SONOS, Vray
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Professionals: The Blank Space Studio
Populous Unveils Germany’s First Climate-Neutral Event Arena in Munich
Architecture firm Populous has been chosen as the architect for a new multi-use, climate-neutral event arena in Munich, Germany. The structure aims to create a unique experience; a "compact, efficient, and visually stunning" venue that will be instantly recognizable and reflective of the character and culture of the Bavarian metropolitan area, serving as a new landmark. The 20,000 capacity venue draws upon Bavarian heritage through a support structure that pays homage to the lozenge shape used in the Bavarian state flag.
New Exhibition at Glyptothek Museum to Feature Sculptures and Paintings by Santiago Calatrava
The Glyptothek Museum will showcase the first exhibition dedicated to Santiago Calatrava's array of sculptures and paintings inspired by Greek Antiquity. Running from June 21st to October 23rd, "Beyond Hellas: Santiago Calatrava in the Glyptothek" traces the architect's career as a sculptor, highlighting the influence of histories and cultures on Calatrava's design process.
A Residential Building in Munich Wins 2022 DAM Preis for Architecture in Germany
San Riemo Residental Building by ARGE Summacumfemmer Büro Juliane Greb is this year's recipient of the DAM Prize for Architecture, an annual award highlighting outstanding German projects. Selected from 100 buildings nominated by the Deutsches Architekturmuseum (DAM), the San Riemo Residental Building was commended for an exemplary take on communal living and its spatial flexibility that can accommodate a wide range of dwelling scenarios. The finalist projects include OMA’s Axel Spinger building, Burger Rudacs Architekten’s John Cranko ballet school in Stuttgart and Florian Nagler Architekten’s , Research Buildings Bad Aibling.
MVRDV Renovates Existing Building Complex and Designs Two New Towers in Munich
MVRDV revealed its plans to redevelop a challenging site surrounded by roads in the south of Munich through a design that combines the renovation of an existing building complex with the addition of two-stepping towers. Retaining six of the nine existing blocks, the project expands the current programme and creates a new landmark for the neighbourhood while placing a green plaza at the heart of the development.
A New Exhibition in Berlin Explores the Human Side of Architecture
Shape Tomorrow, a new exhibition at AEDES Architecture Forum in Berlin, is a reaction to both staid, self-serious architecture shows and to the staid, self-serious architecture profession. Taking the form of a miniature city, it turns buildings into named characters, encourages visitors to populate structures with miniature people, and leaves space for them to fill the room with their ideas and criticism.
The exhibition, on view through January 13, is the brainchild of German architect Matthias Hollwich, founder of New York-based HWKN—a burgeoning firm known for both its research and its sense of whimsy. The show centers on nine, 16-foot-tall white plaster towers whose glowing bases take on the forms of some of the firm’s playful, kinetic projects from around the world. These include 25 Kent, a fractured office building in Williamsburg, and Die Macherei, a jutting and terraced mixed-use business district in Munich.