Introduction
The architectural practice von Gerkan, Marg and Partners was founded by Meinhard von Gerkan and Volkwin Marg in 1965. Since its inception it has grown to include four additional partners, one partner for China, eleven associate partners and more than 500 employees in ten offices in Germany and abroad.
gmp is one of the few practices with a generalist position, which takes responsibility for a project from the design idea and its realization right through to the interior design.
Their architectural interpretation is characterized by the Vitruvian ideals of solidity, longevity and beauty. Based on the understanding, architecture earns the quality of sustainability in the sense of permanence, when not only the climatic conditions and the corresponding use of materials are accounted for, but also when the house, as an envelope for the diversity of human existence, is designed in an obvious manner. Above and beyond these demands, they build in different cultural circles in accordance with certified guidelines and in consultation with the client.
In the past 45 years Meinhard von Gerkan, Volkwin Marg and their partners have planned and constructed buildings in most major German cities. They have designed small scale homes, hotels, museums, theaters and concert halls, office buildings, commercial centers and hospitals as well as research, educational and sports facilities, buildings for transportation, trade and industry buildings and master plans.
gmp became internationally known as a team of airport architects when, in 1975, the Berlin Tegel building with its drive-in airplane terminal for “stacked parking” was established. This innovative design has been further developed to transform the departure and arrival halls at Stuttgart and Hamburg airports.
They are internationally recognized not only for their projects like the New Trade Fair in Leipzig, the Rimini Exhibition Center or the Christ Pavilion for the EXPO 2000, but also for their designs. Key examples are the designs for the reconstruction and roofing of the Olympic Stadium in Berlin or Berlin Central Station, which was completed in 2006.
gmp has succeeded in winning more than 580 prizes in national and international competitions, among them more than 280 first prizes and a large number of awards for exemplary architecture. More than 340 buildings have been constructed by gmp worldwide.
Amongst others in China, the exhibition and congress centers in Nanning and Shenzhen, the Shanghai Pudong museum and the Zhongguancun Cultural Center in Beijing as well as the Universiade Sports Center in Shenzhen and the Shanghai Oriental Sports Center have been built. Further buildings are the opera houses in Chongqing and Qingdao as well as the Chinese National Museum in Beijing and the new Tianjin West Railway Station.
In the year 2006 in Hanoi/Vietnam the National Congress Center was finished. The Hanoi Museum was realized in 2010.
In South Africa three World Cup stadiums in Cape Town, Durban, and Port Elizabeth were finished in 2010. For the 2014 FIFA World Cup in Brazil gmp realizes the stadiums in Brasília and Manaus.
Award
- Bucharest 2000, Romania
- EXPO 2000 Plaza, Hanover, Germany
- Airports Berlin Tegel, Munich II, Moscow, Algiers, Hamburg
- National Library, Tehran, Iran
- Academy of Fine Arts, Hamburg, Germany
- Gruner & Jahr Publishing House, Hamburg, Germany
- German School in Beijing, China
- New Trade Fair, Leipzig, Germany
- Berlin Brandenburg Willy Brandt Airport, Germany
- Berlin Central Station, Germany
- Christ Pavilion, EXPO 2000, Hanover, Germany
- Media City, Leipzig, Germany
- Reconstruction of the Olympic Stadium Berlin, Germany
- International Convention & Exhibition Center Nanning, China
- Shenzhen International Convention and Exhibition Center, China
- Lingang New City, China
- Sapper School, Ingolstadt, Germany
- Museum in Shanghai Pudong, China
- National Assembly House and Conference Hall, Hanoi, Vietnam
- National Museum of China, Beijing, China
- Cape Town Stadium, Cape Town, South Africa
- Moses Mabhida Stadium, Durban, South Africa
- Federal Environmental Agency, Berlin, Germany
- Hangzhou South Railway Station, China
Projects
Contact
| Website | www.gmp-architekten.de |
| Headquarters | Hamburg |
| Address | Elbchaussee 139 22763 Hamburg Germany |
| hamburg-e@gmp-architekten.de | |
| Phone | +49.40.88 151 0 |
| Fax | +49.40.88 151 177 |
| Branch | Beijing |
| Address | CYTS Plaza, No. 1212 No. 5 Dongzhimen South Avenue Dongcheng District 100007 Beijing P. R. China |
| beijing@gmp-architekten.de | |
| Phone | +86.10.58 15 61 61 |
| Fax | +86.10.58 15 63 65 |
| Branch | Shanghai |
| Address | Qing Ke Mansion, 10th Floor No. 138 Fen Yang Road Xu Hui District 200031 Shanghai P. R. China |
| shanghai@gmp-architekten.de | |
| Phone | +86.21.54 65 51 51 |
| Fax | +86.21.54 65 51 31 |
| Branch | Shenzhen |
| Address | Landmark Building, Unit 3706 No. 4028 Jintian Road Futian District 518035 Shenzhen P. R. China |
| shenzhen@gmp-architekten.de | |
| Phone | +86.755.82 57 77 66 |
| Fax | +86.755.82 57 77 99 |
