Gerkan / Marg + Partner

Our ideal is to design in such a reduced form, that the results endure content and time. Formal restriction and uniformity of materials contribute to this standpoint because we understand obviousness as a categorical imperative.
We want to design a house simply as a statement, to form it as a durable cover for the variety of human existence.
With a critical distance from recent architectural expressions, we try to avoid expressionist forms which are only derived from artistic caprice, without reference to use, construction and functionality. The media renames this traditional simplicity as "new" simplicity.
This purism carried to extremes, expressed as a denial of information in drawings and as severely barren buildings, remains alien to us.
We want a reduction which is based on plausibility and self-evidence and has to integrate supposed stylistic inconsistencies provoked by building task and site.
For the conception of buildings and interiors the positions of dialogical design are relevant as the guidelines of our architectural understanding:

Simplicity
Variety and uniformity
Identity with the location
Structural order

"The development of appropriate and acceptable answers and solutions for problems demands an openness for dialogue and the adaptation of one's standpoint to changing conditions.
Society and its complex political and economic mechanisms decide what is being built in what fashion.
We architects have not only the obligation, but the responsibility to lay ourselves open to this dialogue and take part in the discussions with a firm conviction."

1st Prize

10th August 2009: gmp Wins International Competition for Hangzhou Banking Center, China

New Banking Center, Qianjiang New Town, Hangzhou, China

Architects von Gerkan, Marg and Partners have carried off the 1st prize in the international competition for the construction of the unusual new Banking Center in the East Chinese city of Hangzhou. In all, five firms were short-listed.

The valuable site for the new joint financial facility is on the central axis of the new Commercial Business District, with a view of the Qiantang River. Four separate high-rise buildings, which represent the four financial firms ICBC, Huarong, Zhejiang Financial Building and Zhejiang Commercial Bank, together make up an urban ensemble in which each building has a separate address.

A six-storey plinth with arcades forms the shared based for mainly public functions, above which the four individual high-rise office buildings accommodate their various requirements, arrangements and responsibilities. Each of them is accorded a prominent corner site within a single building block. In common, they have a rational vertical stone façade plus a prestigious, communicative core - the cruciform Financial Plaza. In the middle is a metro station, a waterfall and water basin, providing a life-enhancing backdrop.

Design Meinhard von Gerkan
Partner Nikolaus Goetze
Project leader Magdalene Weiss
Team Rebekka Brauer, Alexander Schnieber, Sun Gaoyang, Yang Xuan, Kong Buhong, Tian Jinghai, Martin Hagel, Teresa Riethmüller, Zhang Yan
Landscaping WES, Hamburg
GFA 197,000 m²
Client Business Department of ICBC Zhejiang Branch, Huarong Financial Leasing Co., Ltd., Zhejiang, Xinhua Futures Brokerage Co., Ltd. and China Zheshang Bank Co., Ltd.

Architektur ist - natürlich nicht unpolitisch

von Volkwin Marg
German language
Hg.v. Ingeborg Flagge
München, Berlin, London, New York: Prestel 2008
und von Gerkan, Marg und Partner, 2008
ISBN 978-3-7913-4284-9

All Exhibitions since 1989

2008 Hamburg
gmp Architekturwerkstatt, Völckersstraße
Stadions and Arenas
December 3 - February 27


2008 Windesheim/Mainz
orgel ART museum rhein-nahe
Structure and Intention
Volkwin Marg
June 18 - August 28


2008 Kapstadt, Südafrika
Bell Roberts Gallery
gmp architects -
The Making of a Stadium
March 5 - April 4


2007 Hamburg
gmp Architekturwerkstatt, Völckersstraße
Private Houses
September 21 - November 20


2007 Mumbai, Indien
Prince of Wales Museum
Building the Future
The Architecture of von Gerkan, Marg and Partners
August 25 - September 7


2007 Bangalor, Indien
Max-Mueller Bhavan - Goethe Institute
Building the Future
The Architecture of von Gerkan, Marg and Partners
August 4 - August 14


2007 New Delhi, Indien
Lalit Kala Akademie
Building the Future
The Architecture of von Gerkan, Marg and Partners
March 5 - May 15


2007 Hamburg
Akademie der freien Künste
Structure and Intention
Volkwin Marg
March 20 - May 28


2006 Hamburg
gmp Architekturwerkstatt, Völckersstraße
"Buildings and Projects in Berlin 1965-2006
gmp - von Gerkan, Marg und Partner"
June 9 - August 27


2006 London
Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA)
Ideal City - Real Projects
von Gerkan, Marg und Partner Architects in China
July 14 - September 22


2006 Warsaw, Poland
Chamber of Polish Architects, Headquarter Warsaw
Ideal City - Real Projects
von Gerkan, Marg und Partner Architects in China
June 9 - June 23


2006 Berlin
Aedes Galerie
Structure and Intention
Volkwin Marg
May 12 - June 18


2005 Buenos Aires, Argentina
Modulor
Cities on Water
one project of gmp amongst others: Lingang New City
September 21 – September 25


2005 Munich
Architekturmuseum der TU München in der
Pinakothek der Moderne
Ideal City – Real Projects
von Gerkan, Marg und Partner in China
June 30 – October 2


2005 Berlin
Berlinische Galerie
von Gerkan, Marg und Partner
Buildings and Projects in Berlin 1965–2005
June 18 – September 4


2005 Riga, Latvia
Old Stock Exchange
Projects of von Gerkan, Marg und Partner
in the course of the Hamburg Riga Days


2005 Gdansk, Poland
Pomeranian Chamber of Architects
Projects of von Gerkan, Marg und Partner
in the course of the Gdansk Architecture Days
June 2 - June 16


2005 Windesheim/Mainz
orgel ART museum rhein-nahe
von Gerkan, Marg und Partner Klangräume
(Sound Spaces) seven projects of gmp
April 1 – June 12


2005 Berlin
Aedes – Worldwide touring exhibition of the Goethe Institute
Architecture + Religion
one project of gmp amongst others: Christ Pavilion



2004 New York, USA
Yale School of Architecture Art + Architecture Gallery
Leicht weit – Light Structures
Jörg Schlaich & Rudolf Bergermann
project of gmp amongst others: Berlin Central Station–Lehrter
Bahnhof; Expo Hall 8/9, Hanover; Hanover Trade Fair, Hall 4,
Kiel-Hörn Folding Bridge; Hanse Trade Fair, Tensegrity Tower,
Rostock; Solar Chimney Power Plant, Expo 2000, Hanover;
Leipzig New Trade Fair, Tower
November 15 – February 4, 2005


2004 Frankfurt
Deutsches Architektur Museum
Die Revision der Postmoderne (Revision of Pomo)
one project of gmp amongst others: Stadtschloss Berlin
October 29 – February 6, 2005



2004 Verona, Italy
Veronafiere – 39th Marmomacc
The Art of Building with Stone
one project of gmp amongst others:
State Authority Offices for Brandenburg and Mecklenburg-
Vorpommern in Berlin
October 7 – October 10



2004 Venice, Italy
9th International Architecture Exhibition of the Biennale di Venezia
METAMORPH
Cities on Water
one project of gmp amongst others: Lingang New City
September 10 – November 7



2004 Berlin
Stilwerk Berlin
da! Architektur in Berlin (There! Architecture in Berlin)
one project of gmp amongst others:
Royal Porcelain Manufacture, Berlin
June 18 – July 4



2003 Frankfurt
Deutsches Architektur Museum
Leicht weit – Light Structures
Jörg Schlaich & Rudolf Bergermann
project of gmp amongst others:
Berlin Central Station – Lehrter Bahnhof;
Expo Hall 8/9, Hanover; Hanover Trade Fair, Hall 4,
Kiel-Hörn Folding Bridge; Hanse Trade Fair, Tensegrity Tower,
Rostock; Solar Chimney Power Plant, Expo 2000, Hanover;
Leipzig New Trade Fair, Tower
November 22 – February 8, 2004



2003 Hamburg
Museum für Kunst und Gewerbe
Luchao – Aus einem Tropfen geboren
Luchao – Born from a Drop
Architecture for China
von Gerkan, Marg und Partner
September 28 – November 16



2003 Quito, Ecuador
Pan-American Architecture Biennial of Quito
METROPOLIS
one project of gmp amongst others:
Berlin Central Station – Lehrter Bahnhof
November 15 - November 19



2003 Sao Paulo, Brazil
International Biennial of Architecture and Design
METROPOLIS
one project of gmp amongst others:
Berlin Central Station – Lehrter Bahnhof
September 14 – November 2



2003 Braunschweig
Landesmuseum
BDA 100 in Braunschweig
one project of gmp amongst others: Minning Archives in
Clausthal-Zellerfeld
August 28 – October 15



2003 Hamburg
Kaispeicher A – Speicherstadt
Atelier HafenCity
In the course of the Hamburger Architektursommer 2003
10 hamburg projects of gmp amongst others
June 26 – August 31



2003 Berlin
Underground Station Potsdamer Platz
da! Architektur in Berlin (There! Architecture in Berlin)
one project of gmp amongst others: New Tempodrom, Berlin
June 13 – July 3



2003 Hamburg
Freie Akademie der Künste
25 Jahre Planen und Bauen in der Demokratie 1976–2000
(25 Years of Planning and Building in Democracy 1976–2000)
9 projects of gmp amongst others:

Christ Pavilion, Volkenroda; New Trade Fair Leipzig;
Mining Archives in Clausthal-Zellerfeld;
Music and Conference Hall in Lübeck; gmp-Office in Hamburg;
Hamburg Airport; Kiel-Hörn Folding Bridge; Zurich House,
Hamburg; Glass Roof of the Museum for Hamburg History
May 7 – June 6



2003 Rostock
Internationale Gartenbau Ausstellung
Deutscher Pavillon Biovision (German Pavilion Bio Vision)
one project of gmp amongst others: Stuttgart Airport
April 25 – October 12



2003 Augsburg
Architekturmuseum Schwaben
Architektur in Franken 1995–2001
(Architecture in Franken 1995–2001)
one project of gmp amongst others: Casino Bad Steben
February 12 – March 30



2002 Utrecht, Netherlands
Centraal Museum
Worldstations in Utrecht
one project of gmp amongst others:
Berlin Central Station – Lehrter Bahnhof
December 6 – January 5, 2003



2002 Marburg
Universitätsmuseum
Meinhard von Gerkan – Geometrie der Stille
(Meinhard von Gerkan – Geometry of Silence)
October 20 – November 28



2002 Beijing, China
Red Gate Gallery
von Gerkan, Marg und Partner – Building for the Future
50 projects and designs
October 9 – October 16



2002 Hamburg
Altonaer Museum
Leben und Arbeiten am Elbstrom – Altonas Architektur vom
Fischmarkt bis Övelgönne
(Living and Working at the River Elba)
one project of gmp amongst others: Elbkaihaus, Hamburg
October 8 – April 20, 2003



2002 Paris, France
Parc des expositions – Porte de Versailles
Villes et mobilités – Bouge l’architecture!
one project of gmp amongst others:
Berlin Central Station – Lehrter Bahnhof
September 28 – October 13



2002 Cologne
plan02 – Forum for current Architecture
health and games
“RheinEnergie” Stadium, Cologne Cardiac Clinic, Cologne
September 20 – September 27



2002 Munich
Pinakothek der Moderne
Konstruktion und Raum in der Architektur des 20. Jahrhunderts
(Construction and Space in the Architecture of the 20th Century)
one project of gmp amongst others: Berlin New Central Station
September 16 – February 28, 2003



2002 Munich
Architekturgalerie Entwürfe zur Pinakothek der Moderne
(Designs for the Pinakothek der Moderne)
one design of gmp
September 10 – November 9



2002 Berlin
Altes Museum, Museumsinsel
Die Hand des Architekten (The Hand of the Architect)
one project of gmp amongst others: Dresdner Bank at Pariser
Platz, Berlin
July 21 – September 29



2002 Berlin
Underground Station Potsdamer Platz
da! Architektur in Berlin (There! Architecture in Berlin)
one project of gmp amongst others:
State Authorities Offices of Brandenburg and Mecklenburg-Vorpommern
July 21 – August 8



2002 Berlin
Dresdner Bank at Pariser Platz
von Gerkan, Marg und Partner - Building in China
26 projects and designs
In the course of the XXI World Congress of Architecture
July 21 – July 27



2002 Berlin
Martin-Gropius-Bau
Neue Deutsche Architektur (New German Architecture)
six projects of gmp amongst others:
Bertelsmann Foundation, Gütersloh;
Hillmann Parking Garage, Bremen; Zurich House, Hamburg;
Jumbo Shed, Hamburg; Hamburg Airport; New Trade Fair, Leipzig
July 11 – September 16



2002 Frankfurt
Deutsches Architektur Museum
World Airports
one project of gmp amongst others: Berlin-Brandenburg
International Airport
June 29 – September 22



2002 Kassel
KAZ im KUBA
architectdocuments
two projects of gmp amongst others:
New Tempodrom, Berlin; New Rimini Trade Fair, Italy
June 7 – September 15



2002 Berlin
Berlinische Galerie im Artforum der
GrundkreditbankBerlin
Fifty:Fifty. Gebaute und nicht gebaute Architektur für Berlin
1990-2000
(Fifty:Fifty. Architecture built and not built in Berlin 1990-2000)
one project of gmp amongst others:
Berlin-Spandau Railway Station
May 3 – August 4



2002 Hamburg
Altonaer Museum
Blankenese – Ein Mythos (Blankenese – A Myth)
one project of gmp amongst others: House G, Hamburg
March 12 – September 29



2001 Berlin
Deutsches Sportforum
Olympiastadion (Olympic Stadium, Berlin) until 2004



2001 Chicago, USA
The Art Institute of Chicago
Modern Trains and Splendid Stations
one project of gmp amongst others: Berlin New Central Station
December 8 – July 28, 2002



2001 Busan, South Korea
Busan International Architectural Culture Festival 2001
seven projects of gmp amongst others: Christ Pavilion,
New Trade Fair Leipzig, Berlin-Spandau Railway Station,
Berlin New Central Station, Mining Archives in Clausthal-Zellerfeld,
Music and Conference Hall in Lübeck, gmp-Office in Hamburg
October 9 – October 14



2001 Frankfurt
Deutsches Architektur Museum
Helmut Jacoby - Meister der Architekturzeichnung
(Helmut Jacoby - Master of Architectural Drawing)
four drawings of gmp amongst others: Berlin Central Station –
Lehrter Bahnhof
August 18 – October 21



2001 Mantova, Italy
Palazzo Ducale
Architetture a confronto
(Contemporary Architecture in the Historical City)
two projects of gmp amongst others:
Christ Pavilion in Volkenroda Monastery; gmp Office at Elbchaussee,
Hamburg
March 30 – April 22



2000 Paris, France
Pavillon De L´Arsenal
European Panoramas
one project of gmp amongst others: Berlin New Central Station



2000 Hamburg
Speicherstadt
Modell Virtuell – Analoge und digitale Medien in der Architektur
von Gerkan, Marg und Partner
(Model Virtual – Analogue and digital Media in Architecture)
In the course of the Hamburger Architektursommer



1999 Beijing, China
Yan-Huang Art Museum
von Gerkan, Marg and Partners - Building for the Public
In the course of the XX. UIA Congress in Beijing the exhibition was
arranged by the China International Cultural Association (CICA) in
co-operation with the Architectural Society of China (ASC) and the
Yan-Huang Art Museum



1999 Hanover
Kirchenamt der Evangelischen Kirche in Deutschland
Der ‚Christus-Pavillon’ auf der Weltausstellung EXPO 2000
(The ‘Christian Pavilion’ on the World Exhibition EXPO 2000)



1999 Berlin
Asian Fine Arts Factory
In/From China. Art and Architecture
one project of gmp amongst others: German School Beijing



1999 Sevilla, Spain
Junta de Andalucia in the old monastery of “Nuestra Senora de los
Reyes“



1998 Porto
Camara Municipal do Porto, Vereacao do Pelouro do Urbanismo e
do Pleamento
Bari, Italy
Municipal Council for Town Planning
The Architecture of Public Space
two projects of gmp amongst others: New Trade Fair, Leipzig,
Stuttgart 21



1999 Essen
Colosseum



1998 Munich
Former Deutsche Bahn Cargo Hall



1997 Hamburg
Deichtorhallen
Stuttgart
Central Railway Station Berlin
Former ´Dresdner Bahnhof´



1996 Venice
Architecture Biennial
Renaissance of Railway Stations - The City in the 21st Century
22 projects of gmp. Idea and design: Prof. Meinhard v. Gerkan



1999 Grenoble, France
Musée de Grenoble 20.06. – 01.11.1999



1998 Bonn
Kunsthalle
100 Jahre Kunst im Aufbruch (100 Years Art on the Move)
two projects of gmp amongst others:
Conversion of the Reichstag building, Lehrter Bahnhof, Berlin



1998 Berlin
Galerie Aedes East
Architektur der Besinnung (Architecture of Contemplation)



1998 Bucharest, Romania
Sala dalles Artexpo
Bucharest 2000
German-Romanian Architectural
Workshop, a project of the Jürgen-Ponto-Foundation
Supervision: Prof. Meinhard von Gerkan



1998 Riga, Latvia
Rigas Galerija
2002 - 800 Jahre Riga. Ein Haus für die Musik
(2002 - 800 Years Riga. A House for the Music)
Diploma designs of the Institut für Baugestaltung A of the
Technische Universität Braunschweig; and Music and Conference
Hall, Lübeck,
Prof. Meinhard v. Gerkan



1998 Berlin
Kunstgewerbemuseum
Architekten als Designer (The Architect as Designer)
two projects of gmp amongst others: The VAU chair,
Shoe-cleaning step stool


1998 Frankfurt
Deutsches Architektur Museum
Macht und Monument
one project of gmp amongst others: Lehrter Bahnhof, Berlin



1997 Berlin
Deutsches Architektur Zentrum
Berlin kratzt am Himmel. Europas höchstes Haus am Bahnhof Zoo
(Berlin Scrapes the Sky. Europe´s highest building at the Zoo
station)
15 designs of students of the Institut
für Baugestaltung A of the Technische Universität Braunschweig,
Prof. Meinhard v. Gerkan



1997 Berlin
Tempelhof Airport
Vision und Tradition
Designs for a Berlin Brandenburg International Airport.
Tegel Airport, Stuttgart Airport, Hamburg Airport and 21
students´ projects, Prof. Meinhard v. Gerkan.
A university project by the IDZ



1997 Hamburg
Museum für Hamburgische Geschichte
Bauen nach der Natur - Palladio - Die Erben Palladios in
Nordeuropa (The Heirs of Palladio in Northern Europe)
one project of gmp amongst others: New Trade Fair, Leipzig



1997 Hamburg Airport
Berlin Tempelhof Airport
Frankfurt Rhein-Main Airport
San Francisco International Airport
Seattle Museum of Flight

1996 Chicago
The Art Institute of Chicago
Building for Air Travel: Architecture and Design for Commercial
Aviation
four projects of gmp amongst others: Tegel Airport, Stuttgart
Airport, Hamburg Airport, Jumbo Shed



1996 Venice, Italy
Architecture Biennial
Sensing the Future - The Architect as Seismograph
one project of gmp amongst others: New Trade Fair, Leipzig



1996 Berlin
Infobox
one project of gmp amongst others:
Lehrter Bahnhof, Berlin



1995 Berlin
Berlinische Galerie
Unter großen Dächen (Under Large Roofs)
wide-tensed projects of gmp



1994 Hamburg
Architekturwerkstatt
Idee und Modell (Idea and Model)
architectural models of the past 30 years of gmp



1990 Weimar
Bauhaus BDA
Architektur von Gerkan, Marg und Partner


1989 Dresden
BDA
Architektur von Gerkan, Marg und
Partner