On the occasion of Heinze Symbosien GRAFT Founding Partner Lars Krückeberg will give a keynote entitled ‘Dream. Design. Deliver’. It will be on the notion of ‘skin’ in architecture, exemplified by current GRAFT projects.
When: September 24, 2019, 2:30 pm
Where: Heinze Architektur Symbosien, Täubchenthal, Wachsmuthstr. 1, 04229 Leipzig
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This year marks the 18th anniversary of our Berlin office, exactly 21 years after founding the company in Los Angeles!
To express our gratitude towards all supporters along our “Coming of Age” journey, thriving on three continents, we invited to a jubilee celebration at Berlin’s Holzmarkt last weekend.
Special thanks go to Michael Müller (Governing Mayor of Berlin) for the welcoming speech, BRLO for GRAFT Anniversary beer, the amazing crew of Holzmarkt, Katerschmaus and Säälchen, Sonja Alhäuser for creating an extra-special Anniversary ice-cream sculpture, Frank Duske for an outstanding live performance by Kat Koan and every single person wo helped us celebrate this magical night!
Photo (c) Marie Wonka
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On the occasion of the conference ‘Shift Automotive’ at IFA 2019, GRAFT founding partner Wolfram Putz will give a lecture entitled “Changing parameters: the future of mobility“. The overarching topic of this year’s conference is “The Digital Revolution in Mobility – Future Needs, Innovations and Visions”.
Sharing models for cars or jobs are part of a new urbanity that requires innovations in mobility and blurs old boundaries. The city and its periphery are converging, and distances within the city will become increasingly shorter in the future. The physical and mental mobility of society is growing, and with it the field of activity of architects.
In our studios, we are currently not only concerned with building design, but also with mobility concepts for the near and distant future. For some years now, GRAFT has been working with leading providers in the field of electromobility and developing concepts at the interface between architecture and mobility.
When: Tuesday, September 10, 2019, 4:15 pm
Where: IFA, Messe Berlin
More informationen >> https://bit.ly/323xFgy
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Charlie Living is a residential project and the first block of a new ensemble of buildings at Checkpoint Charlie on Friedrichstrasse in central Berlin.
Find out more >> on the project page.
Photo © Trockland
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We are proud to announce that our project ICE-STADION SCHIERKE was honored „Winner“ at this year’s ICONIC AWARDS in the category „Innovative Architecture“. ICONIC AWARDS: Innovative Architecture, established by the German Design Council, is the first independent international architecture and design competition to take into account the interplay between the various disciplines. The focus of the award is on holistic production and interaction between the trades in the context of architecture.
Learn more about ICE-STADION SCHIERKE in our portfolio.
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Construction update: WAVE - two interacting residential buildings directly located at the river Spree and the Eastern harbor in Berlin, are soon to be finished.
More information on the project >> https://bit.ly/2T0A5t5
Photo © Studio Bowie
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GRAFT Founding Partner Thomas Willemeit, alongside Marianne Birthler, will give a lecture on UNBUILDING WALLS and the effects of division and the process of healing as a dynamic spatial phenomenon at Hitzacker Summer Music Festival; Germany’s oldest chamber music festival:
When: Saturday, August 8, 2:30pm
Where: VERDO Concert Hall, Dr.-Helmut-Meyer-Weg 1, 29456 Hitzacker
More information >> https://bit.ly/2Zq8ynm
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On July 19th 2019, for the ninth year in a row, architecture, arts and design will be celebrated at km 278 of the Adriatic coast, on Marzocca beach (Senigallia). This year’s main theme is Eurotopia, interpreted both as the last “possible utopia” and as a space for representation and for social, cultural and professional development. GRAFT founding partner Lars Krückeberg will participate in a panel on Biennale 2019 with the title “May we stand on interesting beaches”.
When: July 19th, 1pm
Where: Marzocca Beach, Senigallia, Italy
On the 3rd of July GRAFT founding Partner Thomas Willemeit will hold a lecture on scenography and interior architecture at the Academy of Fine Arts in Munich.
When: July 3, 2019, 7:30 pm
Where:
Academy of Fine Arts Munich
Department of Design and Display
Akademiestrasse 2-4
80799 Munich
More information >> https://architekturdesign.adbk.de/
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We’re excited to be finalist in this year’s Architizer Awards with two of our recently finished projects: Schierker Feuerstein Arena and Showpalace Munich, both in the category Sport & Recreation – Stadium/ Arena.
Until the 5th of July you can vote and help us become a winner >>> https://bit.ly/2LjOFKn !
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GRAFT founding partner Lars Krückeberg was selected as one of nine scholarship holders of the German Academy Villa Massimo Rome. The scholarship holders, who started their jobs in September 2018, belong to the elite of German artists and creatives. The residency enables composers, writers, architects and visual artists to find inspiration and new artistic orientation. Visitors of the final celebration had the chance to visit his studio and exhibition on Solstice, Equinox, Meridian and the Equation of time.
We cordially congratulate Lars to his successful exhibition!
For more information about Villa Massimo and the other scholarship holders, please visit: www.villamassimo.de
Exhibition text (available in German and italian only)
Relativer Kosmos – fragmentierter Oikos
RaumZeitCollage
Die Menschen haben schon immer nach oben geschaut, um aus den vermeintlichen himmlischen Gesetzen von Bewegung im Weltraum (dem Kosmos) ihren Lebensraum (den Oikos) zu ordnen. Augustus ließ auf dem Campo Marzio eine gewaltige Sonnenuhr als urbanes Konzept planen, um aus den ewigen Regeln der Sonnenbahnen die Legitimation seiner Regentschaft und der Pax Romana für die bekannte Welt abzuleiten. Sonnenuhren funktionieren immer nur lokal und durch die Ekliptik der Erdbewegung und dem Phänomen der Zeitgleiche läuft die wahre Zeit schneller oder langsamer als unsere Uhren im Jahr: unsere Zeit und damit unser Raum ist relativ.
Dieses Raumzeit-Phänomen wird durch die Installation eines katoptrischen Meridianes – also durch einen Gnomonspiegel reflektierend – und seiner Zeitgleichenabweichung deutlich gemacht. Ein Meridian beschreibt die genaue Achse zwischen Norden und Süden und verankert den Sonnendurchgang aller Tage des Jahres exakt auf sich. Die Raumfigur der Zeitgleiche allerdings zeigt die wahre Bewegung der Erde, die sich je nach Nähe zur Sonne mal schneller oder langsamer dreht und damit die Länge unserer Minuten, Stunden und Tage verändert: die Abweichung der Raumzeit von der globalen Konvention einheitlicher Tage, das Relativieren von vermeintlich ewigen Ordnungsprinzipien, wird so räumlich anschaulich und begreifbar.
Die Wahrheit von Zeit und Raum ist eine Frage der Perspektive.
Ästhetischer ReKonstruktivismus
Die Geschichte der Architektur oszilliert ebenfalls zwischen der Suche nach gültigen Regeln und der Sehnsucht nach künstlerischer Freiheit. Gerade Rom in seiner fragmentierten Ästhetik eines vierdimensionalen Palimpsests fordert bis heute eine persönliche Standortbestimmung zwischen der Regelhaftigkeit eines Winckelmann mit seinem Gebot der Nachahmung idealer Formen und der radikalen Freiheit eines Piranesi, der virtuos das Zerbrochene in einer eigenen Wahrheit neu formiert. In einer zunehmend fraktalen Welt und Gesellschaft fasziniert auch heute der Versuch das vermeintlich Unpassende, Fremde, ja Gegensätzliche im Dienste einer Synthese zu neuer Gestalt und möglichen Wahrheit zu ordnen. So mögen neue, komplexere und adaptierfähige Regeln entstehen um unsere dynamische Gesellschaft, unseren Oikos immer wieder neu zu ordnen.
Works on show:
On the occasion of Architecture Days 2019 in Cologne GRAFT Project Lead Sara Gómez will give three guided tours at one of our recently completed projects ‘TRILUX Light Campus’.
The design of the cubic structure is heavily inspired by the client’s craft: light, refraction and reflections are mirrored throughout the building’s architecture. A continuous, staggered glass façade creates another mirror figure depending on the viewer’s perspective. The building houses office and exhibition areas as well as communication zones.
When: Tuesday, 14 May 2019
Guided Tours: 12:00, 16:00, 18:00
Where: TRILUX Light Campus, Mathias-Brüggen-Straße 75, 50829 Cologne-Ossendorf
Meeting Point: Reception Hall
For more information please visit >> https://bit.ly/2EMd3QT
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On the occasion of a lecture series organised by ARGE e.V. GRAFT Senior Project Lead Sebastian Massmann will hold a lecture entitled “Stadt, Land, Zukunft”.
When: Wednesday, June 19, 2019
Where: Neumuenster
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The world’s first retail outlets with Mercedes-Benz’s new brand identity can already be seen in car dealerships in Hong Kong, Beijing, Budapest and Istanbul. For three years, GRAFT has been working on concept development and engineering creating design guidelines and planning tools that will be implemented at sales and service locations around the world. The planning catalogue ranges from specifications for the facade and roof design to the interior design of customer contact areas, including media integration and furniture design.
Together with the creative agency TRIAD from Berlin, GRAFT won a two-stage competition against renowned international competitors. The concept of a new, seamless customer experience with modular “touchpoints”, developed in close cooperation with Mercedes-Benz and TRIAD, responds to changing offline and online customer expectations. With the goal of developing a customer-oriented retail experience, GRAFT’s striking architecture and high-quality interior design creates flowing transitions from inside to outside.
Link to project page: https://bit.ly/2KYrkhh
Photo Credit: © Hiepler Brunier
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Heinze regularly organises lecture days in order to foster in-depth dialogue between players of the building sector – from planning over science to economy – thereby promoting innovation and progress in the construction sector.
This year’s anniversary marks the highlight of the Heinze ArchitekTOUR, where architects and planners in eight German cities were invited to one-day lectures. As part of this, GRAFT founding partner Wolfram Putz will give a lecture entitled “At Home on Three Continents”.
When: June 6, 2019, 7:00 pm
Where: Showpalast München, Hans-Jensen-Weg 3, 80939 Munich
More information: https://bit.ly/2WAgmpp
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On the occasion of Luxury Business Day in Munich GRAFT Partner Georg Schmidthals will hold a keynote entitled “Architecture Matters” in which he will talk about the future in architecture and urban design based on current GRAFT projects , from classic planning for residential buildings, over hotels, health care industry to commercial and cultural buildings, as well as self-initiated and socially sustainable projects.
When: Thursday, 6 June 2019, 12:30 pm
Where: EY, Arnulfstraße 59, 80636 Munich
For more information please visit >> https://bit.ly/2Msq7B9
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Save the Date: On the 31st of May, GRAFT founding partner Lars Krückeberg will be part of a panel discussion with Angelo Capasso, author of ‘NATURANS – Landscapes in contemporary art.’ The book analyses the meaning of “landscapes” in the history of art – from the second half of the nineteenth century up to the present day and comes down to propose a possible answer to the oldest question: “What Is Art?”:
When: Friday, 31 May 2019, 5.30 pm
Where: Galleria Nazionale d’Arte Moderna e Contemporanea, Rome
More information: https://bit.ly/2W7RsMv
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On the ocassion of the event “Architecture and Energy” organized by NaBEK (Sustainable construction in development cooperation and disaster relief) GRAFT Senior Project Lead Sebastian Massmann will give a lecture on SOLARKIOSK, in which he will share his experience as Technical Director in the design process, development and construction of the energy-autonomous sales kiosk.
With SOLARKIOSK, GRAFT and Andreas Spiess have built an infrastructure instrument that can create an impact from the bottom up, cooperating directly with local people and developing their community.
When: Friday, May 24, 2019
Where: Centre Francais, Berlin
More Informationen: https://bit.ly/2QDZt70
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Skyports and Volocopter announced a cooperation to build the first mobile Volo-Port for air taxis. UK-based global vertiport owner and operator Skyports and air taxi pioneer Volocopter unveiled plans for the Volo-Port – the physical landing pads for so-called eVTOL (electric take-off and landing). Construction of the first Volo-Port will be completed later this year. The partners plan to build it in Singapore for the scheduled public flight trials in the second half of 2019. A full-scale Volocopter vehicle is on display at the GreenTech Festival.
Ground-based vertiport infrastructure is critical to the success of future urban air mobility (UAM), including air taxi operations in congested cities.
Vertiports are the only physical infrastructure required for air taxis to commence operations in cities in the near future. Volo-Ports are designed to provide passengers with a seamless air taxi experience that is safe, secure, and relaxing.
In cooperation with GRAFT Architects and Arup, Berlin agency GRAFT Brandlab won the Volocopter international tender to produce the Volo-Port design.
Link to project page: https://graftlab.com/portfolio_page/air-taxi-volo-port/
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On the occasion of the 25th Brillux Architect’s Forum GRAFT founding partner Wolfram Putz will give a keynote entitled “Moderne sucht Heimat”. Over the years, Brillux Architect’s Forum became an industry platform for dialogue and exchange, taking place in different locations each year. This year’s event focuses on the topic “Between convention and vision: impulses for the future of building”.
When: Monday, May 20, 2019, 4:30 pm
Where: Gasometer Berlin, EUREF-Campus 18, 10829 Berlin
For more information please visit >> https://bit.ly/2wrb2Fl
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