The Schürmann-Bau is an office building in the Gronau district of

Bonn The federal city of Bonn ( lat, Bonna) is a city on the banks of the Rhine in the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia, with a population of over 300,000. About south-southeast of Cologne, Bonn is in the southernmost part of the Rhine-Ruhr r ...

. Its construction was completed in 2002, and it was named after its

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, Joachim Schürmann. The building houses the headquarters of

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, although it was originally planned as an office building for the members of the

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. During the building's construction, the site was heavily damaged by a flood of the

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river in December 1993. The damaged construction site underwent renovations that cost an estimated 700 million euros, making it one of the most expensive construction projects in German post-war history.

Reception

In 2004, the Schürmann-Baiu received one of five architecture prizes awarded every three years by the

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Art

Starting from September 2004, a series of art objects created by international artists have been on display outside the Schürmann-Bau building. The collection features artworks such as "Fest für Neptun" by Sokari Douglas Camp, "Ich und der Hahn - Hören und Sehen" by Babak Saed and "Comunicación cruzada" by Manuel Marin.

References

Buildings and structures in Bonn {{NorthRhineWestphalia-struct-stub