Gerkan, Marg & Partners (gmp) is an international architectural company based in

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, Germany. The company was founded in 1965 by Meinhard von Gerkan and , and now has more than 300 employees in 13 offices. In the same year the architectural practice took part in an international competition with an anonymus entry. Their design for the

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was able to win the first prize, thus garnering the company international recognition. This achievement cemented the practice's standing in the world of architecture and paved the way for further success. The company is currently being headed by the two founders alongside their executive partners (Nikolaus Goetze, Hubert Nienhoff, Stephan Schütz and Wu Wei). Furthermore, gmp has branches throughout the world, including locations in China (

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) and Vietnam (

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), but also divisions in other German cities (

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). According to company statements, it has amassed an impressive record of over 600 prizes in the field of architecture and subsequently related disciplines. 400 of which the practice was able to take home the first prize. The company has also taken part in the construction of close to 500 buildings in 23 countries. In 2008 gmp founded the Academy for Architectural Culture, a private institution aimed at answering the quintessensial questions of architectural design, as well as aiding the development of young architects from different cultural backgrounds.

Notable projects

Terminals A&B, Berlin, Germany (1974) *

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, Leipzig, Germany (1996) * Hörn Bridge, Kiel, Germany (1997) *

Swissôtel Berlin The Swissôtel Berlin was a luxury hotel in Berlin, Germany. The hotel overlooked the crossing of the ''Kurfürstendamm'' shopping avenue with ''Joachimstaler Straße'', in the city's Charlottenburg quarter. Both the Berlin Zoologischer Garten r ...

, Berlin, Germany (2001) *

Berlin Hauptbahnhof Berlin Hauptbahnhof () (English: Berlin Central Station) is the main railway station in Berlin, Germany. It came into full operation two days after a ceremonial opening on 26 May 2006. It is located on the site of the historic Lehrter Bahnhof, ...

, Berlin, Germany (2006) * Vietnam National Convention Center, Hanoi, Vietnam (2006) * Haidian Christian Church, Beijing, China (2007) *

Moses Mabhida Stadium The Moses Mabhida Stadium is a association football, soccer stadium in Durban in the KwaZulu-Natal province of South Africa, named after Moses Mabhida, a former general secretary of the South African Communist Party. A multi-use stadium, it bec ...

, Durban, South Africa (2009) *

Hanoi Museum The Museum of Hanoi () is located in Nam Từ Liêm district of Hanoi, Vietnam. The museum displays artifacts from Hanoi's 1000-year history and the history, culture, heritage, and architecture of Vietnam. It showcases over 50,000 artifacts in a ...

, Hanoi, Vietnam (2010) * Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, Delhi, India, redesign (2006), renovated by 2010 * SPM Swimming Pool Complex, Delhi, India, redesign (2006), renovated by 2010 * Tamil Nadu Government Multi Super Speciality Hospital, Chennai, India (2010) * Shanghai Oriental Sports Center, Shanghai, China (2010) *

National Museum of China The National Museum of China is an art museum, art and history museum located on the eastern side of Tiananmen Square in Beijing. The National Museum of China has a total construction area of about 200,000 square meters, a collection of more than ...

reconstruction, Beijing, China (2011) * New headquarters of

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, Hanoi, Vietnam (2011) *

Arena Națională The National Arena () is a retractable roof football stadium in Bucharest, Romania. It opened in 2011 on the site of the original National Stadium, which was demolished between 2007 and 2008. The stadium hosts major football matches including h ...

, Bucharest, Romania (2011) *

Olimpiysky National Sports Complex The Olympic Stadium (also known as Olimpiyskiy National Sports Complex; , ) is a multi-use sports and recreation facility in Kyiv, Ukraine, located on the slopes of the city's central Cherepanova Hora (Cherepanov Hill), Pecherskyi District. Th ...

reconstruction, Kyiv, Ukraine (2011) * Tianjin Grand Theatre,opened 2012 *

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, Warsaw, Poland (2012) *

Berlin Brandenburg Airport Berlin Brandenburg Airport () () is an international airport in Schönefeld, just south of the Germany, German capital and state of Berlin, in the state of Brandenburg. Named after the former Mayor of West Berlin, West Berlin mayor and Chance ...

, Germany, dismissed from the project (2012), resume (2018) *

Lingang New City Nanhui New City () is a planned city located in the Pudong New Area of Shanghai, China. It was formerly called Lingang New City (临港新城) until it was renamed in April 2012. Construction began in 2003 and is scheduled to be completed in ...

, Shanghai, China * Crystal Hall, Baku, Azerbaijan * Bunyodkor Stadium, Tashkent, Uzbekistan (2012) * Estádio Nacional de Brasília, Brazil (2013) * Estádio Mineirão,

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, Brazil (2013) *

Arena da Amazônia Arena da Amazônia (''Amazon Arena'') is a Association football, football stadium in Manaus, Amazonas (Brazilian state), Amazonas, Brazil, located on the former site of the Vivaldão stadium. The stadium has an all-seater capacity of 42,924 and ...

, Manaus, Brazil (2013) *

Estadio Santiago Bernabéu es:Estadio is the spanish language word for Stadium A stadium (: stadiums or stadia) is a place or venue for (mostly) outdoor sports, concerts, or other events and consists of a field or stage completely or partially surrounded by a tiered s ...

, Madrid, Spain, renovation design (2014), remodeling (2017), construction started in 2019 * National Assembly Building of Vietnam, Hanoi, Vietnam (2014) * Dongguan Basketball Center, Dongguan, China (2014) *

Krasnodar Stadium Krasnodar Stadium (or Ozon Arena due to a sponsorship deal with Ozon) is a football stadium in Krasnodar, Russia. It hosts FC Krasnodar of the Russian Premier League. It has a capacity of 35,179 spectators. The stadium was designed by von Gerkan ...

, Krasnodar, Russia (2016) * Deutsches Haus Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam (2017) * National Stadium of Luxembourg, Luxembourg City, Luxembourg (2020) * Jeddah Central Stadium, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia (2024) * Rafi Cricket Stadium, Karachi, Pakistan (2017)

Awards

The company has received several awards, for instance, the MIPIM AR Future Project Award 2005 for

, China (Masterplanned Communities Category).

References

External links

gmp (official website)

Interview with Volkwin Marg
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Notable projects

Awards

See also

References

External links