AS+P at the ICONIC AWARDS 2019 prize-giving ceremony
Andrej Kupetz (dritter von links), vereint mit den Hauptakteuren des Gewinnerprojekts auf der Bühne: Ahmed Atalla (Senior Vice President Palm Hills Developments), Jürgen Häpp (Stadtplaner und Assoziierter Partner AS+P) und Joachim Schares (Geschäftsführer AS+P) nehmen den Iconic Award für die Planung der grünen und ressourcenschonenden Stadt der kurzen Wege entgegen. Foto © Manuel Debus, thediadepartment.de
At the official prize-giving ceremony on Monday evening in Pinakothek der Moderne in Munich during Expo Real, the AS+P team received no less than two awards: “Best of Best” for “Integrated Planning of Badya City in Cairo, Egypt” and “Winner” for the new MHK European headquarters in Dreieich.
Ahmed Atalla, Senior Vice-President of Palm Hills Developments and the client, as well as Joachim Schares, Managing Director of AS+P, and Jürgen Häpp, an architect, urban planner and associate partner at AS+P were delighted with the special award for Badya City in the category Concept. On-stage they accepted the coveted award for the concept behind a user-oriented city of short distances that is optimized in terms of low-emission mobility, according to the jury an “outstanding solution of strong exemplary character”. Axel Bienhaus, Managing Director of AS+P and Martin Teigeler, together with Kathrin Gallus, architect and associate partner, accepted the prize in the category “Architecture” for the new MHK headquarters in Dreieich. Andrej Kupetz, CEO of the German Design Council and Julia Bauer hosted the prize-giving ceremony.
Every year in an internationally recognized design and architecture competition the German Design Council honors holistic, well thought through and innovative projects in the fields of architecture, interior design, product design, and brand communication. The jury’s criteria include the overall architectural concept, the quality of the design and its execution, as well as durability and environmental friendliness.
Von links: Martin Teigeler, Axel Bienhaus, Jürgen Häpp, Kathrin Gallus, Joachim Schares und Ahmed Atalla. Foto © Lutz Sternstein, phocst.com
Man genießt die feierliche Gala: Der markante Neubau der MHK Europazentrale in Dreieich, für den die Architekten verantwortlich zeichneten, wurde ebenfalls mit dem Label „Winner“ in der Kategorie „Innovative Architecture“ honoriert. Foto © Manuel Debus, thediadepartment.de
Die begehrte Auszeichnung steht jährlich für durchdachte Gesamtkonzepte, die in den Bereichen architektonische wie auch planerische Gestaltung, Langlebigkeit und innovatives Design überzeugen. Foto © Manuel Debus, thediadepartment.de
