PRESS RELEASE NO.10-2014 2014 Iconic Awards: the jury has chosen the winners Frankfurt am Main, 10 July 2014 Following a comprehensive assessment of high-quality submissions, the expert jury selected the winners of this year s Iconic Awards on June 12, 2014. The German Design Council s cross-disciplinary architectural competition took place for the second time this year and honored a total of 48 submissions from numerous high-quality entries with the highest award Best of Best. Furthermore, endowed special prizes were awarded: the Kunstmuseum Ahrenshoop (Volker Staab Architekten) received the distinction Project of the Year; the SPARK office was honored with the accolade Architects of the Year; the jury selected John Pawson Ltd as Interior Designers of the Year. The honorary prize Architects Client of the Year went to the association kultur krumbach. The great success of the 2014 Iconic Awards demonstrates that there is a sustained demand for an architectural competition, which honors the interaction of the disciplines through a holistic approach. The outstanding submissions, a strongly growing public interest and the increasingly international character of the competition, have already established the Iconic Awards as a benchmark in their second year of existence, notes Andrej Kupetz, General Manager of German Design Council. The award ceremony for the 2014 Iconic Awards will take place on October 6 during the Expo Real trade fair at the BMW-Welt in Munich. The Best of Best awards for individual competition categories, as well as special prizes and the honorary prize will be presented as part of the award ceremony. Iconic Awards With the Iconic Awards the German Design Council focuses on outstanding, holistic architecture and interior design. As an international competition, which considers the interaction of various disciplines, the Iconic Awards provide the entire world of architecture with a forum. Participants compete in the categories Architecture, Interior,, Communication and Concept, as well as in the special categories Architects of the Year, Interior Designers of the Year and Project of the Year. In addition, the honorary prize Architects Client of the Year is awarded. 1/2
German Design Council The German Design Council is an independent and internationally operating institution, which supports firms in efficiently communicating design expertise and simultaneously aims at enhancing the understanding of design amongst the wider public. Established 1953 on the initiative of the German Bundestag (the lower house of German parliament) as a foundation, the German Design Council is committed with its competitions, exhibitions, conferences, seminars and publications to furthering excellent design. Currently, 200 firms from Germany and abroad are members of the Council Foundation with a joint payroll worldwide in excess of 2.o million staff. For further information and photo material please use the following link below: www.iconicawards.de German Design Council Julia Kostial, Manager Corporate Communication Tel +49 (0) 69 74 74 86 0 Fax +49 (0) 69 74 74 86 19 E-mail kostial@german-design-council.de www.german-design-council.de 2/2
Iconic Awards 2014 Architects of the Year Architects of the Year Spark, London/Peking/Shanghai/Singapur Interior Designers of the Year Interior Designers of the Year John Pawson Ltd., London Project of the Year Project of the Year Kunstmuseum Ahrenshoop Volker Staab Architekten, Berlin Architects Client of the Year Architects Client of the Year Verein kultur krumbach, Österreich Best of Best Architecture > Corporate Produktions- und Bürogebäude Textilmacher tillicharchitektur Die Textilmacher GmbH Architecture > Corporate Neues Tramdepot Bern Penzel Valier AG Bernmobil 1
Architecture > Domestic HIŽA PROARH private client Architecture > Domestic Villa H36 Stuttgart MBA/S MBA/S Matthias Bauer Associates Architecture > Event/Exhibition Unschärfe Hochschule Biberach Neues Museum Nürnberg Architecture > Event/Exhibition 100% ECHT Konrad Knoblauch GmbH, Shop Systems GmbH Konrad Knoblauch GmbH Architecture > Event/Exhibition Audi Messeauftritt, IAA 2013 Frankfurt a.m. KMS TEAM / SCHMIDHUBER / NUSSLI AUDI AG Architecture > Public PARKROYAL on Pickering WOHA UOL Group Limited Architecture > Public Labor für Wasserwesen der Universität Neubiberg Brune Architekten BDA Staatliches Bauamt München I, Dienstgebäude Neubiberg 2
Architecture > Public Qingdao Grand Theater gmp Architekten von Gerkan, Marg und Partner gmp Architekten von Gerkan Marg und Partner Architecture > Public Square of silence andrea dragoni architetto Comune di Gubbio Architecture > Public Health Sciences Faculty of San Jorge University, Zaragoza taller basico de arquitectura san jorge university Foundation Architecture > Retail Point 92 ZLG Sdn Bhd Tujuan Gemilang Sdn Bhd Architecture > Retail hair do Ryo Matsui Architects Inc. DAYBYDAY CO., LTD Architecture > Special Glamping ArchiWorkshop.kr ArchiWorkshop.kr Communication > B2B Communication Produktbroschüren, Schmitt+Sohn Aufzüge Marius Schreyer Design Aufzugswerke Schmitt+Sohn GmbH & Co. KG 3
Communication > B2B Communication Imagekampagne 360 "Inspiration findet den, der sie sucht" Kaspar + Fröscher ERCO GmbH Communication > Signposting System Bodenleitsystem Staatstheater Darmstadt Staatstheater Darmstadt; Blinden- und Sehbehindertenbund in Hessen e.v.; Club Behinderter und ihrer Freunde in Darmstadt und Umgebung e.v. (CBF-Darmstadt); OLEJÁR, spol. s r.o., Nižná Polianka/Slovakia Staatstheater Darmstadt Communication > Special MegaFaces Asif Khan and iart MegaFon Communication > B2C Communication FUTURE NETWORK SOLUTIONS q~bus Mediatektur GmbH Deutsche Telekom AG Communication > B2C Communication Books made by Architects DOM publishers DOM publishers Communication > B2C Communication Light + Building Messestand 2014: What inspires you? ERCO GmbH ERCO GmbH 4
Concept > Urban Planning Nanjing Zendai Himalayas Center MAD Architects Zendai Group Co., Ltd Concept > Visionary Architecture China Pavilion for the 2015 Milan Expo Studio Link-Arc, LLC Studio Link-Arc, LLC Concept > Visionary Architecture solar loop Paolo Venturella Architecture Paolo Venturella Architecture Interior > Corporate Vodafone Space Frame WHITEvoid interactive art & design Vodafone GmbH Interior > Corporate HASENKOPF INDUSTRIE MANUFAKTUR KEGGENHOFF I PARTNER Hasenkopf Industrie Manufaktur Interior > Hospitality Gamsei Buero Wagner, Fabian A Wagner & Andreas Kreft Trink Tank Interior > Hospitality Bridal Salon - Hotel Nikko Kumamoto Ryo Matsui Architects Inc. Hotel Nikko Kumamoto 5
Interior > Public Haus der Berge Vertikale Wildnis ATELIER BRÜCKNER GmbH Bayerisches Staatsministerium für Umwelt und Gesundheit Interior > Retail Optiker Leidmann Scholz Architecture & Interior Leidmann GmbH Interior > Retail BMW Brand Store Brüssel becc agency BMW Group Interior > Retail MYKITA Shop Berlin West MYKITA GmbH MYKITA Interior > Retail Deutsche Bank BrandSpace ART+COM AG, COORDINATION Ausstellungsgesellschaft mbh, Deutsche Bank AG Auftraggeber/Hersteller > Building Technologies Busch-ComfortPanel Pro Design Brüssing Busch-Jaeger Elektro GmbH > Building Technologies BALDACHIN GEORG BECHTER LICHT GEORG BECHTER LICHT 6
> Building Technologies LC990 Les Couleurs Le Corbusier Albrecht Jung GmbH & Co. KG Albrecht Jung GmbH & Co. KG > Building Technologies Gira System 106 Tesseraux + Partner Gira Giersiepen GmbH & Co. KG > Facades seele iconic skin scp seele GmbH seele GmbH > Facades Ulappatori Arkkitehtitoimisto Petri Rouhiainen Oy Graphic Concrete > Sanitation Meisterstück Centro Duo Oval Sottsass Associati Franz Kaldewei GmbH & Co. KG > Sanitation F-digital Deluxe Grohe AG Grohe AG > Wall, Floor, Ceiling PURLINE BIOBODEN windmöller flooring products GmbH windmöller flooring products GmbH 7
> Wall, Floor, Ceiling Formpark Studio Hannes Wettstein Bauwerk Parkett > Wall, Floor, Ceiling WAVE Akustikdecke in der Messe Luzern WAVE Design Solutions Karl Späh GmbH & Co. KG > Wall, Floor, Ceiling Capatect IDS Thermowinkel Caparol DAW SE > Wall, Floor, Ceiling Wand 14 Fusion farbrat eg farbrat eg > Wall, Floor, Ceiling Organoide Dekorbeschichtungen Organoid Technologies GmbH Organoid Technologies GmbH 8