Lu Yiwen

Legal notice: https://www.gmp.de/en/45/legal-notice The architects von Gerkan, Marg and Partners (gmp) are an architectural practice that was founded in Hamburg and has branches worldwide. With our generalist approach and more than 50 years of experience, we complete projects in dialogue with our clients and the participating planning disciplines, at all scales and cultural contexts, covering all design phases and working on all continents. The range of our projects extends from family residences to high-rise buildings, from stadiums to concert halls, from office buildings to bridges, and from door hardware to urban planning. With holistic sustainability in mind, we aim to create new and refurbished architecture that is long-lasting and goes beyond temporary fashions, taking into account the global challenges and issues of urbanization, digitalization, and mobility. In our designs we are committed to climate-aware construction in accordance with certified standards and to building in existing contexts. Over the course of fifty years, gmp has won more than 400 first prizes in national and international architectural competitions and more than 250 of their buildings and projects have received awards. Together with their partners, Meinhard von Gerkan and Volkwin Marg have realized nearly 500 projects in 23 countries to date. Besides the two founding partners, the executive partners Nikolaus Goetze, Hubert Nienhoff, Stephan Schütz and Wu Wei manage the company. Overall, over 500 people from more than 50 countries work for gmp worldwide. Cover picture: © Heinrich Holtgreve