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January 28th, 2026

Two projects nominated for the Archdaily Building of the Year Award 2026

Two projects from our office have been nominated for the Building of the Year Award 2026, presented by the online platform Archdaily: the University of Applied Sciences in Geisenheim and the New Apostolic Church in Pforzheim.
Now it's time to vote until February 10, 2026 – here for the
University of Applied Sciences for Beverage Technology
and here for the New Apostolic Church.

We appreciate your votes!

Photos: © Brigida González

About the Archdaily Building of the Year Award 2026

January 27th, 2026

Lecture by Thorsten Kock in Münster

The Association of German Architects (BDA) Münster-Münsterland and the LWL Regional Association of Westphalia-Lippe invite you to an architectural exchange at the LWL Museum of Art and Culture in Münster: As part of the lecture series “Architecture in Context,” Thorsten Kock will give a presentation on the topic of continuing construction.

Monday, February 9, 2026, at 7:00 p.m.
LWL Museum of Art and Culture, Domplatz 10, 48143 Münster

Photo: © Arne Hartenburg / Brigida González

About the lecture series Architecture in Context

January 15th, 2026

Geisenheim University published on divisare.com

We are happy about a new online publication: our three new buildings at Geisenheim University - the Beverage Technology Center, Lecture Hall and Logistics Building - have been featured on divisare.com.

Photo: © Brigida González

To the publication on divisare.com
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December 16th, 2025

New project: Vocational school in Regensburg

Architectural photographer Brigida González photographed our latest project, the Georg Kerschensteiner Vocational School in Regensburg.

The extension complements a school building from the early 1980s and creates a new, landmark building front.

Photo: © Brigida González

Open project

November 25th, 2025

Geisenheim University now published on Archdaily

We are delighted to announce a new online publication: our three new buildings on the campus of Geisenheim University have now also been featured on archdaily.com.

Photo: © Brigida González

To the publication on archdaily.com
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November 20th, 2025

New publication of Hochschule Geisenheim University

Our project for the Geisenheim University campus was published in the “Competitions Followed Up” section of the online edition of “wettbewerbe aktuell.”

Following our success in the 2017 competition, we were able to complete the three new buildings - the lecture hall building, logistics laboratory, and beverage technology center - this year.

Photo: © Brigida González

To the publication on wettbewerbe aktuell
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November 17th, 2025

Grand opening of the vocational school in Regensburg

In the presence of Mayor Gertrud Maltz-Schwarzfischer and Education Officer Sabine Kellner-Mayrhofer, we celebrated the grand opening of our extension to the Georg Kerschensteiner Vocational School in Regensburg last Friday.

Headmaster Alfons Koller was enthusiastic about the new rooms and emphasized: “We are now playing in the Champions League.”

Photo: © bez+kock architekten

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November 12th, 2025

3rd prize in the Bildungscampus West competition in Saarbrücken

Congratulations to our competition team – our design for the Bildungscampus West in Saarbrücken, which we developed together with merz kley partner and freiraumconcept sinz-beerstecher+böpple Landschaftsarchitekten, was awarded 3rd prize. We are delighted!

The competition results will be on display until November 18, 2025 (Monday–Friday from 2:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.) at Software AG, 2nd floor, Altenkesselerstraße 17/C2, 66115 Saarbrücken.

Visualization: © Grauwald Studio

To the competition announcement in the Saarbrücker Zeitung
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November 11th, 2025

Two Commendations at the Westphalian Prize for Building Culture 2025

We are delighted to have received two commendations at the Westphalian Prize for Building Culture 2025: Both the Council and Community Hall in Holzwickede and the Anneliese Brost Music Forum Ruhr in Bochum received an award.

From 197 submitted projects in the fields of urban development, architecture, and open space planning, an independent jury selected a total of 5 prizes and 10 commendations.

Photos: © Brigida González

Overview of prizes and commendations

November 10th, 2025

New publication: Geisenheim University on baunetz.de

We are delighted to announce a new publication: Today, our Geisenheim University project was published on baunetz.de.

Photo: © Brigida González

To the publication on baunetz.de
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October 27th, 2025

Baunetz ranking with a new look

The Baunetz ranking, which takes into account print publications in specialist journals from the past 24 months, has been redesigned and new features added.

And we are delighted to have made it into the top ten offices in Germany right at the start of the newly designed ranking.

Photo: © Brigida González / BauNetz

To the press realease on baunetz.de

September 29th, 2025

Commendation in the Lippstadt City Museum competition

Congratulations to our competition team: Our design for the extension of the City Museum in Lippstadt, which we developed with ST raum a. Landschaftsarchitektur (Berlin), received a commendation!

“The work develops a very clear urban planning concept in which the market square is defined as a spatial continuum that respects all edges of the square equally. [...] Inside, the building impresses with its clear spatial structure, both in terms of floor plan design and vertical development,” said the jury, chaired by Holger Rübsamen (Bochum).

Visualization: © Grauwald Studio

To the press release from the city of Lippstadt
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August 26th, 2025

Lecture by Thorsten Kock in Ludwigsburg

As part of the event series "10 Years of the Design Advisory Board", Thorsten Kock will give a lecture in Ludwigsburg.
Petra Zeese (Zeese Stadtplanung+Architektur) and Matthias Schuster (Lehen drei) will also report on their practical experiences at the event, which was initiated by the Ludwigsburg city administration.

Tuesday, September 16, 2025, from 5:00 p.m. to 6:30 p.m., followed by drinks reception
Ludwigsburg Museum im MIK, Eberhardstraße 1, 71634 Ludwigsburg

Advance registration is required as the number of participants is limited.

Photo: © Arne Hartenburg

August 25th, 2025

New project: Geisenheim University

Architectural photographer Brigida González photographed our latest project, the Geisenheim University of Applied Sciences.

We were able to construct three new buildings on the university campus: the lecture hall building and the logistics laboratory, as well as the GTZ Beverage Technology Center, which is considered the most important component for the practical training of future beverage technologists.

Photo: © Brigida González

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July 25th, 2025

News from the Grugapark in Essen: Planning contract signed

In a press release from the city of Essen, the signing of the planning contract was highlighted as an important milestone for the “Entrance and restaurant building in Grugapark” project.

The new building not only makes a clear architectural statement, it also stands for a “responsible approach to the environment and resources”.

Visualization: © Renderbar

To the press release of the city of Essen
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July 8th, 2025

German Lighting Design Award 2025 for the town hall and community center in Holzwickede

And the winner is: The Holzwickede town hall and community center was awarded the German Lighting Design Award 2025 in the category “Indoor Lighting / Public Areas”. In collaboration with ZWP-Ingenieur AG, which was responsible for the lighting concept, the renovation and extension of the historic town hall received this prominent award.

Photo: © Brigida González

To the project presentation on the page of the Lighting Design Award 2025
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July 2nd, 2025

2nd prize in the Dresden-Süd police station competition

Congratulations to our competition team: Our design for the New accommodation for Dresden South Police Station, which we developed with Jetter Landschaftsarchitekten, Henne & Walter (HVS planning) and Müller & Bleher (electrical planning), was awarded 2nd prize! We are very pleased about this!

The competition results will be presented until July 25, 2025 (Mon.-Fri. from 8:00-18:00) in the central hall of the Saxon State Ministry of Finance, Carolaplatz 1, 01097 Dresden.

Visualization: © Renderbar

To the press release on the sachsen.de website
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June 25th, 2025

New publication of the New Apostolic Church in Pforzheim

The Australian online platform ‘Built Environment Channel’ has published our New Apostolic Church project in Pforzheim-Brötzingen.

Editor Kale Grant-Clarke presents the 15-meter-high new building in Wildbader Straße in the design atlas.

Photo: © Brigida González

Go to the publication on Built Environment Channel
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May 28th, 2025

Lecture by Martin Bez at the Stuttgart Association of Architects and Engineers

“House Stories” is the title of Martin Bez's lecture at the HFT Stuttgart.

The event, which is organized by the Stuttgart Association of Architects and Engineers, will take place on

Thursday, June 05, 2025 and starts at 6:30 pm.

HFT Stuttgart, Schellingstraße 24, Building 1, Tiefenhörsaal, 70174 Stuttgart

Photo: © Arne Hartenburg

To the current events of the Stuttgart Association of Architects and Engineers

May 26th, 2025

5th prize in the administration center competition in Kehl

Our competition design for the new construction of an administration center in Kehl, which we developed with freiraumconcept Landschaftsarchitekten, was awarded 5th prize.

"The designed timber skeleton construction with steel components that are statically limited to a minimum is very sustainable," was the verdict of the jury chaired by Prof. Stefanie Eberding (Stuttgart).

Visualization: © bez+kock architekten

To the competition announcement of the city of Kehl

May 14th, 2025

Keynote speech by Thorsten Kock at the AIT Dialog in Hamburg

As part of the event series "OPEN - Debate on Architecture, City and Country" curated by AIT-Dialog, Thorsten Kock will give a keynote speech on the topic of "Wish and Reality - Ideal Concept and Planning Reality".

Together with Manuel Herz (Manuel Herz Architekten, Basel), he will then discuss idealistic approaches and realistic implementations in architecture.

Thursday, May 22, 2025, event starts at 18:30
Gleishalle im Oberhafen
Stockmeyerstrasse 43, 20457 Hamburg

To the event “Wish and Reality” in Hamburg

April 15th, 2025

New online publication: New Apostolic Church Pforzheim in IW Magazine

Our New Apostolic Church in Pforzheim was published by the online edition of** IW Magazine **(Taipei City).

Editor Hsun Yun Chang presents the sacred building with its churchyard enclosed on all sides.

To the online article in IW Magazine
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April 11th, 2025

Town hall and community center in Holzwickede in the Bauwelt

Our town hall and community center in Holzwickede was published in the current issue of Bauwelt (8 / 2025).

The architecture journalist Ulrich Brinkmann has written an article about the renovation and extension of the historic town hall on the subject of “The heart of the town”.

To the article on bauwelt.de
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April 9th, 2025

2nd prize in the Kinderhaus competition in Schorndorf

Congratulations to our competition team: Our design for the new children's house with school extension on the Rainbrunnen educational campus in Schorndorf, which we developed with Jetter Landschaftsarchitekten and wh-p Ingenieure, was awarded 2nd prize! We are very happy about this!

“The two-storey children's house, designed as a polygonal, four-winged structure, mediates with its different geometries between the Fröbelschule and the daycare center to the north and interlocks with the surrounding open space,” was the verdict of the jury chaired by Prof. Zvonko Turkali (Frankfurt a.M.).

To the news on wettbewerbe-aktuell.de
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April 1st, 2025

Holzwickede town hall and community center on detail.de

We are pleased about a new online publication: The editor Jakob Schoof has published our town hall and community center in Holzwickede on detail.de under the title “Decent clinker brick cube”.

To the article on detail.de
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March 26th, 2025

Holzwickede town hall and community center nominated for the German Lighting Design Award 2025

The town hall and community center in Holzwickede was nominated as one of three projects in the category “Interior lighting / public areas” for the German Lighting Design Award 2025. We are delighted about the successful collaboration with ZWP Ingenieur AG from Cologne.

Now we have to keep our fingers crossed that our project makes it all the way to the top - the winners of the competition will be announced on July 3, 2025 in the OsnabrückHalle, Schlosswall 1-9, in Osnabrück.

To the nominations for the German Lighting Design Award 2025
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March 21st, 2025

We are delighted to be ranked 9th in the current competitionline ranking

In the recently published ranking of the online platform competitionline, we have once again made it into the top ten in the architecture category.

We are pleased that we were able to improve from 11th place to 9th place.

March 19th, 2025

Martin Bez at the Gisoton Seminar 2025 in Aitrach / Allgäu

“Thoughts on architecture and its materialization” is the title of Martin Bez's lecture at the Gisoton Seminar 2025 in the Festival hall Aitrach.

The event, at which MEP Dr. Marie-Agnes Strack-Zimmermann (FDP) will also be speaking, will take place on

Friday, March 28, 2025 and begins at 8:45 a.m.

Festival hall Aitrach, Oberhauser Weg 12, 88319 Aitrach

More information and online registration for the Gisoton seminar

March 5th, 2025

New publication: New Apostolic Church in Pforzheim on baunetz.de

We are happy about a new publication: Today our project New Apostolic Church in Pforzheim was published on baunetz.de.

To the article on baunetz.de
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February 17th, 2025

An architect shows his city - publication with Martin Bez

In the print edition of the Stuttgarter Zeitung from February 15/16, 2025, journalist Andrea Jenewein published a city portrait with Martin Bez in the series “An architect shows his city”.

The joint city walk began in the inner courtyard of the Old Palace...

To the online publication of the article