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April 22nd, 2026

Groundbreaking ceremony for the Protestant Community Center in Kochendorf

We are delighted to mark the start of a project that began back in 2019: Together with Mayor Timo Frey and Parish Council Chair Pascal Holzwarth, the groundbreaking ceremony for the Protestant Community Center in Kochendorf (Bad Friedrichshall) took place on Monday.

Located right next to St. Sebastian’s Church, our new building will become an important part of the town center.

Photo: © bez+kock architekten

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April 18th, 2026

XLAB Meeting Center for young researchers in Göttingen officially opened

We are delighted to announce the completion of a new project: On April 15, 2026, our new XLAB Foundation Meeting Center was officially opened in the presence of numerous guests.

On the campus of the University of Göttingen, in the immediate vicinity of our XLAB experimental laboratory completed in 2004, a new complex has been built. With seminar rooms, common areas, and a residential wing (with approximately 50 beds), it promotes learning, living, and exchange among young people and researchers from the research institutes, while closely connecting them with one another.

Photo: © bez+kock architekten

To the XLAB Foundation's press release
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April 7th, 2026

Geisenheim University Featured in db Deutsche Bauzeitung

We are pleased to announce a new print publication: In the current issue (04/2026) of db Deutsche Bauzeitung, our project “Geisenheim University of Beverage Technology” was featured in the “New in...” section.

In his article, Achim Geissinger describes the three new buildings on the university campus.

Photo: © Brigida González

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March 25th, 2026

3rd Prize in the Hohewart² School Site Competition in Stuttgart-Feuerbach

Congratulations to our competition team: Our design for the Hohewart² school site in Stuttgart-Feuerbach, which we developed in collaboration with Koeber Landschaftsarchitektur, has been awarded 3rd prize! We are very pleased about this!

The competition results will be on display until April 9, 2026 (Mon.–Fri., 8:00 a.m.–6:00 p.m.) at Stuttgart City Hall, Marktplatz 1, 70173 Stuttgart.

Visualization: © Grauwald Studio

To the City of Stuttgart's competition announcement
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March 5th, 2026

Georg Kerschensteiner Vocational School on divisare.com

We are delighted to announce a new online publication: the extension to the Georg Kerschensteiner Vocational School in Regensburg has been published on divisare.com.

Photo: © Brigida González

To the publication on divisare.com
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March 2nd, 2026

Ceremonial inauguration of the Education Center in Rottenburg

On Saturday, February 28, 2026, the grand opening of the Education Center, which includes an adult education center, music school, and daycare center, took place in Rottenburg.

Accompanied by a variety of music, the new premises were officially opened in the presence of Mayor Stephan Neher. Congratulations to our team on the completion of the new building!

Photo: © bez+kock architekten

To the post about the inauguration on Instagram
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February 17th, 2026

Follow-up to Thorsten Kock's lecture in Münster

The Association of German Architects BDA Münster-Münsterland has published a review of Thorsten Kock's lecture “Architecture in Context” on its website.

Around 400 listeners attended the event at the LWL Museum of Art and Culture. A video documentation of the lecture will also be available shortly.

Photo: © BDA / Markus Bomholt

Review of the BDA Münster-Münsterland

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

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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.”

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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”.

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.

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.

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.

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

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).

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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