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November 22nd, 2021

Experienced architect (m/f/d) wanted for our office in Stuttgart

To strengthen our team we are looking for an experienced architect to work on exciting and challenging projects in the fields of cultural, educational and embassy buildings.

You are committed and have at least 7 years of professional experience in which you have successfully planned and implemented projects - preferably also with a renovation/old building component? Do you appreciate working in a creative team and enjoy implementing challenging construction projects? Then you will fit in very well with us.

We offer you a versatile, responsible job and an open and communicative working atmosphere in a motivated and experienced team. We look forward to receiving your detailed application (max. 10 MB), which you please should send to Yvonne Schreiber:
bewerbung@bez-kock.de

November 15th, 2021

2nd prize in the competition Institute Building of the HTWG Konstanz

We are happy about the 2nd prize in the competition "New institute building, workshop and laboratory of the HTWG Konstanz".

"The competition design is a very successful contribution that cleverly combines the themes of sustainable construction and functional requirements," was the verdict of the jury chaired by Markus Hammes.

Visualization: © loomn / bez+kock architekten

October 27th, 2021

Competition Documentation and Cultural Center of German Sinti and Roma in Heidelberg published on german-architects

The online platform German Architects has published an interview with Martin Bez on the competition Documentation and Cultural Center of German Sinti and Roma in Heidelberg.

Martin Bez describes the central architectural theme of the design as "the conclusive combination of a functionally coherent interior figure with an external appearance that creates an identity and is compatible with the city."

Drawing: © bez+kock architekten

October 19th, 2021

Competition Charlottenburg Palace in db Deutsche Bauzeitung

In the current issue of db Deutsche Bauzeitung (10 / 2021), architectural journalist Ulf Meyer reports on the competition "Schloss Charlottenburg - Besucherzentrum und Umbau zum zentralen Besucherempfang" (Charlottenburg Palace - Visitor Center and Conversion to Central Visitor Reception) under the title "Stahl, Glas und Kappendecke" (Steel, Glass and Capped Ceiling), in which our design was awarded 1st prize.

Visualization: © Renderbar / bez+kock architekten

September 29th, 2021

Museum and Culture Forum in Arnsberg receives the BDA Architecture Award North Rhine-Westphalia 2021 in Gold

A really nice surprise: From the 10 winners of the Architecture Award North Rhine-Westphalia 2021 recently selected by the BDA (Association of German Architects), the BDA members have chosen the main prize winner in a written ballot. Since our Museum and Cultural Forum South Westphalia in Arnsberg received the most votes, it has now been awarded the BDA Architecture Prize of the State of North Rhine-Westphalia 2021 in Gold at the Maxhaus in Düsseldorf.

Hard to believe, but true: This means that our museum in Arnsberg is repeating the success of our Music Forum in Bochum, which received this important award from the BDA in 2018 - and we are very happy about that!

Photo: © Markus Luigs

September 23rd, 2021

Kick-off at Geisenheim University: Groundbreaking ceremony for two new buildings on campus

In the presence of Science Minister Angela Dorn, Finance Minister Michael Boddenberg and Prof. Dr. Hans Reiner Schultz, President of Geisenheim University of Applied Sciences, the groundbreaking ceremony for the Beverage Technology Center and a new lecture hall building at Geisenheim University of Applied Sciences took place yesterday during a festive act.

"Both new buildings are part of a comprehensive reorganization and sustainable expansion of the university campus," said Finance Minister Michael Boddenberg. With the sustainably designed new buildings, the university, which was founded in 2013, receives important milestones for the further development of the campus.

photo: © Woody T. Herner

September 15th, 2021

New Publication: Competition "Documentation and Cultural Center of German Sinti and Roma in Heidelberg" in wettbewerbe aktuell

The current issue (September 2021) of the magazine wettbewerbe aktuell published an article about our successful competition design for the Documentation and Cultural Center of German Sinti and Roma in Heidelberg.

The competition task consisted primarily of "accommodating a large building volume on a site of small size in a functionally sensible way and sensitively linking it with the existing building, which is a protected historical monument (...)."

Visualization: © Renderbar / bez+kock architekten

August 11th, 2021

Ten times Top Ten - record placement in the Baunetz ranking

In the current Baunetz ranking (July / August 2021) our office occupies an excellent 8th place. This means a top ten position in the national ranking for us for the tenth time in a row since January 2020 - and we are very happy about that! Will this be an "all time record"?

photo: © bez+kock architekten

July 14th, 2021

Great competition success: Visitor Center and Conversion to Central Visitor Reception Charlottenburg Palace in Berlin

We are very pleased to have been awarded 1st prize in the competition "Visitor Center and Conversion to Central Visitor Reception Charlottenburg Palace in Berlin".

"With the two planted roof terraces and the filigree steel and glass architecture, the new visitor center is an eye-catching attraction without having to compete with the architectural monuments with superficial gestures", was the verdict of the jury chaired by Prof. Arno Lederer.

The competition entries will be on display in the special exhibition rooms in the New Wing of Charlottenburg Palace until July 25, 2021.

Visualization: © Renderbar / bez+kock architekten

July 1st, 2021

And the winners are... Award at the BDA Architecture Prize North Rhine-Westphalia 2021

We are very pleased about the award at the BDA Architecture Prize of the State of North Rhine-Westphalia 2021: Our Museum and Cultural Forum in Arnsberg is one of the "ten best buildings in NRW".

"The exciting sequence of spaces as well as intriguing pathways and visual relationships, which provide impressive views of the city and the region, contribute to the special atmosphere of this site, as does the exceptionally high quality of materials and details," judged the jury chaired by Prof. Karin Schmid from Munich.

photo: © Brigida González

June 7th, 2021

New project: German Embassy Chisinau / Republic of Moldova

We are pleased to have been awarded the contract in the negotiated procedure for the new building of the German Embassy in Chisinau / Republic of Moldova.

On the site, which was acquired by the Federal Republic of Germany, the Chancellery and Residence are to be housed in a joint new building. The new building will integrate a listed house damaged by earthquakes, built in 1887 as a residence and converted into a school in 1913.

Visualization: © loomn / bez+kock architekten

May 10th, 2021

New film about the Museum and Cultural Forum in Arnsberg

The film team of 9sekunden from Osnabrück has set the scene for our Museum and Cultural forum in Arnsberg in an atmospheric five-minute video.

"Experiencing space takes movement and time. As if through a personal experience on site, moving stills can reveal those aspects of space, which are hidden between the lines", the filmmakers point out .

April 30th, 2021

Concept for a House for Dance and Choreography in Berlin

Exciting task for our office: Together with Lisa Densem, Ulrike Kunert, Moritz Majce, Shahrzad Rahmani and Frans Swarte, we were commissioned by the Berlin Senate Department for Culture and Europe to create a concept for a future House for Dance and Choreography in Berlin.

Over the next eight months, our interdisciplinary team will develop a content concept for a place of encounter and movement - a place of art, experimentation and research.

April 6th, 2021

BDA Award for the Museum and Cultural Forum South Westphalia in Arnsberg

Great success for the Museum and Cultural Forum South Westphalia in Arnsberg: At the BDA Architecture Prize South Westphalia 2020 our project received an award.

"The result is a striking museum that enriches the city of Arnsberg in its historic center in an extraordinarily successful way with a modern and emblematic building," was the jury's verdict.

In the BDA Architecture Prize, which is presented every three years, the jury assigned only one award and two honorable mentions.

photo: © Brigida González

March 19th, 2021

JUNG Architecture Talks with Thorsten Kock

In the series of JUNG Architecture Talks, Thorsten Kock talks with Wiebke Becker and Dijane Slavic about the topic "Cultural Monument - Monument Culture".

This is not only about the question of the special significance of cultural buildings for the city, but also about how a new construction within an existing building and the appreciation of a monument culture can look like. But listen for yourself...