Architects and Engineers Association Hamburg
The Architects and Engineers Association Hamburg (AIV Hamburg) is an association of architects and engineers in the construction industry. The aim is to provide critical support and support for the development of building culture in the city of Hamburg. It was founded in 1859. The association supports the cooperation and exchange of the various disciplines for the planning and building architects and engineers through specialist publications, awards, exhibitions and events.
Freelancers, tradespeople and public service employees are organized in the AIV. Martin Haller was already a member of the AIV (and even its chairman from 1876 to 1884) and also Fritz Schumacher. The AIV Hamburg is organized in the Association of German Architects and Engineers' Associations (DAI).
"Hamburg and its buildings"
Since 1868, the AIV has published the volume "Hamburg and its buildings" every fifteen years.
- "Hamburg, historical-topographical communications" 1868
- "Hamburg and its Buildings" 1890
- "Hamburg and its buildings" 1914
- "Hamburg and its Buildings" 1929
- “Hamburg and its Buildings” 1954–1968
- “Hamburg and its Buildings” 1969–1984
- “Hamburg and its Buildings” 1985–2000
- “Hamburg and its Buildings” 2000–2015
Specialist publications
The AIV supports and publishes various publications on important topics, e.g. B. “The great fire and the reconstruction of Hamburg” (1892), “Storm surges and flood protection in Hamburg” (1962), “Construction between art and convention”. (1994).
public events
The AIV organizes lectures, discussions, visits and exhibitions on an ongoing basis. The 2006 exhibition “Hamburg and its bridges” in the Hamburg City Hall deserves special mention.
Building of the year
Every year since 1979, the AIV has awarded the "Building of the Year" award to outstanding Hamburg new buildings and urban development facilities that were completed in the previous year. A bronze plaque designed by Thomas Darboven will be attached to the buildings . The award is presented three to six times a year.
Chateauneuf Medal
This award was created in 1999 on the occasion of the 200th birthday of Alexis de Chateauneuf . Since then, the AIV has given it to personalities and institutions without a fixed rhythm. The award goes to individuals or voluntary institutions who have worked in a special way and with great personal commitment for buildings and projects that shape the cityscape. The medal was created by the Hamburg metal sculptor Winnie Schaak .
The previous winners are:
- 1999 Helge Adolphsen , senior pastor of the main church St. Michaelis (Hamburg) (1987–2005) for his work in the renovation of the main church St. Michaelis
- 2002 Wolfgang Poppelbaum , Director of the Hamburger Feuerkasse (1978–1994) for his many years of support for many monument conservation projects and publications on the history of the city
- 2005 Fritz Schumacher Society for scientific processing, publications and public relations in the sense of preserving Fritz Schumacher's life's work
- 2008 Peter Dietrich , CEO of Hamburger Hafen und Logistik AG, for his services in preparing the HafenCity project of the century
- 2014 Hermann Reemtsma Foundation for the support of the projects preservation of historical residential buildings in the Wohlwillstraße in the suburb of St. Pauli as a building document of the workers' housing of the early days, the restoration of the main church Sankt Katharinen (Hamburg) and the house of the Patriotic Society from 1765 as well as the project Elbphilharmonie
School and job
The AIV promotes young talent and is in close contact with the universities of architecture and civil engineering. The AIV supports the award of the student competition “Architecture and Civil Engineering Prize Hamburg”.
Festival of architects and engineers
The AIV organizes a festive ball every year.
The board of the AIV Hamburg
The board of directors is based on the statutes of the Architects and Engineers Association Hamburg e. V. elected at regular intervals by its members. Currently (September 2018) the board and committees of the AIV Hamburg are composed as follows:
- Chairman: Stefan Ehmann
- Deputy Chairman: Peter Olbert
- Managing director: Wolfgang Keen
- Accounting and secretary: Gudrun Karpa
The extended board: Gerhard Hirschfeld, Karl Morgen
- The committees
- Chairman committee for technical work: Niels Roderjan
- Chairman of the festival committee: Tina Unruh
- Chairman of the Committee for Public Relations: David Böhning, Gudrun Karpa
Honorary council: Günther Lange, Joachim Brohm
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ State and University Library Hamburg: Hamburg and its buildings 1890
- ↑ State and University Library Hamburg: Hamburg and its buildings 1914, vol. 1
- ↑ State and University Library Hamburg: Hamburg and its buildings 1914, vol. 2
- ↑ Hamburg State and University Library: Hamburg and its buildings 1918–1929
- ^ AIV-Hamburg: Building of the Year - Previous award winners. Retrieved September 26, 2018 .
- ↑ AIV Hamburg - Chateauneuf Medal. Retrieved September 26, 2018 .
- ↑ AIV-Hamburg | Board. Retrieved September 26, 2018 .