Christoph Kohlbecker

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Christoph Kohlbecker (2008)
Fichtel & Sachs AG Schweinfurt, new administration building (1959)

Christoph Kohlbecker (born March 19, 1935 in Gaggenau ; † August 20, 2020 ) was a German architect and partner in the Gaggenau architectural office Kohlbecker | Architects & engineers, Kohlbecker Gesamtplan GmbH . He was best known internationally as a planner of industrial plants, research and training centers. One of his best-known projects was the development of Potsdamer Platz in Berlin , which he planned together with Renzo Piano .

Life

After graduating from high school at the Markgraf-Ludwig-Gymnasium Baden-Baden, Christoph Kohlbecker studied architecture at the Technical University of Karlsruhe with Egon Eiermann from 1954 to 1959 . After completing his degree in engineering in 1959, Christoph Kohlbecker worked as a freelance architect and became a partner in his father's architecture office, Karl Kohlbecker (1906–1982). He was involved in the general development and construction of industrial plants for well-known companies, including Daimler AG , IBM , Schott AG and Heidelberger Druckmaschinen . Numerous buildings for the public sector were also realized, including administration buildings, schools, multi-purpose halls and kindergartens, as well as housing estates and workshops for the disabled.

In 1984, Christoph Kohlbecker was appointed to the University of Karlsruhe as a lecturer for "Planning of Factory Systems" and in 1996 he was appointed honorary professor, where he taught until 2005.

In 1992, Christoph Kohlbecker and the Renzo Piano office won first prize in the competition organized by Daimler-Benz AG for the development of Potsdamer Platz in Berlin. A year later, his son Matthias Kohlbecker joined the management team, his son Florian joined in 2005. In 2007, Christoph Kohlbecker left the management, but he continued to support his employees as a consultant in the projects.

On June 6, 2010, Christoph Kohlbecker received honorary citizenship of the city of Gaggenau. He was an honorary member of VFB Gaggenau and chairman, president and honorary president of the Baden-Baden Golf Club. He volunteered for the Helmut-Dahringer-Haus, the parent company of Gaggenauer Altenhilfe eV

Projects (selection)

1950s

1960s

  • 1963: New construction of a residential building in Gaggenau
  • 1964 (until 1972): New construction of the Inselhotel in Konstanz
  • 1968 (to 1972): New construction of the police schools in Lahr and Biberach
  • 1968 (to 1980): New construction and expansion of the IBM Deutschland GmbH plant in Böblingen, Sindelfingen, Hanover

1970s

  • 1970–2002: Daimler AG customer center in Sindelfingen, Bremen, Untertürkheim, Rastatt, Ulm
  • 1978: New buildings and renovations of the Baden-Baden Rheumatism Clinic

1980s

  • 1982 (until 2010): Heidelberger Druckmaschinen plant in Amstetten
  • 1986 (until 1990): DB Research Center Ulm (in cooperation with Richard Meier )

1990s

  • 1992–2000: Development on Potsdamer Platz in Berlin (in cooperation with Renzo Piano)
  • 1994: Buildings by Schott Ceran in Mainz-Bingen
  • 1995: Tchibo GmbH logistics center in Zarrentin
  • 1998: Mercedes Event Center in Sindelfingen

2000s

  • 2001: Maybach Center of Excellence in Sindelfingen
  • 2004: “Oskar-Scherrer-Haus” senior care home in Gaggenau
  • 2006: Mercedes-Benz Center in Stuttgart
  • 2007: Evobus customer center in Neu-Ulm
  • 2008: Development and test center of Daimler AG in Wörth
  • 2009 and 2010: Eirich GmbH production facilities in Külsheim and Hardheim

literature

  • Daimler-Benz AG Sindelfingen (ed.): Design-Gebäude Piano-Kohlbecker Complete Projects, Volume 4. Hatje Cantz Verlag, Ostfildern-Ruit 1998, ISBN 3-7757-0708-5 .
  • Daimler Chrysler AG Plant Wörth (Ed.): Plant Wörth. 1999, ISBN 3-980-2386-2-8 .
  • Maybach Center of Excellence Sindelfingen (Hrsg.): Maybach Center of Excellence. Röhm Verlag, 2005, ISBN 3-937267-10-7 .
  • Potsdamer Platz, Renzo Piano Building Workshop / Christoph Kohlbecker Marlene-Dietrich-Platz. In: The Phaidon Atlas of Contemporary World Architecture. Phaidon, 2005, ISBN 0-7148-4450-0 .
  • BauNetz (Ed.): Architects Profiles 2007/2008. Architects introduce themselves. Germany, Austria, Switzerland. Birkhäuser, Basel 2007, ISBN 3-936560-41-2 .

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personal data
SURNAME Kohlbecker, Christoph
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German architect
DATE OF BIRTH March 19, 1935
PLACE OF BIRTH Gaggenau
DATE OF DEATH 20th August 2020