Christoph Langhof

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Architect Christoph Langhof

Christoph Langhof (born September 16, 1948 in Linz, Austria ) is an architect living in Berlin . His most important buildings include the headquarters of Berliner Wasserbetriebe , the Classicon on Leipziger Platz and the Horst Korber Center at the Olympiastadion Berlin .

Life

Christoph Langhof studied at the Technical University of Vienna and at the University of Applied Arts in Vienna. He then continued his studies at the State Art Academy in Düsseldorf with Hans Hollein and at the Berlin University of the Arts (now Berlin University of the Arts ) with Ludwig Leo . Christoph Langhof also received his diploma from Leo. In 1978 he founded the architectural office Langhof Architekten in Berlin. Since 2001 he has been the managing partner of LANGHOF® Studio for Architectural Design Berlin.

His architecture office develops construction projects for public and private clients. As a concept architect, the focus is on the areas of preliminary design, drafting, approval planning, and artistic direction and guidance detail. In Germany he is best known for his high-rise architecture, which he sees as the answer to the urban development challenges faced by a rapidly growing population. The focus of his designs are high-rise buildings with hybrid use . Examples of multifunctional skyscrapers are designs for the Upper West on Berlin's Breitscheidplatz and the “Der Hardenberg” skyscraper on Hardenbergplatz at the Zoo station . His high-rise Epsilon for Berlin-Kreuzberg was discussed in public . Another project is the new “Südmole” residential complex at the Mainz customs port.

Others

Langhof taught a master class as a Diploma Unit Master at the Architectural Association School of Architecture in London from 1987 to 1989 and from 1990 to 1991 he held a visiting professorship at the University of Fine Arts in Frankfurt am Main. From 1995 to 2003 he was professor and head of the Institute for Urban Development at the University of Innsbruck . In 2002 Langhof was a member of the Presidium of the Association of German Architects (BDA). He has already been invited to the Venice Architecture Biennale twice .

Awards

Christoph Langhof received the first Berlin architecture award for the Horst Korber sports center. For the Classicon on Leipziger Platz in Berlin, he received the Artib Award for the best office property. The Upper West, Berlin won gold in the commercial category at Fiabci prix, d'excellence, Germany in 2018. In 2019, the Upper West was awarded gold in the "Mixed-use Development" category of the international FIABCI World Prix. The Fiabci is considered the Oscar of the real estate industry.

Buildings (selection)

  • 1987–1990 Horst Korber sports center, awarded the Berlin Architecture Prize
  • 1998–1999 Paul-Lincke Höfe, Berlin
  • 1997–2000 Berlinwasser Group, Berlin
  • 1997–2002 gym for artists, Berlin
  • 2003–2005 Classicon - Leipziger Platz, Berlin
  • 2005 Wax in the City - Berlin, Dresden, Hamburg, Cologne, Munich, Nuremberg
  • 2013–2017, Upper West , Berlin
  • 2016–2019 Zollhafen Mainz Südmole

Projects & drafts

  • Hardenberg, Berlin
  • Zollhafen, Mainz: invited competition, 1st prize
  • Steinbrauerei, Salzburg: invited competition, 1st prize
  • Cuvryhöfe Kreuzberg, Berlin: invited competition, 1st prize
  • AfE Tower, Frankfurt: invited competition, 2nd prize
  • Landesbank Baden-Württemberg, Stuttgart: invited competition
  • Authority for Urban Development & Environment (BSU), Hamburg: invited competition
  • Campus Heidelberg, Heidelberg: invited competition
  • Rundschau area, Frankfurt am Main: invited competition
  • Pyatnitskoe, Moscow
  • Pop Up Hotel, major European cities
  • Thermal Spa, Pionersky, Kaliningrad
  • Ochta, St. Petersburg
  • Westkreuz, Berlin
  • Two Towers, Berlin

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ LANGHOF® - Studio for Architecture Design / Berlin. Retrieved July 1, 2018 .
  2. ↑ "We must build up high". In: www.greenbuilding-magazin.de. Retrieved August 31, 2016 .
  3. ↑ https://www.dabonline.de/2019/07/01/projektionsflaeche-fuer-traeume-architektur-skyline/
  4. ↑ Prof. Christoph Langhof: Multifunctional concepts for high-rise buildings required. In: www.arcade-xxl.de. Retrieved April 8, 2016 .
  5. ↑ Hybrid high-rise buildings ?? Future model in Germany too? - Heuer Dialog GmbH. (No longer available online.) In: www.heuer-dialog.de. Archived from the original on April 8, 2016 ; Retrieved April 8, 2016 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.heuer-dialog.de
  6. ↑ Urban development: Study: Berlin needs more high-rise buildings with offices - districts - Berlin - Tagesspiegel. In: www.tagesspiegel.de. Retrieved April 8, 2016 .
  7. ↑ Will the 'Hardenberg' become the tallest skyscraper in Berlin? In: www.t-online.de. Retrieved April 8, 2016 .
  8. ↑ "Hardenberg" at Bahnhof Zoo: This is what Berlin's largest high-rise should look like - districts - Berlin - Tagesspiegel. In: www.tagesspiegel.de. Retrieved April 8, 2016 .
  9. ↑ BauNetz Media GmbH: Change for elephants - Langhof plans high-rise at Berlin Zoo. In: BauNetz. October 14, 2014, accessed April 8, 2016 .
  10. ↑ RBB report: Hardenberg high-rise by C. Langhof , November 7, 2017 (YouTube)
  11. ↑ Sabine Gundlach: This is what Berlin's high-rise building of the future will look like. In: www.morgenpost.de. Retrieved August 31, 2016 .
  12. ↑ Christian Hunziker: This is what the skyscraper of the future could look like . In: Welt Online . April 19, 2016 ( welt.de [accessed August 31, 2016]).
  13. ^ BauNetz Media GmbH: Skyscraper 2.0 - Christoph Langhof envisions. April 20, 2016, accessed August 31, 2016 .
  14. ↑ competitionline: Result: artib award 2003 ... competitionline. In: www.competitionline.com. Retrieved April 8, 2016 .
  15. ↑ https://www.fiabciprixgermany.com/de/2018/6656-upper-west/
  16. ↑ https://www.fiabci.de/news.html
  17. ↑ http://www.deal-magazin.com/news/82782/UPPER-WEST-ist-weltbeste-mischgenused-Projektentwicklung-2019
  18. ↑ Upper West - a diva on the way to becoming an icon. Retrieved July 1, 2018 .
  19. ^ The Hardenberg in Berlin City West. Retrieved July 1, 2018 .

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personal data
SURNAME Langhof, Christoph
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Austrian architect
DATE OF BIRTH September 16, 1948
PLACE OF BIRTH Linz , Austria