Fritz Höger Prize for brick architecture
The Fritz Höger Prize for Brick Architecture is awarded by the “Brick Building Initiative - Two-Shell Wall Marketing e. V. "awarded, international architecture prize. The "Brick Building Initiative" was founded by the German brick industry.
overview
The naming of the award is understood as an honor of the German builder and architect Fritz Höger Höger is considered one of the leading representatives of North German brick expressionism .
The award is given to structures whose realization combines economic, ecological and design aspects and uses the potential of brick as a building material . The aim of the competition is to give both architects and the product brick a new public. Brick is understood as a generic term for façade bricks made from clay, which are also known as facing bricks or clinker .
The competition is endowed with a total of 10,000 euros. The prize money is staggered as follows:
- 1st place: 5000 euros
- 2nd place: 3000 euros
- 3rd place: 2000 euros
It is at the discretion of the jury to distribute the prize money differently from this scale.
The prize is awarded every three years. The competition took place in 2008, 2011, 2014 and most recently in 2017. With the award of the Fritz Höger Prize 2014 on September 19 at the DAZ ( German Architecture Center ), a new pricing system was introduced. For the first time, a Grand Prix, the Fritz Höger Prize in gold and silver as well as the Special Mention and Nominee awards were presented.
participation
Eligible to participate are architects, architectural associations and architect / engineering associations who are intellectual authors of the structures submitted. Participation in the competition is free. There are also no costs for the participants for the publication of the nominated and award-winning submissions in the magazine “ VORTEILE - Das Backstein-Magazin” as well as for the presentation as part of the traveling exhibition. A newcomer award was presented for the first time as part of the Fritz Höger Prize 2014. This is aimed at students, graduates and young architects who graduated no more than four years ago.
Categories
Projects are awarded in the categories:
- Single-family house / semi-detached house
- Housing construction / apartment building
- Office and commercial buildings
- Public buildings, sports and leisure
In addition, awards are given in the following areas:
- Passive house
- Renovation / sustainability
- Young talents / newcomers
jury
The expert jury is appointed by the “Brick Building Initiative” and is made up of architects, journalists and representatives of the German brick industry. The jury's advice is closed to the public.
Jury 2008:
- Hans Kollhoff
- Dörte Gatermann
- Rainer M. Kresing
- Christina Hagemeister
- Burkhard Fröhlich / Sonja Schulenburg
Jury 2011:
- Christoph Mäckler
- Ulrich Königs
- Felix Claus
- Heiner Farwick
- Udo Ley
Jury 2014:
- Andreas Meck
- Alexander Black
- Enrique Sobejano
- Heiner Farwick
- Kaye Geipel
Jury 2017:
- Heiner Farwick, President of the Association of German Architects BDA
- Kaye Geipel, Deputy Editor-in-Chief Bauwelt
- Rudolf Finsterwalder, together with Alvaro Siza Grand Prix winner Fritz Höger Prize 2014 for brick architecture
- Francesca Saetti, architectural office "studioinges", Berlin
Jury 2020:
- Susanne Wartzeck, President of the Association of German Architects BDA
- Kaye Geipel, Deputy Editor-in-Chief of Bauwelt
- Florian Zierer, Grand Prix winner of the Fritz Höger Prize 2017 for brick architecture
- Christoph Ingenhoven , founder of ingenhoven architects
- Anja Fröhlich, architect at AFF architects Berlin
Award winners
Award winners and winning projects 2008:
| Award winners | Project | Award |
|---|---|---|
| Königs Architects, Cologne | Parish center Str. Franziskus, Regensburg | 1st place overall winner; Winner in the category "Public Buildings, Sports and Leisure" |
| Claus en Kaan Architecten, Amsterdam / Rotterdam (NL) | Housing complex "De Eekenhof", Enschede (NL) | 2nd place overall winner; Winner in the "Residential / Apartment Building" category. |
| Kahlfeldt Architekten Gesellschaft von Architekten mbH, Berlin | "House K", rectifier plant in Zehlendorf | 3rd place overall winner; "Best renovation project" award |
| Hillekamp + Weber architecture studio, Mönchengladbach | "Hof.haus", Lower Rhine | Winner in the category "single-family house / semi-detached house" |
| Johannes Götz & Guido Lohmann, Dipl.-Ing. Architects, Cologne | House Pohlmann, Damme | Winner in the category "single-family house / semi-detached house" |
| David Chipperfield Architects, London / Berlin / Milan / Shanghai | Gallery building at Kupfergraben 10, Berlin | Winner in the "Office and Commercial Buildings" category |
| Rapp + Rapp, Rotterdam / Berlin | District center "Block A", The Hague (NL) | Winner in the category "Public Buildings, Sports and Leisure" |
| Rapp + Rapp, Rotterdam / Berlin | District Center Ypenburg, The Hague (NL) | Winner in the "Urban Development" category |
Prize winners and winning projects 2011:
| Award winners | Project | Award |
|---|---|---|
| Meck Architects, Munich | Dominikuszentrum , Munich-Nordhaide | 1st place overall winner; Winner in the category "Public Buildings, Sports and Leisure" |
| biq stadsontwerp, Rotterdam (NL) | "Lakerlopen" settlement project, Eindhoven (NL) | 2nd place overall winner; Winner in the "Residential / Apartment Building" category |
| Hehnpohl Architecture, Münster | Single-family house in the Geistviertel, Münster | 3rd place overall winner; Winner in the category "single-family house / semi-detached house" |
| Harter + Kanzler Architects, Freiburg | Hansmann building yard, Haslach | Winner in the "Office and Commercial Buildings" category |
| Wingender Hovenier Architecten, Amsterdam (NL) | Settlement project "Edge of town", Windhaak (NL) | Award "Best Passive House" |
| David Chipperfield Architects, London / Berlin / Milan / Shanghai | Reconstruction of the Neues Museum, Berlin | "Best renovation project" award |
| Dominikus Stark Architects, Munich | Education Center Nyanza , Rwanda | Special Price |
Prize winners and winning projects 2014:
| Award winners | Project | Award |
|---|---|---|
| Álvaro Siza / Rudolf Finsterwalder, Stephanskirchen | Siza pavilion Insel Hombroich | Grand Prix |
| Award winners | Project | category |
|---|---|---|
| VON M, Stuttgart | Museum of Luther's death house, Lutherstadt Eisleben | Public buildings, sports and leisure |
| Boltshauser Architects, Zurich, Switzerland | Renovation of the studio building Dubsstrasse, Zurich, Switzerland | Office and commercial buildings |
| H Arquitectes, Sabadell, Barcelona, Spain | 1101 House, Sant Cugat del Vallès, Barcelona, Spain | Single-family house / semi-detached house |
| vir.mueller architects, New Delhi, India | Defense Colony Residence, New Delhi, India | Housing construction / apartment building |
| Dohse Architects, Hamburg | Hamburg Funeral Forum Ohlsdorf, Hamburg | Best renovation project - holistic renovation |
| Witherford Watson Mann Architects, London, UK | Astley Castle, Nuneaton, Warwickshire, UK | Best renovation project - continuing to build on existing premises |
| M&DB Architecten, The Hague, The Netherlands | House LS, Madampe, Sri Lanka | Newcomer Award |
| JAN RÖSLER ARCHITEKTEN, Sven Rickhoff, Berlin | Haus Stein, Magdeburg Börde, Saxony-Anhalt | Newcomer Award |
The winners of the Fritz Höger Prize 2014 in silver, Special Mention and Nominee can be found on the Fritz Höger Prize website.
Traveling exhibition
The nationwide traveling exhibition for the Fritz Höger Prize documents the winning projects as well as all submissions nominated for the architecture prize. In 2011 it showed 56 nominated projects on 50 large-format information boards. The touring exhibition was last shown in June 2013 at the Faculty of Architecture and Urban Planning of the University of Applied Sciences Erfurt . The traveling exhibition is available to universities free of charge.
ADVANTAGES - The brick magazine
Twice a year, “Vorteil - das Backstein-Magazin” (spelling: ADVANTAGES) presents the projects that have been nominated for the architecture prize. It appears as a 52-page supplement in selected German architecture trade magazines and can be ordered free of charge from the “Building with Bricks Initiative” or viewed on the website.
The last issue of the magazine to date was published in early 2020 and was dedicated to the objects nominated for the Fritz Höger Prize 2017 in the “Public Buildings” category.
Convention of Building Culture K-2012
The Fritz Höger Prize 2011 is one of the Baukultur prizes officially represented in the Baukultur Convention K-2012. The convention, organized by the Federal Foundation for Building Culture , took place on June 17 and 18, 2012 in Hamburg and was dedicated to the focus on traffic building culture . The Fritz Höger Prize 2011 was represented by the participants:
- Hanns-Martin Römisch, architect in the main church building department of the Archbishop's Ordinariate in Munich and specialist builder of the Dominikuszentrum Munich-Nordhaide on behalf of the Catholic Church Foundation St. Gertrudes.
- Hans van der Heijden, Architect-Director at biq stadsontwerp bv, Rotterdam (NL).
- Ernst Buchow, first chairman of the “Brick Building Initiative - Two-Shell Wall Marketing e. V. “, sponsor Fritz Höger Prize 2011 for brick architecture
Web links
- Fritz Höger Prize for brick architecture. Retrieved January 17, 2020 .
- ADVANTAGES - The brick magazine. Retrieved January 17, 2020 .
- Fritz Höger Prize for brick architecture. Association of German Architects, accessed on June 2, 2015 .
- Traveling exhibition 2012: Fritz Höger Prize 2011 for brick architecture. DBZ, accessed June 2, 2015 .
- Exhibition opening: Award-winning brick architecture. Gießener Zeitung, accessed on June 2, 2015 .
Individual evidence
- ↑ Ingenuity and craftsmanship with brick - building with brick. Retrieved June 2, 2015 .
- ↑ FÖRDERVEREIN BAUKULTUR e. V .: prices of building culture. Retrieved June 2, 2015 .
- ↑ Building with Brick: Fritz Höger Prize 2014 awarded. Retrieved June 2, 2015 .
- ↑ Fritz Höger Prize 2014 for Brick Architecture - Now new: Newcomer Award 2014. Accessed on June 2, 2015 .
- ^ Jury appointed for the Fritz Höger Prize 2011. Retrieved June 2, 2015 .
- ^ Fritz Höger Prize 2014: Lots of brick. Retrieved June 2, 2015 .
- ↑ Fritz Höger Prize 2020 for brick architecture - jury named | Clinker culture. Retrieved June 22, 2020 .
- ↑ Winning projects 2008 - Building with Brick. Retrieved June 2, 2015 .
- ^ Fritz Höger Prize 2011: A Mirror of International Brick Architecture. Retrieved June 2, 2015 .
- ↑ Fritz Höger Prize 2014 awarded. Retrieved June 2, 2015 .
- ↑ Traveling exhibition 2015: Fritz Höger Prize 2014 for brick architecture. Retrieved June 2, 2015 .
- ↑ Traveling exhibition 2013. Accessed June 2, 2015 .
- ↑ Fritz Höger Prize for Brick Architecture: ADVANTAGES - The Brick Magazine. Retrieved January 17, 2020 .
- ↑ ADVANTAGES 01/2020. Retrieved January 17, 2020 .
- ↑ convention of building culture 2012: STATTVERKEHRSTADT June 17 and 18, 2012 in Hamburg. (No longer available online.) Archived from the original on June 2, 2015 ; Retrieved June 2, 2015 . 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.
- ^ Fritz Höger Prize 2011: Convent of Building Culture K-2012. Retrieved June 2, 2015 .
