Cologne Architecture Prize

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The Cologne Architecture Prize is one of the oldest German architecture prizes . It has been advertised every three to five years since 1967 for exemplary buildings in the Cologne region . It is supported by the Architektur Forum Rheinland (AFR), the Bund Deutscher Architekten Köln (BDA), the Deutscher Werkbund NW (DWB) and the Kölnischer Kunstverein (KKV).

Goals and tasks:

  • The task of the "Verein Kölner Architekturpreis eV" (kap) is to promote the quality of planning and building in a responsible manner towards society and the environment.
  • The Cologne Architecture Prize is awarded with the aim of honoring exemplary buildings in the area of ​​the city of Cologne and the surrounding districts of the advertised area.
  • The award is intended to help anchor and consolidate public awareness of quality in planning and construction and to set quality standards in contemporary architecture.
  • The award is given for outstanding architectural achievements. These can be found not only in the prominent buildings, but equally in the everyday construction tasks that shape the face of our cities and landscapes.
  • It can be awarded for a building (new construction, renovation, extension), a group of buildings, an urban development facility, an open-air facility or a temporary intervention in public space.
  • Not only the performance of the architects involved is recognized, but also the responsible part of the building owners.

In 2017 the Cologne Architecture Prize celebrates its 50th anniversary.

1967 award badge

Award 1967

This award covered a period of 20 years of construction since 1950 and was carried out in 1967. A number of important and exemplary post-war buildings and post-war architects were honored, such as the school architect Ernst Nolte ( Friedrich-Wilhelm-Gymnasium ) and, on buildings, the Wormland department store by Peter Neufert , the Severinsbrücke by Gerd Lohmer and Fritz Leonhardt , the house of the former bank for community economy, today's Domforum by Fritz Schaller , the church St. Hedwig in Cologne-Höhenhaus by Emil Steffann and the Max-Ernst-Gymnasium , Brühl , by Peter Busmann (as the first awarded school).

Conditions today

Domforum (from 1954)

Up to six awards and ten recognitions are given. The objects evaluated with distinction are nominated for the Architecture Prize NRW . Not only buildings and architects are named, but also builders. The builders can also submit an application. The sponsor of the award is an association whose sponsors are the Architektur Forum Rheinland (AFR), the Bund Deutscher Architekten Köln (BDA), the Deutsche Werkbund NW (DWB) and the Kölnische Kunstverein (KKV). These are connected to the Cologne House of Architecture , which also houses the office. The jury consists of five alternating members, in addition to architects, journalists, artists and other members of the creative professions. The Cologne region is usually only represented by one person.

criteria

The documents to be submitted should enable an assessment based on the following criteria:

  • Architecture and design
  • Integration into the urban and landscape environment
  • Appropriateness of the solution related to the task
  • Achievement related to the development of construction / innovative approaches
  • Environmental sustainability
  • Cooperation between the parties involved

Some examples of excellent buildings

St. Laurence

Award winners (selection)

Source: Archive of the Cologne Architecture Prize

Web links

Commons : Cologne Architecture Prize  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Anka Ghise-Beer: the architect Peter Neufert . Dissertation, Bergische Universität / Gesamtthochschule Wuppertal, 2000, p. 124 ( access to online version )
  2. ↑ Kölner Stadtanzeiger September 28, 2014, p. 26
  3. ↑ Cologne Architecture Prize . Kölner Architekturpreis eV Accessed on July 5, 2019.