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Last week, over 300 colleagues from our Berlin, Munich and Frankfurt offices gathered for this year’s office trip to Berlin. The two-day program included various architecture and art highlights, a visit to our own Zalando headquarters project, and a boat trip to the Funkhaus Berlin.   Thank you everyone for coming and bringing the best vibes! Are you interested in joining the team? Check out our current openings: https://lnkd.in/ev3gJen   Photos: © Zbigniew Szymańczyk 

Green light for the new Berlin Center for Gene and Cell Therapies: The joint project of Bayer AG and Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin is designed as a start-up incubator with integrated production facilities to create a biotech ecosystem for novel treatment options using gene and cell therapies. Last Friday, the plans were presented to the public in the presence of Federal Chancellor Olaf Scholz. The project will receive funds from the Federal Ministry of Education and Research, Germany and from the State of Berlin. Construction is scheduled to commence in 2025 under the head responsibility of iQ spaces. More about the project: https://lnkd.in/dfFSJaDj

The Future of Cultural Architecture: Andreas Fuchs, Head of Programming and Partner at HENN, gave a keynote speech at the symposium “Kulturbauten der Zukunft”. He presented our Gasteig Cultural Center project and explained why state of the art cultural architecture is all about emotions.   Watch the recording (in German) here: https://lnkd.in/dDwg-TvQ Photography by Neues Konzerthaus München, Marcus Schlaf #konzerthausfueralle #neueskonzerthaus #kulturbautenderzukunft Anna Kleeblatt, Markus Blume, Sabine Turner, Mathieu Wellner, Oona Horx Strathern, Anja Adam, Regula Lüscher, Bernhard Utz, Markus Korselt, Max Wagner, Lydia Haack, Dr. Raphael von Hoensbroech, Stephan Gehmacher, Frauke Roth, Peter Haimerl, Tilman Class, Dr. Martina Taubenberger, Stephan Schütz, Jette Cathrin Hopp, Michael Amtmann, Anna-Maria Behnke

iCampus Rhenania has been nominated for the DAM Preis 2025 by Deutsches Architekturmuseum (DAM) in cooperation with JUNG. Thanks to everyone involved in this great project! R&S Immobilienmanagement GmbH, SCHWAB.engineers, Ametsbichler + Lehr, Büro Uebele Visuelle Kommunikation, Drees & Sommer, gevas humberg & partner, IBF Ingenieure, iPb Ingenieurbüro Planung Blei, PMI, VOGT/BL9 For more information on the award: https://lnkd.in/eYiE4mfS For more information on the project: https://lnkd.in/enxbGhqH #DAMPreis2025 #DAMPreis #architectureawards

Join Marcus Fissan (Managing Director Science and Healthcare at HENN) and Maibritt Dammann (Associate Partner, Head of Healthcare at C.F. Møller Architects) for their talk at the “Die Klinikimmobilie” congress in Mainz on 12 June. They will present the collaborative hospital project between HENN and C.F. Møller Architect in Braunschweig with an emphasis on the transition of the existing buildings into a future-oriented central clinic. For further information and registration: https://lnkd.in/euXtKPuu

On 10 June, the Berlin Chamber of Industry and Commerce will host the “Weltmetropole.Berlin leben & gestalten” congress to discuss forward-looking ideas, concepts and solutions. The development of the city is an ongoing topic: the limited capacity for living, working, and commuting in the growing metropolis is a subject of ongoing public debate. Join Giovanni Betti (Head of Sustainability at HENN) in conversation with Franziska Stein (Concular) on the topic “Klimagerechtes Bauen (Widerspruch oder Ausweg)”, moderated by Peter Rau (IHK). Get your free ticket here: https://lnkd.in/ePjEYn4e

The office of today is much more than just a workplace: boundaries between private and public are blurred, and hierarchical structures are dissolved. The result is an interdisciplinary space for creative collaboration and interaction. At ‘Architekturgespräche’ in Vahrn/South Tyrol on 11 June, Katrin Jacobs (Head of Interior Design and Partner at HENN) will discuss the potential of the "third space" – an open, hybrid intermediate space that eliminates the binary nature of architecture and enables new forms of use. ap35 - Architecture Management & Relationship Marketing

Join Andreas Fuchs, Head of Programming and Partner at HENN, for his keynote speech on the topic of “State of the Art Architektur im Kulturbau” at the symposium “Kulturbauten der Zukunft” on 12 June. Against the backdrop of the upcoming modernization of numerous cultural buildings in Germany, the Stiftung Neues Konzerthaus München is holding a symposium on the future role and use of cultural buildings. For more information on the event, visit: https://lnkd.in/dKDibAvs

Tune in for a live interview with Giovanni Betti (Head of Sustainability at HENN) as a guest at infrared.city's Community Talks this Friday, 7 June at 11:30 am (CET). You can register here: https://lnkd.in/dtTrb745

To mark 20 years of HENN in China, clients, architectural professionals, and media came together to celebrate the opening of the new Shanghai studio on 16 May. Moderated by Christina Yao (Editor Dezeen China), Martin Henn (Managing Director and Design Principal at HENN) engaged in dialogue with Prof. Xing RUAN (Dean of the School of Design at Shanghai Jiao Tong University 上海交通大学) on the topic of “Bridging Cultural Divides - Chinese and Western References in Architectural Design”. For more info: https://lnkd.in/ezMtdmyd