Press releases
Gruner + Jahr: London-based firm Caruso St John designs winning architectural scheme
London architects Caruso St John have won the competition to construct the new Gruner + Jahr publishing house headquarters on Am Lohsepark, HafenCity. The panel, made up of representatives from the city, architects, investor Warburg-HIH Invest Real Estate, project developer HIH Real Estate and Gruner + Jahr, voted unanimously for the design, which features striking green-enameled ceramic struts and three partially covered interior courtyards
HafenCity at MIPIM 2018: Reinventing the city in central Hamburg
HafenCity Hamburg GmbH is presenting the full breadth of innovative urban development at MIPIM, the international real estate fair in Cannes. From March 13–16, 2018, Europe’s biggest inner-city urban development project is a main partner on the Hamburg pavilion – Stand R8.B20 in the Palais des Festivals. The focus this year is on the final plots available in HafenCity in addition to information on how the project is progressing. Plus HafenCity is treading new paths for Hamburg with the Elbtower, a sculptural high-rise right next to the Elbe bridges. Together with the new Elbbrücken subway and rapid transit station it will become a new urban hub with an influence reaching into the new urban development areas of Billebogen and Grasbrook.
“Elbtower” – Hamburg to get elegant iconic high-rise
Finale and overture in one: The Hamburg Elbtower will be a powerful culmination to HafenCity development and at the same time a curtain-raiser for the entrée to inner-city Hamburg and the future urban development zones of Billebogen and Grasbrook. Just under a year since plans were first announced for a high-rise at the Elbe bridges in HafenCity, the developer and architect have been chosen.
Reinventing the city in central Hamburg on the banks of the Elbe and the Bille
HafenCity, the maritime district in Hamburg’s center and Europe’s biggest inner-city urban development project, is on the home straight: In 2018 three hotels offering 700 beds are due to open, 800 apartments will be ready for occupation, several larger and smaller companies are set to move in and a new, green park, surrounded by water is opening ¬¬– all clear signs. In addition, construction starts in 2018 on upwards of 1,500 apartments. And a new era of urban development is set to begin when the new U4 subway station at Elbbrücken goes into service on December 9, 2018
HafenCity at MIPIM 2017: powerfully innovative urban development
HafenCity Hamburg GmbH is presenting the full breadth of innovative urban development at MIPIM, the international real estate fair in Cannes. From March 14–17, 2017, Europe’s biggest inner-city urban development project is a main partner on the Hamburg pavilion – Stand R8.B20 in the Festival Palais. The focus this year is on the final plots available in Baakenhafen quarter and the invitation to tender for the first residential sites in Elbbrücken quarter – in addition to information on how the project is progressing. Plus HafenCity is treading new paths for Hamburg with a site for an imposing, sculptural high-rise right next to the Elbe bridges. Following a public curtain-raiser in Hamburg, the project is now being presented to an international public for the first time at the real estate fair in Cannes
“Elbtower” – Culmination of HafenCity and entrée to city center
Plans to build a high-rise in HafenCity next to the Elbe bridges are taking on concrete form. On March 8, the Mayor of Hamburg, Olaf Scholz, the Chief Executive of HafenCity Hamburg GmbH, Prof. Jürgen Bruns-Berentelg, and Hamburg’s Chief Planning Officer, Prof. Jörn Walter, publicly laid out the conditions for this outstanding construction project in Hamburg’s Town Hall. A high-rise that makes a strong statement is envisaged next to the Elbe bridges, forming both a powerful culmination of HafenCity’s development in the east and an entrée to Hamburg’s inner city. The project calls for special qualities: a sculptural high-rise, an unusual top to the building and sustainable construction to the highest international technical standards. It can be about 200 m high. Uses that would come into consideration include offices, hotel, exhibition and event space and possibly residential. The public amenity uses could make the building a meeting point for HafenCity, the districts of Rothenburgsort and Veddel, and the whole of Hamburg. The agenda is now being set for finding a developer and realizing the construction. Following a public curtain-raiser in Hamburg, the project will be presented to the international public for the first time at the real estate fair in Cannes next week. The private developer is due to be identified in 2018; then it will be for the Hamburg Senate and Parliament to decide. Construction could begin in 2020/2021
HafenCity Hamburg: Start for first major building in Elbbrücken Quarter
HafenCity Hamburg: Start for first major building in Elbbrücken Quarter Shared prevention center for two big employers’ liability insurance associations BGW and VBG to be built right next to the Elbe The groundwork is laid for the first building construction project in HafenCity’s easternmost district. Two of Germany’s biggest employers’ liability insurance associations, BGW and VBG, are planning a shared prevention center on a pivotal plot sited next to the Elbe Promenade, the subway stop under construction and the planned rapid transit station. The insurers aim to use it to train multipliers and occupational health and safety staff from companies as well as for individual counselling. About 30,000 seminar participants and visitors to exhibitions and events are expected to use the building each year. HafenCity gave the two insurance associations an exclusive option to develop the site in May 2016, and the architectural competition is already under way. Construction is expected to start mid-2018. Among the preconditions is the approval of the supervisory boards of both employers’ liability insurance associations.
Lohsepark, HafenCity’s green people’s park, opens to the public
Hamburg’s Mayor, Olaf Scholz, joined neighbors, HafenCity figures and many guests from other city districts July 9 to open the new Lohsepark. Covering 4.4 hectares, its generous sweeps of grass and trees stretch from Ericusgraben in the north to Baakenhafen in the south, making it a new, lively meeting place for everyone living in Hamburg or visiting the city. A comprehensive two-day inaugural program on July 9 and 10 promises a whole range of games and sports, concerts, theater and lots of activities for children and families. Lohsepark is a place of remembrance, too. The Lohsepark area was once the site of Hanover Railroad Station from where at least 7,692 Jews, Sinti and Roma were deported between 1940 and 1945. Guided tours, discussions, readings and music give visitors a glimpse of the history of the place and the “denk.mal Hannoverscher Bahnhof” memorial currently under construction. The place of remembrance, incorporating the authentic remains of Platform 2, is still in preparation and is due to be opened early 2017
Mipim 2016: HafenCity Hamburg displays full spectrum of forward-looking urban development
HafenCity Hamburg GmbH will be presenting the full spectrum of successful, urban, sustainable and innovative city development at the MIPIM international real estate fair in Cannes. From March 15–18, 2016, Europe’s biggest inner-city urban development project will be a main partner in the Free and Hanseatic City of Hamburg’s pavilion on Stand R8.B20 in the Festival Palais
Unibail-Rodamco reaches milestone for southern Überseequartier in HafenCity
Southern Überseequartier is to get a new architectural appearance. Together with international and German firms of architects, Unibail-Rodamco developed new architectural designs 2015 for all 11 buildings in the neighborhood in cooperation with HafenCity Hamburg GmbH and Hamburg’s Ministry of Urban Development and Housing. The multifaceted interplay between the individual architectural designs now generates a unified urban panorama whose spectacular climax is a waterfront on the River Elbe.
HafenCity Hamburg at MIPIM: Sophisticated neighborhood developments lay foundations for forward looking investment
HafenCity Hamburg will be exhibiting in 2015 at MIPIM in Cannes, one of the world’s most important real estate and urban development fairs. From March 11-13 HafenCity will be the main representative of the Free and Hanseatic City of Hamburg on the Hamburg Metropolitan Region pavilion, further strengthening Hamburg’s international credentials.
HafenCity Hamburg at the MIPIM 2014
HafenCity Hamburg will be exhibiting again this year at MIPIM in Cannes, one of the world’s most important commercial and residential real estate fairs. From 11 to 14 March 2014 HafenCity Hamburg GmbH will be the main representative of the Free and Hanseatic City of Hamburg on the joint stand for the whole of the Hamburg Metropolitan Region. Its presentation will include sustainable growth, with nine projects getting under way in 2014 alone on some 180,000 sqm gross floor area (GFA), accounting for an investment volume of around EUR 650 million. At the same time HafenCity’s development trends are becoming clearer and clearer – it is growing more diverse, younger and more creative.
HafenCity Hamburg at Expo Real 2013
more than 2,500 homes/apartments planned or under construction
HafenCity Hamburg GmbH is present once again this year at Expo Real in Munich. With almost 40,000 visitors and some 1,700 exhibitors, it is one of the world’s leading commercial property fairs. Between 7 and 9 October 2013, HafenCity, lead partner on the shared stand of the City of Hamburg and state of Schleswig-Holstein, will not only be presenting the next important development steps in central and eastern HafenCity but also spotlighting the many high-quality residential building projects. A total 2,500 apartments are currently planned, under construction or being put out to tender in HafenCity. At the same time, the diversity of HafenCity is increasing.
HafenCity Hamburg at the MIPIM 2013 real estate fair
Sustainable development into a city for the 21st century
HafenCity Hamburg will make its next major and farsighted strides in 2013. Large green spaces are taking shape, the development of sophisticated residential plans begins, and other substantial projects in the centre, such as the Elbarkaden and HafenCity University, will reach completion during the year. And as HafenCity sets standards for the future through its unusually sustainable brand of urban development – the metropolitan feel of Europe’s largest inner-city development scheme grows.
HafenCity at the real estate show EXPO REAL
from 8-10 October in Munich
Once again HafenCity is presenting itself at the largest B2B trade fair for commercial real estate in Europe, the EXPO REAL in Munich. Around 1,700 exhibitors from more than 30 different countries and around 37,000 visitors take part with the aim to network, gain market orientation and valuable business contacts. A large stand will also represent other urban development projects in the City of Hamburg.
HafenCity Ecolabel for SPIEGEL headquarters
SPIEGEL publishing house achieves gold sustainability award
Another large building in HafenCity - the SPIEGEL publishing house - has been awarded the Ecolabel for exemplary sustainable construction. After scrutiny by external assessors, the modern media building on Ericusspitze received final certification with the HafenCity Ecolabel in gold. The award was handed over to the building’s proprietor Robert Vogel GmbH & Co. KG by HafenCity Hamburg GmbH.
Green identity for eastern HafenCity
Baakenhafen open space competition decided
The picture emerging of Baakenhafen neighborhood, a highly attractive new residential and leisure quarter wedged between the Elbe River and the largest harbor basin in HafenCity Hamburg, is becoming ever clearer. In a competition to plan the open spaces, 29 top European planning teams submitted detailed concepts for squares, promenades and special leisure spots in this eastern HafenCity quarter. The jury was won over by the multifunctional, public open spaces with their potential to develop identity of place in the prize-winning concept entered by Atelier Loidl (Berlin) – especially the design of the green play and leisure island in Baakenhafen. All designs entered in the contest are on show until 28 May in an exhibition in HafenCity. Development of the new neighborhood is under way.
Summer in HafenCity 2012
New program items and new participants
HafenCity’s program of events for the summer is about as varied as the city district itself. From June 3 through August 26 2012, HafenCity will be transformed into a public open-air stage for the ever-popular series of “Summer in HafenCity” events. The area’s many waterside squares and promenades provide an inviting open-air backdrop to a changing program – this year including new program items and new participants.
Hamburg builds for the future
HafenCity and the International Building Exhibition (IBA Hamburg) show their innovative projects at the Hanover Trade Fair 2012
Hamburg’s two major municipal developments are being presented as ‘lighthouse projects’ in the Metropolitan Solutions special exhibition at the Hanover Trade Fair. The object of the exhibition, entitled ‘Stadt neu bauen’ [‘Rebuilding the city’], is to initiate an international dialogue on intelligent municipal growth, as well as encouraging people to visit Hamburg for the IBA Presentation Year in 2013.
Building the city anew – the major city of tomorrow
A shared exhibition in the European Parliament is showcasing Hamburg’s two high-profile urban development projects. Invitations to attend the opening have gone out from EU MP Birgit Schnieber-Jastram to members of parliament, EU Commission representatives and town-planning and architecture experts.
HafenCity at MIPIM 2012 real estate show
March 6-9 in Cannes
Once again HafenCity is presenting itself at the leading international real estate exhibition in Cannes where around 4,000 investors from 90 countries and around 19,000 participants meet up for four days. In addition, a large stand will represent other urban development projects in the City of Hamburg. Altogether 407 cities from all over the world are being presented at the show.
HafenCity Ecolabel awarded for the first time
Gold sustainability accolade for Unilever building
The first building in HafenCity has been awarded the Ecolabel for exemplary sustainable construction, following preliminary certification. The Unilever building on Strandkai has received the HafenCity Ecolabel in gold, subsequent to external validation. The award will be presented to the owner of the building, RREEF Investment GmbH, and project developer HOCHTIEF Projektentwicklung GmbH, in the present of Unilever’s management and entire staff.
Intelligent Quarters in Hamburg’s HafenCity
Störmer Murphy and Partners win architectural competition launched by ECE
Hamburg-based ECE plans a new project in Elbtorquartier at the heart of HafenCity called the Intelligent Quarters. The site is adjacent to the Elbe River, between Magdeburger Hafen basin and the future Hafen City University (HCU). Visible from afar, a 70m office building is to be built on the waterfront in Elbtorquartier, together with two more buildings, to will include homes and ground-floor publicly accessible uses.
HafenCity Hamburg at EXPO REAL 2011 - Building Bridges to the Future
Green and yet metropolitan – that was the image HafenCity presented in Green Capital year 2011. Through an abundance of completed construction ventures and building projects, Hamburg’s newest city district has positioned itself successfully in many different respects as a sustainable yet urban city development project.
HafenCity "bridge-building": First mayor Olaf Scholz opens festivities at Magdeburger Hafen
Now that realization of the western neighborhoods is more or less complete, the development of HafenCity has arrived in its center. On 10 and 11 June, a big public celebration marks the opening of the new squares, promenades and bridges around Magdeburger Hafen. The idea behind the event is "bridge-building" since the new central area around Magdeburger Hafen bridges the gap between HafenCity and the existing city center. Now the Inner Alster and Magdeburger Hafen are only 900 meters apart and can be quickly and easily reached on foot via the central "Domplatz Axis" in just minutes. The first mayor of Hamburg, Olaf Scholz, opened the bridge with official celebrations on 10 June.
Osaka 9 – the new HafenCity Sustainability Pavilion
The HafenCity InfoCenter in Kesselhaus now also has a "green" branch. Since May 2011 the Osaka 9 Sustainability Pavilion on the Magdeburger Hafen promenade has been bringing HafenCity’s sustainability themes alive. The 120 sq.m exhibition space provides a compact overview of the most important topics of ecological urban development.
"Summer on the Magellan Terraces" becomes "Summer in HafenCity"
From 2006 the program for “Summer on the Magellan Terraces” was focused solely on the Magellan Terraces as a location, with a series of themes such as “summer tango”, “author readings taking the stage”, “BauTraum – planning and building for children”, and street theater.
"A park for everyone" – Sandtorpark opens with a local street party
HafenCity’s first green park, Sandtorpark, is to be opened with a neighborhood street party. From now on this green space is available to residents and visitors to HafenCity, children from the school and kindergarten or employees from surrounding workplaces to enjoy. It covers 6000 sqm, forms the green heart of the second neighborhood in HafenCity to reach completion, and is an important place for free time, relaxation and conviviality.
Core location with sustainable qualities
HafenCity played an important part in the upswing in the Hamburg commercial and industrial real estate market since mid-2010. Market surveys and sales to major investment funds are proof of the attraction of Hamburg’s new downtown to investors. The key to this is not just HafenCity’s location – in the centre of Hamburg and with the added maritime edge of its Elbe river front – but also, and increasingly, its strategy of sustainable development.
Bridging the Baakenhafen
The 130m long and around 21m wide Baakenhafen Bridge will connect the northern part of the Baakenhafen quarter with its southern part, and represents an important milestone in the ongoing development of the eastern HafenCity
Opening of new Busanbrücke bridge
The most important bridge connection in central HafenCity has thus opened once again for pedestrians and cyclists. With its new name, the Busanbrücke also builds a symbolic bridge between the cities of Busan and Hamburg
Topping-out ceremony celebrates new SPIEGEL building
A crucial milestone for the SPIEGEL group on Ericusspitze: a traditional topping-out ceremony took place to mark the completion of the construction shell on October 25, 2010. The building already has preliminary certification for the HafenCity Ecolabel in gold.
Ecumenical Forum foundation stone is laid
The ecumenical forum Brücke (bridge) has been involved in HafenCity for several years. Now the foundation stone for its new building on Shanghaiallee has been laid. Then, in 2012, the doors will open to this place of tranquility, hospitality and dialog.
Hamburg flagship project visits Prague
To celebrate the 20th anniversary of the city partnership between Hamburg and Prague, the German city presented its two globally important urban development projects in the Czech capital: HafenCity Hamburg and the International Building Exhibition (IBA) Hamburg.
Kühne Logistics University opens in HafenCity
Studies started at the newly founded, state-recognized Kühne Logistics University – Institute for logistics and management (KLU) on 27 September 2010. Other leading educational institutions have also already chosen to locate to HafenCity.
Topping out ceremony on Ericusspitze
The Ericusspitze ensemble of buildings makes up HafenCity’s principal entrée: a direct neighbor to the Speicherstadt and leading companies, this office building also ticks the right boxes for sustainability.
First city-bike rental station for HafenCity
StadtRAD, Hamburg’s city bicycle rental system, celebrates its first birthday – and opens a new rental point for 24 bikes next to the Unilever building in HafenCity. This is the first StadtRAD station installed in cooperation with a company.
Architectural competition for musicians’ house in HafenCity decided
A house with a rhythmically configured clinker brick façade, sound-proof practice rooms and top ecological standards where musicians can live and work under the best conditions, is the latest special project by a joint building venture in HafenCity.
Topping-out celebration of the Elbphilharmonie
On 28 and 29 May Hamburg presented its new cultural landmark – the Elbphilharmonie. The Plaza on the 8th floor opened to the public for the first time. The day before, 1.200 invited guests celebrated the traditional topping-out ceremony
Lohsepark – HafenCity’s green center
The realization of Lohsepark marks a real milestone in the development of HafenCity. Plans for landscaping the four hectares of grounds, to be laid out in Am Lohsepark neighborhood in central HafenCity, have been the subject of an open space design competition since May 2009. The decision was made to award the contract for realizing the park to Vogt Landschaftsarchitekten AG of Zürich.
www.HafenCity.com has a new look
Welcome to our redesigned Internet site! From now on you’ll find even more information about HafenCity here - and about the many features that go to make up this new city district.
Architectural competition for NIDUS joint building venture decided
The result of the competition to design the first privately initiated and organized joint building venture in HafenCity has been announced. This is the fifth joint building venture to get started in HafenCity.
First subsidized housing built in HafenCity: 350 apartments at Lohsepark
HafenCity kicked off the New Year in 2010 with new housing construction projects. HafenCity Hamburg GmbH announced the year’s first offering of sites in Am Lohsepark neighborhood, central HafenCity, for around 350 units, including 70 subsidized rental apartments.
Street sign unveiled in Osakaallee
To commemorate the 20th anniversary of the twinning between Hamburg and Osaka, a ceremony was held on October 25 2009 to inaugurate the street name sign for Osakaallee in HafenCity.
Katharinenschule opens in HafenCity
Katharinenschule in HafenCity opened for the first day of school on August 27 2009. After the key had been symbolically handed over to head teacher Ulrike Barthe-Rasch by Hamburg Senator for Schools Christa Goesch, the 150 children took possession of their school.
Winning architectural design for Ecumenical Forum announced
In a project that is unique in Germany, 18 Christian Churches in Hamburg have joined forces in an Ecumenical Forum named the “Brücke” (bridge), creating a presence for the church in Hamburg’s new district of HafenCity. First prize awarded to Architects Wandel, Hoefer, Lorch + Hirsch.
Children’s day-care center opens in HafenCity
Hamburg’s First Mayor, Ole von Beust, has opened the first children’s day-care center in HafenCity. The opening of KatharinenKita day-care center will provide an important impetus for the area’s social and community development.
Another foundation stone laid at Am Sandtorpark
The foundation stone for a joint venture between DC Commercial and Wölbern Invest has been laid at Grosser Grasbrook. Issuing house Wölbern Invest AG will be renting 3,000 sq. m of the gross floor area for its own use.
The world of coffee at Sandtorpark
The ceremonial foundation stone for the Coffee Plaza was laid, in the presence of Hamburg’s First Mayor, Ole von Beust, and numerous senior representatives from industry and politics.
Spiegel Group foundation stone laid
In the presence of Ole von Beust, First Mayor of the Free and Hanseatic City of Hamburg, the foundation stone for the new home of the Spiegel Group was laid.
Traditional ship harbor opened
Thousands of locals and tourists alike came to see the opening of the spacious waterfront promenades, to enjoy with their own eyes the parade of 35 traditional ships or even to take a journey out over the water.
Germanischer Loyd lays foundation stone
With the laying of the foundation stone for the new Germanischer Lloyd corporate headquarters, the countdown to the move to HafenCity has begun.
U4 tunnel construction for underground railway U4 starts
With the traditional tunnel naming ceremony, construction of the new Hamburg underground line, the U4, is officially clear to start.
Koolhaas presents the Science Center
The Science Center / Aquarium / Science Theatre will be the architectural and cultural highlight of the 275,000 sqm gross floor space heart of HafenCity, Überseequartier. It will be developed and built by the Überseequartier consortium.
America in HafenCity
Construction of the new Hamburg America Center officially began in HafenCity on 6th December 2007 with laying of the foundation stone. A copper casket was welded closed, containing the current newspaper, German, American and Swedish coins as well as construction plans.
Foundation stone for the elementary school
In the presence of the First Mayor Ole von Beust, Educator Senator Alexandra Dinges-Dierig and about 100 children at the elementary school: The foundation stone for Katharinenschule school in HafenCity was laid beside Katharinenkirche church
Architectural Design for SPIEGEL Group
The SPIEGEL Group is planning to move into a new development on Ericusspitze in HafenCity around the second half of 2010.
Open spaces handed over to the public ceremoniously
Residents and visitors to HafenCity celebrated the opening of the Marco Polo Terraces, the Vasco da Gama Plaza and the southern Dalmannkai Promenade with the Dalmannkai Steps for a whole weekend together as one large festival.
HafenCity showcases itself in Seoul
An exhibition on one of the most important urban development projects in Europe, Hamburg's HafenCity, was presented from 24th April 2007 to 6th Mai 2007 at the Cheonggyecheon Museum as part of this year's Hi Seoul Festival 2007.
Construction of the U4 begins
By making the first cut with a spade, Hamburg's Mayor Ole von Beust and the Chairman of the Board of Hamburger Hochbahn AG (HOCHBAHN) Günter Elste are today officially starting construction of the new U4 underground line.
Infopavillion opened at Überseequartier
Construction at Überseequartier is progressing in leaps and bounds. The InfoPavillion is the first completed building.
HafenCity revisits the Croisette
Hamburg has had another successful visit to MIPIM – the biggest real estate exhibition in the world in the southern French city of Cannes – with a record 23 representatives on its ‘community stand’. Current HafenCity projects were among the exhibits
Taking Flight
HafenCity University’s main building will be shaped like two wings, as designed by winning architects Code Unique. Both parts of the structure will be located on a waterfront square.
Architectural Designs for Strandkai
In 2008 the multinational Unilever will move its German head offices to a 30,000 square meter site at Strandkai in HafenCity. First prize in phase 2 of the competition for the architectural plans went to Behnisch Architeken of Stuttgart.
Open Space Competition Decided
The International Open Space Competition for Überseequartier and Magdeburger Hafen has a Winner: The first prize in the international open space comeptition for Überseequartier and Magdeburger Hafen goes to the firm of BB + GG arquitectes – Beth Galí s.l. from Barcelona.
HafenCity at the Expo Real 2006
From 23rd to 25th October, HafenCity Hamburg presented its current projects at the EXPO Real, the international real estate fair that took place in Munich.
A New Piece of Hamburg Emerges
The heart of HafenCity will soon start beating. Überseequartier will become a vibrant, round-the-clock core of the city. Designed by renowned international architects, the district will be uniquely multifunctional.
Concept for Science Center
A new cultural highlight consisting of a unique combination of a science center, an aquarium and a scientific theater is in the making in Überseequartier.
Laying the foundation stone for Überseequartier
Go-ahead for Überseequartier: A ceremony which involved laying the foundation stone for the Überseequartier took place in the presence of First Mayor Ole von Beust and Jürgen Bruns-Berentelg, Chief Executive Officer of HafenCity Hamburg GmbH.
Extension of Hamburg's 'Cultural Mile'
Thomas Schütte wins the art competition HafenCity Hamburg GmbH and the cultural authorities had launched in autumn last year.
Hamburg booms as a cruise destination
The cruise business has discovered Hamburg as a new favourite destination. In order to ensure the long-term success of the Hamburg Cruise Center as a destination for the cruise industry, HafenCity Hamburg GbmH has contracted to build a second terminal.
Success for Hamburg at MIPIM
Hamburg's exhibition stand at the International MIPIM Real Estate Fair at Cannes was an excellent success. This year, for the first time a prize was awarded for the best city stand – up until now prizes had only been awarded for architectural projects.
The Birth of a City
Cosmopolitan living at the waterfront is what gives HafenCity its unique feel and flair. This publication tells the story of "The Birth of a City". It describes the transformation of former docklands into a lively waterfront city quarter that is a great place to live, work or visit.
Ideas for Chicago Square
In May 2005, the Free and Hanseatic City of Hamburg invited five renowned architectural firms from Chicago to put forward their blueprint ideas for Chicago Square. The architects presented their designs on 1st March 2006.
Architectural competition for Amango project finished
Amango pure Entertainment GmbH, with their DVD online rental business, will move to the Am Standtorpark Quarter in HafenCity. The architectural design of the building was decided by competition and the Hamburg partnership Büro Boege Lindner Architekten was victorious.
