gmp 2019–22

gmp · von Gerkan, Marg and Partners Architects is one of the world’s leading architectural firms. They are renowned for their designs in the fields of sports, transportation, and culture, for their intelligent interventions in existing architecture, and for their expert implementation of sustainable concepts. The current volume 15 of the monographic series presents 55 buildings and projects created between 2019 and 2022. These include the Isarphilharmonie concert hall in Munich, Berlin-Brandenburg Airport, the Asia Financial Center & AIIB Headquarters in Beijing, and conversion plans for the former Berlin-Tegel airport. But unrealized projects and urban schemes are featured as well, such as the design for the Komische Oper in Berlin or for the Städtische Bühnen in Frankfurt am Main and the concept for Chengdu Future City. Architectural appeal and identity as the goal of design form the common thread across all typologies.Selected examples in typological order: education, sports, culture, office, transportationThe contemporary, stringent book design by Heimann + Schwantes and the book’s fine paperstock and binding create an attractive volumeEleven essays and excursuses explain the background of the architecture and provide context