On July 11th, 2019 the fountain at Lipschitzallee was ceremoniously reopened with large attendance of citizens. After 20 years of downtime, the fountain as an important factor for the identity of the Gropiusstadt residents was renovated in cooperation with ifw Berlin. Now, Gropiusstadt has its striking 5 m high fountain back.
Continue reading...FJP achieves good result in the Berlin company run 2019
FUGMANN JANOTTA PARTNER was again represented among the participants of the Berliner company run 2019. Our teams of three could start in the first block and achieved the 851st and 2588th place in the 5.5 km team classification despite unfavourable weather conditions.
Continue reading...The third land – A garden to overcome borders
We are currently providing technical advice for a project by Keum Art Projects. In this project, the two South Korean artists Han Seok Hyun and Kim Seung Hwoe are designing a garden – THE THIRD LAND – which is to be created in the heart of Berlin this spring. In this artist’s garden, a variety …
Continue reading...City 3.0 – Challenges of open space planning in changing cities
At the 5th KANN Dialogue at the Café Moscow in Berlin, Harald Fugmann presented the consequences and new challenges of open space planning in the face of densifying cities. Using the example of current urban development concepts (Framework planning Berlin Heinersdorf, GoWest – former Reemtsma site in Berlin-Schmargendorf, and the Gropiusstadt in Berlin-Neukölln), he illustrates …
Continue reading...Successful Desilting
At the end of 2016, the former school pond in the area of the outdoor lab in Berlin-Zehlendorf was thoroughly desilted as part of landscape conservation measures. After the redevelopment, nature is recapturing the pond and less than a year later there are clearly visible transformations. The school pond can now serve again as a …
Continue reading...Moabit Freight Station Memorial opening
On 11 June 2017, the Moabit Freight Station Memorial was opened in Berlin-Moabit between Quitzowstraße and Ellen-Epstein-Straße. The site commemorates the deportation of more than 30,000 Jews from the former Moabit freight station to the extermination camps. The preliminary competition was won by the Berlin artists’ collective Raumlabor. The design provides for a grove of …
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