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RELEASE_________________________________________________________NO.17-2013
Prizewinners of the 2013 Iconic Awards have been determined
Frankfurt am Main, July 15, 2013A highly esteemed jury of experts selected the prizewinners of the 2013Iconic Awards on June 27, 2013. With a multitude of high-quality submissions, the cross-disciplinary architectural competition of the German Design Council has already set high standards in its first round.
Following comprehensive assessment of the submissions and in-depth professional discussions, the jury agreed upon the first Iconic Awards. They awarded the highest award Best of Best a total of 28 times in the five competition categories. In addition, further outstanding projects in the individual categories were honored with the award Winner.
The special awards Architects of the Year and Project of the Year include prize money andwere awarded to the Spanish architects Selgas Cano and the project Louvre Lens (Museum Architecture: Sanaa, presentation of the exhibits: Adrien Gardère). The honorary prize Architects’ Client of the Year went to Max Hollein as principal of the Städel Museum extension in Frankfurt.
Andrej Kupetz, General Manager of German Design Council is pleased with the competition’s premiere:
“The wide range of international participants as well as the great number of outstanding submissions, especially in the Architecture category, impressed us and made the first Iconic Awards a complete success. Our approach of considering the interaction of the disciplines and therefore honoring architecture under one entire aspect, has been very well received throughout the sector. This positive feedback is a strong motivation for us to further expand the competition and usher in the second round next year.”
The award ceremony for the 2013 Iconic Awards will take place during the Expo Real trade fair in October. The Best of Best awardsfor individual competition categories, as well as special prizes and the honorary prize, will be presented within the framework of the award ceremony.
Iconic Awards
With the Iconic Awards the German Design Council focuses on outstanding, holistic architecture and interior design. As an international competition, which considers the interaction of various disciplines, the Iconic Awards provide the entire world of architecture with a forum.
Participants compete in the categories Architecture, Interior, Product, Communication and Concept, as well as in the special categories Architects of the Year, Interior Designers of the Year and Project of the Year. In addition, the honorary prize Architects’ Client of the Year is awarded.
German Design Council
The German Design Council is an independent and internationally operating institution, which supports firms in efficiently communicating design expertise and simultaneously aims at enhancing the
understanding of design amongst the wider public. Established 1953 on the initiative of the German Bundestag (the lower house of German parliament) as a foundation, the German Design Council is committed with its competitions, exhibitions, conferences, seminars and publications to furthering excellent design. Currently, 180 firms from Germany and abroad are members of the Council Foundation – with a joint payroll worldwide in excess of 1.8 million staff.
German Design Council
Julia Kostial, Manager Corporate Communication Tel +49 (0) 69 74 74 86 0
Fax +49 (0) 69 74 74 86 19
E-mail kostial@german-design-council.de
Iconic Awards 2013 - Best of Best
Category Architecture > Corporate
Product Dardanel Holding Administration Building; Office building Company Alatas Architecture&Consulting
Architecture/Design Alatas Architecture & Consulting
Category Architecture > Corporate
Product adidas Laces; Corporate architecture Company kadawittfeldarchitektur
Architecture/Design kadawittfeldarchitektur
Category Architecture > Corporate
Product EDF Archives Centre- Bure, France; Office building
Company LAN Architecture
Architecture/Design LAN Architecture
Category Architecture > Domestic Product Haus S; Private house
Company CHRIST.CHRIST. associated architects
Architecture/Design Roger Christ, CHRIST.CHRIST. associated architects
Category Architecture > Domestic Product Cube house; Private house
Company StudioMK27
Architecture/Design StudioMK27
Category Architecture > Event/Exhibition
Product Expo Korea 2012: GS Caltex Pavillon – I am your energy; Corporate pavilion
Company ATELIER BRÜCKNER
Category Architecture > Event/Exhibition
Product XIII Venice Architecture Biennale: Russian pavilion; Exhibition pavilion Company SPEECH Tchoban & Kuznetsov
Architecture/Design SPEECH Tchoban & Kuznetsov Category Architecture > Event/Exhibition
Product FLUIDIC - Sculpture in Motion; Light installation Company WHITEvoid interactive art & design
Architecture/Design WHITEvoid interactive art & design
Category Architecture > Public
Product Stedelijk Museum, Amsterdam; Museum
Company Benthem Crouwel
Architecture/Design Benthem Crouwel
Category Architecture > Public
Product Porsche Pavillon in der Autostadt, Wolfsburg; Brand pavilion
Company HENN GmbH
Architecture/Design HENN GmbH
Category Architecture > Public
Product Autobahnkirche Siegerland; Church
Company schneider+schumacher, Frankfurt/Tianjin/Wien Architecture/Design schneider+schumacher Planungsgesellschaft mbH
Category Architecture > Public
Product Museum for Architectural Drawings; Museum Company SPEECH Tchoban & Kuznetsov
Architecture/Design SPEECH Tchoban & Kuznetsov
Category Architecture > Retail
Product "Rainbow mille-feuille", Sugamo Shinkin Bank, Shimura Branch; Bank building
Company emmanuelle moureaux architecture + design Architecture/Design emmanuelle moureaux architecture + design
Category Architecture > Retail
Product "Rainbow Shower": Sugamo Shinkin Bank, Ekoda Branch; Bank building
Company emmanuelle moureaux architecture + design Architecture/Design emmanuelle moureaux architecture + design
Category Architecture > Retail
Product "Leaf": Sugamo Shinkin Bank, Tokiwadai Branch; Bank building
Company emmanuelle moureaux architecture + design Architecture/Design emmanuelle moureaux architecture + design
Category Architecture > Special
Product Schutzhütte im Laternsertal; Mountain Cabin
Company marte.marte architekten
Architecture/Design marte.marte architekten
Category Communication > B2B Communication Product MA*; Marketing Materials
Company Nordisk Büro Plus GmbH
Architecture/Design Nordisk Büro Plus GmbH
Category Communication > B2C Communication Product A&W Architekt des Jahres; Award concept Company A&W Architektur & Wohnen
Architecture/Design A&W Architektur & Wohnen
Category Communication > B2C Communication Product TOTO - Japanische Badkultur in Europa;
Brand Communication
Company PLEX GmbH
Category Communication > Corporate Design Product Hook & Eye GmbH; Stationary
Company DITTEL | ARCHITEKTEN GmbH
Architecture/Design DITTEL | ARCHITEKTEN GmbH
Category Communication > Corporate Design
Product "Architekturbüro von Gerkan, Marg und Partner" – Redesign; Media and design manual
Company gmp Architekten von Gerkan, Marg und Partner Architecture/Design gmp Architekten von Gerkan, Marg und Partner
Category Communication > Signposting System
Product Quartier Potsdamer Platz; Orientation system
Company Moniteurs GmbH
Architecture/Design Moniteurs GmbH
Category Interior > Domestic Product V4_house; Interior design
Company StudioMK27
Architecture/Design StudioMK27
Category Interior > Hospitality
Product WakuWaku Dammtor; Interior design Company Ippolito Fleitz Group GmbH
Architecture/Design Ippolito Fleitz Group - Identity Architects, Artwork/Wall design: Chris Rehberger
Category Interior > Retail
Product BAO BAO ISSEY MIYAKE shinjuku; Shop design
Company MOMENT
Architecture/Design MOMENT
Category Interior > Retail
Product BAO BAO ISSEY MIYAKE marunouchi; Shop design
Company MOMENT
2/7
Category Interior > Special
Product Artificial Topography; Interior design Company F.A.D.S + Fujiki Studio & KOU::ARC
Architecture/Design F.A.D.S + Fujiki Studio, Ryumei Fujiki, Yukiko Sato
Category Product > Sanitation
Product Axor Bouroullec; Sanitary collection
Company Axor/Hansgrohe SE
Architecture/Design Ronan & Erwan Bouroullec
Category Product > Sanitation
Product DuraStyle; Complete bathroom series
Company Duravit AG
Architecture/Design Matteo Thun
Category Product > Sanitation Product XETIS; Shower surface
Company Franz Kaldewei GmbH & Co. KG Architecture/Design Franz Kaldewei GmbH & Co. KG
Category Product > Sanitation
Product Coordinated Colours Collection; Colours Collection Company Franz Kaldewei GmbH & Co. KG
Architecture/Design Franz Kaldewei GmbH & Co. KG
Category Product > Sanitation
Product SECURE PLUS; Anti-slip surface Company Franz Kaldewei GmbH & Co. KG Architecture/Design Franz Kaldewei GmbH & Co. KG