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		Dietmar Leyk in Conversation with Yoshiharu Tsukamoto Dietmar Leyk and Yoshiharu Tsukamoto of Atelier Bow Wow discussed the unique characteristics and changing conditions of public space in Tokyo. The talk is part of the ANCB-Zumtobel City Lights Project.
		Lecture University of Applied Sciences \| Erfurt On Tuesday, 22 May 2012, 19:00h, lwa gives a lecture at the Department for Architecture, University of Applied Sciences Erfurt, in which we lead the audience backstage lwa, explaining the multiple processes related to the understanding of challenges and the design of architecture.
		AIT-Award \| Frankfurt Petra Wollenberg has been invited to be a member of the international jury for the AIT-Award 2012. To award the most excellent and outstanding architecture and interior architecture projects, the jury evaluated 1750 projects by 825 offices from 47 countries. The award ceremony and the AIT-Award exhibition take place during the Light + Building 2012 trade fair in Frankfurt.
		Bodies of Light \| Berlin Dietmar Leyk will open a conversation revolving around the interdependency between the critical making of the city and the careful observing of the contemporary city. Bodies of Light is the first of four events within the ANCB Zumtobel Advanced Research entitled The City Lights Project conducted by Dietmar Leyk. The event introduces positions by Peter Bialobrzeski Photographer, Hamburg and Jan/Tim Edler, Directors realities:united, Berlin. Friday, 16 March 2012, 6.00pm, ANCB The Metropolitan Laboratory, Christinenstr. 18-19, 10119 Berlin.
		Five-Star Hotel Resort, Spa & Clinic \| Croatia lwa has been commissioned to design a new five-star hotel resort, spa & clinic. The Hotel is located in one of the most fascinating places at the Adriatic Coast in Croatia and includes a 100.000 sqm parc landscape. The exclusive hotel is conceived as a new form of health environment to relax and convalesce.
		Berlage WorkSpace \| Rotterdam Dietmar Leyk collaborates on rethinking the office space with the Berlage Institute in Rotterdam. Together with Steelcase Workspace Futures the Berlage Institute will develop innovative strategies to prepare the workspace for the 21st century. The Berlage WorkSpace Group met in February 2012 for its inaugural meeting in Rotterdam.
		Profiling the European City \| Berlin On 03 February 2012 Dietmar Leyk conducted a conference concerned with cultural and urban strategies for the European city of tomorrow at ANCB The Metropolitan Laboratory. Participants were: Bernd Streitberger (Head of Department: Planning and Building, Cologne), Prof. Albert Speer (Founder A.Speer & Partner, Frankfurt), Bjarne Hammer, (Founder Schmidt Hammer Lassen Architects, Aarhus), Per Erik Veng, (Head of Communication, Culture & Public Diplomacy, The Royal Danish Embassy, Berlin), among others.
		Masterplan Energy-Efficient Quarter \| Cottbus-Ostrow lwa has been commissioned to develop a masterplan for the introduction of 30.000sqm mixed use and housing units in Cottbus-Ostrow on a former textile industry area. The strategy will show sustainable concepts to achieve a highly energy-efficient quarter for the client eG Wohnen 1902. lwa is working in collaboration with: Institut fuer Neue Industriekultur GmbH: Dr. Lars Scharnholz, Sebastian Hettchen; Transsolar: Thomas Auer, Hochschule Lausitz: Prof. Guenter Muegge,
		Apartment LK1 \| Berlin The apartment, a constellation of white freestanding islands, is near completion.
		New Book \| Energetischer Staedtebau Petra Wollenberg together with Dr. Lars Scharnholz publishes "Energetischer Staedtebau". The publication is the result of a comprehensive research project at the University of Applied Science Lausitz conducted by Prof. Petra Wollenberg, Chair for Urban Design and Design and Dr. Lars Scharnholz, research assistant. Wollenberg, Petra und Scharnholz, Lars: Energetischer Staedtebau. Vergleichende Untersuchung von gestalterisch-staedtebaulichen Aspekten in kommunalen Energiekonzepten fuer Staedte in Brandenburg, Berlin, 2011. ISBN 978-3-00-034594-4
		Lecture Technical University \| Berlin On 08 December 2011, 15.00h, Dietmar Leyk lectures at the Technical University Berlin. He will be speaking about the future role of the library including the 2010 1st prize awarded Lecture Hall and Media Centre Darmstadt by lwa. Further speakers are: Max Dudler, Donatella Fioretti, Gabriele Gloeckler, Andrew Alberts, Raoul Bunschoten and Jonas Fansa.
		Movie National Galerie Berlin \| Aachen The movie Neue Nationalgalerie - Potsdamer Strasse 59 \| Berlin by Dietmar Leyk, photographer Jan Bitter and the Berlage Research Team will be presented at the international symposium Rethinking Mies \| Mies Neu Denken in Aachen from 24 October 2011 until 27 October 2011.
		Masterplan Knowledge Circuit \| Berlin Dietmar Leyk, together with the ANCB Metropolitan Laboratory and the Universiti Teknologi Mara, Malaysia, organised and accomplished a study about the future meaning of the Berlin S-Bahn-Ring: Imagine a circular band of civic domains around the inner city of Berlin. A circular campus consisting of academic institutions, housing, private companies, and parks. http://www.ancb.de/sixcms/detail.php?id=3475291
		Team of Directors ANCB \| Aedes Network Campus Berlin In May 2011 Dietmar Leyk has been selected as a member of the team of directors for ANCB The Metropolitan Laboratory http://www.ancb.de/sixcms/detail.php?id=239980
		Lecture ANCB On 14 May 2011 Dietmar Leyk lectures at the AEDES Network Campus Berlin in which he presents his ideas about the role of the library in the new media age. The lecture is part of a symposium where international experts from various fields will discuss questions concerning a new Berlin Library on the former Tempelhof airport field. www.www.aedes-network-campus.de
		Lecture TU Braunschweig On 11 May 2011 Dietmar Leyk gives a lecture at the Technische Universitaet Braunschweig in which he discusses the future of WorkLife and its impacts on architecture and the city.
		AEDES Network Campus \| Berlin Petra Wollenberg (Professur fuer Staedtebau und Entwerfen an der Hochschule Lausitz) veranstaltet in der Zeit vom 04. bis 08. April einen internationalen Workshop im Aedes Network Campus Berlin. 30 Studierende der Hochschule Lausitz, der Hochschule Nysa, des Politechnika Lodz und Schue-lerinnen des Oberstufen-zentrum Elbe-Elster werden fuer das faszinierende Gebaeudeensemble des Umspannwerks Wilhelminen-hofstrasse in Oberschoeneweide innovative Nutzungs- und Raumkonzepte entwickeln. http://www.facebook.com/pages/ANCB/190220511017068?sk=wall http://www.ancb.de/sixcms/detail.php?id=2608585
		Apartment LK1 (construction begins) \| Berlin Designed by lwa, the project is located on top of an existing building in Berlin. A constellation of freestanding islands underlines the fluid spatial concept. The innovative open space allows a theatrical performance of light and shadow and an extensive menu of different spectacular views over the city.
		Wellmotion lwa designed a temporary spa unit. Wellmotion represents a mobile oasis for relaxation. It can be dismantled in a short time and stored safely in a sealed container, or transported to any other place. The interior includes a sauna, a steam room, shower cabins, a whirlpool/ floatingbath, as well as a lounge with fireplace. Wellmotion will be presented at the ITB in Berlin from 09 - 13 March 2011.
		TouchHouse. Smart Living. \| Conference Dietmar Leyk conducted a conference at ANCB The Metropolitan Laboratory. Keyspeakers were: Prof. Reto Wettach, University of Applied Sciences, Potsdam; Dr. Dieter Kunz, Head of Department of Sleepmedicine, Charite, Berlin; Dr. Winfried Heusler, Assistenz Senior Vice President Engineering, SCHUECO International KG, Bielefeld; Marcel Bilow, Dipl. Ing., Founder imagine envelope; Duncan Wilson, Associate Director, Arup Foresight Innovation, London; Jan-Christoph Zoels, Senior Associate Professor at Interaction Design Institute Ivrea; Carlos Alarcon, Project Architect Sauerbruch Hutton Architects, Berlin.
		Conversation Dietmar Leyk and Patricia Urquiola discussed their idea of creative work environments on Orgatech in Cologne. They focussed on the question: How does space influence innovative thinking. www.steelcase.de/de/documents/360%20de%20winter2010_hr.pdf
		New Book \| Working and Living in the City of Knowledge Dietmar Leyk together with Steelcase WorkSpace Futures publishes "Working and Living in the City of Knowledge". The publication is the result of a Berlage Institute postgraduate design research studio led by Dietmar Leyk in collaboration with Steelcase WorkSpace Futures. www.berlage-institute.nl/galleries/publications/details/7250
		Change.Space.Innovation On 27/28 November 2010 Dietmar Leyk gives a lecture at the Steelcase Conference in Cologne in which he discusses the Metropolitan Imprints Project. Further speakers include renowned personalities like Dr. Chris Luebkeman, Patricia Urquiola, Chris Bangle, Prof. Dr. Frank Piller and Prof. Dr. Joachim Bauer.
		Restaurant Total \| Berlin lwa has been commissioned to build the new restaurant for the new Total headquarter in Berlin. It is due for realisation in 2012. The design provides a dining area for 600 Total employees.
		Lecture Halls and Media Centre \| Darmstadt lwa, together with 100 landschaftsarchitektur, has been awarded a 1st prize in the recent competition for the new lecture halls and media centre of the Technical University (TU) Darmstadt. The building contains four lecture halls, 20 seminar rooms, and a library with high-level knowledge workspaces including a broad access to print and digital media.
		AEDES Network Campus \| Berlin Dietmar Leyk organized and conducted a workshop and discussion concerned with new living and working conditions under the influence of "Nomadic Culture" at the AEDES Network Campus Berlin in collaboration with the Berlage Institute Rotterdam and Steelcase.
		Y-House \| Switzerland The Y-House in Merenschwand (Switzerland) by lwa has been completed.
		Embracing Difference in Hunch 13 \| Rotterdam "Embracing Difference" by Dietmar Leyk will be released on Friday, 9 October 2009 in Hunch 13 through the Berlage Institute, in collaboration with NAi Publishers. The issue explores how consensus shapes the built environment. The Berlage Institute will celebrate the release at the Open Podium component of the 4th International Architecture Biennale Rotterdam. Contributors to the issue include Sherry R. Arnstein, George Baird, Wayne Congar, Reto Geiser, Sandi Hilal, Adrian Hornsby, Jeannie Kim, Thomas A. P. van Leeuwen, Lars Lerup, Dietmar Leyk, Mary McLeod, Matthew Moore, Alessandro Petti, Aryan Sikkema, Speedism, Madelon Vriesendorp, and Alejandro Zaera-Polo.
		University of Applied Sciences \| Cottbus Petra Wollenberg has been appointed Professor for Urban Design at the University of Applied Sciences Lausitz in Cottbus. www.fhl-architektur.de/index.html
		Magnolia Park \| Bucharest lwa has been awarded a 1st prize in the competition for the new Mercedes-Benz Flagship Office and Store Romania, as well as 900 apartments in Bucharest.
		Berlage Institute \| Rotterdam Dietmar Leyk has been invited to become Visiting Professor for Architecture and Urban Design at the Berlage Institute Rotterdam. The Berlage Institute is an international postgraduate laboratory for education, research and development in architecture, urbanism, and landscape. www.berlage-institute.nl
		New Book \| Urban Reports Petra Wollenberg together with Nicola Schueller and Kees Christiaanse published "Urban Reports - Urban strategies and visions in mid-sized cities in a local and global context". Representatives from six European cities report on their fascinating visions for transforming their cities in the 21st century. www.books.gta.arch.ethz.ch/pi/Urban-Reports.html
		Y-House \| Switzerland The black-glazed-wood-facade has been completed.
		Netherlands Embassy \| Berlin Dietmar Leyk conducts a discussion and a lecture by David Hakkenberg about the Dutch Palais/Berlin in the Royal Netherlands Embassy to the Federal Republic of Germany on 26 March 2009, 19.00h.
		European Office \| Marrakech Dietmar Leyk has been invited to join a think tank focused on the future of the workspace in the European office building, organized by AIT Magazine and Steelcase. The event will take place from 02 March 09 to 07 March 09 in Marrakech / Morocco.
		Contractworld.Award Petra Wollenberg has been a member of the international jury for the 2009 contractworld award. The contractworld award is Europe's most lucrative award for interior design work, involving a total of 60,000 euros in prize money. The jury considered a total of 570 projects, including 293 from countries other than Germany.
		Tabakalera \| San Sebastian lwa has been awarded the 5th prize by the international jury for the design of the new International Contemporary Culture Centre specialized in visual culture. 61 teams from all over the world were invited to turn the old tobacco factory of San Sebastian into an emblematic place in the city.
		MacroArchitecture \| Munich On January 14/2009 Dietmar Leyk will lecture on "Signature and Reality" in a series of lectures concerned with the issues of "Surface and Innovation - Haute Couture in Interiors" at the Forum MacroArchitecture in Munich. The lecture series will be presented by the magazine AIT.
		Magnolia Park \| Bucharest lwa has been selected as one of two short-listed firms for the design of 135.000sqm luxury living in the northern part of Bucharest. The project includes the Mercedes-Benz Flagship Office and Store Romania.
		DreamSpace \| Munich Dream Space, a floating surface for meditation, by lwa for Bauwerk Parkett, has been selected for the exhibition in their showroom at the Munich Trade Fair "Bau 2009". Additional it has been published in the magazine "parkvision".
		University Campus \| Kassel lwa, together with 100 landschaftsarchitektur, has been short-listed for the design of the new University Campus in Kassel. The design includes buildings for the sciences as well as a new Campus Centre containing six lecture halls.
		Urban Consultant \| Graz Dietmar Leyk has been invited to be one of seven consultants to discuss possible directions and innovative models to develop a 540.000sqm site in Graz-Reininghaus. Joan Busquets, Andres Duany, Erick van Egeraat, Vittorio Magnago Lampugnani, Dietmar Leyk, Philipp Oswalt, and Kazunari Sakamoto outlined a wide range of urban scenarios for the future of the European city and the city of Graz.
		Y-House \| Switzerland Construction continues on the Y-House in Merenschwand, Switzerland. The building will be completed in April 2009.
		MOCAPE \| Shenzhen lwa has been awarded the 2nd prize by the international jury for the design of the new Museum of Contemporary Art & Planning Exhibition (MOCAPE) in Shenzhen / China. The total floor area of the museum is 105,000 square meters. Jury: Arata Isozaki (chairman, Japan), Kenneth Frampton (USA), Di'an Fan (China), Ralph Lerner (USA), Pao-The Han (Taiwan), Rocco Yim (Hongkong).

		Dietmar Leyk in Conversation with Yoshiharu Tsukamoto Dietmar Leyk and Yoshiharu Tsukamoto of Atelier Bow Wow discussed the unique characteristics and changing conditions of public space in Tokyo. The talk is part of the ANCB-Zumtobel City Lights Project.
		Lecture University of Applied Sciences \| Erfurt On Tuesday, 22 May 2012, 19:00h, lwa gives a lecture at the Department for Architecture, University of Applied Sciences Erfurt, in which we lead the audience backstage lwa, explaining the multiple processes related to the understanding of challenges and the design of architecture.
		AIT-Award \| Frankfurt Petra Wollenberg has been invited to be a member of the international jury for the AIT-Award 2012. To award the most excellent and outstanding architecture and interior architecture projects, the jury evaluated 1750 projects by 825 offices from 47 countries. The award ceremony and the AIT-Award exhibition take place during the Light + Building 2012 trade fair in Frankfurt.
		Bodies of Light \| Berlin Dietmar Leyk will open a conversation revolving around the interdependency between the critical making of the city and the careful observing of the contemporary city. Bodies of Light is the first of four events within the ANCB Zumtobel Advanced Research entitled The City Lights Project conducted by Dietmar Leyk. The event introduces positions by Peter Bialobrzeski Photographer, Hamburg and Jan/Tim Edler, Directors realities:united, Berlin. Friday, 16 March 2012, 6.00pm, ANCB The Metropolitan Laboratory, Christinenstr. 18-19, 10119 Berlin.
		Five-Star Hotel Resort, Spa & Clinic \| Croatia lwa has been commissioned to design a new five-star hotel resort, spa & clinic. The Hotel is located in one of the most fascinating places at the Adriatic Coast in Croatia and includes a 100.000 sqm parc landscape. The exclusive hotel is conceived as a new form of health environment to relax and convalesce.
		Berlage WorkSpace \| Rotterdam Dietmar Leyk collaborates on rethinking the office space with the Berlage Institute in Rotterdam. Together with Steelcase Workspace Futures the Berlage Institute will develop innovative strategies to prepare the workspace for the 21st century. The Berlage WorkSpace Group met in February 2012 for its inaugural meeting in Rotterdam.
		Profiling the European City \| Berlin On 03 February 2012 Dietmar Leyk conducted a conference concerned with cultural and urban strategies for the European city of tomorrow at ANCB The Metropolitan Laboratory. Participants were: Bernd Streitberger (Head of Department: Planning and Building, Cologne), Prof. Albert Speer (Founder A.Speer & Partner, Frankfurt), Bjarne Hammer, (Founder Schmidt Hammer Lassen Architects, Aarhus), Per Erik Veng, (Head of Communication, Culture & Public Diplomacy, The Royal Danish Embassy, Berlin), among others.
		Masterplan Energy-Efficient Quarter \| Cottbus-Ostrow lwa has been commissioned to develop a masterplan for the introduction of 30.000sqm mixed use and housing units in Cottbus-Ostrow on a former textile industry area. The strategy will show sustainable concepts to achieve a highly energy-efficient quarter for the client eG Wohnen 1902. lwa is working in collaboration with: Institut fuer Neue Industriekultur GmbH: Dr. Lars Scharnholz, Sebastian Hettchen; Transsolar: Thomas Auer, Hochschule Lausitz: Prof. Guenter Muegge,
		Apartment LK1 \| Berlin The apartment, a constellation of white freestanding islands, is near completion.
		New Book \| Energetischer Staedtebau Petra Wollenberg together with Dr. Lars Scharnholz publishes "Energetischer Staedtebau". The publication is the result of a comprehensive research project at the University of Applied Science Lausitz conducted by Prof. Petra Wollenberg, Chair for Urban Design and Design and Dr. Lars Scharnholz, research assistant. Wollenberg, Petra und Scharnholz, Lars: Energetischer Staedtebau. Vergleichende Untersuchung von gestalterisch-staedtebaulichen Aspekten in kommunalen Energiekonzepten fuer Staedte in Brandenburg, Berlin, 2011. ISBN 978-3-00-034594-4
		Lecture Technical University \| Berlin On 08 December 2011, 15.00h, Dietmar Leyk lectures at the Technical University Berlin. He will be speaking about the future role of the library including the 2010 1st prize awarded Lecture Hall and Media Centre Darmstadt by lwa. Further speakers are: Max Dudler, Donatella Fioretti, Gabriele Gloeckler, Andrew Alberts, Raoul Bunschoten and Jonas Fansa.
		Movie National Galerie Berlin \| Aachen The movie Neue Nationalgalerie - Potsdamer Strasse 59 \| Berlin by Dietmar Leyk, photographer Jan Bitter and the Berlage Research Team will be presented at the international symposium Rethinking Mies \| Mies Neu Denken in Aachen from 24 October 2011 until 27 October 2011.
		Masterplan Knowledge Circuit \| Berlin Dietmar Leyk, together with the ANCB Metropolitan Laboratory and the Universiti Teknologi Mara, Malaysia, organised and accomplished a study about the future meaning of the Berlin S-Bahn-Ring: Imagine a circular band of civic domains around the inner city of Berlin. A circular campus consisting of academic institutions, housing, private companies, and parks. http://www.ancb.de/sixcms/detail.php?id=3475291
		Team of Directors ANCB \| Aedes Network Campus Berlin In May 2011 Dietmar Leyk has been selected as a member of the team of directors for ANCB The Metropolitan Laboratory http://www.ancb.de/sixcms/detail.php?id=239980
		Lecture ANCB On 14 May 2011 Dietmar Leyk lectures at the AEDES Network Campus Berlin in which he presents his ideas about the role of the library in the new media age. The lecture is part of a symposium where international experts from various fields will discuss questions concerning a new Berlin Library on the former Tempelhof airport field. www.www.aedes-network-campus.de
		Lecture TU Braunschweig On 11 May 2011 Dietmar Leyk gives a lecture at the Technische Universitaet Braunschweig in which he discusses the future of WorkLife and its impacts on architecture and the city.
		AEDES Network Campus \| Berlin Petra Wollenberg (Professur fuer Staedtebau und Entwerfen an der Hochschule Lausitz) veranstaltet in der Zeit vom 04. bis 08. April einen internationalen Workshop im Aedes Network Campus Berlin. 30 Studierende der Hochschule Lausitz, der Hochschule Nysa, des Politechnika Lodz und Schue-lerinnen des Oberstufen-zentrum Elbe-Elster werden fuer das faszinierende Gebaeudeensemble des Umspannwerks Wilhelminen-hofstrasse in Oberschoeneweide innovative Nutzungs- und Raumkonzepte entwickeln. http://www.facebook.com/pages/ANCB/190220511017068?sk=wall http://www.ancb.de/sixcms/detail.php?id=2608585
		Apartment LK1 (construction begins) \| Berlin Designed by lwa, the project is located on top of an existing building in Berlin. A constellation of freestanding islands underlines the fluid spatial concept. The innovative open space allows a theatrical performance of light and shadow and an extensive menu of different spectacular views over the city.
		Wellmotion lwa designed a temporary spa unit. Wellmotion represents a mobile oasis for relaxation. It can be dismantled in a short time and stored safely in a sealed container, or transported to any other place. The interior includes a sauna, a steam room, shower cabins, a whirlpool/ floatingbath, as well as a lounge with fireplace. Wellmotion will be presented at the ITB in Berlin from 09 - 13 March 2011.
		TouchHouse. Smart Living. \| Conference Dietmar Leyk conducted a conference at ANCB The Metropolitan Laboratory. Keyspeakers were: Prof. Reto Wettach, University of Applied Sciences, Potsdam; Dr. Dieter Kunz, Head of Department of Sleepmedicine, Charite, Berlin; Dr. Winfried Heusler, Assistenz Senior Vice President Engineering, SCHUECO International KG, Bielefeld; Marcel Bilow, Dipl. Ing., Founder imagine envelope; Duncan Wilson, Associate Director, Arup Foresight Innovation, London; Jan-Christoph Zoels, Senior Associate Professor at Interaction Design Institute Ivrea; Carlos Alarcon, Project Architect Sauerbruch Hutton Architects, Berlin.
		Conversation Dietmar Leyk and Patricia Urquiola discussed their idea of creative work environments on Orgatech in Cologne. They focussed on the question: How does space influence innovative thinking. www.steelcase.de/de/documents/360%20de%20winter2010_hr.pdf
		New Book \| Working and Living in the City of Knowledge Dietmar Leyk together with Steelcase WorkSpace Futures publishes "Working and Living in the City of Knowledge". The publication is the result of a Berlage Institute postgraduate design research studio led by Dietmar Leyk in collaboration with Steelcase WorkSpace Futures. www.berlage-institute.nl/galleries/publications/details/7250
		Change.Space.Innovation On 27/28 November 2010 Dietmar Leyk gives a lecture at the Steelcase Conference in Cologne in which he discusses the Metropolitan Imprints Project. Further speakers include renowned personalities like Dr. Chris Luebkeman, Patricia Urquiola, Chris Bangle, Prof. Dr. Frank Piller and Prof. Dr. Joachim Bauer.
		Restaurant Total \| Berlin lwa has been commissioned to build the new restaurant for the new Total headquarter in Berlin. It is due for realisation in 2012. The design provides a dining area for 600 Total employees.
		Lecture Halls and Media Centre \| Darmstadt lwa, together with 100 landschaftsarchitektur, has been awarded a 1st prize in the recent competition for the new lecture halls and media centre of the Technical University (TU) Darmstadt. The building contains four lecture halls, 20 seminar rooms, and a library with high-level knowledge workspaces including a broad access to print and digital media.
		AEDES Network Campus \| Berlin Dietmar Leyk organized and conducted a workshop and discussion concerned with new living and working conditions under the influence of "Nomadic Culture" at the AEDES Network Campus Berlin in collaboration with the Berlage Institute Rotterdam and Steelcase.
		Y-House \| Switzerland The Y-House in Merenschwand (Switzerland) by lwa has been completed.
		Embracing Difference in Hunch 13 \| Rotterdam "Embracing Difference" by Dietmar Leyk will be released on Friday, 9 October 2009 in Hunch 13 through the Berlage Institute, in collaboration with NAi Publishers. The issue explores how consensus shapes the built environment. The Berlage Institute will celebrate the release at the Open Podium component of the 4th International Architecture Biennale Rotterdam. Contributors to the issue include Sherry R. Arnstein, George Baird, Wayne Congar, Reto Geiser, Sandi Hilal, Adrian Hornsby, Jeannie Kim, Thomas A. P. van Leeuwen, Lars Lerup, Dietmar Leyk, Mary McLeod, Matthew Moore, Alessandro Petti, Aryan Sikkema, Speedism, Madelon Vriesendorp, and Alejandro Zaera-Polo.
		University of Applied Sciences \| Cottbus Petra Wollenberg has been appointed Professor for Urban Design at the University of Applied Sciences Lausitz in Cottbus. www.fhl-architektur.de/index.html
		Magnolia Park \| Bucharest lwa has been awarded a 1st prize in the competition for the new Mercedes-Benz Flagship Office and Store Romania, as well as 900 apartments in Bucharest.
		Berlage Institute \| Rotterdam Dietmar Leyk has been invited to become Visiting Professor for Architecture and Urban Design at the Berlage Institute Rotterdam. The Berlage Institute is an international postgraduate laboratory for education, research and development in architecture, urbanism, and landscape. www.berlage-institute.nl
		New Book \| Urban Reports Petra Wollenberg together with Nicola Schueller and Kees Christiaanse published "Urban Reports - Urban strategies and visions in mid-sized cities in a local and global context". Representatives from six European cities report on their fascinating visions for transforming their cities in the 21st century. www.books.gta.arch.ethz.ch/pi/Urban-Reports.html
		Y-House \| Switzerland The black-glazed-wood-facade has been completed.
		Netherlands Embassy \| Berlin Dietmar Leyk conducts a discussion and a lecture by David Hakkenberg about the Dutch Palais/Berlin in the Royal Netherlands Embassy to the Federal Republic of Germany on 26 March 2009, 19.00h.
		European Office \| Marrakech Dietmar Leyk has been invited to join a think tank focused on the future of the workspace in the European office building, organized by AIT Magazine and Steelcase. The event will take place from 02 March 09 to 07 March 09 in Marrakech / Morocco.
		Contractworld.Award Petra Wollenberg has been a member of the international jury for the 2009 contractworld award. The contractworld award is Europe's most lucrative award for interior design work, involving a total of 60,000 euros in prize money. The jury considered a total of 570 projects, including 293 from countries other than Germany.
		Tabakalera \| San Sebastian lwa has been awarded the 5th prize by the international jury for the design of the new International Contemporary Culture Centre specialized in visual culture. 61 teams from all over the world were invited to turn the old tobacco factory of San Sebastian into an emblematic place in the city.
		MacroArchitecture \| Munich On January 14/2009 Dietmar Leyk will lecture on "Signature and Reality" in a series of lectures concerned with the issues of "Surface and Innovation - Haute Couture in Interiors" at the Forum MacroArchitecture in Munich. The lecture series will be presented by the magazine AIT.
		Magnolia Park \| Bucharest lwa has been selected as one of two short-listed firms for the design of 135.000sqm luxury living in the northern part of Bucharest. The project includes the Mercedes-Benz Flagship Office and Store Romania.
		DreamSpace \| Munich Dream Space, a floating surface for meditation, by lwa for Bauwerk Parkett, has been selected for the exhibition in their showroom at the Munich Trade Fair "Bau 2009". Additional it has been published in the magazine "parkvision".
		University Campus \| Kassel lwa, together with 100 landschaftsarchitektur, has been short-listed for the design of the new University Campus in Kassel. The design includes buildings for the sciences as well as a new Campus Centre containing six lecture halls.
		Urban Consultant \| Graz Dietmar Leyk has been invited to be one of seven consultants to discuss possible directions and innovative models to develop a 540.000sqm site in Graz-Reininghaus. Joan Busquets, Andres Duany, Erick van Egeraat, Vittorio Magnago Lampugnani, Dietmar Leyk, Philipp Oswalt, and Kazunari Sakamoto outlined a wide range of urban scenarios for the future of the European city and the city of Graz.
		Y-House \| Switzerland Construction continues on the Y-House in Merenschwand, Switzerland. The building will be completed in April 2009.
		MOCAPE \| Shenzhen lwa has been awarded the 2nd prize by the international jury for the design of the new Museum of Contemporary Art & Planning Exhibition (MOCAPE) in Shenzhen / China. The total floor area of the museum is 105,000 square meters. Jury: Arata Isozaki (chairman, Japan), Kenneth Frampton (USA), Di'an Fan (China), Ralph Lerner (USA), Pao-The Han (Taiwan), Rocco Yim (Hongkong).