Auer+Weber+Assoziierte is a German architecture firm, founded and headquartered in Stuttgart and Munich, Germany in 1980. The founders are Fritz Auer (born 24 June 1933), and Carlo Weber (6 April 1934-15 May 2014).
History The architect's office "Auer+Weber" was established in 1980 by Fritz Auer and Carlo Weber, emerged from Behnisch & Partner, to which both architects belonged between 1966 and 1979. Meantime, it was also named as "Auer+Weber+Partners" (1991-2001) and "Auer+Weber+Architects" (2001-2005). From spring 2006, the office was known under the name of Auer+Weber+Associates Ltd.. Today, the office has about 80 employees.
Selected Projects
Completed 1983 Kurgast Center in Bad Salzuflen, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany 1986 Foster home in Lemgo, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany 1989 Cafeteria in Ulm University 1991 Administration buildings in Munich Airport, Germany 1991 Administration buildings of public services in Reutlingen, Baden-Württemberg, Germany 1994 Theater in Hof (Saale), Bavaria, Germany 1996 Block of offices Prisma in Frankfurt a.M., Germany 1998 Zeppelin Carré in Stuttgart, Germany 1998 Extension and reconstruction of the city theater in Recklinghausen, Germany 2001 Reconstruction of Ruhrfestspielhaus in Recklinghausen, Germany 2001 German State Central Bank in Sachsen-Anhalt, Halberstadt, Germany 2001 Canopy of central station plaza in Heilbronn, Baden-Württemberg, Germany 2003 Hotel ESO Cerro Paranal, Chile 2005 Commendation exhibition building "Brühlsche Terrasse" in Dresden, Germany 2005 solarCity Linz, Austria 2006 Würzburg Central Station, Germany 2013 ESO Headquarters Extension, Garching, Germany
Current
Olympiahalle in Munich additions and alterations, Germany (approx. 2008) Campus Martinsried, Munich, Germany (approx. 2008) Facade Haerder-Center Lübeck, Germany (approx. 2008) Munich Central Bus Station, Germany (approx. 2009) Centre des Sports Belair, Luxembourg (approx. 2009) Botanical Garden "Chenshan", Shanghai, China (approx. 2009) Seniors Residence, Regensburg, Germany (approx. 2010)
Awards
1972 I.C.P. Award of Honor, Hugo Häring Award* 1972 Architecture Award from the German Association of Architects (BDA)* 1981 International Architecture Award from the UIA (International Union of Architects), Auguste Perret Award*Project: Sports grounds and buildings for the Olympic Games 1972 in Munich, Germany 1989 German Architecture AwardProject: Landratsamt in Starnberg, Germany 1991 Fritz Schumacher Award 1991 German critics' Architecture AwardProject: German Pavilion, Seville Expo '92, Spain 1995 German Architecture Award, official recognition Project: Theater in Hof, Germany 2001 German Architecture AwardProject: Ruhrfestspielhaus in Recklinghausen, Germany 2007 German Architecture AwardProject: Commendation exhibition building "Brühlsche Terrasse" in Dresden, Germany 2005 LEAF Award, "Best Environmentally Sustainable Project"Project: solarCity Center Linz- Pichling, Austria 2004 LEAF Award, category "New Build"+"Overall" Project: Hotel ESO Cerro Paranal, Chile * as partners in Behnisch & Partner
References
1993 "Auer+Weber, Positions and Projects"- Callwey Publishers, Munich 2003 "Auer+Weber+Architekten Arbeiten 1980-2003 Works", Birkhäuser Publishers, Basel
External links
Auer+Weber+Assoziierte - Homepage of AWA