Christoph Ingenhoven
Christoph Ingenhoven founded the architectural studio ingenhoven architects in 1985. His office has won numerous first prizes in international competitions and  architectural awards for completed buildings. The studio is located in Düsseldorf’s “Media Harbour” and employs some 100 architects, interior architects, draughts men and model makers. The practise is well known for its open work atmosphere that emphasizes teamwork and communication. Essential for Christoph Ingenhoven’s work are an ecological and sustainable approach, the wellbeing of the users, technical innovation, flexibility and efficiency, logical structures and a precise finish. The range of ingenhoven architects‘ work includes headquarters for global companies, high-rise towers, department stores, office buildings, higher education and research buildings, residential buildings, manufacturing and infrastructure projects, urban design and revitalization projects as well as product/industrial design and interior architecture. ingenhoven architects is experienced in working internationally on the design and execution of large, innovative projects in Germany, Europe, East-Asia, North-America and Australia. The office often collaborates with a local team of partners and established experts and advisors. For all projects, ingenhoven architects are present on site. With offices in Switzerland, Australia, Singapore and the USA the high quality of execution can be guaranteed. The most important projects include the new Headquarters of the European Investment Bank in Luxembourg, the Lufthansa Aviation Center at Frankfurt/M. Airport, Germany and the Breezé Tower in Osaka, Japan. The new Office Building of the Daniel Swarovski Corporation in Zurich and the Oeconomicum” School of Economics at the University of Düsseldorf have recently been completed. This fall the 1 Bligh Tower in Sydney’s Central Business District was inaugurated. Currently the office works on projects in Singapore and the new Google Headquarters in California. 

• An image of the ingenhoven architects office
• ingenhoven architects, 1 Bligh Tower, Sydney, Australia, 2011; image H.G. Esch, Hennef
• ingenhoven architects, 1 Bligh Tower, Sydney, Australia, 2011; image H.G. Esch, Hennef
• ingenhoven architects, Lufthansa Aviation Center, Frankfurt, Germany, 2006; image H.G. Esch, Hennef
• ingenhoven architects, Lufthansa Aviation Center, Frankfurt, Germany, 2006; image H.G. Esch, Hennef
• ingenhoven architects, Lufthansa Aviation Center, Frankfurt, Germany, 2006; image H.G. Esch, Hennef

Fassa Bortolo International Prize for Sustainable Architecture - IX Ed.
The names of the winners of the Fassa Bortolo International Prize for Sustainable Architecture, 2012 Edition, were announced, and the event will end June 25 at Palazzo Tassoni Este in Ferrara with the awards ceremony. The competition, now in its ninth edition, is an event with a strong international character: as demonstrated by the increasing number of works from different countries, which stood out for their heterogeneity. Even 155 competitors divided into two different sections: the Works Made by Professionals, with 64 entrants, and the Degree Thesis Works section, with 91.

The Works Made by Professionals section involved projects coming from even 17 different countries, of all the Continents.
As highlighted by Thomas Herzog, Jury Chairman "...The subject was and is still the same: the increasing importance of saving our planet's limited resources. After decades devoted to the topic – starting from the early '70s with smaller groups and then with the birth of political circles – today the issue has finally reached the heart of society. It is a global phenomenon, not limited to Western Countries. This is what is reflected in this year's Jury. For the first time the latter included some non-European members, such as Prof. Peter Rich from South Africa and Prof. Li Xiaodong from China".

The Jury of this edition is made up of prominent people from different cultural backgrounds, as a guarantee of a neutral choice, free of any stylistic influence. The only criterion: rewarding quality architecture, taking into account location, task and use of sustainable resources. With the President, Thomas Herzog, are Peter Rich (South Africa), LI Xiaodong (China), Prof. Nicola Marzot (Department of Architecture of the University of Ferrara) and Gianluca Minguzzi (Secretary of the prize). As usual the professionals who took part to the event were those who made bio-architectural projects over the past five years and new graduates who have based their degree thesis on the subject of sustainability and balanced relationship between building and environment.

• Paredes Pedrosa arquitectos, UPI School, Spain, 2010; image Roland Halbe
• Paredes Pedrosa arquitectos, UPI School, Spain, 2010; image Roland Halbe
• ingenhoven architects, 1 Bligh Tower, Sydney, Australia, 2011; image H.G. Esch, Hennef
• LAN Architecture, Centro archivi EDF, Bure, France, 2011
• Burkhalter Sumi Architekten, Weberstrasse Tower Restoration (Switzerland)
• Architekten Hermann Kaufmann, Lustenauerstrasse Mall (Austria)
• Philippe SAMYN and PARTNERS sprl, architects & engineers, Office building restoration (Belgium)

In the section devoted to WORKS MADE by PROFESSIONALS the gold medal was awarded to Paredes Pedrosa arquitectos for UPI School (Spain).
The UPI school constitutes, with its conceptual and constructive simplicity, an extraordinary example of architecture.
The project provides for the preservation of existing tree species and their exploitation as strategic elements in the architectural composition and bio-climatic balance, creating a successful bio-climatic insertion of the new building within an urban park.
Two silver medals were awarded:
to Ingenhoven architects + Architectus for the work 1 Bligh (Australia) and to LAN Architecture for the EDF Archives Centre work (France). 

Three were the projects worthy of mention:
– Renovation of the Weberstrasse Tower (Switzerland)
Burkhalter Sumi Architekten GmbH
– Lustenauerstrasse Shopping Centre (Austria)
Architekten Hermann Kaufmann ZT GmbH
– Redevelopment of office building (Belgium)
Philippe SAMYN and PARTNERS sprl, architects & engineers

In the DEGREE THESIS section two joint winners: "GAAY NAGAR (COW DISTRICT): Re-housing settlement project for an inclusive design", by Laura Marcheggiano (Faculty of Architecture, "Sapienza" University in Rome), and "Learn from Nauru", thesis by Jemima Retallack and Mitchell Thompson (Faculty of the Built Environment, University of New South Wales, Sydney).
A silver medal was awarded to the thesis "The Childhood Unit. urban micro-decentralization and architecture for children" by Sara Montanari and Laura Montermini (Faculty of Architecture, IUAV University of Architecture in Venice).

Special mentions went to:
– Development of new housing for workers Bawal, India by Tanya Chandra (Faculty of Architecture, Manipal University, India)
– Embedding Food Urbanism
by Bhairavi Dhoot, Annie Roussou, Athanasia Vasdeki (Edinburgh College of Art, University of Edinburgh)
-Sustainable improvement of social housing, Reggio Emilia, Italy, by Valentino Gareri (Faculty of Architecture - IUAV University of Architecture in Venice)
- Bio-Cultural Network by Daniel Jiménez Ruiz (Faculty of Architecture - E.T.S.A. Granada)

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