About US

In 1993, Frank Barkow and Regine Leibinger founded their American-German office in Berlin. Today, it employs around 90 people. Over the years, the firm has developed numerous projects in Germany and abroad, the quality of which has been affirmed in publications and through the receipt of awards. The scope of Barkow–Leibinger’s projects ranges from public buildings and office buildings to residential and industrial interiors within existing buildings. The central focus of the firm – building for medium- and large-scale companies – includes, in addition to drawing up long-term master plans for site development, the planning and realization of representative and functional buildings for production, logistics and administration (such as the company restaurant for the Trumpf company in Ditzingen). In recent years, "Tour Total", the German headquarters of the French mineral oil corporation located near Berlin's main train station, the Fellows Pavilion for the American Academy in Berlin, the TRUMPF Smart Factory in Chicago, and the Harvard ArtLab in Cambridge have, among other projects, been completed. Most recently completed were the Sid Richardson and Hanszen Residential Colleges at Rice University in Houston and the B:HUB in Berlin. The office's self-understanding is characterized by relays between practice, research and teaching. Recently, all three areas have focused on the question of how digital manufacturing technologies and mechanically, mass-produced elements can be deployed in such a way that they not only complement architecture as surface or accessory, but also contribute to creating constructive, spatial structures. The materials-based research of the firm has been featured in several exhibitions, including (among others) at the Architectural Association in London, the 2008 and 2014 Venice Architecture Biennials, the 2012 Marrakech Biennial, the 2017 Chicago Architecture Biennial, as well as in a solo exhibition at Berlin's Haus am Waldsee in 2020. In 2007, Barkow–Leibinger's work was awarded the Marcus Prize for Architecture. The company restaurant in Ditzingen received, among others, the DAM Prize for Architecture in Germany in 2009 and the Honor Award for Architecture from the American Institute of Architects in 2010. The "Smart Material House" in Hamburg received the Holcim Global Innovation Prize in 2012. Most recently, the Trumpf Smart Factory in Chicago received the 2018 German Steel Construction Award and the 2019 AIA Honor Award for Architecture. In addition, the Harvard Artlab received the 2019 BSA Honor Award for Design Excellence.

1993年，Frank Barkow和Regine Leibinger在柏林成立了他们的美德办事处。今天，它拥有约90名员工。多年来，公司在德国和国外开发了许多项目，这些项目的质量在出版物中得到了肯定，并获得了奖项。Barkow-Leibinger的项目范围从公共建筑和办公建筑到现有建筑内的住宅和工业内饰。 公司的核心重点--为大中型企业建造建筑--除了为场地开发制定长期的总体规划外，还包括为生产、物流和行政管理规划和实现具有代表性和功能性的建筑（如位于迪琴根的Trumpf公司的公司餐厅）。近年来，位于柏林主要火车站附近的法国矿物油公司的德国总部 "Tour Total"、柏林美国学院的Fellows Pavilion、芝加哥的通快智能工厂和剑桥的哈佛艺术实验室等项目都已完成。最近完成的是休斯顿莱斯大学的西德-理查德森和汉森住宅学院以及柏林的B：HUB。 该办公室的自我理解的特点是实践、研究和教学之间的联系。最近，所有这三个领域都集中在数字制造技术和机械化大规模生产的元素如何能够以这样一种方式部署，即它们不仅作为表面或附属品对建筑进行补充，而且还有助于创造建设性的空间结构。公司基于材料的研究已经在多个展览中出现，包括（除其他外）伦敦建筑协会、2008年和2014年威尼斯建筑双年展、2012年马拉喀什双年展、2017年芝加哥建筑双年展，以及2020年在柏林Haus am Waldsee的个展。 2007年，Barkow-Leibinger的作品被授予马库斯建筑奖。位于迪琴根的公司餐厅于2009年获得德国DAM建筑奖，2010年获得美国建筑师协会颁发的建筑荣誉奖。位于汉堡的 "智能材料屋 "于2012年获得了Holcim全球创新奖。最近，位于芝加哥的通快智能工厂获得了2018年德国钢结构建筑奖和2019年美国建筑师协会建筑荣誉奖。此外，哈佛大学艺术实验室获得了2019年BSA卓越设计荣誉奖。