An architecture competition was held for the planned structural expansion of the Bucerius Law School campus. From the entries of 12 participating offices, the jury made a unanimous decision.
THE JURY TOOK INTO ACCOUNT A WIDE RANGE OF INTERESTS
The jury consisted of 17 people. The goal was to award a prize to a design that, on the one hand, did justice to the significant location in the inner city area directly next to Planten un Blomen city park, and on the other hand, met the spatial requirements of the university.
These interests were also reflected in the composition of the jury:
- For the Hamburg-Mitte district, the chief building director, experts and deputies were represented
- Three architects were invited to ensure architectural quality. One of them, Jórunn Ragnarsdóttir, was also the chairwoman of the jury.
- For Bucerius Law School, the board of the ZEIT Stiftung and the university management were part of the jury.
Representatives of Planten un Blomen city park (botanical gardens) and students of Bucerius Law School were also involved in the entire process.
THE VISION OF THE ARCHITECTS
Tobias Kraus and Timm Schönberg, founders of the architecture firm Kraus Schönberg explained their idea as follows: "Bucerius Law School has the opportunity to complete an open and communicative campus at this unique location in the middle of Planten un Blomen city garden. We are trying to achieve this in terms of design in the outdoor space by embedding it in with the surrounding park landscape."
