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Team: Christoph Richter, Jan Musikowski, Sebastian Haufe, Hannes Schewe, Anna Talens, Sebastian Schlunk, Griegerharzerdvorak: Nina Dvorak, Anna Lyungby

“…When you carry a candle, you need both hands. You have to protect the light, protect it from being extinguished…” (Christian Führer 1989)

The artistic concept “Sea of Lights” for the Freedom and Unity Monument in Leipzig combines multi-layered historical symbolism to create a modern, vibrant place of remembrance. The design uses 70,000 reflective “points of light” to visualize the overwhelming number of demonstrators who, on October 9, 1989, prompted the GDR security forces to cease their violent actions. While the individual “lights” symbolize the courageous demonstrators, the element of water represents the peaceful nature of the revolution. The memorial blends harmoniously into the planned park landscape and at the same time creates a new, central place for reflection and inspiration.

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NewsFreedom and Unity Monument, Leipzig 2nd prize

The Ritterstraße 16 project has been nominated for the DAM Prize 2025.

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NewsNomination for DAM Prize Ritterstrasse

LECTURE BY CHRISTOPH RICHTER Architecture Gallery Berlin Ulrich Müller
Exhibition opening “Lustgarten”
Grieger Harzer Landscape Architects

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LectureIntroduction to the exhibition “Lustgarten” (Pleasure Garden) by Grieger Harzer Dvorak

Publication Project Ritterstraße 16 in Baumeister April 2024 issue: Surface tension

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PublicationBaumeister Ritterstrasse

Office building on Ritterstrasse, Berlin 1st prize in competition, 2018
The office building at Ritterstraße 16 stands out as a robust structure in the bustling and rugged district of Berlin Kreuzberg. A visible façade structure made of precast concrete elements, woven together across all floors, connects the diversity of users inside to create a communal image. The building is designed as a block edge along the street, creating an intimate courtyard with an open staircase at the rear. Loggias and terraces structure the facades and create outdoor living spaces for all users of the building.

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ProjectOffice Building Ritterstrasse Berlin
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Award2nd Place Solarprice Berlin 2021

The HAUS DER ZUKUNFT (since July 5, 2016, FUTURIUM) is an exhibition and event venue in the heart of Berlin—nestled between the Federal Ministry of Education and Research, the Spree River and Humboldthafen, the main train station, and the Charité hospital grounds. Within this ensemble, the House of the Future develops its own sculptural form. Two squares are created at the main access points on Alexanderufer and Kapelleufer by setting back the building line. Undercuts on the north and south sides of the building form the entrances and become covered communication zones in the public space. The butterfly-shaped unfolding of the building structure into urban high points gives the House of the Future its visual prominence between the Spree and the elevated railway.

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ProjectFuturium Berlin

About Richter Musikowski

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