Competition win: The Bendlerblock as a permeable green campus
In the competition for the redevelopment of the Berlin headquarters of the Federal Ministry of Defence, our design, developed in collaboration with SINAI Landscape Architects, received one of two first prizes. Both winning teams have been commissioned to further develop their designs.
All competition entries will be exhibited at the Ernst-Reuter-Haus in Berlin from January 22 to February 6, 2026. The exhibition will be open Monday to Friday from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Admission is free.
The Bendlerblock is a listed complex of buildings situated in Berlin’s Tiergarten district and one of the most significant sites of Germany’s recent history. Once a place where military resistance against the Nazi regime emerged, it currently houses the Federal Ministry of Defence. This historic ensemble is going to be expanded using previously undeveloped portions of the site.
Our design incorporates three new buildings alongside the imposing historic structures, which were built from 1911 onwards. The new additions – two administrative buildings and a canteen pavilion – are designed to be resource- and energy-efficient. The entire site will be transformed into a permeable green campus. Its design instills transparency as well as self-confidence, symbolizing the preservation of our democratic and liberal values.
