The Berlin Olympic Stadium
The Berlin Olympic Stadium is one of the most well-known historic sports complexes in Europe. Built in 1936 for the XIth Olympic Games, the stadium and surrounding Olympic park are regarded as a complete work of art, and have been classified as an historical monument since 1966.The reconstruction of the stadium had to reconcile the conflicting requirements of modernizing an historical monument with the present-day requirements of a modern, multi-functional stadium. Not an everyday task, but one which architects Gerkan, Marg and Partner successfully solved.
By responding to the location and its history, the architects developed new ideas and concepts that were adapted to the specific situation. For example, all of the essential new buildings are located underground, outside the stadium. The most fundamental alteration is the new roof. The synthesis of architecture and lighting was recognized by the Deutsche Architektur Museum and Messe Frankfurt when they awarded the Light Architecture Prize equally to architects Gerkan, Marg and Partners, to Conceptlicht for the light planning and to Edgar Schlaefle for the implementation planning.
BEGA made an important contribution to this project. To meet the criteria of light planning, special luminaires that had not existed in that form before had to be developed to illuminate the exterior of the stadium. A welcome task for us, and an important step towards developing new, innovative products.
| Architects: |
von Gerkan, Marg und Partner |
| General planning: |
Arcadis, Köln |
| Construction: |
Walter Bau AG, Borken |
| Light planning: |
Conceptlicht Angerer, Traunreut |
| Light implementation planning: |
Edgar Schlaefle, Berlin |
| Photo: |
Marcus Bredt, architekturphoto |
Information Brochure 2-2006
