“The best way to predict the future is to create it yourself. Shaping the future yourself - this requires visions, ideas and goals, curiosity, motivation, discipline, tenacity, assertiveness and courage. Shaping the future also means daring to do something new. Leave the comfort zone, dare to set a path and move forward. That sounds pretty tiring. But it also sounds like LIFE! And that is exactly the life we ​​want to live with you as a team.”

History

With their sustainable, innovative and award-winning building concepts from Germany to France, from the Emirates to China GKK+Architects are considered mayor representatives of a new and open-minded architecture. Their sustainable and highly efficient buildings are carefully integrated into the urban environment, and convey an image of precision and transparency, and of beauty of form and material.
The scope of their internationally highly renowned work ranges from high-rise towers, and headquarters building through buildings for the aviation industry and major railway stations to exhibition halls, museums and operas.

Office Philosophy

GKK+Architects pursue an sustainable, ecological, transparent and energy-conscious architecture. Multidisciplinary teamwork and networked thinking allow us to find several options tailored to different solutions in a very short time. Using state of the art materials and new technology their buildings emanate openness, precision and lightness.

Major expertise

Main fields of activities

Partner

Swantje Kühn

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Oliver Kühn

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Markus Funke

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History

27.03.2017
GKK Architektur und Städtebau GmbH
Potsdamer Straße 92, 10785 Berlin
01.01.2008
GKK+Architekten BDA
Gesellschaft von Architekten mbH
Pariser Strasse 1, 10719 Berlin
01.01.2000
Gewers Kühn und Kühn Architekten BDA
Hardenbergstrasse 28, 10623 Berlin
1991
Gründung des Architekturbüros
Becker Gewers Kühn und Kühn im historischen Hotel Esplanade am
Potsdamer Platz, Berlin

History

01.04.2022

GKK+Architekten GmbH, Büro London

27.03.2017

GKK Architektur und Städtebau GmbH
Potsdamer Straße 92, 10785 Berlin

01.01.2008

GKK+Architekten BDA
Gesellschaft von Architekten mbH
Pariser Strasse 1, 10719 Berlin

01.01.2000

Gewers Kühn und Kühn
Architekten BDA
Hardenbergstrasse 28, 10623 Berlin

1991

Foundation of the Architectural Office
Becker Gewers Kühn und Kühn
in the historical Hotel Esplanade at Potsdamer Platz, Berlin

Swantje Kühn

since 2023

Member of the Board of Trustees – The  Dreyer Foundation, Berlin, Burkina Faso

since 2022

GKK+Architekten GmbH, Office London

since 2013

Board member of the Berlin Zoo (Zoologischer Garten Berlin AG)

Chairman of the Economic Committee Tierpark Berlin

Member of the Zoo Charity Berlin, Protection of Species

2011-2013

Chair of the Advisory Board for Urban Design for the City of Bielefeld, Germany

2008

Member of the Interior Designteam Q7 AUDI AG

since 2008

GKK+Architekten (BDA)  based in Berlin and Beijing

2006

Vice Dean at the University Ostwestfalen-Lippe, Germany

2003-2016

Professorship for architectural theory and design Ostwestfalen-Lippe University of Applied Sciences

Guest Professor in Seoul, Korea und Wuhan, China

Initiator numerous international co-operations and Summer Academies in Japan, China, Korea und Thailand

1991

Founding of  Becker Gewers Kühn + Kühn Architekten in Berlin

1989-1991

Architect at Richard Rogers Partnership, London

1989

Architecture Diploma

1985

Humanity Work – Rural Growth Center Project for the GtZ in Malawi, Africa

1983-1989

Degree Architecture, Technische Universität München

1983

Bachelor of Arts at the Illinois Wesleyan University, with distinction

1979-1983

lived in Chicago, Illinois

1964

born in Munich, Germany

Member of

Association of German Architects (BDA)

Commitee of Advisory Engineers (VBI)

Social Engagement

„Care“- A Project for Disadvantaged Children

Oliver Kühn

SEIT 2022

GKK+Architekten GmbH, Büro London

2017

GKK Architektur und Städtebau GmbH

seit 2015

Gastprofessur Huaqiao University, Xiamen, China

seit 2008

GKK+Architekten BDA mit Sitz in Berlin und Peking

2007

VII. Internationale Architekturbiennale (BIA) São Paulo, Brasilien

2006

10. Architekturbiennale Venedig

2004

9. Architekturbiennale Venedig

2003

Immobilien-Award

2000

Gewers Kühn und Kühn Architekten BDA

1999

KMU Diplom HSG, Managementdegree an der Universität St.Gallen

1998

DEUBAU-Preis

1991

Gründung Becker Gewers Kühn & Kühn im historischem Hotel Esplanade am Potsdamer Platz in Berlin

seit 1991

Consultant für Richard Rogers in Berlin

1989-1991

Architekt bei Richard Rogers Partnership, London

1989

Werkplanung MUC II, Büro Weissenfeld, München

1988

Diplom TU München

1983-1988

Architekturstudium in München

13.09.1962

geboren in Regensburg

Markus Funke

2017

GKK Architektur und Städtebau GmbH

2008-2017

Projektleiter bei GKK+Architekten

2006-2008

Projektleiter bei Gewers Kühn und Kühn Architekten

2004-2006

Markus Funke Architekten

2000-2004

Projektleiter bei Gewers Kühn und Kühn Architekten

1998-2000

Projektleiter bei Eller und Eller Architekten, Berlin

1993-1997

Architekt bei Rolfes und Partner, Berlin

1993

Diplom an der Universität Stuttgart

1989-1990

Architekturstudium in Mailand

1986-1993

Architekturstudium in Stuttgart

1985-1986

Architekturstudium in Dortmund

26.01.1965

geboren in Dortmund