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Press release of September 16th, 2017
Prof. Dipl.-Ing. Albert Speer
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AS+P mourns the loss of Professor Albert Speer
AS+PAlbertSpeer+PartnerGmbHmournsthelossofitscompany´sfounderandlong-standingManagingDirectorProfessorAlbertSpeer.ProfessorSpeer,aged83,passedawayintheafternoonof September 15thsuddenlyandunexpected,surroundedbyhisclosestfamilymembersandfriendsinFrankfurt.
Untiltheendof2016,ProfessorSpeerwaspartoftheManagementBoardofAS+Pandcontinuedtobeavaluableadvisorandsourceofinspirationandideasforourarchitectureandplanningoffice.Togetherwiththechangeofmanagementsuccessfullycompletedattheendof2016,thetransitiontoanewgenerationtookplace.ThistransitionhadalreadybeeninitiatedbyProfessorSpeerhimselfatanearlystageandwasrelevantlyshapedbyhim.Untiltoday,thephilosophyandapproachofAS+ParebasedonprinciplesandvaluesstronglyrepresentedbyProfessorSpeer`sideals,andonthepassion,curiosityandcreativitywithwhichheinspiredeveryone.
Indeepsadness,webidfarewelltoanextraordinarymanwhowasalwaysmoreafatherlyfriendthanasuperiorandwhowillremainaninspirationandidoltoallofus.OurcondolencesandsinceresympathygotothefamilyofProfessorSpeerandallthoseclosetohim.
ProfessorAlbertSpeerwasbornin1934inBerlin;heinitiallytrainedasacarpenterandgainedhishighschoolleavingcertificatebeforestudyingArchitectureinMunich;hethenwentontospecializeinplanningentirecitiesandregionsworldwide.ProfessorSpeerwasChairofUrbanandRegionalPlan-ningatKaiserslauternTechnicalUniversityforover25years.Inthisfunction,heinfluencedmanyofhislatercolleaguesalreadyduringtheiruniversitystudies.In1964,hefoundedhisownarchitectureandplanningfirmwhichhe,togetherwithpartnersandcolleagues,furtherdevelopedintoaninternationallysuccessfulandacknowledgedcompany.Nowadays,AS+Pemploysmorethan200employeesinitsofficesatFrankfurtandShanghai.
ProfessorAlbertSpeerhasbeenamemberoftheGermanAcademyforUrbanandRegionalPlan-ningsince1970.In1995,hefoundedtheProfessorAlbertSpeerFoundationwhichisdedicatedtothetrainingandpromotionofyoungarchitecturalandplanningtalents.In2004,hereceivedtheLeadingArchitectureAwardfromtheGermanAssociationofArchitectsandCivilEngineers.Since2008,hehasbeenamemberoftheBoardofTrusteesof“NationaleStadtentwicklungspolitik”(NationalUrbanDevelopmentPolicy).Prof.AlbertSpeerhasreceivedtheGoetheBadgeoftheCityofFrankfurt/Main,theLeadingArchitectureAward,andtheFederalOrderofMerit.In2011,hewasmadeanHonoraryProfessoroftheTechnicalUniversityinMunich.
Press release of September 16th, 2017AS+P Albert Speer + Partner GmbH
ProfessorAlbertSpeerwasbornin1934inBerlin;heinitiallytrainedasacarpenterandgainedhishighschoolleavingcertificatebeforestudyingArchitectureinMunich;hethenwentontospecia-lizeinplanningentirecitiesandregionsworldwide.Prof.SpeerwasChairofUrbanandRegionalPlanningatKaiserslauternTechnicalUniversityforover25years.Nowadays,thearchitectureandplanningfirmhefoundedin1964hasapayrollofmorethan200employees.FromtheoutsettherewasaninternationalthrusttoAlbertSpeer’swork.In2007,AS+PAlbertSpeer+PartnerGmbHopenedabranchofficeinShanghai.
HismostimportantprojectsincludethemasterplansforseveralnewcitiesinChinaandfortheEXPO2000inHanoveraswellasthesuccessfulbidfortheFIFAWorldCupTM2022inQatar.Amongotherthings,Prof.AlbertSpeerdesignedtheDiplomaticQuarterinRiyadh,SaudiArabiaanddrewupconceptsfortheCentralAreaofAbuja,theNigeriancapital.Since2010,heworkedonthestrategicmasterplanfortheCityofAlexandriainEgypt.InGermany,hedevelopedthemasterplanforColognecitycenterandthememorandum“FrankfurtforEveryone”,astrategicurbande-velopmentstudywhosetargethorizonis2030.2013sawthecompletionoftheFraportAGhead-quartersatFrankfurtAirportandoneofthenumerouspassiveapartmentblockprojects,the“LyonerCarrée”.From2012to2014,theofficewasworkingonthepioneeringmasterplanandinnovationmanualforInnovationCityRuhr|ModelCityBottrop.ThenewconstructionfortheHeidelbergCe-mentHeadquarterswillbereadyforusein2019.
ProfessorAlbertSpeerhasbeenamemberoftheGermanAcademyforUrbanandRegionalPlan-ningsince1970.In1995,hefoundedtheProfessorAlbertSpeer-Foundation.In2004,hereceivedtheLeadingArchitectureAwardfromtheGermanAssociationofArchitectsandCivilEngineers.Since2008hehasbeenamemberoftheBoardofTrusteesof“NationaleStadtentwicklungspolitik”(NationalUrbanDevelopmentPolicy).ProfessorAlbertSpeerhasreceivedtheGoetheBadgeoftheCityofFrankfurt/Main,theLeadingArchitectureAward,andtheFederalOrderofMerit.In2011,hewasmadeanHonoraryProfessoroftheTechnicalUniversityinMunich.
Professor Dipl.-Ing. Albert SpeerBiography
SpeerwithPetraRoth(formerMayorofFfM),2009
A.Speerandemployees,1966
AlbertSpeerinShanghai,2011
Albert Speer
AlbertSpeer,2013
1934 Albert Speer is born in Berlin
1952 - 1955 Carpenter’sapprenticeshipandcertificateinHeidelberg
1955 High-schoolleavingcertificateatnightschoolinNuremberg
1955 - 1960 StudiesArchitectureattheTechnicalUniversityinMunichunderProfessorsDöllgast, Hasenpflug,LudwigandWiedemann
1960 - 1964 EmployedincompaniesinGermany,SwedenandTurkey,includingApel,BeckertundBecker (ABB)inFrankfurt/Main
1964 Winssecondprizeinthecompetitionforthedevelopmentconceptfortherelocationofthe stationanddowntownLudwigshafen
1964 AlbertSpeerfoundedhisownofficeinFrankfurt/Mainandsincethenheworksasafreelance urbanplannerandarchitectonnationalandinternationalprojects
1964 AwardedfirstfreelancecontractforaresidentialdevelopmentinLimburgerhofnr. Ludwigshafen,Germany
1966 WinneroftheGermanYoungArchitects’Prize(DeubauEssen)
1966 Takespartinthecompetitionforthetourism-relateddevelopmentoftheregionaroundthe ancienttownofSideontheTurkishRiviera
1968 Gainsfirstinternationalcontract:urbanandregionalplanningofWestTripolitania,Libya
1968 - 1970 HandlesurbanrenewalprojectsandlegalzoningplansinLübeck,SpeyerandWorms, Germany
1970 Citizens’initiativeagainstatunnelunderthe“Zeil”inFrankfurt/Main
1970 MadeamemberoftheAssociationofGermanArchitects(BDA)andmemberoftheGerman AcademyofUrbanandRegionalPlanning
1971 - 1972 DevelopstourismmasterplanfortheKingdomofNepal
1972 WinsplanningcontractfortheDGBankheadquartersinFrankfurt/Main
1972 - 1997 AppointedChairoftheDepartmentofUrbanandRegionalPlanningattheUniversityof Kaiserslautern
1973 - 1981 Actsasplanningconsultant(integratedplanningteamfortheAlgerianplanningauthorities:over 30employeesinAlgeriafor2years)for15citiesfortheStateofAlgeria(client:Cadat)
1973 FoundsSpeerplanGmbH
1975 StartsregionaldevelopmentplanningintheStateofRhineland-Palatinate
Professor Dipl.-Ing. Albert SpeerTimeline
1977 AwardedthecontractfortheplanningandconstructionoftheDiplomaticQuarterinRiyadh, SaudiArabia
1979 BeginsworkasaconsultanttotheCityofFrankfurt/Main
1979 - 1983 InchargeofplanningandconstructionofaresidentialdevelopmentforemployeesoftheSaudi Arabian Foreign Ministry
1980 - 1982 Devisesdevelopmentconceptforthe“Museumsufer”inFrankfurt/Main
1983 ConsultantfortheredevelopmentofPaulsplatzsquareinFrankfurt/Main
1983 - 1985 TablesthemasterplanfordowntownFrankfurt/Mainanddevisesthemasterplanandhigh-rise developmentconceptfortheMainzerLandstrasseaxisinFrankfurt/Main
1984 FoundsAS+PAlbertSpeer+PartnerGmbH
1986 – 1988 Preparesthebidbookandmasterplanforthe2000OlympicGamesinFrankfurt/Main
1990 Designsthe“Holbeinsteg”pedestrianbridgeovertheRiverMainandtheDGBank“CityHaus” inFrankfurt/Main
1990 AwardedfirstmajorprojectinChina:DevelopmentstructureforGuangFuDaodistrictinTianjin
1990 - 1993 Implementsnumerousmajornationalandinternationalprojects,includingtheTrianonhigh-rise andtheTelenormaofficecomplexinFrankfurt/Main,andtheOAUConferenceCenterandpro totypeministerialbuildingsinAbuja,Nigeria
1994 VisitingprofessorattheSwissFederalInstituteofTechnology(ETH)inZurich
1994 - 2000 MasterplannerandmemberoftheDesignCouncilforEXPO2000inHanover
1995 ProfessorAlbertSpeerFoundationestablished
1997 PlanstheAntingmodeltowninShanghai
1998 Startsmasterplanningforthe“Europaviertel”districtinFrankfurt/Main
1999 - 2000 DevisesplansforShanghaiInternationalAutomobileCityandothermajor projectsinChina
1999 - 2001 ConstructionofVictoriaTowerinMannheim
2000 - 2002 PreparestourismmasterplanforCroatiaandMontenegro
2001 OpensajointrepresentativeofficeinShanghaitogetherwithFichtnerEngineers
2001 - 2004 PreparesdevelopmentconceptsforEXPO2010inShanghai
2001 - 2005 Locationselection,functionaldesignandcoordinationservicesforthenew“AllianzArena”
soccerstadiuminMunich
2002 Urbandesignstudyforthe25-kilometercentralurbanaxisinBeijng
2002 - 2004 DevelopsoftheCityofLeipzigbidforthe2012OlympicGames
2003 ReceivestheGoetheAwardfromtheCityofFrankfurt
2003 - 2004 Handlestransportationandurbandesignframeworkplanningforthe25-kilometerKingAbdullah BinAbdulazizurbancorridorinRiyadh,SaudiArabia
2004 LeadingArchitectureAwardbestowedbytheFederationofAssociationsofGermanArchitects andEngineers
2005 InchargeofdesignandconstructionofanewcourtbuildinginRiyadh,SaudiArabia;1stprize intheinternationalcompetition
2006 AwardedtheFederalOrderofMeritonRibbonbyUdoCorts,Hessianministerforscienceand the arts
2006 – 2007 ManagesrevisionstothemasterplanforAbuja,Nigeria
2007 AS+PArchitectureConsulting(Shanghai)Co.,Ltd.,awholly-ownedsubsidiary,founded
2007 Developsastrategicgeneralplanfor“6thofOctoberCity/SheikZayedCity”,Cairo
2007 ProvidesmasterplansforsixselectedregionsinRussiatopromotenationaltourism
2007 – 2008 CompilesstrategicmasterplanforColognecitycenterandthedistrictofDeutzontheright- handbankoftheRhine
2008 MadeamemberoftheNationalUrbanDevelopmentPolicyBoardofTrustees
2009 - 2010 DevelopsthesuccessfulBidBookforthe2022FIFAWorldCup™inQatar
2009 – 2013 HandlesplanningandconstructionoftheFraportAGheadquartersatFrankfurtAirport; certificationwiththe“GermanSustainableBuildingQualitySealinGold”bytheGerman SustainableBuildingCouncil(DGNB)
2010 AwardedtheSpecialPrizeofthe2010ULILeadershipAwardbytheUrbanLandInstitute(ULI) Germany 2010 1stprizeintheinternationalcompetitionforthemasterplan“NorthBund”,Shanghai
2010 Awardofcontracttodevelopthestrategicmasterplanforurbandesignanddevelopmentof transportinAlexandriaupto2032
2011 GreenBuildingFrankfurtRhineMainArchitecturePrizefor“CampoamBornheimerDepot”,at thetimeGermany’slargestpassivhaus-standardresidentialquarteronaninner-city redevelopmentsite
2011 TheTechnicalUniversityofMunich(TUM)appointsAlbertSpeerHonoraryProfessor,honored asaTUMDistinguishedAffiliatedProfessorforArchitects
2011 - 2014 Inchargeofobjectplanningandmonitoringoffirmsworkingonconstructionofthenew EuropeanCentralBank(ECB)onthesiteoftheformer“Großmarkthalle”wholesalefruitand vegetablemarketinFrankfurt/Main
2012 - 2014 PreparationofamasterplanandinnovationhandbookfortheInnovationCityRuhr,ModelCity Bottropproject
2014 Prof.AlbertSpeercelebrateshis80thbirthdayand AS+PAlbertSpeer+PartnerGmbHits50th anniversary
2015 AssignmentforthenewconstructionfortheHeidelbergCementHeadquartersinHeidelberg
2017 Prof.AlbertSpeerrelinquishedhismanagementactivities,butcontinuestobeasourceof inspirationandideasforthecompany.TheManagementBoardofAS+PAlbertSpeer+Partner GmbHcontinuestoconsistsofthreeManagingDirectors:FriedbertGreif,AxelBienhausand JoachimSchares.
2017 CompletionoftheFCBayernCampus,anewsportsgroundwithyouthacademyforFCBayern MüncheneV,forwhichAS+Phadbeenawardedin2014
AlbertSpeerinCairo,2010
In a world in which planning and building projects are becoming ever more complex, AS+P consciously opts for a multidisciplinary approach. Our team of 200 architects and urban plan-ners, landscape architects and transport engineers develops and conducts projects on all scales together with BIM coordinators, geographers, interior designers, and project managers. From our offices in Frankfurt and Shanghai we are active on projects all over the world.
Alongsideourclassicfieldsofwork,includingdesigningofficesandhousing,andprovidingurbanplanninganddesignservices,weareactiveinanumberofspecialistfieldssuchascultureandeducation,sportsvenues,airportandtrade-fairplanning,nottomentiontheplanningofmega-e-ventsandmajorsportingevents.Itgoeswithoutsayingthatourobjectiveistocreateresource-sa-ving,energy-efficientcities,neighborhoods,andbuildings.
Thestartof2017markedthecompletionofthegenerationchangeintheManagementBoardofAlbertSpeer+PartnerGmbH.Attheendoftheyear2016,Prof.AlbertSpeerrelinquishedhismanagementactivities,butcontinuedtobeasourceofinspirationandideasforthecompany.TheManagementBoardofAS+PAlbertSpeer+PartnerGmbHcontinuestoconsistofthreeManagingDirectors:FriedbertGreif,AxelBienhausandJoachimSchares.
ManagingpartnerswithfounderProf.AlbertSpeer(fromlefttoright):FriedbertGreif,JoachimSchares,AlbertSpeer,AxelBienhaus
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