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Behnisch Architekten | |
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![]() Headquarters of the Norddeutsche Landesbank in Hanover | |
Practice information | |
Firm type | Architectural practice |
Partners | Stefan Behnisch, Robert Hoesle, Robert Matthew Noblett, Stefan Rappold, Kristi Paulson and Jörg Usinger |
Founders | Stefan Behnisch |
Founded | 1989 |
Location | Stuttgart |
Significant works and honors | |
Buildings | Landesgirokasse am Bollwerk |
Projects | Administration building for the LVA-Landesversicherungsanstalt |
Design | Bayrische Vereinsbank |
Behnisch Architekten is an architectural practice based in Stuttgart, Germany, with branches in Munich, Germany; Boston, Massachusetts and Los Angeles, California.
The office was founded in 1989 by Stefan Behnisch, son of the well-known German architect Günter Behnisch. Among the works from Günter Behnisch are the stadium for the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich (1967–1972), the German parliament in Bonn and the Academy of Arts in Berlin. [1] In 2005, after several changes in structure and name, the independent Stadtbüro adopted today`s name, Behnisch Architekten. Under Stefan Behnisch's leadership, the firm has developed over the last more than 25 years into a successful international practice with offices in Stuttgart (since 1991), Los Angeles (1999–2011), Boston (since 2006), and Munich (since 2009). The Los Angeles office reopened under the leadership of Kristi Paulson in 2019. [2] All four firms operate under the name of Behnisch Architekten.
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