Meinhard von Gerkan, Prof. Dr. h. c. mult. Dipl.-Ing. Architekt BDA

1964

Diploma in Architecture at the University Carolo-Wilhelmina at Braunschweig

since1965

Freelance architect together with Volkwin Marg. More than 290 completed buildings. More than 450 national and international competition awards together with Volkwin Marg, incl. more than 250 1st prizes

Numerous awards for outstanding buildings

Numerous publications in Germany and abroad

Numerous feasibility studies

1972

Appointment to the Free Academy of Arts, Hamburg

1974

Appointment to the University Carolo-Wilhelmina at Braunschweig as professor/chair A for design

Director of the Institute for Architectural Design A

1982

Appointment to the board of the Jürgen-Ponto-Foundation, Frankfurt

1988

Visiting professor at the Nihon University, Tokyo/Japan

1993

Visiting professor at the University of Pretoria/South Africa

1995

American Institute of Architects, Honorary Fellow, USA

1995

Honoured by the Mexican Architectural Society

2000

Recipient of the Fritz-Schumacher-Award

2002

Honorary Member of the Berlin-Brandenburg Academy of Sciences

2002

Recipient of the Romanian National Award

2002

Recipient of the Honorary Doctorate by the Faculty of Protestant Theology at the Philipps-University, Marburg

2003

Member of Convent Chairmanschip of the "Bundesstiftung Baukultur“, Berlin

2004

Recipient of the "Plakette" of Freie Akademie der Künste (Free Academy of Arts), Hamburg

2005

Grand Award of the Association of German Architects (BDA) 

2005

Recipient of the Honorary Degree of Doctor of Design conferred by the Christian University in Chung Li/Taiwan

2007

Recipient of the Honorary Degree of Professor conferred by the East China Normal University College of Design, Shanghai/China

2007


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2007

2009

Recipient of the Degree of Visiting Professor conferred by Dalian University of Technology, Architecture and Art College, China

Establishment of the gmp foundation to enhance the architectural education

President of the Academy for Architectural Culture (AAC)

Recipient of the “Verdienstkreuz” (Order of Merrit) of the Federal Republic of Germany