As part of a ceremonial event marking the 70th anniversary of the Fördergemeinschaft Bauwesen, on June 17^th, 2026 the BauWerke Excellence Award was presented for the sixth time. The award regularly recognizes the best Bachelor’s theses in the Department of Architecture at BHT, selected by a distinguished jury for their outstanding design quality, technical and structural excellence, as well as their professional presentation and communication.

In the presence of approximately 100 invited guests, Architect Fritz Breitenthaler, Managing Partner of BauWerke GmbH, presented the first prize at the historic villa in Berlin’s Olympic Park to the student team of Sinan-Can Bozkurt and Hafsa Yildiz for their project “RBW RUDOLFBAND WEST.” The project skillfully addresses the themes of urban transformation and infrastructural urban spaces, demonstrating how innovative planning approaches, design excellence, and sustainable development can be successfully integrated.

The second prize was awarded to the student team of Valerie Fuß, Javier Ehrenfeld, and Long Duc Nguyen for their project “CYCLUS,” a remarkable exploration of the principles of the circular economy and the sustainable transformation of the built environment.

A commendation award was presented to student Carl Friedrich Runck for his project “LEHRBAUHOF SCHLOSS NÖTHNITZ,” which offers an exemplary reinterpretation of the relationship between education, craftsmanship, heritage conservation, and sustainable construction.

A further commendation award was granted to the student team of Louis Strzebkowski and Constantin Gravert for their project “GLEISWERK,” which focuses on the intelligent transformation of existing infrastructure and urban structures.

During the award ceremony, Architect Breitenthaler emphasized the purpose of the foundation behind the award: to recognize and promote outstanding achievements in academic work by students.

Prof. Kai Kummert, Chairman of the Jury, highlighted the consistently high quality of the submitted projects. He also noted that the BauWerke Excellence Award has become an established component of talent development at the Berlin University of Applied Sciences and Technology (BHT).

The BauWerke Excellence Award was established in 2019 by BauWerke GmbH and is jointly supported by Fördergemeinschaft Bauwesen e.V. and the Association of German Master Builders (BDB – Bund Deutscher Baumeister).

We celebrated the transition from Advent to Christmas this year with a festive performance of Bach’s Christmas Oratorio at Berlin Cathedral on December 19, 2025, as part of our Christmas party with colleagues and guests.

Of course, not without first enjoying a variety of delicious tapas and a good glass of Spanish wine in an authentic atmosphere at one of Berlin’s oldest and most famous tapas bars, YOSOY on Rosenthaler Straße near Hackescher Markt.

A truly fitting end to an exciting and successful anniversary year for BauWerke.

As part of the firm’s ongoing development, BauWerke’s leadership structure will be expanded effective January 1, 2026:

Ronny Möhler (2nd from left) has been appointed Partner, Raed Albokaie (left) Associate Partner, and Sebastian Lange (2nd from right) Associate.

All three new leaders are long-standing and valued members of the company and look forward to working even more closely with founder and Managing Director Fritz Breitenthaler (right) to shape the future of BauWerke.

“Innsbruck, Vienna, Berlin… after studying architecture in Austria, my decision in 1991 to move to the German capital with its dynamic design opportunities and establish my own company there was a clear step,” recalls Fritz Breitenthaler, a graduate engineer.

After managing a renowned, internationally active architectural firm, he founded BauWerke GmbH, based in Berlin-Charlottenburg, in early 2000.

Since then, his architectural and general planning office, with an international team of experienced architects and young talents as a reliable partner, has been responsible for the conception, design, planning, and supervision of numerous major projects, extending beyond the German-speaking region to China and the USA – often including project management and assuming client responsibilities.

Prominent clients include the Office of the Federal President under then-Federal President Horst Köhler with the redesign of Bellevue Palace, the RTL Media Group with its new Berlin studio, global companies such as Amazon, Nvidia, and Novartis, numerous German international companies, and various security authorities.

One outstanding project is the General Aviation Terminal (GAT) at BER Airport, which was completed within a particularly ambitious time and cost framework. BauWerke was previously responsible for the renovation of Terminal C at Schönefeld Airport.

“A broad and strong network of specialist planners and engineers enables our architects to efficiently implement even extremely complex projects,” says the founder and managing director. “BauWerke has grown organically and sustainably for 25 years, and this remains our goal for the future.”

A special setting for celebrating this occasion was provided by an opening reception at the BauWerke offices on Sophie-Charlotten-Straße in Berlin on Friday evening, June 27, 2025, hosted by Fritz Breitenthaler.

Around 150 guests from the business, art, culture, politics, and construction sectors accepted his invitation.

Impressive sculptures and paintings by the two Berlin artists Lotte Thünker and Norman Gebauer were on display.

“Something first-class was created here with great commitment, precision, and passion – both over the past decades as a successful entrepreneur and with this event on this anniversary evening,” one guest acknowledged.

“But we’ve come to expect nothing less from him,” a longtime companion added with a smile.

Fritz Breitenthaler sincerely thanked his clients, his team, partners, friends, and family for the successful journey they have taken together.

He raised his glass to the past 25 years and the next.

photos: Constanze Remke

From 1804 to the present.
And in(to) the future.

As part of our regular “Out of Office” events, we visited one of our exciting projects, the listed “Kalkscheune” – a former home of Berlin’s art, culture, and events scene – in the heart of Berlin.

An interesting presentation by the project management provided us with many important details and background information about this significant building.

In this four-part building complex, parts of which date back to the 18th century, history is not only tangible and visible, but will continue to be experienced after a heritage-compliant expansion, energy-efficient and technical renovation, and aesthetic redesign.

A pioneering combination of innovation and history will, upon completion in 2027, serve, among other things, as the new headquarters of an internationally renowned company in the field of high-end audio technology.

We concluded our excursion together with a pleasant dinner.

photo source:

Fritz Breitenthaler
Constanze Remke

This year’s evening together with employees and guests began for us with a very tasty dinner in the festively decorated, Italian “Bar Tolucci” in Berlin-Schöneberg – a successful introduction to the follow-up program in the nearby Apostle Paul’s Church.

In the impressive, neo-Gothic and listed historic brick building, “Donna Brown and the Golden Gospel Pearls” awaited us with a rousing, emotional concert that captivated the entire audience for an hour and a half to enthusiastic applause.

Thank you very much for the many beautiful moments.

Merry Christmas to all of you and best wishes for the New Year.

The “Kalkscheune” – a former cult site of the Berlin art and event scene in Berlin-Mitte – is being revived:

The empty listed ensemble in the heart of the city will, inter alia, become the new headquarter of an internationally renowned company in the field of high-end audio technology.

All of the buildings will be brought up to date in terms of energy and technology, redesigned and expanded in accordance with listed buildings. Aesthetics and space layout reflect the culture and needs of highly innovative companies.

BauWerke was commissioned with the general planning and project management services (all design, planning and monitoring services, special sectoral planning and reports); completion will take place in 2027.

pictures: Google maps and BauWerke

After a dinner with employees and guests in Café Pförtner at UferHallen cultural center in Berlin-Wedding on 22nd of December, we attended a classical concert in the “Piano-Salon Christophori” as part of the BauWerke Christmas party.

On an impressive, historic Bösendorfer grand piano restored by owner Christoph Schreiber, the young pianist Nikolai Medvedev thrilled the audience in the sold-out, extraordinary location: Beethoven, Mendelssohn, Haydn, Brahms and Stravinsky – the “hour(s) of the virtuosos” could not have been more impressive and emotional. This was confirmed by standing ovations several times.

Pre-Christmas mood was perfect when suddenly a winter wonderland awaited us outside the door after the concert.

We thank everyone for this special evening.

As one of the highlights of the 2nd Berlin Builders’ Day, one of the most high-class specialist events in the construction industry in Berlin, this year’s awarding of the BauWerke Excellence Prize took place in a celebratory setting in the historic ambience of the Hubertusbad Berlin-Lichtenberg on November 28, 2023.

Two teams of architecture students from the Berlin University of Technology (BHT) were honored for their outstanding achievements in their bachelor’s theses.

The first prize went to Ms. Ida Duge and Ms. Lara Marquardt for their extraordinary joint project. Under the motto “The socially and climate-friendly conversion of the GDR residential high-rise GT18/21 in Berlin Fennpfuhl”, both award winners presented a visionary plan that focuses on the importance of the circular economy and CO²-neutral construction.

Ms. Josephine Küppers and Ms. Lilly Strauß-Lindner won the second prize. They dedicated their outstanding contribution to the topic of “meditation center, retreat, guest house, Berlin-Westend” and developed a remarkable architectural vision.

The award ceremony, worth 3,750 euros annually, took place in the presence of our managing director, Mr. Dipl.-Ing. Fritz Breitenthaler, the board of directors of the Fördergemeinschaft Bauwesen e.V. and the support association of the BDB regional association Berlin-Brandenburg as well as the Senator for Mobility, Transport, Climate Protection and the Environment, Mrs. Manja Schreiner, and leading representatives of the Berlin construction and real estate industry.

“We want to encourage top performance – both in the interests of the students and to overcome our social challenges in combination with the sustainable strengthening of Berlin as a location for architecture, construction and higher education,” says Fritz Breitenthaler, initiator of the BauWerke Excellence Prize.

The Berlin Builders’ Day serves as an important platform for all players in the industry and helps to advance relevant topics such as climate friendliness, circular economy, healthy building products and CO²-neutral construction and operation. 130 builders, architects, engineers, construction companies and numerous interested parties discussed solutions to the pressing challenges in the construction industry with politicians, business people and students.

The venue changes every year in order to offer a variety of perspectives and experiences.

We would like to thank all organizers, participants, speakers, exhibitors and sponsors for their participation as well as BIM Berliner Immobilienmanagement GmbH for making the unique location available.

pictures: Dr. Gunnar Ries

Already on August 30th, even one day before the originally planned date, the renewed and expanded General Aviation Terminal at BER Airport went into operation. With numerous invited guests the ceremonial opening took place on September 28th.

Planning and construction were largely carried out during ongoing operations and under increased security requirements – in close coordination with the airport company, the authorities and in tight timing with the individual trades.

By means of consistent planning and tendering as well as of our “real-time” project management, the ambitious deadlines and cost targets could have been kept. BauWerke was commissioned with the general planning and project management.

We would like to thank everyone involved – New GAT Berlin GmbH, Berlin Brandenburg Airport Company (FBB), UNDKRAUSS Bauaktiengesellschaft as general contractor, the engineering offices Brendel, Steiner, Schwarzenbacher & Partner, Rek & Wieck, the authorities involved and our entire BauWerke team – for this extremely successful collaboration.

photo credit opening: ExecuJet / Luxaviation