Current news	After the first building phase of the ThyssenKrupp Quartier in Essen opened in June 2010, the second building phase was completed in July 2015. On November 21 and 22, 2006, the design competition for the ThyssenKrupp Quartier in Essen came to a successful conclusion after the phase 2 jury meeting. In the two-day meeting, the following five participants were unanimously awarded the following prizes: 1st prize Chaix & Morel et Associés, Paris / JSWD Architekten und Planer, Cologne 2nd prize Architekten Brüning Klapp Rein, Essen 3rd prize Zaha Hadid Architects, London 3rd prize Manfred Nagel with DHBT, Kiel 5th prize KSP Engel und Zimmermann Architekten, Frankfurt Competition results are comprehensively documented on the following page: www.thyssenkrupp-competition.com.
Sponsor	ThyssenKrupp AG represented by ThyssenKrupp Real Estate GmbH
Location	Altendorfer Straße 120, Essen, Germany
Procedure	The procedure was published as an open, two-phase planning competition based on the framework of the Guidelines for Competitions (RAW 2004, para. 2.1). The first phase of the competition was anonymous. In order to enable constructive dialogue between participants and the jury and greater comprehension of the continued planning process, the second phase was not anonymous and conducted as a cooperative competition following RAW 2004, para. 2.3.
Eligibility	Eligible for participation were persons who were accredited and practicing on the day of competition publication with the professional certification as an architect in their country of residence. Due to the complexity of the design task, collaboration with an urban planner, landscape architect, building engineer as well as an expert in building services was strongly advised for both competition phases.
Fees and prize money	Each participant of the 2nd phase of the competition was remunerated with a fee of EUR 25,000.- for submission of a complete design entry following stipulations in the competition brief. In addition, EUR 260,000,- (net) was made available for distribution as prize money. The following prizes were awarded: 1st prize EUR 100,000,- 2nd prize EUR 75,000.- 3rd prize EUR 50,000.- 4th prize EUR 25,000.- 5th prize EUR 10,000.-
Jury	Architectural jurors • Hans-Jürgen Best, Head of Planning, City of Essen • Prof. Rebecca Chestnutt, Architect, Berlin • Prof. Jochem Jourdan, Architect, Frankfurt • Kaspar Kraemer, Architect, Cologne • Prof. Ulrike Lauber, Architect, Munich • Hartmut Miksch, Architect, Düsseldorf • Simone Raskob, Department of Construction, City of Essen • Prof. Peter Zlonicky, Architect and City Planner, Munich General jurors • Dr. Ekkehard D. Schulz, Chairman of the Board ThyssenKrupp AG, Düsseldorf • Ralph Labonte, Member of the Board, ThyssenKrupp AG, Düsseldorf • Dr. Martin Grimm, Chairman of Board of Management ThyssenKrupp Real Estate GmbH, Essen • Oliver Wittke, Minister of Transportation and Construction, NRW • Dr. Wolfgang Reiniger, Mayor of the City of Essen • Dr. Oliver Scheytt, Head of Department of Culture, City of Essen • Prof. Hans-Jörg Bullinger, President of the Fraunhofer Gesellschaft Munich Alternate architectural jurors • Thomas Franke, Department Head, City Planning Essen • Wolfgang Greling, Architect, ThyssenKrupp Real Estate GmbH, Essen • Klaus Martin Hoffmann, Architect, ECE, Hamburg • Prof. Kirsten Schemel, Architect, Münster • Friedhelm Terfrüchte, Landscape Architect, Essen Alternate general jurors • Dr. Jürgen Claassen, Representative of ThyssenKrupp AG, Düsseldorf • Dr. Detlef Hunsdiek, Representative of ThyssenKrupp AG, Düsseldorf • Peter Dollhausen, Head of Human Resources ThyssenKrupp AG, Düsseldorf • Barbara Scholten, Head of Corporate Branding + Publishing ThyssenKrupp AG, Düsseldorf • Klaus-Dieter Emmeluth, Managing Director, ThyssenKrupp Real Estate GmbH, Essen • Annette Häfelinger, häfelinger + wagner design, Munich • Dr. Wilhelm Bauer, Director Fraunhofer Institute IAO Stuttgart
Schedule	Distribution of competition brief 1st phase 19 June 2006 Online-Forum 1st phase 19 - 26 June 2006 Registration period 15 May - 30 June 2006 Participants' colloquium 1st phase (with site visit) 30 June 2006 Submission deadline 1st phase 31 July 2006 Submission deadline 1st phase model 7 August 2006 Jury meeting 1st phase 22 and 23 August 2006 Distribution of competition brief 2nd phase 6 September 2006 Online-Forum 2nd phase 6 - 13 September 2006 Participants' colloquium 2nd phase 20 - 22 September 2006 Submission deadline 2nd phase 30 October 2006 Submission deadline 2nd phase model 6 November 2006 Jury meeting 2nd phase 21 and 22 November 2006