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Dietmar Riecks
Born in 1961 in Arnsberg
1982-1991 study of architecture at Darmstadt
Technical University
1991-1994 employee at the offices of Prof.
Thomas Herzog, Munich
Since 1994 banz + Riecks Architects, Bochum in
cooperation with Elke Banz
1996 appointment to the Association of
German Architects (BDA)
2005 appointment to the Convent of
the German Federal Foundation for
Building Culture
www.banz-riecks.de
For the Solvis project, for example, we received the 2002
European Solar Award, the 2003 European Architecture +
Technology Award, as well as the Energy Globe Award. You
can easily imagine the public impact that has had for the
company, a manufacturer of solar systems. The fact that the
building appeared in a number of media articles, which are
read by one of the company‘s major target groups, architects,
was more than a pleasant side effect for Solvis. The company
received the additional publicity — compared to the figures
that are otherwise spent on marketing — for almost nothing.
Together with its public impact, architecture also develops
its own "internal" dynamic: the subjective experience of a
building or the quality of time spent in it also represent a
decisive added value in industrial buildings if a company
wants to recruit qualified employees interested in long-term
careers. Especially now, with discussions about the lack of
qualified experts, workplace design can be important for a
company‘s personnel policy.
Banz + Riecks Architekten: Mannus production hall, Arnsberg
Photo: Klemens Ortmeyer
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