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Torsten Stern
Hamburg

Torsten Stern studied architecture in Wiesbaden. He worked and managed projects at various architectural firms in Hamburg. In 2002, he founded his own firm, Stern Architekten, and was one of the initiators of the Architekturbox for the Hamburg Architecture Summer 2006. With 30 years of professional experience, he has extensive expertise in all areas of construction. Also in 2002, he founded a-tour Architekturführungen in Hamburg. Author and editor of ArchitekturPlan Hamburg. Officially certified Elbphilharmonie Plaza Guide.

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Tour in Hamburg:
HafenCity West

Every day, new buildings are going up right on our doorstep in Hamburg. The Elbphilharmonie, HafenCity, Grasbrook, Science City, Oberbillwerder, Hamburg Bunker, and sustainable construction. Hamburg is now considered Germany's architectural capital. We offer architects and architecture enthusiasts unusual tours of selected current construction projects. Discover the Hanseatic city with an architect. On various tours, we take you to the harbor district, the banks of the Elbe, around the Alster, or to the city center, giving you an insight into the diverse possibilities of contemporary architecture. Depending on the tour, we travel on foot, by bus, or by boat. The expertly guided tours convey the urban planning context, which is explained with facts and plans. During each tour, we visit individual striking buildings. We are also happy to put together a customized premium tour according to your wishes. The architectural tours can be booked as half-day, full-day, or multi-day tours. We are happy to offer the tours in a foreign language. In addition to our tailor-made group offers, we also offer public architectural tours in German.

– Duration: 3 hours
– Transport: Walking
– Services: Experienced local architect as guide
– Languages: German, English, French
– Group size: max. 24pax per guide

Selection of included projects among others:

Herzog & de Meuron, Ingenhoven, Chipperfield, Miralles & Tagliabue, Baumschlager & Eberle, Benisch Architekten, Richard Meier, Hadi Teherani, baumschlager eberle, LRO, Erik van Egeraat, Wandel, Hoefer, Lorch + Hirsch, blauraum, UN Studio, Christian de Portzamparc, Hild und K, Carsten Roth, KBNK

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