Delegation of Jaeger Kahlen Partner attended the Chicago Design Night on 28th October 2011 to receive the Design Excellence Award in the Unbuilt Design category. The Shenzhen Archive Towers project features four iconic volumes embraced by an elevated thus permeable perimeter block, defining an internal landscape - an escape from city into garden. The three central tower’s design refers to the archaic shape of traditional Chinese pagodas where ancient scrolls used to be stored. The jurors highlighted the excellent urban planning engendering communicative qualities.

Johannes Jaeger features in the cover story of the June/July 2011 issue of the German Chamber of Commerce magazine “Ticker” – Sustainable Architecture. Mr. Jaeger discussed in it the cultural differences and city planning policies in East and West and what are key factors leading for developing a landmark building nowadays.

Jaeger Kahlen Partner was recently announced as the winning design team for the 308m Guangfa Securities Headquarters Tower located at the East of Guangzhou CBD in China. For this extraordinary location, Guangzhou will receive an exceptional and significant architectural landmark – the Guangfa Securities Headquarters Tower. Development which synthesizes elegant forms and powerful shapes, and uniquely meets the sophisticated and advanced demands of the modern day workplace environment.

The highest international design standards, environmental responsiveness, respectful urban design, highly efficient floor plates, and memorable public amenity spaces will distinguish this tower from others. The headquarters building will seamlessly links exterior expression with interior environmental quality, to create a transformational urban landmark and source of pride for the city and the building’s audience.

Construction is intended to begin next year.