Program
Everything is architecture
Exhibitions
Current exhibitions
From primitive hut to skyscraper
A journey through architectural historyThe DAM’s permanent exhibition on the second floor of the museum boasts Germany’s most comprehensive collection of panoramic models on architectural history. 24 largescale models impressively illustrate the evolution of the environment as shaped by humans.
Events
Current events
Architecture prizes
DAM Preis
Since 2007 the DAM Preis has annually honored outstanding buildings in Germany. The award has been bestowed by Deutsches Architekturmuseum (DAM) in close cooperation with our partner JUNG since 2017. As part of the selection procedure by jury, 100 structures are initially nominated, regardless of their type, size, and construction costs. A shortlist of projects is drawn up at the first jury session. A selection of out-of-competition structures by German architects abroad is also made. The jury selects and subsequently visits the finalists’ projects, from which the winner is chosen.
International Highrise Award (IHA)
The International Highrise Award has been awarded by the City of Frankfurt/Main every two years since 2004. It was initiated jointly in 2003 by the City of Frankfurt together with Deutsches Architekturmuseum (DAM) and DekaBank, since when it has been organized and financed in partnership and cooperation between DAM and DekaBank. The International Highrise Award is bestowed on a structure that combines exemplary sustainability, appearance and interior quality, not to mention urban design and social aspects, to produce an ideal design. The architects and developers jointly receive the prize – a statuette by the internationally renowned artist Thomas Demand and €50,000 in prize money.
Housing for all
Frankfurt/Main is one of the German hotspots for property prices that are rising at an above-average speed. New housing financed on the open market is often offered at prices that even middle-class buyers find it hard to afford. The shortfall in subsidized housing that has accumulated over the decades and the loss of existing subsidized properties are particularly discernible here, too. With the HOUSING FOR ALL competition, the City of Frankfurt/Main, Deutsches Architekturmuseum (DAM), and ABG FRANKFURT HOLDING are jointly responding to these challenges. With a specific construction site in mind, examples of residential buildings are presented that aspire to represent a combination of economic cost pressure and innovative residential and architectural quality. The question is also addressed as to how the residential projects can result in vibrant, functionally and socially mixed quarters.
Publications
NOVE NOVOS — NEUN NEUE. Emerging Architects from Brazil
Hrsg. Peter Cachola Schmal, Ricardo Ohtake, Anna Scheuermann, Fernando Serapião Sprache deutsch\englisch erschienen im Jovis Verlag Beispielseiten 148 Seiten, Broschur, ca. 200 farb. Abb., Format 21,5 x 29 cm EUR 9,50
märklinMODERNE: Vom Bau zum Bausatz und zurück
Hrsg.: Karin Berkemann, Daniel Bartetzko Jovis Verlag, Berlin Gebundene Ausgabe, Format 24,1 x 16,5 cm, 136 Seiten Im Museumsshop und Buchhandel erhältlich für EUR 28,–
MAKING HEIMAT. GERMANY, ARRIVAL COUNTRY — Flüchtlingsbautenatlas
Hrsg. Peter Cachola Schmal, Anna Scheuermann, Oliver Elser Verlag Hatje Cantz \ deutsch, englisch Texte von Ursula Baus, Wilfried Dechau, Peter Haslinger, Laura Kienbaum, Karen Jung, Doris Kleilein, Sophie Wolfrum, Gerhard Matzig, Gestaltung von Something Fantastic...
MAKING HEIMAT. GERMANY, ARRIVAL COUNTRY — Der offene Pavillon
Hrsg. Peter Cachola Schmal, Anna Scheuermann, Oliver Elser Hatje Cantz Verlag \ deutsch, englisch Texte von Werner Durth, Andreas Hild, Christoph Ingenhoven, Peter Cachola Schmal, Anna Scheuermann, Oliver Elser, Fotos von Kirsten Bucher, Ugo Carmeni, Zara Pfeifer,...
