We are honored to see our project Sound of the Sun featured on the December 2025 cover of DAB, Deutsches Architektenblatt, accompanied by an article about our Open Mind Places in Sauerland, Germany.
We are pleased to see Seeds, mentioned on the August 2025 Bauwelt article about “The Architecture Exhibition of Tomorrow” at Architektur Galerie Berlin.
We are happy to share new photos of the House of Knowledge.
The House of Knowledge is part of the 20 Bookhouses Initiative, envisioned to enrich community life across the rapidly growing metropolis of Xinyang, a city of 12 million in Henan Province, central China. Located in Yangshan Park, the project consists of two buildings: a community library with an exhibition hall and a tea house.
‘RURAL VISION’ edited by Kristin Feireiss and published by Park Book is now out!
Thank you for the great book launch and discussion on the 10th of May at the German Pavilion, of the 19th International Architecture Exhibition of La Biennale di Venezia.
Moderated by Nicola Borgmann, (Co-Curator of this year’s German Pavilion) with: Dunya Bouchi, Christoph Hesse, Dorte Mandrup, Martino Stierli and Xu Tiantian
We are happy to invite you on July 17th at 11:00 to our upcoming event at the Venice Harvest Pavilion, set on the island of Sant’Erasmo, in the Venetian Lagoon at the i&s Farm.
The installation will host a discussion about the importance of regenerative thinking and acting in architecture and agriculture for sustainable regional development.
We’ll be running an on-site workshop in collaboration with Valentino Marini Govigli (University of Bologna), Caterina Padoa Schioppa (Sapienza University of Rome), and the local community.
A final presentation will be held at the Speakers’ Corner at the Arsenale on November 2nd, as part of the 19th International Architecture Exhibition of La Biennale di Venezia, curated by Carlo Ratti.
We are happy to announce that we have been invited to the 19th International Architecture Exhibition of La Biennale di Venezia, curated by Carlo Ratti.
Two of our projects, ‘Rural Rebellion’ (in collaboration with Aedes Berlin) and ‘The Research Centre for Earth Architecture’ (in collaboration with LUO studio), are being exhibited at the Arsenale.
Additionally, we are honoured that ‘The City Meeting Point’ will be presented at the German Pavilion in the Giardini.
You are warmly welcome to check out our work from the 10th of May to the 23rd November.
video: reframe
We are happy to share a selection of videos and images from our exhibition ‘Rural Rebellion’ at Aedes. The exhibition will be open to the public from October 25th, 2024 to January 24th, 2025.
Aedes Architecture Forum
Christinenstr. 18-19
D-10119 Berlin
(top) Exhibition talk with Xu Tiantian, Christoph Hesse, David Basulto, translation by Djamila Hafner.
(bottom) Christoph Hesse Architect’s team together with Kristin Feireiss, Hans-Jürgen Commerell, Mathias Schnell, Michael Schuster, Xu Tiantian and David Basulto.
photos: Erik-Jan Ouwerkerk
‘House of Knowledge’ in Yangshan Park.
Public library, exhibition, tea house and community gardens in Xinyang, China.
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‘We are pleased to share some pictures of the opening of our exhibition “RESONANCE. Works of Christoph Hesse Architects” at Sapienza, University of Rome.
Many thanks to the curator Caterina Padoa Schioppa, and to Laura Mucciolo and Mattia Baldini for the graphic design and installation.
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ArchDaily – Article “Studio Visit: A Conversation with Christoph Hesse Architects in Their Workspace in Berlin”
Text by Paula Pintos, photos by Marc Goodwin