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Quick, Bäckmann, Quick Architekten

Late 1988, after one year of studies at Berlin Technical University, I felt the need for some practical experience to complement the rather academic curriculum. QBQ had just opened a small office near the campus, and (attracted by some of their work seen in a local exhibition) I dropped in to apply for an internship. The office had no employees at the time, but grew considerably over the following years. I worked part-time there for all of my studies and after, until the sudden death of Klaus Quick in 2004. Helped with numerous competitions and a variety of projects. Below are two of the last ones I have been involved in.

ZOB Solingen (2002-04)

Design for a roofing structure for a central bus station. Did the initial geometric development of the structure and some visualization. Probably built.

Keibelstraße (2003)

Design study for a mixed office/residential complex on a site next to Berlin Alexanderplatz. Commissioned by a bank that got hold of the property through the bankruptcy of the investor, the study was mainly an exploration of the limits imposed by the then in place building code.

leaflet
in german (pdf,1.4m)

drawings
(pdf,2.4m)

Quick, Bäckmann, Quick Architekten Late 1988, after one year of studies at Berlin Technical University, I felt the need for some practical experience to complement the rather academic curriculum. QBQ had just opened a small office near the campus, and (attracted by some of their work seen in a local exhibition) I dropped in to apply for an internship. The office had no employees at the time, but grew considerably over the following years. I worked part-time there for all of my studies and after, until the sudden death of Klaus Quick in 2004. Helped with numerous competitions and a variety of projects. Below are two of the last ones I have been involved in.
	ZOB Solingen (2002-04) Design for a roofing structure for a central bus station. Did the initial geometric development of the structure and some visualization. Probably built.

	Keibelstraße (2003) Design study for a mixed office/residential complex on a site next to Berlin Alexanderplatz. Commissioned by a bank that got hold of the property through the bankruptcy of the investor, the study was mainly an exploration of the limits imposed by the then in place building code. leaflet in german (pdf,1.4m) drawings (pdf,2.4m)