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ThyssenKrupp Honored for Innovative Headquarters
09/12/2011 - ThyssenKrupp AG’s new headquarters in Essen, which opened in the summer of 2010 after a three-year construction period, has been honored as a “Selected Landmark 2011” in the German innovation competition “365 Landmarks in the Land of Ideas.”
ThyssenKrupp AG’s new headquarters in Essen, which opened in the summer of 2010 after a three-year construction period, has been honored as a “Selected Landmark 2011” in the nationwide German innovation competition “365 Landmarks in the Land of Ideas,” organized in cooperation with Deutsche Bank under the patronage of German President Christian Wulff.
The ThyssenKrupp Quarter is described by the company as “a transparent and homogeneous architecture and an open design that promotes dialogue and knowledge sharing.” The company notes that the use of materials and innovative technologies from within the Group make the headquarters “an architectural calling card for ThyssenKrupp.” The primary energy demand for the ensemble of individual buildings is said to be 20 to 30% lower than the statutory requirements.
“ThyssenKrupp’s new headquarters is a clear commitment to keeping the company in the Ruhr area. But with its impressive and sustainable architecture, the ThyssenKrupp Quarter is also a clear signal of the strength and future of Germany as a center for business and industry,” said Ariane Derks, Managing Director of the “Germany – Land of Ideas” initiative.
“We are delighted to receive this award and are proud that the ThyssenKrupp Quarter is a ‘Selected Landmark in the Land of Ideas.’ As an industrial group with outstanding engineering capabilities, our employees’ ideas are our biggest asset. The ThyssenKrupp Quarter symbolizes our innovative capabilities and marks a new chapter in our company’s history. I would like to express my thanks to the ‘Germany – Land of Ideas’ initiative, which has been recognizing inspirational and outstanding projects since 2006,” said Ralph Labonte, member of the Executive Board of ThyssenKrupp AG.
In 2008, the Ideas Park in Stuttgart—a unique technology experience and the highlight of ThyssenKrupp’s “Discovering future technology” initiative—was also singled out as a Selected Landmark in the Land of Ideas.
ThyssenKrupp is a diversified industrial group, with around 180,000 employees in more than 80 countries developing ideas and innovations into solutions for sustainable progress. In fiscal year 2009/2010, ThyssenKrupp generated sales of more than €42 billion.
