Competition for the European Central Bank Headquarters in Frankfurt am Main: a Critical View

A total of 71 architects’ offices from Europe, the US and Japan took part in the competition for the new European Central Bank headquarters. In addition to creating a structure with a floor area of 100,000 m2, the brief required the integration of Martin Elsässer’s Expressionist market hall, dating from 1928. In February and March, the competition designs were exhibited...