German Design Concil announces winners of the 2022 German Design Awards

The German Design Council has announced its list of honorees for the tenth version of the annual German Design Awards.  For the past decade, the Council has handed out awards in the three different main categories of Product Design, Communications Design, and Architecture. Projects of either the ‘Special Mention,’ ‘Winner,’ or ‘Gold’ varieties represent equally high levels of excellence in design innovation and client satisfaction. The jury for this year’s anniversary competition selected entrants based on a special motto “How designers think” taken from the theories of Horst Rittel and Melvin Webber. A total of 81 Gold awards were handed out overall in each category. “The world in which designers live and work is constantly changing and demands outstanding answers to the continuous stream of new questions that arise — from digitization to artificial intelligence and sustainability,” the German Design Council’s CEO Lutz Dietzold said in a statement. “It is of vital importance that our awards always evolve and adapt to the times in which we live.” Five finalists have also been named for the Council’s “Newcomer” award, which will be announced at the 2022 German Design Awards ceremony in Frankfurt next month. None came from the architecture categories. Each project can be seen here. An entry by Cumulus Studio called Protagonist had to be excluded. Scroll down to have a look at this year’s select Gold 'Excellent Architecture' category entries. U-Bahnhof Rotes Rathaus Berlin (cover image) by Collignon Architektur and Design GmbHJury statement: Many — primarily older — metro stations feel uncomfortably dark and narrow. Not so for the »Rotes Rathaus Berlin« metro station, opened in 2020. Its open, clearly structured architecture and impactful supporting framework of mushroom-like pillars gives the pleasant impression of a generous and open space. Another interesting feature is the special material used for the walls made of recycled construction rubble. The polished dark terrazzo tiling has a very high-quality appearance and forms an exciting contrast with the light surfaces of the pillars, ceiling and floor. At the same time, the modern clarity of the design conveys a pleasant feeling of personal safety and comfort. Similarly, the rigorously minimalist design, which in its entirety conveys the idea of the movement and dynamism of underground light railway systems, was implemented with an exceptionally acute appreciation for design.Read the full post on Bustler