Topotek 1

The German studio focusing on landscape architecture, Topotek1, was founded in 1996 by Martin Rein-Cano. Today, it is jointly led by him and Lorenz Dexler. Their work encompasses a wide range of projects from private gardens to urban planning and far exceeds the borders of Germany. The studio primarily focuses on public spaces such as parks, squares, sports fields, and atriums and courtyards. The projects are characterized by responsibility towards the surrounding environment, interesting concepts and playfulness, excellent design, and efficient realizations. They have presented their work at various exhibitions, such as the tenth and eleventh architectural biennale in Venice.

The most notable of their recent projects include The Big Dig in Xi'an, China (2011), the Park over the Railway in Munich (2010), and the Sports Complex Heerenschürli in Zurich (2010). A comprehensive overview of their earlier works is summarized in their monograph published in 2008 by Libria books of Melfi, which is filled with essays from leading experts that analyze the studio's work in detail. Here we find a large number of completed projects, among which the main ones include the University Campus in Halle (2002), Post-Industrial Park in Eberswalde (2002), or the Castle Park in Wolfsburg (2004).