About Kongress am Park

Kongress am Park Augsburg

a new brand

Kongress am Park Betriebs GmbH (Ltd.) is the name of the new operating company, led by director Götz Beck and general manager Renate Zedler. With the help of advertising agency Liquid a new marketing campaign has been put into effect: consciously focusing on the exciting architecture of fair-faced concrete, letting it blaze through light, design and art. For the first time the prominent surrounding of the congress centre, the Wittelsbach Park, was included in the core of the brand: Kongress am Park.

Architecture

A recent lighting concept showcases the one-of-a-kind architecture by architect Max Speidel from the year 1972. The contrast of fair-faced concrete and flowing shapes, emotions and an unornamental building, nature and straight architecture creates a unique setting for your events.

Find out more about the architecture of the congress centre here.

Design & Furnishing

Authentic furnishing pleasantly emphasizes the minimalist structure of the congress centre. Design classics from the 60s and 70s are in perfect harmony with the fair-faced concrete of post-war modernism. Carefully selected design objects top off the scenery.

Find out more about the furnishing here. here.

Lighting

The congress centre is perfectly staged by the elaborate lighting concept. The award-winning LED-light puts emphasis on the shapes and the materiality of the building – and it is able to change the atmosphere of the room from factional to emotional, depending on the occasion. The listed light sculpture in the foyer is a real sparkler and can even be admired from the outside.

Find more about the lighting concept here.

History

The municipal garden becomes 'Kongress am Park'. The area around the congress centre next to the hotel tower went down in city history. Notable architects have left their traces there. However, the people of Augsburg were not always necessarily enthusiastic about their city fathers' plans. Some found it hard to forgive them tearing down the Ludwig House. The restoration that brought the architecture of the congress centre into new light made some amends.

Find more about the history of Kongress am Park Augsburg here.

Wittelsbach Park

With its 18 hectare of green, the Wittelsbach Park offers Augsburg's citizens a lot of space for leisure and rest. In the park one finds a Japanese stone garden, Rudolf-Diesel-Grove, playgrounds and a beer garden.

Find some impressions here.

Art

Art Each year, the Society of Contemporary Art (Gesellschaft für Gegenwartskunst GfG) exhibits a new display of works of arts by a local artist. The few but large-sized exhibits alter the perception of the rooms and add up emotions and colour to the

Find more about the exhibitions at Kongress am Park here.

An architect of vision: Max Speidel

When the city of Augsburg set a competition for the new construction of a concert- and convention centre in 1964 Stuttgart based architect Max Speidel's draft won out over 207 competitors. His preferred materials were concrete combined with glass and wood as used for the Gnadenkirche in Stuttgart-Heumaden or the public library of Sindelfingen. Like the congress centre in Augsburg, they bear sculptural references. The completion of the congress centre in 1972 marked the high point of his life's work. After Speidel's death in 1991, his Augsburg office engaged his associates Hans Schuller and Gerhard Tham.

Concrete Brutalism

Max Speidel clearly studied the work of Japanese architect Kunio Maekawa and his fare faced concrete construction influenced by Le Corbusier. Taking Maekawa's concert hall Tokyo Bunka Kaikan as an example he drafted the congress centre in Augsburg as a building with strong emphasis on the material concrete, in architectural jargon 'béton brut' (raw concrete) or concrete brutalism. Between 1960 and 1980 brutalism dominated architecture all around the world. It was reckoned as a powerful and 'sincere' architectural style of a modern industrialized society. This style became disreputable in the 1990s but is highly appreciated again nowadays.

The multi-purpose hall, today known as Kongress am Park, is a listed building from the 70s and serves as a great example for this post-war modern style. Massive sculptural concrete parts seem to float on the glass elements of the facade. The hall forms a unique combo with the nearby hotel tower, also built in the Olympic year of 1972, commonly known in Augsburg as the 'Corn Cob'.

Successful Restoration by Schuller & Tham

Rote LED Beleuchtung des Bühnenturms und der Sichtbetonwände, Architektur Kongress am Park Augsburg

The congress hall was saved from demolition thanks to monument protection and its new owner, the Kongress am Park Betriebs GmbH (Ltd.) gave the building a second chance. In 2012 architects Schuller + Tham turned the battered and unloved 'chunk of concrete' into the elegant 'Kongress am Park'. With all necessary prudence and respect for Speidel's creation, Schuller + Tham managed the restoration and the substantial refurbishment of energy supply and technical infrastructure within two years. The elaborate lighting concept highlights the unique architectural style which today ways more people are enthusiastic about than back in the days.

Fair-faced concrete construction, Brutalism & "béton brut"

Further examples of this architectural style

Bunka Kaikan concert hall in Tokyo von Architekt Kunio Maekawa im Stil des Brutalismus

Barbican Center in London von den Architekten Chamberlin, Powell and Bon in Stil des Brutalismus

Berkeley Library in Dublin von Architekten Ahrends Burton Koralek im Stil des Brutalismus

Royal National Theater in London von Architekten Denys Lasdun in Stil des Brutalismus

Marseille, Cité Radieuse von Architektr Le Corbusier im Beton brut

São Paulo, Fakultät für Architektur und Städtebau von Architekten João Baptista Vilanova Artigas & Carlos Cascaldi im Stil des Brutalismus

Sporthallen Weissenstein (Schweiz) von der Penzel Valier AG im Stil des Brutalismus

Nachtaufnahme der Sporthallen Weissenstein (Schweiz) von der Penzel Valier AG im Stil des Brutalismus

Wired upholstered Chairs „Pantonova“

 Original by Verner Panton from the 70s

Original Pantonova Sitzschlange von Verner Panton im Orangeton von 1972

The vibrant orange colour of the upholstery accentuates the concrete structures in the great foyer. The seating furniture is from the 1971 line of wired furniture by Danish designer Verner Panton (1926-1998), produced by Fritz Hansen. Panton was the first to introduce pop art into furniture design. He is presumed to be one of the most influential interior and furniture designer of the 20th century.

Verner Panton designed the upholstered open-sided wired chairs during his work for the Varna Palace Restaurant, Århus (DK). Cone-shaped and even seating elements can be arranged to the heart's content and form long and comfortable serpentine upholstery. Despite their compactness, they seem delicate and cushy.

Danish furniture maker Fritz Hansen put his name on the map in the 1950s through his collaboration with architect Arne Jacobsen. In his workshop classics like the 'Ant Chair' (1952) or the 'Egg Chair' (1958) were developed and have achieved cult status since then. Other designs by Verner Panton have made Hansen's work most sought-after: modern Danish furniture, simple but elegant.

Lounge-furniture „Plasma“

Scandinavian Design by Busk + Hertzog

Plasma Möbel in pink und lila, Skandinavisches Design von Busk + Hertzog

Also from Denmark, the bright-pink modular seating furniture 'Plasma' from producer Zero 4 stand for the later generation of Danish design. Flemming Busk and Stephan B. Hertzog designed the furniture in 2007. Sculptural shapes and straight lines without uncalled-for ornamentation represent the studio's style. That made them the leaders of the young Danish designers and bestowed several awards upon them, among others also for the 'Plasma'-design.

Our classic lamps from the 70s

It is hard to deny the force of attraction of the stunning light sculpture gracing the foyer of the congress centre – a genuine design classic from the 1970s by Gerald Maria Stecker, laureate of the award for the advancements of arts. When thinking about the illumination Architect Max Speidel certainly had the Japanese school of architecture in mind: the delicate parts of the light sculpture take after the branches of cherry blossoms. In the course of the restoration, the lamps were energetically optimized and reinstalled true to original. Their drop-shaped lighting configuration is the heart and soul of the lighting concept.

E - Nahaufnahme der Lichtskulptur von Gerald Maria Stecker, Klassik Radio Foyer

Lichtskulptur von Gerald Maria Stecker und Sichtbeton, Klassik Radio Foyer

Nahaufnahme runde kultige Leuchtelemente aus dem Jahr 1972 in den Garderoben

Lichtskulptur und LED Beleuchtung im Klassik Radio Foyer

Lichtskulptur und Pantanova Sitzschlange von Panton im Klassik Radio Foyer im Kongress am Park Augsburg

Runde kultige Leuchtelemente aus dem Jahr 1972 in den Garderoben

Nahaufnahme blau der Lichtskulptur im Klassik Radio Foyer Kongress am Park Augsburg beim Augsburger Presseball

Lichtskulptur im Klassik Radio Foyer beim Presseball der Augsburger Allgemeinen

LED-lighting concept

Fair-faced concrete can seem dismal and dull, so how to make it vivid and lucent? Lighting designers d-lightvision under the direction of Erwin Döring set an example with their innovative LED-concept using the fair-faced concrete as an acceptable mean of design. Different kinds of light colours serve to define the depth of the room and to stage the distinctively furrowed surfaces of the concrete both on the inside and outside of the building. The play of colours created by the red/green/blue-LEDs constantly allow new interpretations of the architecture.

Pinke LED-Beleuchtung der Sichtbetonwände mit pinken Lounge Möbeln in der Klassik Radio Lounge

Blaue LED-Beleuchtung der Sichtbetonwände mit oranger Pantanova Sitzchlange im Klassik Radio Foyer

Nachtaufnahme mit pinker LED-Beleuchtung der Wände, Haupteingang Kongress am Park

The lighting concept at Kongress am Park won the GE Edison Award of Merit in 2012. It is the most relevant award in the lighting industry for creative, innovative, energy-efficient and sustainable solutions. The illumination at Kongress am Park was praised for the skilful use of colour, form and texture, bearing cost- and energy-efficiency in mind. Furthermore, the award was granted on the grounds that 'different lighting options create the perfect setting for the various events at the congress centre – both functional and atmospheric'.

Since its foundation in 1993 the Society of Contemporary Art (Gesellschaft für Gegenwartskunst GfG) has exhibited contemporary art in various locations. Among others Georg Baselitz, Albert Oehlen, Günther Förg or Tobias Rehberger, today world-famous artists were on display with groups of work specifically created for exhibitions in Augsburg.

They now have found a new location: at Kongress am Park annually variable exhibitions show the work of a local artist. The few but large-sized exhibits are able to alter the perception of the rooms.

impulsive - quasi-static

2018 / 2019

This year the exhibition series by the Society of Contemporary Art GfG at Kongress am Park is sustained. In the foyer, works by Jeanette Scheidle will be on display. Scheidle, who lives in Augsburg-Stadtbergen, looks into the potential of graphic reproduction. She creates reproductions with sanguine vivid surfaces – shiny or matt, transparent or opaque. The motifs are de-familiarized and only recognizable on second glance and create almost abstract textures and structures going beyond the scope of space.

CURRENT ANNUAL EXHIBITION

INES ROLLER - "EMERGED"

Exhibition on water and feelings

On the occasion of this year's art exhibition "Water in the change of feelings" of regional artists - presented by the Society for Contemporary Art GfG - the Augsburg painter Ines Roller shows her extraordinary water art. 14 color-intensive large canvases will hang on the exposed concrete walls in the "Kongress am Park" congress center from summer 2020 until probably spring 2021. Roller's motto is to give free rein to art and its creative power and not to force it into a tight design corset. Figurative painting and drawings with acrylic and ink, but also different mixed techniques give shape and expressiveness to the paintings of Ines Roller.

For the paintings in the exhibition "Water in the Change of Emotions", the artist first intensively studied the UNESCO World Heritage Site "Augsburg Water Management System". Her motif ideas were particularly inspired by the pictorial program of Augsburg's monumental fountains. The embodiment of the four waters Lech, Wertach, Singold and Brunnenbach, which adorn the rim of the Augustus Fountain created by Hubert Gerhard, were the impetus for the paintings "EinFluss" and "Ausgeliefert I und II". The color dominance of blue, green, turquoise and mauve (with yellow, red and pink additions) almost "swallows up" the figural. In addition to the artistic monuments of the imperial city's water management, the artist also establishes a contemporary reference with her paintings: during Ines Roller's artistic examination of Augsburg's fountain figures, Covid-19 was already moving the world. From the seven-headed Hydra, which fights against Hercules - to be seen also at the Hercules Fountain (Adrien de Vries) - monsters with fearsome heads emerged before her artistic eye, which are now reflected in the pictures "Hydra" and "Lockdown". So it is no coincidence that she has titled the picture show "Emerged".

The works - from 2019 and 2020 - are exhibited in five segments on the first floor and for the first time also on the gallery of Kongress am Park. The exhibition of large-scale paintings can be viewed on weekdays by appointment.

More information about the artist can be found here.

impulsive - quasi-static

2018 / 2019

This year the exhibition series by the Society of Contemporary Art GfG at Kongress am Park is sustained. In the foyer, works by Jeanette Scheidle will be on display. Scheidle, who lives in Augsburg-Stadtbergen, looks into the potential of graphic reproduction. She creates reproductions with sanguine vivid surfaces – shiny or matt, transparent or opaque. The motifs are de-familiarized and only recognizable on second glance and create almost abstract textures and structures going beyond the scope of space.

CURRENT ANNUAL EXHIBITION

INES ROLLER - "EMERGED"

Exhibition on water and feelings

On the occasion of this year's art exhibition "Water in the change of feelings" of regional artists - presented by the Society for Contemporary Art GfG - the Augsburg painter Ines Roller shows her extraordinary water art. 14 color-intensive large canvases will hang on the exposed concrete walls in the "Kongress am Park" congress center from summer 2020 until probably spring 2021. Roller's motto is to give free rein to art and its creative power and not to force it into a tight design corset. Figurative painting and drawings with acrylic and ink, but also different mixed techniques give shape and expressiveness to the paintings of Ines Roller.

For the paintings in the exhibition "Water in the Change of Emotions", the artist first intensively studied the UNESCO World Heritage Site "Augsburg Water Management System". Her motif ideas were particularly inspired by the pictorial program of Augsburg's monumental fountains. The embodiment of the four waters Lech, Wertach, Singold and Brunnenbach, which adorn the rim of the Augustus Fountain created by Hubert Gerhard, were the impetus for the paintings "EinFluss" and "Ausgeliefert I und II". The color dominance of blue, green, turquoise and mauve (with yellow, red and pink additions) almost "swallows up" the figural. In addition to the artistic monuments of the imperial city's water management, the artist also establishes a contemporary reference with her paintings: during Ines Roller's artistic examination of Augsburg's fountain figures, Covid-19 was already moving the world. From the seven-headed Hydra, which fights against Hercules - to be seen also at the Hercules Fountain (Adrien de Vries) - monsters with fearsome heads emerged before her artistic eye, which are now reflected in the pictures "Hydra" and "Lockdown". So it is no coincidence that she has titled the picture show "Emerged".

The works - from 2019 and 2020 - are exhibited in five segments on the first floor and for the first time also on the gallery of Kongress am Park. The exhibition of large-scale paintings can be viewed on weekdays by appointment.

More information about the artist can be found here.

impulsive - quasi-static

2018 / 2019

This year the exhibition series by the Society of Contemporary Art GfG at Kongress am Park is sustained. In the foyer, works by Jeanette Scheidle will be on display. Scheidle, who lives in Augsburg-Stadtbergen, looks into the potential of graphic reproduction. She creates reproductions with sanguine vivid surfaces – shiny or matt, transparent or opaque. The motifs are de-familiarized and only recognizable on second glance and create almost abstract textures and structures going beyond the scope of space.

The exhibition's concept was tailor-made for Kongress am Park. The works, on display from June 2018, are a combination of established and recent printing techniques: xylography meets digital art – a combination that seems unlikely. However, the artist outbids both the interaction and the confrontation of the two techniques in her latest works.

Further information about the artist available here: www.jeannette-scheidle.de.

Jeannette Scheidle „impulsive - quasi-static“ (until May 2019).

Phone in advance for visits: +49 821 / 455 355 - 0.

Jeannette Scheidle_im-reich-der-mitte_Kunst im Kongress am Park

Jeannette Scheidle_stormy-day_Kunst im Kongress am Park

Jeannette Scheidle_am_ende_der_regenzeit_Kunst im Kongress am Park

Open Minds

2017 / 2018

The head as prerequisite for thoughts and sensory perception is the centre of Beatrice Schmucker's art. Memories, thoughts, moods, opinions, spirits – the room is filled with what affects people.

Every head is unique – and all heads are the same at the same time. These 'Simple Minds' formally seem to have a lot in common: the heads are magnified and truncated on the square canvas, eyes looking down from a bowed head. The delicate features are concealed, yet the facial expression is observable. The head sits tight on the suggested torso.

The composition of abrasive broad – mostly dark-coloured – brushstrokes create colossal figures of heads. The impulsive flow is a reminiscence of Asian ink painting. Bea Schmucker uses brittle brushes as tools to create vivid lines. The visitor gets confronted with nine different personalities on paper and suddenly finds himself in the role of the observer.

Further information about Beatrice Schmucker available here: www.schmucker-kunst.redhood.de.

Beatrice Schmicker, Kunst im Kongress am Park Augsburg, Bild: Blick nach innen

Beatrice Schmicker, Kunst im Kongress am Park Augsburg, Bild: Kopf

Beatrice Schmicker, Kunst im Kongress am Park Augsburg, Bild: Mädchenkopf im Schilf

Beatrice Schmicker, Kunst im Kongress am Park Augsburg, Bild: Orientierung

Beatrice Schmicker, Kunst im Kongress am Park Augsburg, Bild: Synchron

Beatrice Schmicker, Kunst im Kongress am Park Augsburg 2017

Transparent matter

2016 / 2017

In the congress centre nine large-sized works on paper from two different phases of Kaiser's artistic work were on display. One sheet of paper was placed on top of another and the two engage in dialogue with each other. Both sheets have been worked on with different materials. The top layer is waxed and bears both strength and an almost magic lucency that more or less allows a glance on the lower sheet. The artist carved shapes, structure and outlines into the wax layer and highlights them by rubbing colour into them. The layered structure creates depth as the bottom layer seems like behind a curtain of fog.

The high profile of freelance artist Rainer Kaiser is far afield from Augsburg. In 2007 he founded the Freie Kunstakademie Augsburg (Independent Academy of Arts) and has been art director there ever since.

Further information about Rainer Kaiser available here.

Rainer Kaiser, Kunst im Kongress am Park Augsburg 2016, Bild: Sommerspaziergang

Rainer Kaiser, Kunst im Kongress am Park Augsburg 2016, Bild: Untier im Nebelblau

Rainer Kaiser, Kunst im Kongress am Park Augsburg 2016, Panoramabild

Rainer Kaiser, Kunst im Kongress am Park Augsburg 2016, Vernissage

Painting

2015 / 2016

The first three years were themed 'Figures'. Much attention has been given to the photographic works of Georg Bernhard, Karl Kunz und only recently Joerg Maxzin who looked into the human figure in different manners.

Now we see the start of a new series themed 'Abstraction'. Augsburg based Norbert Kiening is an important representative of this very style of art. Exploding colours on nine large-scaled canvases allow the visitor to re-experience the well-known rooms of the congress centre. Along with Kiening's paintings, new sketches are on display in a studio exhibition.

Further information about Norbert Kiening available here.

Norbert Kiening, Kunst im Kongress am Park Augsburg 2015, Bild: Atmosphaerisch schwebend

Norbert Kiening, Kunst im Kongress am Park Augsburg 2015, Bild: ohne Titel

Norbert Kiening, Kunst im Kongress am Park Augsburg 2015, Vernissage

Photograph or canvas?

2014 / 2015

That is the area of conflict in Joerg Maxzin's work. He achieved prominence via the Lumas Gallery and his works are on display in many towns and countries, but rarely in his hometown Augsburg – the exhibition at the congress being an exception. The Society of Contemporary Art (GfG) made an exhibition with a series of his works at a studio exhibition at the Artothek in 2010.

Further information about Joerg Maxzin available here.

Joerg Maxzin, Kunst im Kongress am Park Augsburg 2014, Bild: Archeus II

Joerg Maxzin, Kunst im Kongress am Park Augsburg 2014, Bild: Archeus III

Joerg Maxzin, Kunst im Kongress am Park Augsburg 2014, Bild: Butterfly I

Joerg Maxzin, Kunst im Kongress am Park Augsburg 2014, Bild: Butterfly II

Joerg Maxzin, Kunst im Kongress am Park Augsburg 2014, IHK Neujahrsempfang

Joerg Maxzin, Kunst im Kongress am Park Augsburg 2014, Bild: Umbrellas I

Joerg Maxzin, Kunst im Kongress am Park Augsburg 2014, Bild: Zurich Quai

Bodies

2013 / 2014

The second exhibition by the Society of Contemporary Art (Gesellschaft für Gegenwartskunst) this year is dedicated to Karl Kunz (1905-1971). Nine paintings, oil on canvas, from the years 1954 to 1970 show how the artist from Augsburg created his very own reality without compromising. They are a loan collection from Kunz's son Michael, who lives in Munich, and they are convincing examples of his resistance towards the doctrinaire post-war demand for abstraction and informal art. He cleaved to the roots of cubism and surrealism.

Further information about Karl Kunz available here.

Karl Kunz, Kunst im Kongress am Park Augsburg 2013, Bild: Badende

Karl Kunz, Kunst im Kongress am Park Augsburg 2013, Bild: Das Ei

Karl Kunz, Kunst im Kongress am Park Augsburg 2013, Bild: Entfesselt

Karl Kunz, Kunst im Kongress am Park Augsburg 2013, Bild: Figur

Karl Kunz, Kunst im Kongress am Park Augsburg 2013, Bild: Geisha

Karl Kunz, Kunst im Kongress am Park Augsburg 2013, Bild: Harpyie

Karl Kunz, Kunst im Kongress am Park Augsburg 2013, Bild: Stilleben Landschaft

Karl Kunz, Kunst im Kongress am Park Augsburg 2013, Bild: Strandpromenade

Large-sized paintings

2012 / 2013

It has been more than 50 years that Georg Bernhard eclectically shaped the culture of the region of Swabia. Apart from about 100 decoration works in churches and public buildings in Bavaria, he created countless paintings, drawings and sculptures. With 80 solo exhibitions and even more participation in other exhibitions, he made a name for himself in excess of the German borders.

Further information about Georg Bernhard available here.

Georg Bernhard, Kunst im Kongress am Park Augsburg 2012, Bild: Aufustus

Georg Bernhard, Kunst im Kongress am Park Augsburg 2012, Bild: Das Ewig Griechische

Georg Bernhard, Kunst im Kongress am Park Augsburg 2012, Imhoffoyer

Georg Bernhard, Kunst im Kongress am Park Augsburg 2012, Bild: Gala

Georg Bernhard, Kunst im Kongress am Park Augsburg 2012, Klassik Radio Foyer

Georg Bernhard, Kunst im Kongress am Park Augsburg 2012, Prof. Georg Bernhard

Georg Bernhard, Kunst im Kongress am Park Augsburg 2012, Bild: Sitzende

The urban garden (Stadtgarten)

The area where the congress centre is located today was bought by the City of Augsburg in order to use it as grounds for the city's market garden in1878. Some years later, the location attracted more than 700.000 people for the 'County of Swabia Exhibition for Industry, Trade and Art History 1886'. For this purpose, star-architects Ludwig Leybold and Jean Keller from Augsburg constructed several halls in wood construction. After that, the area was used as a municipal park and saw its expansion in 1895. In the year 1906, the park eventually was named Wittelsbach Park. With a size of 18 hectare, it is one of Augsburg's largest-scale green.

Postkarte vom Stadtgarten 1900 - heute Kongress am Park Augsburg

Stadtgarten anno 1900 - heute Kongress am Park Augsburg

The Ludwig House (Ludwigsbau)

When one of the wooden concert halls in the municipal park, designed and built by Jean Keller in 1889, burnt down in 1910 the City of Augsburg called for tenders for a solid construction concert hall. However, all of the drafts were beyond the financial means. That is why, in 1913/14, town master mason Ott Holzer built a self-drafted domed structure for 1200 spectators with a catering area attached. Named after King Ludwig III. the hall bore local architectural features like domes, folding shutters and trellis. In the 1950s, the area around the building was used as a fairground.

Ludwigsbau - Postkartenmotiv von 1918, heute Kongress am Park Augsburg

Ludwigsbau - von innen 1915, heute Kongress am Park Augsburg

Ludwigsbau 1916, heute Kongress am Park Augsburg

Ludwigsbau nach der Sprengung 1965, heute Kongress am Park Augsburg

The Congress Hall (Kongresshalle)

After declaring the Ludwig House in general and the dome in particular as dilapidated the City issued another invitation for a tender for the new construction of a concert- and congress hall. The drafts of architect Max Speidel of Stuttgart convinced the jury. It praised his architectural approach 'of timeless elegance; modern, but not spoiling for modernist effects'. As soon as the Ludwig House was dynamited (the dome, by the way, was almost left undamaged) the planning and construction of the new congress hall began. On Saturday, 17th June 1972, the hall saw its festive opening.

Kongresshalle nach der Fertigstellung 1972, heute Kongress am Park Augsburg

Neubau Haupteingang Kongresshalle, heute Kongress am Park Augsburg

Neubau Kongresshalle, heute Kongress am Park Augsburg

Neubau Kongresshalle Terrassenansicht, heute Kongress am Park Augsburg

Clearance

The Kongresshalle becomes Kongress am Park

Mit Efeu bedeckter Haupteingang Kongresshalle Augsburg vor der Sanierung

Haupteingang - Kongress am Park nach der Sanierung

Seiteneingang Kongresshalle vor der Sanierung, heute Kongress am Park

Südfassade Imhofstraße Sichtbetontreppe am Kongress am Park

Sitzschlange im großen Foyer der Kongresshalle im Jahr 2003 vor der Sanierung

Orange Pantanova Sitzschlange von Verner Panton und blaue LED-Beleuchtung im Klassik Radio Foyer

Mozartfoyer der Kongresshalle Augsburg vor der Sanierung

Pinke LED-Beleuchtung der Sichtbetonwände in der Klassik Radio Lounge von Kongress am Park

Balkon grosses Foyer Kongresshalle vor der Sanierung

Vortragsfläche auf der Empore im Klassik Radio Foyer im Kongress am Park 2018

As it serves as an example for post-war modern architecture, the congress hall was declared a listed monument in 2009. To prevent the building from falling in a state of disrepair the City of Augsburg decided to give it an extensive clearance, led by architect's office Schuller + Tham in 2010. Two years later, the building was reopened and renamed 'Kongress am Park'. The architectural monument, now with a cutting-edge standard in energy and safety requirements, is in great demand as congress- and meeting centre as well as a popular location for concerts and all kinds of other events.

Das Augsburger Kongresszentrum Kongress am Park liegt zentrumsnah und doch mitten im Grünen. Auf 18 Hektar bietet der Wittelsbacher Park viel Platz für Entspannung. Zum Park gehört ein 1957 angelegter japanischer Steingarten, der „Rudolf-Diesel-Gedächtnishain“, ein Spielplatz und der Parkbiergarten.

Gönnen Sie sich im Parkbiergarten nach der Tagung ein kühles Bier der Augsburger Traditionsbrauerei Riegele und frische bayerische Schmankerl.

Genießen Sie auf den sonnigen Terrasse eine entspannte Kaffeepause mit Blick in den Wittelsbacher Park.

Das Kongresszentrum Kongress am Park liegt zentrumsnah und doch mitten im Grünen. Auf 18 Hektar bietet der Wittelsbacher Park viel Platz für Entspannung. Zum Park gehört ein 1957 angelegter japanischer Steingarten, der „Rudolf-Diesel-Gedächtnishain“, ein Spielplatz und der Parkbiergarten.

Feeling at ease at the eco-friendly carbon neutral Kongress am Park Augsburg

Congresses, among many other events, do affect the environment through the arrival and departure of visitors, board and lodging in town and the wastage of energy, water and paper. Sustainability for us has been a matter of course since the energetic refurbishment: we have looked at the organisation process in its entirety and have developed a sustainable concept to make sure that all the events taking place at Kongress am Park are socially acceptable. In Augsburg, city of environmental awareness, people and the environment shall take centre stage.

Event ticket by German Railway (DB – Die Bahn) for a carbon-neutral arrival
Main station Augsburg only a 15-minutes walking distance away
Tram-Stop "Kongress am Park" linking the congress centre with the city centre and the main station
35 - 45 minutes to Munich by train

Catering Agrarimpulse Feinkost Kahn Kongress am Park Augsburg

organic products from regional producers from our catering partner Feinkost Kahn
seasonal products from local suppliers
beverages from local brewery Riegele Augsburg

The congress centre is a showcase for ecological restoration and energy efficiency in a listed heritage building.

Its energy supply is entirely carbon neutral thanks to a block heating station and solar panels. That way the block of buildings is provided with energy and heating ecologically, efficiently, and eco-friendly. Local hydroelectric power stations provide for further energy.

On top of that, the Stadtwerke Augsburg launched the city's first fuel cell – and at the same time the first fuel cell at work in a German congress centre. The fuel cell provides energy and heating with a very low degradation of energy (about 16%) and produces only half of the output of carbon dioxide than the customary energy mix does. The cell annually produces 13,000 kWh of energy and therefore serves five average households; it also produces 200 litres of warm water per day.

The monitoring by the Stadtwerke Augsburg oversees and optimizes the facilities online and it managed to lower the energy consumption by 70% compared to the pre-restoration era.

Photovoltaikanlage auf dem Dach von Kongress am Park Augsburg

changing to LED/energy-saving lamps
recycled stationery
less use of paper in communication based on data processing
ecological advertising media

located in the heart of Augsburg, only a 10 minutes walking distance to the main station
sights and shopping facilities within reach without the need of a car
right next to the Hotel Dorint, Augsburg
right at the Wittelsbach Park

Rathaus und Perlach Stadt Augsburg Kongress am Park

KUMAS - Kompetenzzentrum Umwelt e.V. (centre of excellence for environmental matters)
Innovationspark Augsburg: Bringing technologies and resource efficiency into focus
Deutschlands nachhaltigste Großstadt 2013 (Germany's most sustainable major city)
Lokale Agenda 21 (integrated sustainability management)
Koordinationsstelle Abteilung Klimaschutz (Office of Coordination for Climate Protection, since 2003)
Umweltstation Augsburg (Environmental Station Augsburg)
"Netzwerk Augsburg für Naturschutz und Umweltbildung - NANU!" (Network for Nature Protection and Environmental Education Augsburg)
Bid for UNESCO-world heritage site, subject matter "Water Management and the Art of Fountains"
Umweltpark Augsburg (Environmental Centre Augsburg)

baramundi Software AG (plc)

The baramundi software AG (plc) allows companies and organisations for an efficient, secure and cross-platform management of workplace environments. More than 2500 customers of all sectors, trades and sizes around the world benefit from the German company's longtime experience and its excellent products. In the baramundi management suite the products are merged in a holistic forward-looking Unified-Endpoint-Management-approach: client-management, mobile-device-management and endpoint-security are carried out on one common user interface and in one single data base after consistent standards.

The headquarters of baramundi software AG, founded in 2000, are in Augsburg. All the products and services are exclusively 'Made in Germany'. In terms of distribution, counselling and customer liaison and support baramundi successfully cooperates with partners all around the world.

To the baramundi homepage

Further information on the hall baramundi here.

Stadtwerke Augsburg (Dpt. Of Public Works Augsburg)

The Stadtwerke Augsburg (Dpt. Of Public Works Augsburg) take care of a reliable and assured supply of energy, water and public transport and bear social responsibility for the citizens of Augsburg, for the city itself and as an economic space. They invest in the development of renewable energy and commission local companies amounting to 30 million Euros per annum. They furthermore train more than 100 young people while employing 1800 people, and put a lot in the community by supporting local culture, sports, ecology and education.

The Stadtwerke Augsburg entered into the commitment for the community of the City of Augsburg, which is a crucial part of the policy of sustainability within the organisation.

To the Municipal Utilites homepage

Further information on the room Stadtwerkehere.

Hotel Dorint An der Kongresshalle Augsburg

An impressive building from the 70s, inspired by the famous Marina Towers in Chicago, is home to the renowned Dorint. The hotel, a 4-star superior house, is beautifully located in the Wittelsbach Park, only a 15 minutes walking distance from the old town.

In the 184 rooms and suites a classy ambiance meets modern design from the 70s era. Top-notch meeting rooms and experienced staff set the stage for successful meetings and beautiful festivities. Not to mention the impressive premises on the very exclusive 34th floor.

To the Hotel Dorint homepage

Further information on the Room Dorinthere.

Klassik Radio AG (plc)

Klassik Radio is Germany's private radio station with the widest reach. The head office is located right next to the congress centre. The station's outstanding programme is composed of the most popular classic melodies, exciting modern avant-garde classical music, the biggest hits from film scores and laid-back classic lounge music. The news broadcast every 30 minutes features the most relevant business and finance, media and culture news from Germany and the world.

More than 1.4 million tune in every day to the only station listed on the stock exchange.

To the Klassik Radio homepage

Further information on the Klassik Radio foyerhere and on the Klassik Radio loungehere.

IKEA Furnishing House Augsburg

To lighten up people's daily grind...

... is IKEA's vision. It is more than a tag in an office. It is our soul. It is what our heart is in for.

The reshaping of the artists' dressing rooms in the backstage area serves as an example for such an affair of the heart. We wanted to create a room tailor-made for artists, meeting all their needs before the big show.

Like the congress centre itself, we enthusiastically would like to inspire our visitors, guarantee quality and take care of a sustainable development. These three elements were also essential in the concept design for the dressing rooms.

To the IKEA Homepage

Further information on the artists' dressing rooms here.

The City of Augsburg is the sole proprietor of the Kongress am Park Betriebs GmbH. Its Board of Governors is composed of municipal councillors of the City of Augsburg.

Its Board of Governors is composed of municipal councillors of the City of Augsburg.

Wolfgang Hübschle
Chairman of the Supervisory Board

Melanie Hippke
Deputy Chairman of the Supervisory Board
(Grüne)

Leo Dietz
(CSU)

Astrid Gabler
(CSU)

Lisa McQueen

(Die Partei)

Dirk Wurm
(SPD)

Raphael Brandmiller

(Generation Aux)

Franziska Wörz

(Grüne)

Thomas Lidel
(CSU)

GCB - German Convention Bureau (registered association)

The German Convention Bureau connects organizers of congresses and conventions with providers of conference services. It furthermore offers advice, supports planning and organising events and conveys contact persons.

Further information on the German Convention Bureau here.

EVVC - Europäischer Verband der Veranstaltungs-Centren e.V.

This association represents about 700 convention centres, congress houses, arenas and special event locations all over Europe along with event planners and suppliers. This makes the EVVC the most versatile network within the branch of trade.Further information on th

Further information on the EVVC here.