asp combines architecture, urban planning and processes for people and the future. We meet the challenges of transformation with cross-scale planning and dialogue-based processes. Our offices in Stuttgart and Berlin employ around 100 people who collaborate in interdisciplinary teams. We share a desire to relate various ideas to one another to create robust, future-proof spaces that enrich our lives.
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Mohammed bin Rashid Library
In 2005, 20 years ago, we won the international competition for the Mohammed bin Rashid Library in Dubai. An interview with Cem Arat has now been published in which he talks about the design concept and the aspects of sustainability that were already relevant at the time.
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House of Tourism at the Architecture Quartet
November 2025
On Thursday, the Ludwigsburg Architecture Quartet, organized by the Baden-Württemberg Chamber of Architects, took place for the 49th time. The idea: selected projects from the Stuttgart area are discussed publicly and in front of a large audience by four well-known figures from the worlds of architecture and culture. This time on the podium: Amber Sayah, Zvonko Turkali, Sara Dahme, and Hans-Jürgen Breuning. In addition to the Hölderlinhaus Nürtingen by Aldinger Architekten and the Kunstgebäude Stuttgart by blocher partners, the Haus des Tourismus was also discussed.
First, the quartet spent the morning and afternoon on site to get their own impression of the projects and were given a tour of the buildings before discussing them on stage at the Musikhalle Ludwigsburg in the evening. We are delighted with the positive feedback and, above all, the special recognition given to the urban integration and our approach to the existing buildings. Further information is available here: www.architekturquartett.de
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Kick-off Open citizen participation B14
October 2025
On Friday evening, the kick-off event for the B14 Open Citizen Participation initiative took place at the StadtPalais Stuttgart. The focus was on questions such as how we want to use newly acquired spaces, what is needed to make everyone feel comfortable, and how we can tackle this opportunity together.
In addition to speeches by Mayor Peter Pätzold and others, and a presentation by Prof. Steffen de Rudder from the Bauhaus University Weimar, Cem Arat, Markus Weismann, and Jochen Koeber presented the current state of planning. Afterwards, attendees had the opportunity to interact with our nine-meter-long model and talk to numerous experts to learn more and discuss the project.
In the run-up to the public event, selected citizens (e.g., residents) were also involved. The citizen participation process was designed by Planbar Hochdrei. Two further open citizen participation events will take place before the framework plan is finalized.
Many thanks to the numerous visitors and for the exciting discussions and stimulating conversations in the evening!
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Opening of the House of Tourism
October 2025
On Friday, the grand opening of the House of Tourism took place at Stuttgart’s market square with several hundred invited guests. In addition to speeches by Frank Nopper, Mayor of Stuttgart, Dr. Patrick Rapp, State Secretary in the Ministry of Economic Affairs, Labor, and Tourism, Armin Dellnitz, Managing Director of Stuttgart-Marketing GmbH and Regio Stuttgart Marketing- und Tourismus GmbH, and our Managing Partner, Cem Arat, guests were given an exclusive preview of the new building with its roof terrace and view over Stuttgart’s market square. What a celebration, what a project! We are delighted and proud of the great work our team has done over the past few years.
Through consistent preservation and careful redevelopment, the former Breitling fashion store, which was rather closed off in terms of its façade design, has been transformed into a lively urban building block in the heart of Stuttgart’s city center. The transformation has provided an important impetus for reclaiming the market square as a place of encounter and urban life. Or, as Frank Nopper said in his speech: “The House of Tourism has created a beacon for tourism.”
Many thanks to the client, Stuttgart Marketing GmbH, for their trust and excellent cooperation! A big thank you to everyone involved in the planning. And last but not least, THANK YOU to our team!
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Climate Adaptation
On the initiative of the Federal Ministry for the Environment, Climate Protection, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety, Climate Adaptation Week took place for the fourth time from 15 to 19 September. We took this as an opportunity to show what we understand by climate adaptation (spoiler: climate adaptation is not synonymous with climate protection) and how and where climate adaptation takes place in our designs
