Leipzig Glass Hall – Happy 30th Birthday

Leipzig Glass Hall, the centrepiece of the Leipzig’s Exhibitions Fair was inaugurated on 12th April 1996, by the German President Roman Herzog and was celebrated with the issue of a special German postage stamp.

Having won an international competition in 1992, Professor Marg of gmp architekten invited ritchie*studio to collaborate with IPP Ingenieurbüro and HL-Technik to conceive, design and help realise the huge glass ‘winter garden’ – the centrepiece of the new Leipzig International Exhibition Centre.

The glass hall, constructed in 10 months, is 244m long, 80m wide and 35m high at the apex – the world’s largest single volume glass building – enclosing 400,000m3 of space and nearly 30,000m2 of glazing.

“The Glasshalle in Leipzig is the place to come to the light, the incredible feeling of lightness, the showroom for innovation. Ian Ritchie and his ideas made it possible. Thanks to him and Volkwin Marg.”  Dr Cornelia Wohlfath, Director and client, Leipziger Messe GmbH

 
 
photos: top left (c) Leipziger Messe, all others (c) ritchie*studio