Life in motion

Albert Speer is born in Berlin

Carpenter’s apprenticeship and certificate in Heidelberg

High-school leaving certificate at night school in Nuremberg

Employed in companies in Germany, Sweden and Turkey, including Apel, Beckert und Becker (ABB) in Frankfurt/Main

Wins second prize in the competition for the development concept for the relocation of the station and downtown Ludwigshafen

Awarded first freelance contract for a residential development in Limburgerhof nr. Ludwigshafen, Germany

Winner of the German Young Architects’ Prize (DEUBAU-Preis) for the satellite town Birkenheide, Ludwigshafen

Takes part in the competition for the tourism-related development of the region around the ancient town of Side on the Turkish Riviera

Gains first international contract: urban and regional planning of West Tripolitania, Libya

Handles urban renewal projects and legal zoning plans in Lübeck, Speyer and Worms, Germany

Citizens’ initiative against a tunnel under the “Zeil” in Frankfurt/Main

Made a member of the Association of German Architects (BDA) and member of the German Academy of Urban and Regional Planning

Wins planning contract for the DG Bank headquarters in Frankfurt/Main

Appointed Chair of the Department of Urban and Regional Planning at the
University of Kaiserslautern

Acts as planning consultant (integrated planning team for the Algerian planning authorities: over 30 employees in Algeria for 2 years) for 15 cities for the State of Algeria (client: Cadat)

Founds Speerplan GmbH

Starts regional development planning in the State of Rhineland-Palatinate

Begins work as a consultant to the City of Frankfurt/Main

In charge of planning and construction of a residential development for employees of the Saudi Arabian Foreign Ministry

Devises development concept for the “Museumsufer” in Frankfurt/Main

Consultant for the redevelopment of Paulsplatz square in Frankfurt/Main

Tables the master plan for downtown Frankfurt/Main and devises the master plan and high-rise development concept for the Mainzer Landstrasse axis in Frankfurt/Main

Founds AS&P - Albert Speer & Partner GmbH

Prepares the bid book and master plan for the 2000 Olympic Games in Frankfurt/Main

Awarded first major project in China: Development structure for Guang Fu Dao district in Tianjin

Designs the “Holbeinsteg” pedestrian bridge over the River Main and the DG Bank “City Haus” in Frankfurt/Main

Visiting professor at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (ETH) in Zurich

Master planner and member of the Design Council for EXPO 2000 in Hanover

Professor Albert Speer Foundation established

Plans the Anting model town in Shanghai

Starts master planning for the “Europaviertel” district in Frankfurt/Main

Devises plans for Shanghai International Automobile City and other major
projects in China

Construction of Victoria Tower in Mannheim

Prepares tourism master plan for Croatia and Montenegro

Opens a joint representative office in Shanghai together with Fichtner Engineers

Prepares development concepts for EXPO 2010 in Shanghai

Location selection, functional design and coordination services for the new “Allianz Arena” soccer stadium in Munich

Urban design study for the 25-kilometer central urban axis in Beijng

Receives the Goethe Award from the City of Frankfurt

Handles transportation and urban design framework planning for the 25-kilometer King Abdullah Bin Abdulaziz urban corridor in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

In charge of design and construction of a new court building in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia; 1^st prize in the international competition

Awarded the Federal Order of Merit on Ribbon by Udo Corts, Hessian minister for science and the arts

Manages revisions to the master plan for Abuja, Nigeria

Develops a strategic general plan for “6^th of October City / Sheik Zayed City”, Cairo

Provides master plans for six selected regions in Russia to promote national tourism

Compiles strategic master plan for Cologne city center and the district of Deutz on the right-hand bank of the Rhine

Made a member of the National Urban Development Policy Board of Trustees

Develops the successful Bid Book for the 2022 FIFA World Cup™ in Qatar

Handles planning and construction of the Fraport AG headquarters at Frankfurt Airport; certification with the “German Sustainable Building Quality Seal in Gold” by the German Sustainable Building Council (DGNB)

Awarded the Special Prize of the 2010 ULI Leadership Award by the Urban Land Institute (ULI) Germany

Award of contract to develop the strategic master plan for urban design and development of transport in Alexandria up to 2032

Green Building Frankfurt RhineMain Architecture Prize for “Campo am Bornheimer Depot”, at the time Germany’s largest passivhaus-standard residential quarter on an inner-city redevelopment site

In charge of object planning and monitoring of firms working on construction of the new European Central Bank (ECB) on the site of the former “Großmarkthalle” wholesale fruit and vegetable market in Frankfurt/Main

Member of the Advisory Board for Economic and Future Issues of the Hessian Ministry of Economy, Transport, Urban and Regional Development

Preparation of a master plan and innovation handbook for the InnovationCity Ruhr, Model City Bottrop project

Prof. Albert Speer celebrates his 80^th birthday

HeidelbergCement AG commissions AS&P to realize its Group headquarters in Heidelberg. For Audi AG, the company devises the structural planning for the Audi IN‑Campus in Ingolstadt.

A new chapter begins: Friedbert Greif, Axel Bienhaus and Joachim Schares, partners and members of the management for many years, take the lead. Albert Speer continues to be a source of inspiration and ideas for the company. AS&P evolves into AS+P.