Over the past 50 years, the architectural office von Gerkan, Marg und Partner has realised more than 400 projects worldwide - from single-family homes to cultural edifices and office buildings, from trasportation facilities to master plans. Many of the projects are located throughout Asia: But how, for example, does one build in these differing cultural environments, and in scales appropriate to China and Vietnam? What sort of knowledge of construction in Europe can be transferred to Asia, and to what degree do construction projects in sociologically and culturally familiar contexts benefit fro the experience s gained there? Differing principles, conditions and times determine the context in which gmp creates architecture. The subset of the gmp portfolio included here therefore draws parallels between current domestic and international projects, while supplementary references to earlier buildings offer a look back at the office's development. Here, the primary focus is on the way in which knowlwdge and experiece are engaged in a dialogue with design practice based on a rational approach.
