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Lufthansa Aviation Center

Headquarters of Lufthansa Group · Airportring, 60546 Frankfurt am Main, Germany

Long glass office building with curved roof arches beside a road on a sunny day
The Lufthansa Aviation Center at Frankfurt Airport · © Deutsche Lufthansa AG

In numbers

Architect
Christoph Ingenhoven
Gross floor area
124,800 m² (≈ 1,343,335 sq ft)
Footprint
180 m × 90 m
Competition
1999, 1st prize
Built
2002 – 2006
Glass surface
55,000 m²
Parking spaces
1,400
Certification
LEED Gold · EU GreenBuilding Partner 2008
Heating energy
≈ 60% below EnEV 2007

Source: christoph ingenhoven architects project page (GFA, size, dates, LEED) · lufthansagroup.com LAC Architecture and Green Building pages (glass, parking, energy). Square feet converted by eciffo.

Questions

Where is Lufthansa Aviation Center?

Lufthansa Aviation Center is at Airportring, 60546 Frankfurt am Main, Germany. It is the headquarters of Lufthansa Group.

Who designed Lufthansa Aviation Center?

Architect: Christoph Ingenhoven. Source: christoph ingenhoven architects project page (GFA, size, dates, LEED) · lufthansagroup.com LAC Architecture and Green Building pages (glass, parking, energy). Square feet converted by eciffo.

When did Lufthansa Group come to Lufthansa Aviation Center?

2002: Cornerstone at Frankfurt Airport. On 2 December 2002 the cornerstone was laid for a new administration building, the Lufthansa Aviation Center, after Christoph Ingenhoven won the 1999 design competition.

Lufthansa Aviation Center in Lufthansa Group’s history

  1. 2002
    Cornerstone at Frankfurt Airport

    On 2 December 2002 the cornerstone was laid for a new administration building, the Lufthansa Aviation Center, after Christoph Ingenhoven won the 1999 design competition.

  2. 2006
    The Lufthansa Aviation Center opens

    On 18 July 2006 “the new Group headquarters” officially opened at Frankfurt Airport. The company's legal seat stays in Cologne: its imprint lists Venloer Straße 151-153 as the corporate headquarters.

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