The jury was composed of the deputy chairman of the board of the DLR, Klaus Hamacher, representatives of the Institute of Aerospace Medicine, ministries for construction and transport as well as innovation, science, research and technology of the German federal state of North-Rhine-Westphalia, the federal state ministry for economics, medium-sized businesses and energy, the European Space Agency ESA, the municipal of Cologne and the Regionale 2010.
In demand was a sterical concept which is both harmonious and functional as well as creatively conclusive. The goal was to create architecture as a “destination” that makes the grade of the expertise of the DLR at the highest international stage and above all confidently calls attention to North-Rhine-Westphalia as a location for business, industry, science and research.