Dörte Gatermann

Dörte Gatermann (born 1956, Hamburg) is a German architect who is best known for designing the Triangle Tower in Cologne.

Early life Dörte Gatermann's was born in 1956 in Hamburg, Germany. Gatermann's mother died when she was a little girl, and she was raised by her architect father.

Career

In 1984, together with her partner Elmar Schossig, whom she later married, Gatermann opened her own architecture firm in Cologne, Gatermann + Schossig. Awarded the commission when she was only 47 years old, she now states with an air of self-satisfaction: "I have shown that not only men can build skyscrapers but that I can too." In 2006, the Gatermann + Schossig architectural firm was awarded the Pilkington glass company "Synthesis - Architect and Industry" prize for innovation in architecture as a result of their innovative use of glass in the Triangle building.

Notable Projects Haus Neufert Cologne KölnTriangle LVR-Archaeological Park Xanten State Office of Criminal Investigation of North-Rhine Westfalia Capricornhaus Düsseldorf North-Rhine Westfalia Ministry of school and education Bayenturm Kontor 19 Rheinauhafen Cologne Harbour office at Rheinauhafen Cologne Bureau office Baufeld 10 municipal utilities Bochum Postbank office Cologne Rimowa factory Haus P Haus G+S Micropolis Dresden pump station Niehl