[sic!] was founded in 1983, and has been based in Cologne since 1988. It offers a comprehensive range of services, such as architectural design, (all work stages) building supervision, writing of specifications, building service planning. More than 40 staff, including engineers, architects, service engineers and urban planners are currently employed by [sic!].

[sic!] is one of a small number of offices whose aim is to offer the client an 'all inclusive' service from conception to post construction, including the necessary engineering services. [sic!] is able to boast a broad base of internationally known clients, such as Deutsche Bank, Koelnmesse (Cologne trade fair), RTL and ZDF (Broadcasting companies)、Gerling and DEVK (insurance companies), Ford Motor Company, University of Cologne and the Turkish Embassy in Berlin.

The first project in China, a design for the Shenzhen International Exhibition Center in the early 1980's established a cooperation with the Shenzhen General Institute of Architectural Design and Research. This led to work on further projects with other architectural offices in China. In 2004 [sic!] opened a representative office in Shenzhen.

In the past years, [sic!] has produced designs for a number of different Chinese clients, such as Nanjing community, Ningbo community, Xuzhou government, Greenland group, Henan publishing group, Hunan broadcasting group, Guiyang science association.