At regular intervals, the Baden-Württemberg Chamber of Architects honors exemplary building projects. 
The general renovation and conversion of the House of the State Parliament one of the selected projects for the years 2015-2019 in Stuttgart.

The German Lighting Design Award  is intended to highlight the importance of lighting design in architecture. The jury includes university professors, lighting designers and representatives of the trade press and industry associations. 
The conversion of the plenary hall in the House of the State Parliament in  Stuttgart received the Special Prize"Daylight". Four openings to the surrounding foyer areas and a daylight ceiling with views of the sky lend the previously hermetically sealed hall a light, invigorating atmosphere. The lighting concept was developed and realized with Licht Kunst Licht Berlin.

DBZ Deutsche BauZeitschrift 3/2018
Issue Topic Light
Review by Laura Sudbrock
Images by Marcus Ebener

The Landesverband (regional association) Baden-Württemberg of the Bund Deutscher Architekten (BDA) has awarded this years Hugo-Häring-Auszeichnungen (Hugo-Häring-Prizes) for the region of Stuttgart. Beyond this the prize marks the primary stage for the Hugo-Häring-Landespreis (state prize) of the BDA.   
The listed parliament building from the early years of the Federal Republic was not only carefully modernized and renovated. To enable contemporary work, the plenary hall was also provided with openings to the surrounding foyer and a daylight ceiling, thus adding a new layer of time. 

db deutsche bauzeitung 09/2017
Issue Topic db-Metamorphosis. Building for politics
Review by Christian Schönwetter
Images by Marcus Ebener, Artari Aerials, Studio Tümmers, Jens Willebrand