The Fritz Höger Award is awarded every three years for outstanding brick architecture by German brick manufacturers with the support of the Association of German Architects. 
The massive perforated facade of the lecture hall and administration building at Ansbach University of Applied Sciences received special recognition in the "Public Buildings, Sports and Leisure" category. All four sides of the freestanding cube were given their own distinct, distinctly designed face, depending on the underlying function, with the deep reveal panels.