The German Brick Award is presented every two years by the Southern Brick Center under the patronage of the German Federal Ministry of the Interior, Building and Community. The prize is awarded to buildings and engineering structures that make particularly forward-looking use of the building material. 
The Science and Restoration Center in Potsdam houses the collections and workshops of the Prussian Palaces and Gardens Foundation. The specially fired bricks of the new buildings are matched in color to the historic buildings on the edge of the palace park and help to sensitively integrate the ensemble into the surroundings of the UNESCO World Heritage Site Park Sanssouci.