Every three years, the Association of German Architects (BDA) Berlin honors architects and clients for special architectural achievements in Berlin. Laboratory buildings are rarely among those honored. This makes the honorable mention for the research building of the Max Delbrück Center in Berlin Mitte all the more gratifying.

The highly flexible building, designed for communication, provides a stimulating working environment for the center's changing top research teams. Situated in a heterogeneous courtyard, two wings of different heights minimize the shading of the surrounding buildings and form a forecourt set back from the street, which is enlivened by the main entrance and the institute‘s conference hall.