| period | description |
|---|---|
| 1958–1964 | Architectural studies in Berlin and Brunswick. Foreign student grant for urban planning in Delft/Holland. |
| from 1965 | Founding partner of Gerkan, Marg und Partner (gmp) |
| 1972 | Appointment to the Freie Akademie der Künste in Hamburg. |
| 1974 | Appointment to Deutsche Akademie für Städtebau und Landesplanung. |
| 1975–1979 | Vice President of the Bund Deutscher Architekten BDA. |
| 1979–1983 | President of the Bund Deutscher Architekten BDA. |
| 1986 | Appointment to the Chair of Town Planning and Tradesmanship, RWTH Aachen. |
Many awards and publications.















| period | name | type |
|---|---|---|
| Bund Deutscher Architekten |
| year | description | section | level |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | Fritz Schumacher Award | ||
| 2005 | Großer BDA-Preis |
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| Bundesverdienstkreuz | I. class |

