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Feature25 June 2024Siemens AGBerlin
In the presence of German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, Siemens today held the groundbreaking ceremony in Berlin for one of Europe’s largest urban development projects: Siemensstadt Square. The project is a blueprint for the effective design of urban brownfield development projects and industrial transformation worldwide. Siemens CEO Roland Busch, Digital Industries CEO Cedrik Neike and media representatives, among others, were present at the ceremony.
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Live from the groundbreaking ceremony
Roland Busch, President and CEO of Siemens AG, lays the foundation stone for Siemensstadt Square together with Federal Chancellor Olaf Scholz and Mayor Kai Wegner.
What is Siemensstadt Square?
With an area of roughly 188 acres and floorspace of more than a million square meters, Siemensstadt Square will provide housing and workplaces for around 35,000 people. Digital technologies from the entire Siemens Xcelerator platform – from an end-to-end digital twin to artificial intelligence (AI) – will make the district livable and fit for the future. Siemens itself is investing €750 million – its largest-ever single investment in Berlin and a strong commitment to Germany as an industrial location.
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The development of Siemensstadt
See and experience how a closed industrial area is being transformed into an open smart campus. Learn about the plans for the Siemensstadt of tomorrow. Virtual animations, models and graphics illustrate the next steps and goals for the new Siemensstadt.
Watch our development video hereSiemensstadt Square: innovative city of the future in Berlin
With Siemensstadt Square, Siemens is planning and designing a prioneering new urban quarter – one of the most ambitious urban development projects in Berlin. By 2035, 35,000 people will live, work, learn and research at the site, where they will test and produce the technologies of tomorrow.
Visit the Siemensstadt landing page here
The beginnings of Siemensstadt: building for the future
At the end of the 19th century, Siemens & Halske chose a patch of wilderness for its new production site. It also built up research installations, residential settlements and social and cultural facilities, thus creating a new urban district: Siemensstadt.
More on the history of Siemensstadt hereMilestone 2020: Urban development competition
Jury decision on the urban planning competition
From left to right:
Cedrik Neike, Member of the Managing Board of Siemens AG and CEO of Smart Infrastructure; Katrin Lompscher, Senator for Urban Development and Housing; Stefan Kögel, SRE General Manager Siemensstadt2; Dr. Christoph Rauhut, Director of the State Office for Monument Preservation; Helmut Kleebank, District Mayor of Berlin-Spandau; Stefan Behnisch, Jury Chairman of the Urban Planning Competition; Michael Müller, Governing Mayor of Berlin; Dr. Zsolt Sluitner, CEO of Siemens Real Estate; Ramona Pop, Senator for Economy, Energy, and Enterprises; Markus Penell, O&O Baukunst.
Cedrik Neike, Member of the Managing Board of Siemens AG and CEO of Smart Infrastructure; Katrin Lompscher, Senator for Urban Development and Housing; Stefan Kögel, SRE General Manager Siemensstadt2; Dr. Christoph Rauhut, Director of the State Office for Monument Preservation; Helmut Kleebank, District Mayor of Berlin-Spandau; Stefan Behnisch, Jury Chairman of the Urban Planning Competition; Michael Müller, Governing Mayor of Berlin; Dr. Zsolt Sluitner, CEO of Siemens Real Estate; Ramona Pop, Senator for Economy, Energy, and Enterprises; Markus Penell, O&O Baukunst.
Milestone 2018: Future Pact Siemensstadt 2.0 signed
From left to right:
First row: Michael Müller, Mayor of Berlin; Cedrik Neike, Member of the Managing Board of Siemens AG, Region Asia/Australia, Division Energy Management; Second row: Ramona Pop, Senator for Economy, Energy, and Enterprises; Joe Kaeser, President and CEO of Siemens AG; and Frank Bewig, District Councilor for Building, Planning, and Health.
First row: Michael Müller, Mayor of Berlin; Cedrik Neike, Member of the Managing Board of Siemens AG, Region Asia/Australia, Division Energy Management; Second row: Ramona Pop, Senator for Economy, Energy, and Enterprises; Joe Kaeser, President and CEO of Siemens AG; and Frank Bewig, District Councilor for Building, Planning, and Health.
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The beginnings of Siemensstadt
As early as the first drafted concept for Siemensstadt in 1897, the Siemens visionaries combined modern, company-owned housing with the local working environment. Cultural and social facilities such as churches, schools, recreational facilities and parks were always integral. We aim to continue and further develop this over 100-year-old tradition!
Siemens Campus Erlangen
The current Siemens research campus in the southern part of Erlangen will be developed into a vibrant district by 2030, featuring an attractive campus layout, contemporary buildings, modern office infrastructure, and spacious green areas and open spaces.