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Translation abstract Museum Reinhard Ernst – When concrete floatsThe foundation‐funded Museum Reinhard Ernst (mre) in Wiesbaden houses the collection of entrepreneur and benefactor Reinhard Ernst. It contains nearly 2000 works and sculptures of abstract art, 960 of which are considered museum‐worthy. The building was designed by the recently deceased Japanese Pritzker Prize winner, Fumihiko Maki. This museum is the architect‘s tenth and his only one in Europe. The Frankfurt architecture firm schneider+schumacher were commissioned to realise the project, and Bollinger and Grohmann were in charge of structural engineering. The building has a fully glazed entrance area and an open‐plan atrium, creating a bright and inviting interior. With high ceilings and wide walls, there is plenty of space to display large works of art in the 2500 m2 exhibition area. The museum opened for exhibitions in June 2024. The new building was primarily constructed using in‐situ concrete. The structural design is characterised by several special features, including the high exhibition rooms with a standard span of over 12 m and the building‘s recesses on the south and north‐west sides and towards the atrium. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]