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Munich's borough of Riem. |
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Key dates in the life of one of Europe's key urban projects |
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| 1990 | Plan formulated to create a new community on Munich's east side, one compatible with the needs of the local environment and economy. | |
| May 17, 1992 | Munich Airport moves from Riem to Erding, some 14 kilometers to the north. | |
| October, 1993 | Signing of contract with MRG (Maßnahmeträger-Riem-Gesellschaft mbH). The contract established the parameters of the operations of this newly-founded company, which had won an EU-wide bidding process. A further contract established MRG's responsibilities to be the implementation of the development measures foreseen for Riem. | |
| September 6, 1995 | The 17th International Making Cities Livable Conference names Riem "an especially successful role model of how urban settlements can be developed". | |
| June 3-14, 1996 | Istanbul's Habitat II calls Riem "an example of how projects of urban expansion can be carried out in ways conserving resources and protecting the environment". | |
| April, 1997 | The greening of Riem is kicking off by the planting of saplings by Christian Ude, Munich's mayor. | |
| December, 1997 | Messestadt Riem is designated to be the venue for the 2005 installment of Germany's National Garden Festival. | |
| February 12,1998 | Commissioning of Munich's new fairgrounds. Some 140,000 square meters large, the fairgrounds are the venues for the events staged by Messe München, one of the world's ten most important trade fair authorities. | |
| July 7, 1998 | Urban 21, a Germany-wide contest, names MS Riem "a project showing what the regions of the future will look like". | |
| September, 1998 | Sale of parcels in Northwest Business Park begins.. | |
| October 9, 1998 | Commissioning of the International Congress Center Munich. With a seating capacity of 7,000 and an advanced, in-house electronic infrastructure, the center's 7,000 square meters now serve as the venue for some of the largest and most technically-demanding events around. Able to be flexibly configured, its rooms hold anywhere from 20 to 3000 persons. | |
| Winter, 1998-99 | First of what will someday be 16,000 residents move into their new homes in Messestadt Riem. As of this writing, 1,600 persons live in the area. | |
| May 29, 1999 | Formal commissioning of the new U-Bahn (subway) line linking Messestadt Riem with downtown Munich. | |
| Mid-1999 | Sale of parcels in Messestadt Riem's Business Park Northeast begins. | |
| December, 2000 | DIFA becomes the latest company to launch a major property development at Messestadt Riem. | March 10, 2004 |
Riem Arcades, the € 500 million mega-mall, opens its doors. Featuring 120 stores, plus restaurants, apartments, a hotel and a culture center, the mall is an instant success. |
| April 28, 2005 | Germany's National Garden Festival starts. The largest of its kind in the world, the festival is expected to attract four million visitors. | 2013 |
Completion of development of Messestadt Riem. |
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