We are simply aiming for the best possible building for providing a healthy and safe environment for our staff and visitors, while at the same time ensuring an efficient and effective functioning of the institution. I am happy that we have come so far today. Such a project can only become reality if the City authorities, too, prove their commitment.
So, I would also like to express my gratitude to Lord Mayor Petra Roth and the different departments of the City of Frankfurt, especially the Urban Planning Department, for the  2  BIS Review 69/2010  unstinting work and support they provided from the time of the purchase of the site to the architectural competition and the urban development plan, which was developed in parallel to our own planning, and also with the issuance of the building permit in May 2008.