Hamburg Elbbrücken · atmospheric station footage
Wolfgang Weiser · Pexels License
Edited into the silent homepage loop; no claim of project involvement.
Sources & credits
Project and programme scale
These four projects and programmes indicate the scale of the work I have contributed to. The figures describe their overall value, not budgets under my personal responsibility.
| Project / programme | Published reference | Scope & source |
|---|---|---|
| SuedLink | €10bnTransnetBW, 16 February 2024; corroborated by KfW, 7 July 2026. | Whole SuedLink, covering both transmission lines and operators. SuedOstLink is excluded. Price base and VAT treatment are not specified.TransnetBW / KfW · Primary source ↗ · Supporting source ↗ |
| Sheikh Abdullah Al Salem Cultural Centre | US$391m ≈ €324mCompletion stated as April 2018; page publication date unspecified. | Project value published by the main EPC contractor. This is a contractor reference, not a verified final cost for every campus package. Converted at the ECB reference rate of 30 April 2018.Alghanim International · Primary source ↗ |
| German Fehmarnbelt hinterland connection / FBQ | €5.9bnFederal government response, 16 February 2026, p. 2. | ABS/NBS Hamburg–Lübeck–Puttgarden, including the road share of the Fehmarnsundtunnel. The separate Fehmarnbelt sea tunnel is excluded. A dated reference estimate; revised programme costs may differ.Deutscher Bundestag ·21/4158,p.2 · Primary source ↗ |
| Hamburg U5 · whole programme | €14–16.5bnHOCHBAHN estimate, 19 September 2023, retained on its project page. | Whole U5 counted once, including U5 East. Long-term estimate includes planning, construction, risk allowance and forecast inflation; base construction/ancillary costs use 2023 prices, with inflation projected through 2041.HOCHBAHN · Primary source ↗ · Supporting source ↗ |
The combined published references total approximately €30.22–32.72bn; the headline uses the lower figure, rounded down to €30bn+. These nominal figures have different dates, scopes and price bases. They are not an inflation-adjusted total or a statement of final outturn costs. U5 is counted once; no section or subproject is added again. ASCC uses the main EPC contractor’s project value.
ASCC conversion: US$391m ÷ 1.2079 = €323.70m. ECB reference rate, 30 April 2018: €1 = US$1.2079, the last business day of the stated completion month. ECB exchange-rate source ↗
Image and video credits
Credits distinguish the project team, image source and my own contribution. A portfolio source does not identify Ahmed Lotfy as the photographer or sole designer.
Hamburg rail bridge · atmospheric footage
Wolfgang Weiser · Pexels License
Edited into the silent homepage loop; no claim of project involvement.
Lübeck Hauptbahnhof · regional context
Smiley.toerist · CC BY-SA 4.0
Photographed in 2024. Resized and converted to WebP; image derivatives remain CC BY-SA 4.0. Existing-station context, not a view of FBQ construction.
Freiraum District — Regensburg-Nord · supplied illustrations & boards
Hossam Elyamani, Ahmed Lotfy, Mohamed Mansour, Ariel Chen · Supplied project material · public image-rights confirmation pending
The seven files supplied by Ahmed are used in the private review, preserving colours and proportions. Team membership is credited; individual illustration authorship is not assumed.
SuedLink · Hüngheim construction photograph
Granpar · CC BY-SA 3.0
Original 4608 × 3456 photograph from 16 June 2025; resized and converted to WebP. Derivatives retain CC BY-SA 3.0. Programme context, not a record of Ahmed’s own work package.
Hamburg U5 · City Nord, September 2026
Flor!an · CC BY-SA 4.0
Original 4032 × 2268 photograph; resized and converted to WebP. Derivatives retain CC BY-SA 4.0. A later stage than Ahmed’s November 2023–February 2024 involvement.
Lübeck-Moisling station · 2024
@liegeradblog / railway-stations.org · CC0 1.0
Original 1920 × 1080 photograph from railway-stations.org, also recorded on Wikimedia Commons; resized and converted to WebP without upscaling.
Fehmarnbelt rail connection · Fehmarn construction
Smiley.toerist · CC BY-SA 4.0
Railway construction near Burg auf Fehmarn, 13 July 2026. Section 6 of the German rail hinterland connection; wider programme context, outside my assigned Lübeck / PFA 1.1 / PFA 1.2 areas. Resized and converted to WebP; derivatives retain CC BY-SA 4.0.
Fehmarnbelt rail connection · Bad Schwartau station
Sipalius · CC BY-SA 4.0
The existing Bad Schwartau station on 28 December 2025, within the PFA 1.1 area. An existing-site view, not a completed FBQ design. Resized and converted to WebP; derivatives retain CC BY-SA 4.0.
Hamburg rail atmosphere · Wolfgang Weiser / Pexels
Wolfgang Weiser · Pexels License
Atmospheric place footage, not a project attribution. Trimmed, resized and re-encoded without audio.
Cairo atmosphere · Rafael Castro / Pexels
Rafael Castro · Pexels License
Atmospheric place footage, not a project attribution. Trimmed, resized and re-encoded without audio.
Kuwait atmosphere · Djimmer Koster / Pexels
Djimmer Koster · Pexels License
Atmospheric place footage, not a project attribution. Trimmed, resized and re-encoded without audio.
Street façade · Rostock
PBP Architekten · Image author and public-use permission to be confirmed
Portfolio archive, p. 2. Original image: 1924 × 2718px; resized without enlargement.
Ahmed Lotfy portfolio archive
Typical floor and roof plan · planning archive
PBP Architekten · Image author and public-use permission to be confirmed
Portfolio archive, p. 31. Original image: 2360 × 3055px; resized without enlargement.
Ahmed Lotfy portfolio archive
Hotel ensemble · architectural visualisation
PBP Architekten · Image author and public-use permission to be confirmed
Portfolio archive, p. 9. Original image: 1215 × 910px; resized without enlargement.
Ahmed Lotfy portfolio archive
Project layout · cultural centre
Sheikh Abdullah Al Salem Cultural Centre project archive · Image author and public-use permission to be confirmed
Portfolio archive, p. 21. Original image: 2229 × 2250px; resized without enlargement.
Ahmed Lotfy portfolio archive
Canopy and reflected structural detail
Sheikh Abdullah Al Salem Cultural Centre project archive · Image author and public-use permission to be confirmed
Portfolio archive, p. 1. Original image: 2084 × 2312px; resized without enlargement.
Ahmed Lotfy portfolio archive
Masterplan · cultural centre
Sheikh Abdullah Al Salem Cultural Centre project archive · Image author and public-use permission to be confirmed
Portfolio archive, p. 24. Original image: 1562 × 1795px; resized without enlargement.
Ahmed Lotfy portfolio archive
Night view · cultural centre
Sheikh Abdullah Al Salem Cultural Centre project archive · Image author and public-use permission to be confirmed
Portfolio archive, p. 20. Original image: 1732 × 626px; resized without enlargement.
Ahmed Lotfy portfolio archive
Großenhainer Straße · architectural visualisation
PBP Architekten · Image author and public-use permission to be confirmed
Portfolio archive, pp. 40, 41. Original image: 3200 × 2464px; resized without enlargement.
Ahmed Lotfy portfolio archive
Masterplan · Großenhainer Straße
PBP Architekten · Image author and public-use permission to be confirmed
Portfolio archive, p. 39. Original image: 2295 × 1605px; resized without enlargement.
Ahmed Lotfy portfolio archive
Building form · digital model view
PBP Architekten · Image author and public-use permission to be confirmed
Portfolio archive, p. 42. Original image: 2769 × 1274px; resized without enlargement.
Ahmed Lotfy portfolio archive
Mixed-use building section
PBP Architekten · Image author and public-use permission to be confirmed
Portfolio archive, p. 39. Original image: 2295 × 820px; resized without enlargement.
Ahmed Lotfy portfolio archive
Campus courtyard · architectural visualisation
PBP Architekten · Image author and public-use permission to be confirmed
Portfolio archive, pp. 46, 47. Original image: 6000 × 1967px; resized without enlargement.
Ahmed Lotfy portfolio archive
Workplace interior · architectural visualisation
PBP Architekten · Image author and public-use permission to be confirmed
Portfolio archive, p. 49. Original image: 4200 × 1770px; resized without enlargement.
Ahmed Lotfy portfolio archive
Campus organisation · axonometric study
PBP Architekten · Image author and public-use permission to be confirmed
Portfolio archive, p. 48. Original image: 2057 × 1647px; resized without enlargement.
Ahmed Lotfy portfolio archive
Campus landscape and building relationships
PBP Architekten · Image author and public-use permission to be confirmed
Portfolio archive, pp. 44, 45. Original image: 2524 × 3789px; resized without enlargement.
Ahmed Lotfy portfolio archive
Another Perspective · academic architectural study, 2013
Academic design archive · Image author and public-use permission to be confirmed
Portfolio archive, p. 50. Original image: 2121 × 2996px; resized without enlargement.
Ahmed Lotfy portfolio archive
Canopy, bathing spaces and connected research programme
Academic design archive · Image author and public-use permission to be confirmed
Portfolio archive, p. 53. Original image: 1026 × 1360px; resized without enlargement.
Ahmed Lotfy portfolio archive
Sheikh Abdullah Al Salem Cultural Centre, Kuwait | LCD Berlin Awards 2021
LCD Travel · LCD Berlin Awards 2021 · YouTube player embed; no footage copied or reuse licence claimed.
About page. Intentional playback through the source’s embeddable player. Published by LCD Travel · LCD Berlin Awards 2021.
SuedLink bewegt: 944 Meter Bohrung in Baden-Württemberg
TransnetBW · YouTube player embed; no footage copied or reuse licence claimed.
About page. Intentional playback through the source’s embeddable player. Published by TransnetBW.
Portrait · Ahmed Lotfy
Supplied by Ahmed Lotfy for this portfolio. Photographer credit and permission for public use remain to be confirmed.
Other portfolio images
Image supplied with the portfolio. Individual image credits and permission for public use remain to be confirmed.
Geometry and motion references
This website’s vector patterns and motion are original work. References for light, layering and movement:
- Louvre Abu Dhabi · layered light
- Al Bahr Towers · folding mashrabiya
- Arabesque · contemporary digital geometry
- Codrops · SVG transitions
- Jesko Jets · geography, scale and cinematic transitions
- Anime.js · spatial wireframes and reversible scroll motion
- Olson Kundig · architectural imagery and pacing
Map & type
Natural Earth · Public-domain map data, 1:50 million; Mercator projection.
Manrope · SIL Open Font License
Source Sans 3 · SIL Open Font License.