REAL CORP 2011 took place at the SANAA Building which is located right at “Zollverein World Heritage Site” in Essen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.

The Ruhr district or Ruhr region (Ruhrgebiet) is the largest urban area in Germany with 4,435 km² and a population of 7.3 million (2008). It is the fourth largest urban area in Europe after Greater Moscow, London and Paris. The Ruhrgebiet consists of several large, formerly industrial cities bordered by the rivers Ruhr to the south, Rhine to the west, and Lippe to the north.