Architecture

Bebelallee, Hamburg, blauraum architekten, Photo: Hagen Stier

Redensification – examples from Hamburg and Munich

The housing developments built between the nineteen twenties and nineteen sixties, that still have a significant impact on the townscape character of today, are now beginning to show their age.More ...
Townhouses Berlin, Senatsverwaltung für Stadtentwicklung und Umwelt Berlin, Photo: Inge Johanna Bergner

Urban renaissance – The restored Appeal of Inner Cities

After a period of out-migration inner cities are becoming more and more popular as a place to live and work. This trend is set to change urban structures.More ...
1-50 scale model; streetside open | Copyright: Manuel Herz Architekten

Words On Walls – the New Synagogue in Mainz

Its expressive character sets the new synagogue in Mainz apart from attempts by high-profile contemporary architects to achieve recognition through spectacular architecture.More ...
Stuttgart Main Station: main entrance | Copyright: Deutsche Bahn AG

Taking a Stand – Stuttgart 21 Is Symptomatic of a New Wave of Civic Engagement

The controversial Stuttgart 21 project has long been about more than simply the plans to convert Paul Bonatz’s railway terminus.More ...
The chancellor’s bungalow,
Copyright: Tomas Riehle, Wüstenrot Stiftung

Illuminating Example of a Period in History: The Chancellor’s Bungalow in Bonn

In 2009, the former residence and reception building of Germany’s chancellors started opening its doors to the public.More ...
Dortmunder U, West front, copyright: Gerber Architekten/photo: Christian Richters; design for architecture competition: Gerber Architekten in collaboration with professor Gernot Schulz, further handling and implementation: Gerber Architekten, design: Eckhard Gerber

The “Dortmund U” – a Beacon of Culture for the Ruhrgebiet

The former fermentation and storage tower belonging to the Dortmunder Union brewery and its trademark “Dortmund U” has been converted into a centre for arts and media.More ...
ZNA Kolja Kunstreich project, Wuppertal, Wülfrather Straße, Copyright: ORG.BERATUNG Schulten & Weyland

Vacant Buildings as an Opportunity – Temporary Usage Offers New Urban Development Perspectives

Temporary usage of buildings plays an important role in reactivating vacant inner-city properties.More ...
Shanghai, Copyright: www.pixelio.de/Photo: Bettine Stolze

Sustainable Urban Development: Research for Tomorrow’s Megacities

A Federal Ministry of Education and Research funding programme is supporting scientists in seeking solutions for the energy and climate-efficient design of megacities.More ...
Café Moskau, event area: Schillingstrasse, Foyer Club, Copyright: Moskau GmbH

Demolish or Preserve: Eastern Modernist Architecture

The argument about what to do with buildings left behind by East Germany has been dominated in recent years by two opposing stances.More ...
Tempelhofer Park; Copyright: The Albertinum, “Art from Romanticism to the Present” in Dresden, view from the Brühl Terrace, copyright: Staatliche Kunstsammlungen Dresden/photo: David Brandt

A Noah’s Ark for Art –The Albertinum in Dresden

The Albertinum in Dresden, which had been closed since the flooding in 2002, has reopened its doors. Now, the museum has been restored and has flood-proof depots.More ...
Tempelhofer Park; Copyright: Project „Liebe deine Stadt“, Copyright: Merlin Bauer

Late Love – The Debate On Post-war Modern Architecture

Architecture creates space for feelings. That is proved by the buildings of the post-war modern era, which touch virtually everyone who sees them.More ...
Tempelhof Park; Copyright: picture alliance/dpa/epa/Foto: Rainer Jensen

Minigolf and Monks instead of Machines and Motors – On the Future of Tempelhof and Tegel

In 2012, the new Berlin airport Berlin-Brandenburg will be opened in Schönefeld. The city is looking for new uses for the old airports Tempelhof and Tegel.More ...
The green roof is connected to wireless LAN and is used as a workplace. The 210 kWp building-integrated photo-voltaic system helps to improve the energy balance.
Copyright: SOLON SE

Working World of the Future – the New Corporate Headquarters of the Solar Company Solon in Berlin

How does a company that produces photo-voltaic elements present itself? Of course with a building optimised in terms of ecological and energy efficiency and with an impressive solar roof.More ...