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Architecture in Germanyen

In the twentieth century, Germany, the land of poets and thinkers, was also the land of architects. And it exported its revolutionary architecture. ...
Stuttgart Main Station: main entrance | Copyright: Deutsche Bahn AG

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

The controversial Stuttgart 21 project has long been about more than simply the plans to convert Paul Bonatz’s railway terminus. ...
Gallery and Studio Building Brunnenstrasse 9, office on the second floor, Copyright: Architekten Brandlhuber+ ERA, Emde, Schneider/photographer: Nathan Willock, London

Berlin in Motion – New Architecture in Berlin’s Centreen

Arno Brandlhuber’s gallery and studio and the L 40 building by Roger Bundschuh and Cosima von Bonin are examples of unconventional new structures that are getting the Berlin architectural scene moving. ...
ZNA Kolja Kunstreich project, Wuppertal, Wülfrather Straße, Copyright: ORG.BERATUNG Schulten & Weyland

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

Temporary usage of buildings plays an important role in reactivating vacant inner-city properties. ...
Ralf Fücks, Board Member of the Heinrich Böll foundation, Copyright: Heinrich-Böll-Stiftung/Photo: Ludwig Rauch

“Our Cities are the Pioneers of Ecological Change” – An Interview with Ralf Fücksen

Goethe.de interviewed the chairman of the Heinrich Böll Foundation, Ralf Fücks, on the greatest challenges facing the development of our cities. ...
VitraHaus, Architecture Herzog & de Meuron, Photo: Thomas Dix; Copyright: Vitra

Show House – House Show. The VitraHaus by Herzog & de Meuronen

On the architecture campus at Vitra in Weil am Rhein there’s some more avant garde architecture to marvel at. The furniture manufacturers are showcasing their products in the new show home. ...
Deutsche Stiftung Denkmalschutz logo; Copyright: Deutsche Stiftung Denkmalschutz

Help for Crumbling Architecture – Deutsche Stiftung Denkmalschutzen

For the past 25 years the Deutsche Stiftung Denkmalschutz (German Foundation for Monument Conservation) has done a great deal for historical testimonies in stone. ...
Old National Gallery Berlin, staircase; Copyright: HG Merz/Photo: Christian Gahl

“The Exhibits Are The Stars” – Museum and Exhibition Designer HG Merzen

“The best exhibition design is one that you don’t notice”, says HG Merz, and he should know. ...
surPLUShome, Copyright: Technical University of Darmstadt - Team Germany

On the Sunny Side – The Plus Energy House by the University of Darmstadten

Seen from the outside, surPLUShome is a shiny black glass cube. ...

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Contemporary Monument Concepts in Germany

A discussion on appropriate forms of remembrance has already been under way in Germany since the early 1980s.