Tag: architecture
New concert hall in Lichtenberg: Vision made of granite – Bavaria
There are always two arenas in politics, the front and the back. What was heard in 1982 on the front stage of a “grand opening”, as the saying goes, can…
Five favorites of the week – culture
Kengo Kuma With all the justified criticism of major events like the Olympics, World Championships or Expo, these usually offer the chance to get to know a place, often even…
Landscape architecture: old trees are allowed to live on – style
For 150 years, the Japanese Acer palmatum was allowed to hold its finely fanned, tapered leaves in the wind in front of the Zurich Congress House and stretch twelve meters…
September 11th – how urban planning dealt with the terror problem – culture
Of Till Briegleb What did September 11, 2001 do to the city? At first glance: nothing. The fear of terrorist attacks, which raged through the western world like a shock…
Architecture: Green tower for St. Stephen’s Cathedral style
Some stories are too good to be true – or to be true. And still want to be told. Mario Terzic, for example, emeritus professor at the University of Applied…
Conference Berlin questions – culture
It was obviously not the suggestion that Michael Müller wanted to hear. After Harvard professor Charlotte Malterre-Barthes had finished explaining why we need an immediate construction moratorium for the environment,…
Urban development: "We cannot continue to build like before"
What does the climate crisis mean for the development of the city of Munich? Andrea Gebhard has been President of the Federal Chamber of Architects since May and explains which…
HC Andersen House in Odense: The Emperor’s New Walls – Culture
A park in the middle of the crouched houses of the old city center, not big. Pavilions made of wood and glass that rise gently from the earth. Here a…
series "Magnificent buildings": What that costs again
In lighthouse projects in particular, the deadlines and costs have been getting out of hand for some time. Two experts in construction costs and construction management know why. . Source…
Maggia Valley in Switzerland: Historic Villages in Ticino – Travel
It wasn’t long ago that some locals just wanted to get away from the remote villages in the Maggia Valley. Then some made it their life’s work to save the…