Tag: Urban design
Munich: Plant trees are planted at Sendlinger Tor – Munich
They are already 25 years old, 13 meters high and weigh more than four tons each: The two plane trees that the city’s building department planted in the nights from…
Munich: What will be on the roof of the new wholesale market? – Munich
A park? Sports areas? Or rather photovoltaic systems? On Wednesday, the general assembly of the city council discussed the possible use of the huge roof of the planned new wholesale…
Munich: New use for the former Kaufhof am Stachus – Munich
“It’s a very courageous project,” says Birgit Rapp, an architect from Amsterdam, “I’m excited about the result.” Your Berlin colleague Piero Bruno thanks Steidle Architekten for the “precise methodical approach”;…
Munich: Bogner House on Residenzstraße is to be demolished – Munich
There is a circled B on the facade – maximally minimalist. On the other hand, things are much more opulent in the shop windows two floors below. A red spring…
Munich: New high-rise building on Frankfurter Ring – Munich
All sorts of towers and gates already characterize the northern entrance to the city. You can clearly see them from the A9: the Skyline Tower, the Highlight Towers, the Munich…
Densification in the Herzogpark in Munich: Last hope for monument protection – Munich
This sentence sums up the dilemma: “There’s nothing you can do about it.” The city’s options for preventing a densification project in Herzogpark are negligible. Even in the neutral official…
Photo art: Jeff Wall exhibition in Riehen near Basel – Culture
He was staging photos long before anyone else was doing it. And he is the great realist among contemporary photographers: Jeff Wall. The Canadian, born in 1946, doesn’t bother with…
Why Munich’s growth is so difficult to predict – Munich
The streets are congested, rent is getting more and more expensive, and if you want to go to a restaurant you can’t get a seat without a reservation. Most people…
Climate protection: There we have the salad!
City dwellers are considered politically correct if they grow vegetables in the front yard or on the roof. However, your good conscience is unfounded – at least when it comes…
Munich: Living at Candidplatz? – Munich
A few years ago, stilt houses were seen as Munich’s answer to the housing shortage and skyrocketing rents. The idea is to further compact areas that are already sealed and…