One chapter, one photo – part 3


The photos featured in "Bavarity" include many I captured myself. This post presents an image for chapter three, showing the New City Hall (Neues Rathaus) in Nuremberg, designed by Kurt Schneckendorf. It represents what the chapter on space for building culture is about: the past, present and future of building in Bavaria. The structure occupies a historic site bordering the Main Market Square (Hauptmarkt) in Nuremberg. It was designed in the era of postwar modernism, which continues to architecturally contour the cityscape of the present. As the photo shows, it is used for media installations, which underscores its capacity for transformation and, hence, its future-proof character. In a corresponding manner, the book chapter features essays on the past, present and future of building culture in Bavaria. For this purpose, I employ the motif of the mirror in order to allow readers easy access to the topics and examples described in the chapter. The essay on the past begins one hundred years ago, when the modern Free State of Bavaria was founded. The essay on the present features architecture, urban design, urban planning and landscape architecture projects of the past 25 years. The essay on the future consists of an interview with representatives of young offices and initiatives. Originally, these three essays were written for the anniversary of the "Architektouren", the public outreach program of the Bavarian Chamber of Architects. They were actually printed with a silvery, reflective cover – a mirror. "Bavarity" includes the essays in a revised and expanded form.

The chapter on space for building culture was published in the book "Bavarity – Coping with Crisis in the Space of Building Culture" and is available from Springer Spektrum and all booksellers.

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