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Selected German Projects
(2007)
Statt einer Einleitung: Neue Tradition - Henry-Russel Hitchcocks Ringen mit der anderen Moderne
(2009)
Gibellina Nuova
(1996)
Die Grossmarkthalle Leipzig
(2013)
Werkbundsiedlungen
(2007)
Ingenieurbauführer Berlin
(2020)
Ingenieurbaukunst in Berlin – das ist das Erbe von Generationen von Baumeistern und Bauingenieuren. Sie sorgten für das Funktionieren der Metropole, schufen die Tragwerke großartiger Architektur, und oft prägten ihre Werke auch direkt das Gesicht der Stadt. Ihre weltweit beachteten Industriebauten, Kraftwerke und Gasanstalten, markanten Brücken, Tunnel und Bahnhöfe oder auch Stätten für Kultur, Sport und Vergnügen sind zu Meilensteinen der Bau- und Kulturgeschichte Berlins geworden.
Reich bebildert und auch für den interessierten Laien verständlich, werden 111 Berliner Ingenieurwerke vorgestellt – vom gotischen Dachstuhl der Spandauer St.-Nikolai-Kirche über das Neue Museum, die AEG-Turbinenhalle und das Shellhaus bis hin zu Fernsehturm, Velodrom und Sony Center. Ergänzende Einführungen weiten den Blick auch auf verlorene Bauten, Themenfenster vertiefen das Verständnis einzelner Aspekte.
Der Ingenieurbauführer lädt ein, Berlin als Standort international bedeutender Konstruktionskunst zu entdecken und deren spannende Spuren lesen zu lernen.
Werner Lorenz 65 Jahre
(2018)
T.J. Gueritte und Karl W. Mautner, oder: Wie Emigranten den Spannbeton nach Großbritannien brachten
(2019)
Hermann Henselmann
(1996)
Milano Moderna
(2006)
Cable-stayed bridges are among the most fascinating endeavours in the history of bridge design. An important part in their historiography is played by the eminent German civil engineer Franz Dischinger (1887-1953) who is usually credited with having been the key initiator of the modern cable-stayed bridge. Based on current research by the author, this paper focuses on the different steps followed by Dischinger during his involvement with the topic of stay cables in bridge design. In addition, direct and indirect influences of his efforts in this field are discussed. By critically analysing this captivating story of 20th-century engineering history, some deep-rooted errors are corrected and important new insights added.
Das Experimentierfeld
(2003)
Paul Bonatz - Tonhalle
(1998)
Richard Paulick
(1996)
Franz Dischinger
(2016)
In the first quarter of the 20th century, industrial buildings evolved into central pillars for the desired fusion of arts and technology. This epoch-making shift towards a new culture of modernity has produced countless heroic tales, especially in relation to the group of avant-garde architects. However, other important groups of actors for the shaping of architectural modernism, such as the Berlin-based steel construction company Breest & Co. and its long-serving engineer Hans Schmuckler, have been largely forgotten. Collaborating with a impressive number of leading architectural avant-gardists, the company as well as its leading engineer cultivated unique profiles as creative leaders in the German steel construction sector.
The paper presents key projects by Breest & Co. and the undeservedly forgotten Schmuckler. Particular attention is paid to the company’s role within the architectural avant-garde and the outcomes of this rather unique specialization. Furthermore, the paper demonstrates that the emphasis on “progressive” design may ultimately have been just part of a much broader strategy to ensure the survival of a construction company in exceptionally turbulent times.