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Summary
The reunification of Germany has propelled the country to the forefront of the European community, and has generated an immense amount of new building projects, bringing a new focus and clarity to German architecture. This lavishly illustrated volume presents a showcase of the latest and best of these works. The architects featured range from internationally known practitioners, such as Josef Paul Kleihues (Pre- and Early History Museum in Frankfurt), O. M. Ungers (Town Portal Buildings in Frankfurt, Baden Regional Library in Karlsruhe), Daniel Libeskind (Berlin Museum), Gottfried Bohm (Deutsche Bank in Luxembourg), and Gunter Behnisch (German Postal Museum and German Federal Bank, both in Frankfurt), to architects who have gained great renown within Germany to young and rising talents. The wide variety of projects presented includes Meinhard von Gerkan's Airport Terminal in Stuttgart and Elbschlucht Complex in Hamburg, Karljosef Schattner's varied projects in Eichstatt, and Christoph Langhof's Pressehaus in Berlin. The comprehensive essays examine Germany's architectural history and postwar urban planning, as well as the ramifications of reunification.
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The process of selection of the 32 architects presented in this book was subjective and, by necessity, limited. The architect-author is critical of Germany's postwar buildings to the '70s, but basing his judgment on the present scene, he predicts a bright future. Most of the buildings built during the last 12 years are shown as completely as is possible in such a survey and are commented on by the designers. Postmodern historicism and stylistic cuteness are given no space in the book; it presents German architects as dedicated to modernism. The introduction by the architectural critic Manfred Sack is an overview of German architecture after 1945, and Casey C.M. Mathewson, an American practicing architecture in Germany, discusses urban design during the same period. Biographical notes are extremely brief. This survey can be helpful to architectural travelers and to students curious about recent projects beyond our shores. General; professional.
