“Stadtbild” – When Architecture Turns into Politics
When Chancellor Merz spoke of the “Stadtbild,” he turned an architectural term into a moral mirror — and revealed more
For two years, I worked in a team with great colleagues on a planned city extension for the Greater Accra Region in Ningo Prampram. When completed, it can house 1.5 million people. But what means completed? And – what is the role of a western planner in the development of an African city? I chose to avoid discussions of form and look and focus on what infrastructures a city needs to be functional and resilient.
The international new town day. organized by the International New Town Institute INTI was the first occasion to show this.
When Chancellor Merz spoke of the “Stadtbild,” he turned an architectural term into a moral mirror — and revealed more
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Jürgen Habermas has died, and with him one of the
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For almost a quarter of a century, I have been
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