Falk Jaeger – författare

Das Architekturbüro nps tchoban voss mit Standorten in Hamburg, Berlin und Dresden gehört zu den wenigen deutschen Büros mit internationaler Präsenz. Das traditionsreiche Büro, das 1931 in Hamburg gegründet wurde, zeichnet sich durch eine an der Moderne orientierte Haltung aus, die den Entwurfsprozess von der städtebaulichen Einordnung bis zum mit großer Sorgfalt entwickelten Detail bestimmt. Die Entwürfe sind geleitet von der ökonomischen, ökologischen und ästhetischen Verantwortung, die der Architekt vor der Gesellschaft hat. Die Bauten von nps tchoban voss wirken markant oder sogar zeichenhaft, ohne unangemessen aufzutrumpfen.Das Buch präsentiert rund 40 Bauten und Projekte, darunter das World Trade Center in Dresden, das Oval Office und den Verwaltungsbau der SAGA in Hamburg, das DomAquarée und die Synagoge Chabad Lubawitsch in Berlin, das Überseequartier in Hamburg sowie den Federation Tower in Moskau.

The architecture firm nps tchoban voss, with offices in Hamburg, Berlin, and Dresden, is one of the few German firms with an international presence. Founded in Hamburg in 1931, it is rich in tradition and distinguished by a modern orientation that conditions the entire design process, from the initial city-planning phase to the carefully developed architectural detail. Their designs are guided by a consciousness of the architect’s responsibility vis-à-vis society. The buildings of nps tchoban voss are striking, even iconic, but never preen or attempt to steal the show.

This book presents about forty buildings and projects, including the World Trade Center in Dresden, the Oval Office and SAGA’s administrative headquarters in Hamburg, the DomAquarée and Chabad Lubavitch synagogue in Berlin, the Überseequartier in Hamburg, and the Federation Tower in Moscow.

The first volume of the series chronicling the work of architects gmp · Von Gerkan, Marg and Partner was published in 1978, while 2008 saw the publication of the eleventh and most recent volume in the series. More than a decade later, the series is at last picking up where it left off: volume twelve of the monograph documents the projects built between 2007 and 2011, including numerous sports facilities around the world, from the three stadiums erected for the soccer world championships in 2010 in Cape Town, Port Elizabeth, and Durban, South Africa; to the buildings for the World University Games in 2011 in Shenzhen, China; to the Olympic stadium in Kiev. Those, however, are just a few of the sixty-five projects found in this richly illustrated volume: transportation facilities such as the Hamburg Airport and the West Train Station in Tianjin, China, as well as iconic cultural buildings such as the Chinese National Museum, the Hanoi Museum, the China Maritime Museum in Lingang, and the grand theatres in Chongqing and Qingdao are also detailed.Languages: German and English

With the construction of the new Strait Culture and Art Center SCAC, the capital of the eastern Chinese province of Fujian has made its mark on the map of China’s cultural locations. The Finnish firm PES Architects Pekka Salminen designed the ensemble of opera house, concert hall, multifunctional hall, museum, and multiplex cinema, which opened in 2018, in the form of a shining white jasmine blossom, the symbolic flower of the city on the Min River. Yet the architects referred to Chinese traditions not only on a symbolic level: they also used locally produced porcelain tiles and bamboo for the façades and interior fittings. The Berlin-based architectural critic Falk Jaeger describes the development of this ensemble and the working methods of the firm, which has offices in Helsinki and Shanghai. Photographs by the London architectural photographer Marc Goodwin give a picture of the cultural temple.

The founder and patron Reinhard Ernst planned a home for his unique collection; the city of Wiesbaden provided a site in the heart of the city and the Japanese star architect Fumihiko Maki delivered the plans. The result is the Museum Reinhard Ernst for abstract art, an architectural gem, but also a building open to the public and a magnet for the international art public alike.

In 1908, the Exhibition Hall at the Mathildenhöhe Artists’ Colony in Darmstadt—designed by the Jugendstil architect Joseph Maria Olbrich—was inaugurated. A century later, schneider+schumacher was entrusted with its general renovation. To begin with, the office had to grapple with the building’s historic architectural substance, its complex climatic and exhibition technology, as well as the spatial and design challenges inherent to the iconic structure. Also playing an important role was the building’s status as a protected landmark and the decision—announced in the course of the renovations—by a UNESCO commission to declare the Artists’ Colony a World Heritage Site. This richly illustrated volume tells the story of this building while showing readers how the architects have allowed it to speak again for itself, at the same time introducing new voices with the addition of contemporary elements. History and renovation of the unique Art Nouveau monument Best practice example of a sensitive restoration consistent with conservation requirements Published on the occasion of the reopening in autumn of 2024

In 1908, the Exhibition Hall at the Mathildenhöhe Artists’ Colony in Darmstadt—designed by the Jugendstil architect Joseph Maria Olbrich—was inaugurated. A century later, schneider+schumacher was entrusted with its general renovation. To begin with, the office had to grapple with the building’s historic architectural substance, its complex climatic and exhibition technology, as well as the spatial and design challenges inherent to the iconic structure. Also playing an important role was the building’s status as a protected landmark and the decision—announced in the course of the renovations—by a UNESCO commission to declare the Artists’ Colony a World Heritage Site. This richly illustrated volume tells the story of this building while showing readers how the architects have allowed it to speak again for itself, at the same time introducing new voices with the addition of contemporary elements. History and renovation of the unique Art Nouveau monument Best practice example of a sensitive restoration consistent with conservation requirements Published on the occasion of the reopening in autumn of 2024

1908 konnte das von dem Jugendstilarchitekten Joseph Maria Olbrich erbaute Ausstellungsgebaude der Darmstadter Kunstlerkolonie auf der Mathildenhohe eingeweiht werden. Ein Jahrhundert spater wurden schneider+schumacher mit der Generalsanierung beauftragt. Das Buro hat sich nicht nur mit der historischen Bausubstanz, den komplexen Klima- und Ausstellungstechniken sowie den raumlichen und gestalterischen Herausforderungen des beruhmten Baus beschaftigt. Einfluss nahmen auch der Denkmalschutz und eine UNESCO-Kommission, denn wahrend des Projektverlaufs wurde die Kunstlerkolonie zum Welterbe erklart. Der reich illustrierte Band erzahlt die Geschichte des Baus und zeigt, wie die Architekt*innen das Baudenkmal wieder zum Sprechen bringen und mit zeitgenossischen Erganzungen weitere Stimmen hinzufugen. Geschichte und Sanierung des einzigartigen Jugendstil-Denkmals Best-Practice-Beispiel fur sensible denkmalgerechte Instandsetzung Erscheint anlasslich der Wiedereroffnung im Herbst 2024

Brothers Ansgar and Benedikt Schulz are among the most successful architects in Germany. Their designs are regarded as sophisticated, their constructions optimized and economical, their spatial concepts custom-made yet flexible. Their architecture is of timeless beauty and free of formal gimmickry, firmly rooted in the modernist tradition shaped by Mies van der Rohe.What is the secret of this unpretentious, human-centered architecture? Architecture critic Falk Jaeger focuses on the ideas, architectural stance, and social positioning of the two architects, which he conveys to readers in pointed and engaging texts.Insights into the design approach of the award-winning architectural firm, known especially for its public and cultural buildingsA look at an architecture that once again values the timeless potential of modern architecture