This is probably the biggest reconstruction project in Germany right now. The area around the Frauenkirche will be rebuilt in a classic and modern way which means that most buildings will be reconstructed along with some modern additions.
I know, its completeley off topic...but why do you build a structure in a U-Shape, and then orientate neither the streets, nor the landscape to the shape of the buildingt?I thought you do in Ostrava.
-Ataman
The colour scheme, proportions and the bright, thick plastic window frames But like I said, the church is impressive.What exactly is "chinsy" about it?
But that's what these buildings actually looked like before the war.The colour scheme, proportions and the bright, thick plastic window frames
these structures will never be ugly, they are timeless,When this complex of buildings will be finished there hopefully occurs a rethinking regarding urban planning in other cities too
so shall we just level it all and put in glass boxes?:nuts:The colour scheme, proportions and the bright, thick plastic window frames But like I said, the church is impressive.
Don't get too exited mate. Not everyone dreams of no-terasse city quartier living. No-balcony way of living. Nowhere to plant the green, nowhere to go for a kip, nowhere to breathe. I agree, city centres are now somewhat short-lived [compared to what there had been 100 years ago and to what goes on in Dresden], but then again - isn't everything? Cars? Computers? Wives? City pace is much faster than it ever used to be. New buildings are built in place of those only built 20 years ago. To show sth new. To encapsulate permanent changes in city life. To show sth new, new trends in architecture, dynamics. Districts changing their roles and character over just a decade. I agree these things are timeless. I agree they are very pretty. But please do not discredit modern architecture especially in German cities [goes for whole EU really]. There are certain feats of beauty, breathtaking places. Diversity is cool.:cheers2:so shall we just level it all and put in glass boxes?:nuts:
these dont look fake, these are timeless designs, cities could learn a thing or two from Dresden. This is real urbanism.
Alot of it has to do with money, I have seen ornate structures constructed in this time for reasonable pricing, it all has to do with being as minimal as possible.
People say its nostalgic, hell no, its just tasteful. After probably 1940, structures became bland, ugly, etc, we just never created our own timeless style, like the ones before us. We just construct minimal crap. This are the sort of things people should live in.
These designs mark a new age of urbanism coming toward us, in which the older fashions will become more and more popular, and modern architecture will verse with older architecture for development.
Modern architecture does not show class, the ornate detail is what shows how much money is put into a structure.
so shall we just level it all and put in glass boxes?:nuts:
these dont look fake, these are timeless designs, cities could learn a thing or two from Dresden. This is real urbanism.
Alot of it has to do with money, I have seen ornate structures constructed in this time for reasonable pricing, it all has to do with being as minimal as possible.
People say its nostalgic, hell no, its just tasteful. After probably 1940, structures became bland, ugly, etc, we just never created our own timeless style, like the ones before us. We just construct minimal crap. This are the sort of things people should live in.
These designs mark a new age of urbanism coming toward us, in which the older fashions will become more and more popular, and modern architecture will verse with older architecture for development.
Modern architecture does not show class, the ornate detail is what shows how much money is put into a structure.
Don't get too exited mate. Not everyone dreams of no-terasse city quartier living. No-balcony way of living. Nowhere to plant the green, nowhere to go for a kip, nowhere to breathe. I agree, city centres are now somewhat short-lived [compared to what there had been 100 years ago and to what goes on in Dresden], but then again - isn't everything? Cars? Computers? Wives? City pace is much faster than it ever used to be. New buildings are built in place of those only built 20 years ago. To show sth new. To encapsulate permanent changes in city life. To show sth new, new trends in architecture, dynamics. Districts changing their roles and character over just a decade. I agree these things are timeless. I agree they are very pretty. But please do not discredit modern architecture especially in German cities [goes for whole EU really]. There are certain feats of beauty, breathtaking places. Diversity is cool.:cheers2:
OK, relax. I am not saying that historicism and pastiches of historic buildings are bad nor are reconstructions. All I am saying is that the materials used for the blocks of buildings do not appear to mimic what was previously there. If you're going to bother reconstructing something, do it right ...