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Architects: Kersten Kopp Architekten
- Area: 1859 m²
- Year: 2023
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Professionals: ifb frohloff staffa kühl ecker, Müller - BBM GmbH, brandschutz plus GmbH
Leipzig: The Latest Architecture and News
Karl Schubert School Multi-purpose Hall and Classroom Building / Kersten Kopp Architekten
Kurti 50A Apartment Building / Aline Hielscher Architektur
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Architects: Aline Hielscher Architektur
- Area: 1086 m²
- Year: 2023
Neighborhood Childcare / Aline Hielscher Architektur
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Architects: Aline Hielscher Architektur
- Area: 1335 m²
- Year: 2023
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Manufacturers: BERKER switches, Hoppe fittings, Mosa Tiles, RZB Lighting, Sammode Lighting
Sonnenwinkel House / Carolus Zschieschang
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Architects: Carolus Zschieschang
- Area: 51 m²
- Year: 2022
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Manufacturers: Ladenburger
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Professionals: Basan. Bauwerke aus Holz e.K.
Noland Hair Salon / loeserbettels Design Studio
Leipzig Justice Center / kister scheithauer gross architekten und stadtplaner
- Area: 16302 m²
- Year: 2021
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Manufacturers: Wienerberger, Bruynzeel Storage Systems, Hering, Pax
Shrinking Cities: The Rise and Fall of Urban Environments
Urban planning is often based on the assumption of ongoing demographic and economic growth, but as some environments face urban shrinkage, a new array of strategies comes into play. The shrinking city phenomenon is a process of urban decline with complex causes ranging from deindustrialization, internal migration, population decline, or depletion of natural resources. Referencing the existing research on the topic, the following showcases approaches to this phenomenon in different urban environments, highlighting the need to develop new urban design frameworks to address the growing challenge.
An Oscar Niemeyer-Designed White Concrete and Glazed Sphere, Generates Extension for a Factory Canteen in Germany
Oscar Niemeyer’s latest work generated a spherical extension for the Kirow plant’s canteen in Leipzig, Germany. The architect was first approached by the factory’s owner in 2011, and following Niemeyer’s death in 2012, his sketches were further developed by assistant Jair Valera, and executed by Harald Kern Architects.
Kita L Child Care / Irlenbusch von Hantelmann Architekten
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Architects: Irlenbusch von Hantelmann Architekten
- Area: 1250 m²
- Year: 2918
Paulinum University Leipzig / Erick van Egeraat
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Architects: Erick van Egeraat
- Year: 2017
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Manufacturers: Flintermann Isolierglas GmbH & Co KG, Lindner, Stuck und Restaurierung Ranft, Stöbich
TROPOS Laboratory Modules / Schulz und Schulz
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Architects: Schulz und Schulz
- Area: 3100 m²
- Year: 2017
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Manufacturers: FSB Franz Schneider Brakel, Fural, Hans Laukien GmbH, Heidelberg Cement AG, JACKON Insulation GmbH, +7
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Professionals: Staupendahl & Partner GmbH, B-PLAN GmbH & Co. KG
One of Oscar Niemeyer's Final Designs Will Be Completed Posthumously in Germany
One of Brazilian architect Oscar Niemeyer’s final designs, a 12-meter-diameter glass and concrete sphere perched on the corner of a factory building, is set to be completed in Leipzig, Germany, reports Mitteldeutscher Rundfunk (Central German Broadcasting, MDR).
St. Trinitatis Church / Schulz und Schulz
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Architects: Schulz und Schulz
- Area: 5500 m²
- Year: 2015
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Manufacturers: FSB Franz Schneider Brakel, Derix, Deutsche FOAMGLAS®, Knauf, Plaka, +3
Residential House / Woltereck Fitzner Architekten Bda
Consolidated Urbanism by Labor4plus Wins Lake Zwenkau Planning Competition
The winning entry of the Northern Shore Lake Zwenkau competition, which challenged select firms to introduce "holiday villages" and recreational activities to a small lake twenty minutes outside of Leipzig, Germany, was proposed by Labor4plus. Dubbed "Yearning Spaces," the proposal envisions a Western harbor village that concentrates recreational activity along the northern coast of Lake Zenkau and connects to eastwardly located "hermit huts" via hiking trails paralleling the shore.
Berlin Wall Memorials Prove Controversial, Fall Behind Schedule
To commemorate the 25th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall this autumn, Germany planned two memorials, one in Berlin and one in Leipzig. However, as Der Spiegel reports, not only are they almost certainly not going to be complete in time for the anniversary, they have both proven highly controversial with the local people. Will these designs turn out to be monuments to German reunification, or just monumental failures? Read the article on Der Spiegel to find out more.
Wilhelm-leuschner-Platz station / Max Dudler
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Architects: Max Dudler
- Area: 5678 m²
- Year: 2012
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Professionals: Pichler Ingenieure, Arge BOL/BÜ, Brandschutz Consult