It was the biggest building site that Heilbronn has seen in recent years. On the former US army base on Stuttgarter Strasse, the new St Kilian Catholic Education Centre has been built. This is a...
In Hamburg, a very controversial discussion has been underway for some years now on the topic of glass and steel or clay brick masonry in urban development. Even the prominent Hamburger and former...
Thanks to medical progress, the number of blind children is on the decline. The School for the Blind ran until recently in Munich has therefore been closed and the body responsible for the Centre for...
Villages need social fabric to survive. Prutting, an Upper Bavarian community of 2500 in the district of Rosenheim, is no exception to the rule. But social cohesion likes a roof over its head - and...
In Germany, the reconstruction of historical buildings and urban ensembles is usually a matter of contention. What some see as 'an architectural Disneyland' is for others the restoration or...
Once again, the Jacobi Group, based in Bilshausen / Langenzenn, Germany, has demonstrated a wealth of experience and competence in cooperation with the monuments office and a propensity for taking...
Especially in times of tight money for towns, countries and authorities, it is nice to see financial efforts being invested to preserve the substance and original appearance of heritage-listed...
Despite strict authenticity and material requirements, more and more private owners - not just in Regensburg - are showing a sense of responsibility for restoring and preserving historically valuable...
It was September 7, 1788, and summer was drawing to an end, when Friedrich von Schiller and Johann Wolfgang von Goethe met each other here in this very house for the very first time – and had a...
Worldwide each year around 28 million tonnes of refractory materials are produced. They are an important component in thermal processes, for example in the iron and steel industry, and in the cement,...
