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Palace of culture Dresden wins DAM prize for architecture

Long, opinions on him: “demolition!” demanded a, “upgrading!” to the other. Finally, the Dresden Palace of culture was transformed into a concert hall – and now a architecture.



Some Dresden affectionately called him “cultured”. The in 1969, the Palace of culture, built after the plans of Leopold Wiel and Wolfgang Hänsch, was a place of entertainment. After 1989, the construction was controversial – but, unlike in East Berlin, where the Palace of the Republic, the architectural heritage of the GDR had to be replaced, chose Dresden for renovation and modernisation. The Ombudsman office “gmp – architects of Gerkan, Marg and partners” is honoured now with the “DAM prize for 2019”.

The Palace Of Culture In Dresden

The planners replaced the Central multi-function hall, a modern concert hall. Including, they built a theatre stage. Many of the interior spaces and the facade have been carefully restored. Meanwhile, the city library moved in, which revived the house during the day. As a “respectful, pleasant uneitlen dealing with a monument”, as “Magic” was praised by members of the Jury now, the performance of the architects. With the “DAM prize for architecture in Germany” award, the German architecture Museum in Frankfurt (DAM) since 2007, particularly successful buildings in and from Germany. The prize winner will only be determined at the end of a multi-stage selection procedure, with Long – and Shortlist, as well as a handful of finalists. In the past year, the DAM-prize went to the Munich-based consortium of “bogevischs buero architect & town planner” for the design of a residential complex.

The German architecture Museum in Frankfurt, accompanied the DAM-price in this year with the exhibition “The 25 best buildings in/from Germany”. The Look lasts up to 22. April 2019.

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