Discourse & Dialogue
The Morality of Architecture
Critical Buildings — Critical Biographies
Alfons Hetmanek, Franz Kaym; Atelier Wien, around 1940
© Photograph: Architekturzentrum Wien, Collection
Debates and dialogues about the Nazi era in Germany and Austria.
Insights into the lives of individuals from architectural history often provoke resistance because they call into question their canonisation. How can a critical attitude towards somebody be reconciled with appreciation of their work? What can architectural history learn from a critical approach to research and analysis? The starting point for this interdisciplinary event is an examination of architectural biographies from the Nazi era in Germany and Austria. We discuss the methods and insights provided by research, and the relevance of this reappraisal for the present day.
09:30 Part 1: Vom Umgang mit Geschichte: Disziplinen im Austausch
Keynote: Ernst Piper, Universität Potsdam
11:15 Impulses + Discussion
Philip Oswalt (Universität Kassel)
Hilde Strobl (Universität Innsbruck)
Paul Mahringer (Bundesdenkmalamt, Wien)
Antje Senarclens de Grancy (TU Graz)
12:45 Lunch break
13:45 Part 2: Moral, Biografie, Werk – Handlungsanweisungen
Keynote: Hartmut Frank, HCU Hamburg
14:45 Impulses + Discussion
Aya Soika (Bard College Berlin)
Angelika Schnell (Akademie der bildenden Künste Wien)
Martin Boesch (USI Mendrisio / Zürich)
16:15 Coffee break
16:45 Part 3: Öffentliche Aufarbeitung – Politische Räume und architektonischer Diskurs
Keynote: Stephan Trüby, Universität Stuttgart
17:45 Impulses + Discussion
Martin Düchs (NDU St. Pölten)
Zsófia Kelm (Berlin)
Monika Platzer (Az W, Wien)
Anna Paul (DiskursArchitektur, Wien)
19:15 Wrap-up
Anna Soucek (Ö1, ORF)
Program, organisation, and moderation: Albert Kirchengast, DOCOMOMO; Maik Novotny, ÖGFA
A cooperation between Az W, DOCOMOMO Austria and ÖGFA