Discourse & Dialogue
The Morality of Architecture
Critical Buildings — Critical Biographies
Alfons Hetmanek, Franz Kaym; Atelier Gottfried-Keller- Gasse 13, um 1940 ©
© Foto: Architekturzentrum Wien, Sammlung
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.
With: Elisabeth Boeckl-Klamper, Vienna; Martin Boesch, Zurich; Martin Düchs, St. Pölten; Hartmut Frank, Hamburg; Paul Mahringer, Vienna; Irene Meissner, Munich; Philipp Oswalt, Kassel; Anna Paul, Vienna; Ernst Piper, Potsdam; Monika Platzer, Vienna; Eva Rubin, Klagenfurt; Angelika Schnell, Vienna; Aya Soika, Berlin; Stephan Trüby, Stuttgart, a.o.
Moderated by Albert Kirchengast, DOCOMOMO Austria; Maik Novotny, ÖGFA
A cooperation by the Az W with DOCOMOMO Austria and ÖGFA