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.
Podium 1: Vom Umgang mit Geschichte: Disziplinen im Austausch
Ernst Piper, Universität Potsdam, Keynote
Paul Mahringer, Bundesdenkmalamt, Wien
Philip Oswalt, Universität Kassel
Anna Paul, Diskurs Architektur, Wien
Antje Senarclens de Grancy, TU Graz
Podium 2: Moral, Biografie, Werk: Handlungsanweisungen?
Hartmut Frank, HCU Hamburg, Keynote
Eva Rubin, Architektin, Klagenfurt
Angelika Schnell, Akademie der Bildenden Künste, Wien
Martin Boesch, Architekt, Zürich
Hilde Strobl, Universität Innsbruck
Podium 3: Politische Räume und architektonischer Diskurs
Stephan Trüby, Universität Stuttgart, Keynote
Elisabeth Boeckl-Klamper, DÖW, Wien
Irene Meissner, TU München
Monika Platzer, Az W, Wien
Martin Düchs, NDU St. Pölten
Wrap-Up: Anna Soucek, Ö1 / ORF
Programm, Organisation und Moderation: Albert Kirchengast, DOCOMOMO; Maik Novotny, ÖGFA
Eine Kooperation des Az W mit DOCOMOMO Austria und ÖGFA