HIGH-TECH HERITAGE AND DENKMAL POSTMODERNE IN THE SET - CURRENT STATE OF SCIENCE AND MONUMENT PROTECTION IN TWO CONGRESS VOLUMES

Denkmal Postmoderne

Thearchitectural heritage of postmodernism bears witness to an era thatwas defined by the energy crises of the 1970s, the return toarchitecture as a means of communication and a conduit of meaning,neoliberalism in the construction sector, the end of grand narratives,and the spirit of optimism in the early 1990s.

Focusing on theGerman-speaking world, this volume reveals how this heritage can becaptured, preserved and further developed. It includes contributionsfrom the conference of the same name, which took place in Weimar inMarch 2022 in collaboration with ETH Zurich. The authors shed light onthe theoretical and practical challenges of dealing with an era that issubject to a wide range of qualitative perceptions and is - as its namesuggests - still ongoing.

• Current state of research on postmodern architecture and its preservation
• New findings on the topic of building within existing structures
• Research reports in German with English summaries of each

High-Tech Heritage

Thehigh-tech architecture of the 1970s-1990s is typically characterized bythe use and exhibition of advanced technologies. In terms ofappearance, these buildings often have innovative façades, supportingstructures accentuated in color, and expressively displayed technologysystems. Unfortunately, however, the rapid obsolescence of technologyhas often led to the complete replacement of the very systems thatdefined the architectural form. In 2023, an international conference atETH Zurich in collaboration with Bauhaus-Universität Weimar explored thequestion of how best to deal with the structural legacy oftechnologically innovative architecture. This book summarizes theresults and provides an overview of the current state of research.

• Current state of research on high-tech architecture and its conservation
• Overview of the opportunities and challenges of high-tech buildings
• New findings on the topic of building within existing structures