#waldkraiburg
Also new in our database and endangered to be demolished within the next few years. Plans to refurbish the building were dismissed, an architectural competition for a new town hall was announced in May 2021. As a reason for the demolition, not only the costly redevelopment is mentioned, the city is primarily aiming at redesigning the open spaces surrounding the building…
Wolfram Boresch / Helmut Xaver Haum: Town Hall Waldkraiburg, Waldkraiburg, Germany, 1970–1971
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Photo: © Fabian Schmerbeck 2021
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Franz Xaver Gärtner, a student of Sep Ruf, designed this impressive Catholic church, an octagon of exposed brickwork on eight massive concrete pillars and a free-standing exposed concrete bell tower.
Franz Xaver Gärtner: Parish Church Christkönig, Waldkraiburg, Germany, 1962–1964
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