Hans Dllgast, Karljosef Schattner, Josef Wiedemann: Creative Reconstruction

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The "creative reconstruction" of damaged buildings was an important topic in architecture after the Second World War, particularly in Bavaria. The Munich architect Hans Dllgast (1891-1974) was one of the pioneers of this development. His most important achievements include the repairs to the Alte Pinakothek, the Basilica of St. Bonifaz and the main municipal cemeteries. Hans Dllgast was succeeded above all by two of his students, whose work can be seen as exemplary. Karljosef Schattner (1924-2012), for many years the diocesan architect of the Bishopric of Eichsttt, saved threate-ned build ings in the episcopal city such as the Old Orphanage by adding a contemporary extension, or gave a new lease of life to historic buildings such as the Ulmer Hof by means of functional additions. In the case of Hirschberg Palace he boldly placed a modern wing in front of the south faade. Josef Wiedemann (1910-2001) was an outstanding architect of the reconstruction of Munich. The interpretative reconstruction of the badly damaged Glyptothek on Knigsplatz is regarded as one of his masterpieces.

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Wolfgang Jean Stock is a coeditor for the magazine Architektur Aktuell, and his work has been published in Bauwelt, the Frankfurter Allegemeine Zeitung, the Sddeutsche Zeitung, and others. Klaus Kinold is a German architectural photographer and founder of the journal KS Neues. He is also the editor of the third publication of the series Carlo Scarpa. La Tomba Brion San Vito D'Altivole also published by Hirmer publishers.