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Blaibach

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Languages: German, English
Published/Copyright: 2019
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A concert hall in the Bavarian Forest
As a result of structural changes in the Upper Palatinate, houses in Blaibach were abandoned, and schools, shops and restaurants closed. To revitalise the village centre, architect Peter Haimerl developed the design and implementation of a concert hall and civic centre with the support of baritone singer Thomas Bauer, a Blaibach native, and a group of engaged locals and sponsors and the urban development programme. While the shape of the new building suggests an ancient boulder, the excellent acoustics within has transformed the concert hall into a cultural magnet for music lovers near and far. An adjacent dilapidated building was redeveloped as a civic centre for Blaibach citizens after undergoing extensive renovations and expansion.
The new centre of Blaibach is documented with photos, designs and descriptive texts. In addition, the surroundings have been newly staged by the artist duo Edward Beierle and Jutta Görlich through their suggestive prints, with forgotten areas brought into focus and a new field between past and present opened up – the same as fashioned by the new architecture.
• First architectural and art book about the Blaibach Concert Hall
• Revitalisation of a village in the Bavarian Forest

Author / Editor information

Sandra Hofmeister
editor-in-chief at DETAIL
Peter Haimerl
architect
Edward Beierle, Jutta Görlich
artists

Publishing information
Pages and Images/Illustrations in book
eBook published on:
July 8, 2019
eBook ISBN:
9783955534752
Hardcover published on:
July 8, 2019
Hardcover ISBN:
9783955534745
Pages and Images/Illustrations in book
Main content:
96
Other:
ca. 80 Fotos und Pläne
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