High-Tech Heritage: (Im)permanence of Innovative Architecture

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High-Tech Heritage

(Im)permanence of Innovative Architecture

Edited by: Matthias Brenner , Silke Langenberg , Kirsten Angermann and Hans-Rudolf Meier

Language: English

Published/Copyright: 2025

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High-tech Architecture - Preserving the Heritage of Innovative Construction

The high-tech architecture of the 1970s–1990s is typically characterized by the use and exhibition of advanced technologies. In terms of appearance, these buildings often have innovative façades, supporting structures accentuated in color, and expressively displayed technology systems. Unfortunately, however, the rapid obsolescence of technology has often led to the complete replacement of the very systems that defined the architectural form. In 2023, an international conference at ETH Zurich in collaboration with Bauhaus-Universität Weimar explored the question of how best to deal with the structural legacy of technologically innovative architecture. This book summarizes the results 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
Also available as a set with the congress volume Denkmal Postmoderne 978-3-0356-2783-1

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Matthias Brenner, Silke Langenberg, ETH Zurich

Kirsten Angermann, Hans-Rudolf Meier, Bauhaus-Universität Weimar

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Frontmatter Publicly Available Download PDF	1
Table of Contents Publicly Available Download PDF	7
(Im)Permanence of Innovation Silke Langenberg and Hans-Rudolf Meier Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	9
High-Tech Heritage: (Im)Permanence of Innovation Matthias Brenner Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	11
Patty Hopkins in Conversation with Silke Langenberg and Matthias Brenner Matthias Brenner and Silke Langenberg Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	21
HISTORY OF HIGH-TECH IN ARCHITECTURE AND DESIGN
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High-Tech in the Context of Czech Late Socialism? Petr Vorlík Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	33
Around the Structures Juliana Kei Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	43
Eco-Pomo between High-Tech and Low-Tech: Three Experimental Houses Véronique Patteeuw and Léa-Catherine Szacka Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	49
Collecting High-Tech: Notes on the Theo Hotz Bequest at the gta Archives Irina Davidovici Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	59
Tom Emerson in Conversation with Silke Langenberg Silke Langenberg Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	67
THEORETICAL AND PRACTICAL CHALLENGES OF HIGH-TECH HERITAGE
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Heritage and Cutting-Edge Technology: Learning from Buildings as Machines Ana Tostões Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	81
Innovation Ad Infinitum: Lloyd’s of London and the Cost of Flexibility Georgios Eftaxiopoulos Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	91
The University Hospital of the RWTH Aachen University: Structure and Dynamic Christian Raabe Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	95
Sports Architecture: High-Tech Urban Infrastructure between Identity, Enhancement, and Redevelopment Davide Allegri and Silvia Battaglia Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	105
High-Tech Roots: The London Zoo Aviary and Its Preservation Marcela Aragüez Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	109
Structural Sealant Glazing (SSG): History, Construction, and Conservation Challenges Uta Pottgiesser Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	117
Saving Reused Building Materials through Architectural Design: The Case of the Centre Pompidou Glass Catherine De Wolf Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	125
High-Tech Bavaria: Late Modern Architecture in the Rear-View Mirror Andreas Putz Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	133
High-Tech Additions: Italian Research in Preserving and Reusing Built Heritage Sara Di Resta and Verdiana Peron Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	143
Surface and Flesh: Facade as a Conservation Tool Thomas Pearson Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	149
Sacha Menz in Conversation with Silke Langenberg Silke Langenberg Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	157
INVENTORY AND MEDIATION
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The Unbearable Outdatedness of Registers Bernhard Furrer Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	169
Specifics of Buildings Featuring Machinism and High-Tech Aesthetics in Bohemia: Case Study of Harrachov Ski Jumps and Their Possible Reuse Lenka Popelová and Tomáš Ploc Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	181
Baukultur 1975–2000: Giving a Voice to Younger Architectural Monuments Regula Steinmann Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	191
Virág Csaba and Hungary’s Disappearing Plasticist High-Tech Architecture Dániel Kovács Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	195
CASE STUDIES AND CURRENT RESEARCH
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The [High-Tech] Plumber of Architecture: John Winter through the Nancy Seear Building María Álvarez García Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	209
The Máj Department Store in Prague as Heritage: The Impermanence of Conservation? Klára Ullmannová Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	217
Takis Zenetos and High-Tech Architecture: Electronic Urbanism vis-à-vis Autonomous Ecological Living Units Marianna Charitonidou Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	223
POSTERS
School Building in Uttwil (CH): Heritage Value Investigation Based on Architectural Detail Elischa Bischof Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	232
High-Tech in Reverse Clément Estreicher Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	234
The Unitobler Bern: Energy Potential of the Existing Fabric Inès Rausis and Silvie Frei Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	236
Shifting Paradigms and High-Tech: Revisiting the University of Salford Centenary Building with Sustainability in Mind Maria Yioutani-Iacovides, Athena Moustaka and Peter Walker Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	238
Reverse Engineering of Planar Sheet Metal Facade of the Briefzentrum Mülligen Hannes Lukesch Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	240
Heterotopias of High-Tech Architectural Heritage: Three Conceptual Scaffoldings Xiang Ren Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	243
School at Kinkplatz: Contemporary Monument Preservation for High-Tech Architecture Sophie Stockhammer Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	244
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eBook published on:

November 28, 2024

eBook ISBN:

9783035629620

Paperback published on:

December 16, 2024

Paperback ISBN:

9783035629606

Edition:

2nd edition

Pages and Images/Illustrations in book

Main content:

256

Coloured Illustrations:

120

https://doi.org/10.1515/9783035629620

eBook ISBN: 9783035629620

Paperback ISBN: 9783035629606

Keywords for this book

preservation; maintenance; conversion; building culture; postmodern architecture; high-tech architecture; postmodernism; cultural heritage; architectural monument; historical monument; monument preservation; Silke Langenberg; Hans-Rudolf Meier; Kirsten Angermann; Matthias Brenner

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Architects, monument conservator, students

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