The quest for local identity

Projects

• Town Hall, Titus Taeschner, 1954-1958
• Congress Center, 1957-1958
Culture Center, Alvar Aalto, 1958-1962
Theater, Hans Scharoun, 1965-1973

Population

1955      44,000 inhabitants
1971      93,000 inhabitans

Initial cultural
development
Visual axis
theater ­ castle