Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year

Dessau-Roßlau
During the second annual meeting of the SPP 2255 in Dessau-Roßlau, the participants also visited on October 13, 2022 various historical constructions in the Dessau-Mitte industrial park in the course of a field trip prepared by Axel Schuhmann (Anhalt University of Applied Sciences). One of its preserved halls made a particular impression on the participants, yet there was hardly any information available about it – for example on the construction period or the planners responsible.

Subsequent research led to a surprising discovery: the building is a supposedly lost work by the architect and designer Peter Behrens (1868-1940), an exceptionally important figure for the development of modern architecture.

Berlin-Tempelhof
The former Berlin-Tempelhof Airport is one of the largest listed building complexes in Germany. Built between 1936 and 1941, the facility mirrors several phases of German history in a unique way. The huge building complex is also of particular importance in terms of construction history; back in 2011, it was already honored by the Federal Chamber of Engineers as a “Historical Landmark of the Art of Engineering”.

Cottbus
How good it was to finally be able to exchange ideas in person again! Communication in the second year of our DFG Priority Program was characterized by a wide range of encounters, from common ground and cluster workshops to think tanks and annual meetings.

Thank you for your powerful commitment!

The Cottbus Head Office wishes all contributors, supporters and friends of SPP 2255 health, happiness, joy and success in their work in 2023!

Cottbus
The first year of the DFG Priority Program 2255 Cultural Heritage Construction presented us with major challenges – but together we got off to a flying start. The coordination team would like to thank all contributors, partners and friends for their great commitment and diverse support!

We wish you all a Merry Christmas and good luck, health and many new successes for 2022.

Cottbus
The hangars built in 1933/34 on the former Cottbus-Nord airfield form a unique ensemble of extraordinary buildings of their time in Germany. With the help of Roland May, Thomas Klatt reported in the Lausitzer Rundschau and Märkische Oderzeitung newspapers on August 9 and 10, 2024 about this unique building heritage, which has already been the focus of several SPP 2255 events.

Zurich
Bereits in der ersten Förderphase (2021 – 2023) hatte sich eine enge Zusammenarbeit zwischen den Teilprojekten A1 und A2 des „Eisenbahnclusters“ im SPP 2255 sowie der Fachstelle Denkmalpflege der Schweizerischen Bundesbahn (SBB) etabliert. Auf Initiative der Schweizer Kolleg*innen kam nun erstmals an der ETH Zürich eine gemeinsame neue Arbeitsgruppe zusammen. Sie hat sich die Entwicklung eines Positionspapiers als Grundlage für eine künftige ICOMOS-Charta zur Eisenbahndenkmalpflege zum Ziel gesetzt.