Construction sin
An (aesthetically) unsuccessful building project is described as a building sin .
The term structural sin (to sin , failure ) is an undifferentiated expression of architectural criticism and the assessment of the urban planning classification of a building or its construction . The term is also used as a political catchphrase to criticize politically undesirable building projects. It achieved its first popularity at the beginning of the 20th century with the New Building , which was described by conservative critics as a “building sin” in the sense of a “sin against the German people”.
The term can be narrowed down to three topics:
- aesthetic assessment of a building or individual assemblies, the result is displeasing (buildings that do not fit into the site or landscape; materials that are perceived as cheap or ugly; misplaced style or lack of stylistic confidence; abnormal dimensions, etc.)
- Functional assessment of planning, building or components (design and construction errors of all kinds with uselessness, structural damage or a lack of operational safety as a result, public and transport structures with insufficient use, buildings without amortization , building unfinished , negative impact on living and social life, contradictions to economic efficiency or environmental protection in questions of financial construction volume, energy and nature conservation, etc.)
- the construction goes hand in hand with the destruction of previously existing values (demolition of historical building stock, building of open spaces, obstructed view of representative buildings or attractive landscape sections, destruction of undeveloped natural areas, etc.)
Typical building sins today are, for example, large hydropower plants with an enormous impact on entire regions, large urban housing estates from the 1960s and 1970s with a tendency towards ghettoization , excessive tourist development in mountain areas (lifts, hotel complexes) and on coasts worldwide, the destruction of historic city centers and the abandonment of historic buildings , oversized road structures, but also certain overpasses and underpasses, especially in urban areas. From a technical point of view, inadequate thermal insulation and the installation of unnoticed thermal bridges , humidity and indoor climate problems , insufficient load-bearing capacity due to incorrect construction or building materials are also seen as "building sins".
literature
- Turit Fröbe: The Art of Building Sin . Quadriga, Berlin 2013, ISBN 978-3-86995-053-2
- Sarah Retsch: The construction sin. Career of a term . (Disco; 14). a42.org / Academy of Fine Arts Nuremberg, Nuremberg 2009, ISBN 978-3-940092-03-8
- Manfred E. Schuchmann: Architectural sins in Hessen: 25 on-site visits from A for Alsfeld to W for Wiesbaden . Jonas, Marburg 2009, ISBN 978-3-89445-424-1
Web links
- Article on the subject of modern building sins
- Text and photo gallery on German building sins of the modern age
Individual evidence
- ↑ Sarah Retsch: Die Bausünde - career of a term (PDF; 858 kB) Academy of Fine Arts Nuremberg . Retrieved August 28, 2010.