Made in Germany
Architecture + Religion

Exhibition
20 - 29.07.2007
9.00 a.m. - 6.30 p.m.
(Monday - Sunday)
Max Mueller Bhavan
All are welcome!
With “Made in Germany – Architecture + Religion” the Goethe-Institut in Bangalore presents the second in a series of thematic exhibitions, dealing with contemporary Germany architecture. This instalment continues our engagement with current themes, and showcases nine of Germany’s most recent sacred buildings. Research has shown that innovative architectural developments in Germany in recent years have manifested themselves most particularly in the realm of Christian church building.

Germany has always possessed a rich heritage of sacred buildings from all historical epochs. The destruction of numerous cities during World War II was followed by a phase of reconstruction in church architecture after 1945. Beginning in the ‘50s, a mood of new departures in sacred building manifested itself with growing force. Qualities of space and light, traditionally associated with church building, persisted as valid fundamental elements. Yet during the decades leading up to the ‘90s, the architectonic concerns of designers experienced an evolution. Increasingly, they attempted to create conceptually unprecedented devotional spaces unburdened by pre-existing models drawn from the extensive and multifaceted history of sacred building. Structures that would – beyond serving liturgical functions – serve as emblems of openness toward the outside world and of the security found within the church.