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Heinrich Klotz in conversation with Nikolaus Kuhnert and Angelika Schnell

ARCH+: A return to the "normal and conventional city" is being called for in current projects in Berlin, at the same time corresponding with a rediscovery of a specific "Berlin architecture" that historically Stands out due to its purism, simplicity and clarity. What do you think about this development?

Klotz: There are rwo reasons why the demand for a "simple" architecture doesn't make much sense. First of all, normality and Convention can be taken for granted. Everybody realizes their necessity and doesn't have to call for them...