The Modern Catholic Architecture of Post-war Germany: Rudolf Schwarz, Dominikus Böhm and other German architects
Germany was one of the countries that suffered the most from the destruction of wars, especially the Second World War, which devastated the country. Among the buildings for public use were churches. It was necessary to rebuild them as these buildings had a specific objective for that post-war era, t...
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| description | Germany was one of the countries that suffered the most from the destruction of wars, especially the Second World War, which devastated the country. Among the buildings for public use were churches. It was necessary to rebuild them as these buildings had a specific objective for that post-war era, to provide social and pastoral assistance to communities so suffering from the destruction. As a result, there was a large reconstruction movement mainly in the Rhineland region, led by architects Rudolf Schwarz and Dominikus Böhm, great names in German Catholic architecture. Schwarz and Böhm began their journeys in Catholic buildings during the "between wars" period, already involving the Liturgical Movement and the Modern Movement, in the first churches considered modern in Germany. They improved its development after the Second World War, influencing other architects. This article aims to provide a brief presentation of the development of German Catholic architecture, mainly in the post-Second World War, through a bibliographical review. It presents an architecture that was massively developed in a short period of time, improving the skills of architects and disseminating this architecture not only throughout the country but around the world. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-8fafbfd21c7c4dd9890e5235455baefa2025-08-20T02:46:58ZengUniversity of BolognaHistories of Postwar Architecture2611-00752024-12-011317019210.6092/issn.2611-0075/1848416843The Modern Catholic Architecture of Post-war Germany: Rudolf Schwarz, Dominikus Böhm and other German architectsAna Paula Borghi de Avelar0Michel Toussaint Alves Pereira1Faculty of Architecture, University of LisbonFaculty of Architecture, University of LisbonGermany was one of the countries that suffered the most from the destruction of wars, especially the Second World War, which devastated the country. Among the buildings for public use were churches. It was necessary to rebuild them as these buildings had a specific objective for that post-war era, to provide social and pastoral assistance to communities so suffering from the destruction. As a result, there was a large reconstruction movement mainly in the Rhineland region, led by architects Rudolf Schwarz and Dominikus Böhm, great names in German Catholic architecture. Schwarz and Böhm began their journeys in Catholic buildings during the "between wars" period, already involving the Liturgical Movement and the Modern Movement, in the first churches considered modern in Germany. They improved its development after the Second World War, influencing other architects. This article aims to provide a brief presentation of the development of German Catholic architecture, mainly in the post-Second World War, through a bibliographical review. It presents an architecture that was massively developed in a short period of time, improving the skills of architects and disseminating this architecture not only throughout the country but around the world.https://hpa.unibo.it/article/view/18484modern german churchesgermanyrudolf schwarzdominikus böhmarchitecture and liturgy |
| spellingShingle | Ana Paula Borghi de Avelar Michel Toussaint Alves Pereira The Modern Catholic Architecture of Post-war Germany: Rudolf Schwarz, Dominikus Böhm and other German architects Histories of Postwar Architecture modern german churches germany rudolf schwarz dominikus böhm architecture and liturgy |
| title | The Modern Catholic Architecture of Post-war Germany: Rudolf Schwarz, Dominikus Böhm and other German architects |
| title_full | The Modern Catholic Architecture of Post-war Germany: Rudolf Schwarz, Dominikus Böhm and other German architects |
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