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From the Mountains into the City
Christian Heuchel
14. October 2022
Podcast Episode 5 with Christian Heuchel and Johannes Georg Hofmann
Natural stone is one of the oldest and most sustainable building materials on Earth. Today, as people long for authenticity and nature, and environmentally friendly building is essential, natural stone makes a comeback.
How does this building material influence the identity of a city? What is its secret in terms of longevity and changeability? And what are its ecological and economic advantages? A conversation with Dipl.-Ing. Johannes Georg Hofmann, natural stone expert and managing director of HOFMANN NATURSTEIN.
Interactive map
Using selected building projects by O&O Baukunst, the topic is presented taking the city of Cologne as an example. For information on the projects, click here for the interactive map.
«Town Planning in Democratic Structures» is a project of O&O Baukunst Köln, C. FATH and World-Architects.