Nach Nutzung / Re-Use Kraftwerk Elbe In Vockerode / Power Plant Elbe

The gigantic Elbe Vockerode power plant, built during Germany's tumultuous and tragic 1930s, has been closed since 1994. The most recent Hans Heinrich Muller Prize solicited ideas for its revitalization from up-and-coming architects, urban planners and preservationists at ten top schools. The gigantic Elbe Vockerode power plant, built in the garden kingdom of Dessau-Worlitz during Germany's tumultuous and tragic 1930s, has now been closed since 1994, but its four colossal smokestacks remain--next to the Magdeburg cathedral--the biggest landmark travelers encounter in the State of Saxony-Anhalt. The power plant was first used as a cultural space in connection with Expo 2000, when more than 120,000 visitors came to exhibits and events there. Since then, interest in the plant's re-use has only increased. The most recent Hans Heinrich Muller Prize for up-and-coming architects, urban planners and preservationists solicited ideas from ten top schools. Their innovative ideas underline the vast space's potential and show how it could be developed into a center with a wide sphere of influence.Grube, Hans Achim is the author of 'Nach Nutzung / Re-Use Kraftwerk Elbe In Vockerode / Power Plant Elbe', published 2007 under ISBN 9783939633006 and ISBN 3939633003.