Günter Behnisch: Democratic and humane architecture: plenary complex of the German Bundestag, Bonn/ Germany

This study aims to discuss Günter Behnisch democratic and humane architecture, its basic conceptions and spatial reflections within practical references by focusing on Plenary Complex of the German Bundestag, Bonn in Germany. As one of the most impressive work of Günter Behnisch, Plenary Complex of the German Bundestag in Bonn reflects his democratic and humane architecture where these dimensions can be read openly. The study portrays specific forms of Günter Behnisch democratic and humane architecture with their interactions that are generated, evaluated and transformed into design forms. These actions examined and exhibited by particular practical references via respective observations and interpretations. The objective here is to uncover new connections and new potentials inquiring through theory construction and a connection to practice. This study aims to expose a new discussion on democratic and humane architecture and also proposes a novel way of discoursing the architectural theory and its reflection on practice. The research is structured by respective field research and archive studies on Günter Behnisch architecture.

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Opracowanie rekordu w ramach umowy 509/P-DUN/2018 ze środków MNiSW przeznaczonych na działalność upowszechniającą naukę (2018).