The World´s Leading Trade Fair for Architecture, Materials, Systems presents Munich´s second "Long Night of Architecture".
Foto: The World´s Leading Trade Fair for Architecture, Materials, Systems presents Munich´s second "Long Night of Architecture".
Munich´s architecture aglow at BAUFollowing on from the resounding success of the first "Long Night of Architecture" (LNDA) two years ago, BAU 2013 will be staging a second edition. On Friday, January 18, 2013, around 40 buildings in and around Munich will be opening their doors and inviting the public in to take a closer look.
The idea of forming a link between BAU and the local population with an interest in buildings, via the Long Night of Architecture, was first implemented at BAU 2011, where it met with a tremendous response. Around 14,000 people – ordinary citizens of Munich and the surrounding region, as well as BAU exhibitors and visitors – seized this chance, on a wintry evening, of exploring buildings of architectural interest that are normally closed to the general public.
40 buildings, eleven routes
As in 2011, the plan is for shuttle buses to operate between the individual buildings between 18:30 and midnight, on January 18, 2013. The buses are free to hop on and off any time. One new feature this year is that people can choose between eleven different routes, thus picking out those buildings which interest them most. Buses run every 15 minutes between the different stops. One of the main starting points is Odeonsplatz, from where six of the tours begin. Inside the buses architecture students will be giving information about the buildings coming up next on the tour. Inside the buildings themselves, in many cases lectures or guided tours are on offer, where people can find out more about the background to the building and its special architectural features.
From the ADAC HQ to the Herz Jesu Church
Outstanding buildings such as BMW Welt and the Allianz Arena, both of them stations on the route in 2011, will again feature on the program for 2013. Among the new buildings that were recently opened and therefore new to the LNDA list, are the ADAC headquarters in Hansastrasse and the FOAG building in Messestadt West, plus also the bulthaup building on Prinzregentenplatz. The various tastes and interests of the "architourists" on the LNDA are bound to be met by these and the other architectural delights on the tours, which include for example the BobBeaman Music Club, Munich´s University of Television and Film, the smarthouse, a waterworks management station in the east of the city and the Herz Jesu Church.
Guided tours for BAU participants
As well as the tours open to the general public, there will also be guided tours for BAU exhibitors and visitors. These tours, each with a fixed program, will start at the exhibition center. Advance booking is required. Special group arrangements, with guides or explanations in foreign languages, are also possible.
The "Long Night of Architecture" is being organized by Messe München GmbH, BAU 2013 and the Poing Building Center in cooperation with the City of Munich (town planning and building regulations dept.), the Bavarian government (Supreme Building Authority of the Bavarian State Ministry of the Interior), the Bayerische Architektenkammer and the Bund Deutscher Innenarchitekten. The patron of the event is Christian Ude, the Mayor of Munich.
The Long Night of Architecture is supported by:
Dorma, Saint-Gobain and Velux.
Further information, including route suggestions and a description of the individual buildings, is available at: www.lange-nacht-der-architektur.de
About BAU 2013
BAU 2013, the World's Leading Trade Fair for Architecture, Materials, Systems, takes place from January 14 to 19, 2013 at Messe München exhibition center. Once again the event is expected to attract around 2,000 exhibitors from more than 40 countries and approximately 240,000 visitors from all over the world. On show at BAU on 180,000 square meters of exhibition space will be architectural solutions, materials and systems for commercial and residential construction and for interior fit-out, for both new-build and renovation and modernization purposes. Every two years this event brings together market leaders from the sector to participate in a unique international display of competence spanning all the construction trades. BAU is also the world´s largest trade fair for architects and construction engineers, attracting around 50,000 design professionals. The exhibits at the fair are organized according to building material and also product and theme areas. Key topics for the future of the industry, such as sustainability and building for life, play an important role in all sections of the exhibition. The many attractive events in the supporting program, including high-caliber forums with experts from all over the world, round off this industry showcase.