gourdin & müller: totalitarian architecture exhibit

‘totalitarian – urban planning and architecture under national socialism’ by gourdin & müller

in gourdin & müller’s latest project ‘totalitarian – urban planning and architecture under national socialism’, the german studio provides insight into the planning and construction history of the city of leipzig from 1933 until 1945. exhibited at at the stadtgeschichtliches museum of leipzig, the demonstration organizes the key construction projects into three chronological sections: stabilisation of authority from 1933 to 1936, demonstration of power from 1936 to 1940 and wartime reality from 1940 to 1945. throughout the building’s rectangular pillars, advertising material is strategically showcased and textile flags are suspended from the ceiling to contrast the red, black and bronze colors of that era. by highlighting the central role of propaganda and mass rallies as a means of exercising the authority of national socialism, the space visually communicates information from totalitarian ideologies.

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