1787. Die Stahlkirche, Pressa Köln 1928

Dear Jan,

Die Stahlkirche or Steel church was designed by Modernist German architect Otto Bartning on the occasion of the International Press Exhibition held in Cologne between May and October 1928. This church served both as an exhibition pavilion for the Evangelical Church and as a remarkable architectural statement
standing in opposition to the old Cologne Cathedral.

Cheers,
R

777. Auferstchungskirche Essen-Altstadt

Dear Lisa,

The protestant Church of the Resurrection was built in
Essen in the early years of the Great Depression. The
architect Otto Bartning designed a simple central structure
on a circular ground plan, and used steel, concrete, and
brick as construction materials. The unusual shape of this
influential church not only responds to budget restrictions
but to the architect's willingness of making the building
reflects its main function: a community grouped around
the preacher.

Warm regards,
R