@inbook{12740,
  abstract     = {{The high-tech architecture of the 1970s–1990s is typically characterized by the use and exhibition of advanced technologies. In terms of appearance, these buildings often have innovative façades, supporting structures accentuated in color, and expressively displayed technology systems. Unfortunately, however, the rapid obsolescence of technology has often led to the complete replacement of the very systems that defined the architectural form. In 2023, an international conference at ETH Zurich in collaboration with Bauhaus-Universität Weimar explored the question of how best to deal with the structural legacy of technologically innovative architecture. This book summarizes the results and provides an overview of the current state of research.

Current state of research on high-tech architecture and its conservation
Overview of the opportunities and challenges of high-tech buildings
New findings on the topic of building within existing structures
Also available as a set with the congress volume Denkmal Postmoderne 978-3-0356-2783-1}},
  author       = {{Pottgiesser, Uta}},
  booktitle    = {{High-Tech Heritage : (Im)permanence of Innovative Architecture}},
  editor       = {{Brenner , Matthias  and Langenberg,  Silke  and Angermann ,  Kirsten  and Meier, Hans-Rudolf }},
  isbn         = {{978-3-0356-2784-8}},
  keywords     = {{preservation, maintenance, conversion, building culture, postmodern architecture, high-tech architecture, postmodernism, cultural heritage, architectural monument, historical monument, monument preservation}},
  location     = {{Zürich}},
  pages        = {{109--116}},
  publisher    = {{Birkhäuser}},
  title        = {{{Retracted: Structural Sealant Glazing (SSG): History, Construction, and Conservation Challenges}}},
  doi          = {{https://doi.org/10.1515/9783035627862-016}},
  year         = {{2024}},
}

@misc{12677,
  abstract     = {{After the two 2022-issues of the Docomomo Journal, number 66 on ‘Modern Plastic Heritage’ and number 67 on ‘Multiple Modernisms in Ukraine,’ this issue reveals another chapter of an often and diversely described theme of Modern Movement and a pressing subject worldwide: Housing.}},
  author       = {{Pottgiesser, Uta and Quist, Wido}},
  booktitle    = {{Journal / Docomomo International}},
  issn         = {{2773-1634}},
  keywords     = {{Mass Housing, preservation, Neighborhoods, MCMH-EU}},
  number       = {{68}},
  pages        = {{2--3}},
  publisher    = {{University of Technology}},
  title        = {{{Towards a Housing Preservation Culture}}},
  doi          = {{10.52200/docomomo.68.ed}},
  year         = {{2023}},
}

@misc{13372,
  abstract     = {{This bachelor thesis explores the adaptive reuse of the former Telekom high-rise at Kesselbrink in Bielefeld, a vacant modernist office tower awaiting new purpose. The project proposes a mixed-use transformation that reinterprets the building as a “city within the city,” inspired by Le Corbusier’s Unité d’Habitation in Marseille. The existing structure is strategically reduced to its essential load-bearing concrete frame and floor slabs, preserving the structural skeleton while enabling radical spatial reconfiguration.
Prefabricated timber modules are inserted and cantilevered between the reinforced-concrete columns, extending the usable floor area and introducing a warm, contemporary material contrast to the original façade. This intervention not only increases density and flexibility but also redefines the tower’s appearance, giving it a cosmopolitan and forward-looking architectural identity. The ground floor is conceived as an open and publicly accessible urban platform, activating the surrounding plaza and strengthening social interaction. Upper floors are redesigned as affordable and attractive living spaces for young residents, encouraging a diverse and vibrant community within the building.
A newly designed park-like rooftop landscape provides recreational space and panoramic views over the city, enhancing environmental quality and urban connectivity. By combining structural preservation, modular timber construction, public programming, and residential reuse, the proposal demonstrates how high-rise retrofitting can generate social, ecological, and economic value simultaneously. The project positions adaptive reuse as a viable strategy for sustainable urban regeneration and architectural longevity.}},
  author       = {{Konschake, Leon}},
  keywords     = {{Adaptive Reuse, Mixed-Use Development, High-Rise Transformation, City within the City, Modular Timber Construction, Prefabrication, Structural Preservation, Concrete Skeleton, Cantilevered Modules, Urban Regeneration, Public Ground Floor, Youth Housing, Rooftop Landscape, Sustainability, Social Impact, Ecological Design, Economic Viability, Cosmopolitan Architecture}},
  publisher    = {{Technische Hochschule Ostwestfalen-Lippe}},
  title        = {{{TreeTower}}},
  year         = {{2020}},
}