Books in the gmp FOCUS series

Building an historic city museum in the capital city of a country that is experiencing vehement political and economic turmoil was a challenge for all those involved. The responsible architects present the project in this volume.

The Grand Theater Qingdao lies in the Laoshan district of the harbour city at a newly created park that stretches from the sea to the foot of the Laoshan mountains. This publication shows the significance of this 'stage of urban life' in the historical context of China's opera and concert houses.

The Berlin State Ballet School is unique in Germany, because it combines a general school education with professional training. In this volume, the responsible architects present the building through texts and images, supplemented by a commentary by the architecture journalist Falk Jaeger.

Volume dedicated to the Kulturpalast Dresden, created within the facade of the old building.

The conversion and extension of the National Museum of China forms a link between the former Chinese History Museum and the Chinese Revolutionary Museum. This publication presents German-Chinese co-operation on the largest museum in the world, with extensive details about its history.

In this volume, the architects responsible present the design by means of texts, images, and plans, and there is an essay by the architecture journalist Dirk Meyhoefer in which he discusses the Grand Theater.

Volume dedicated to the new multifunctional space built into the existing facade.

In this volume of the gmp focus series, the architects illuminate their design and grant an insight into the challenges of the building task. In addition, architectural critic Jurgen Tietz examines in an essay why museums like the Kunsthalle Mannheim are still needed today.