Autorentext
Frank R. Werner was professor of history and theory of architecture at the Staatliche Akademie der Bildenden Künste Stuttgart from 1990 to 1993, since 1993 he has been director of the Institut für Architekturgeschichte und Architekturtheorie at the Bergische Universität in Wuppertal. He studied painting, architecture and architectural history in Mainz, Hanover and Stuttgart. After voluntary work with Pan Walther, Christian Richters studied communication design at the Fokwangschule in Essen. He is one of the most sought-after architectural photographers in Europe today. His photographs are to be found in publications like The Architectural Review, Architecture, Bauwelt, Domus, El Croquis, L"Architecture Aujourd'hui and Zodiac.

Klappentext
The concept for the new quater in Magdeburg reinterprets the existing context of the highly sensitive catherdral square.