https://www.architecturalrecord.com/rss/1676-bernhard-denkinger en-us Once vilified for pollution and noise, the mines and factories of the Ruhr district (Ruhrgebiet), Germany’s former coal and steel belt, have become proud symbols of the region’s industrial past. 

]]> werdendes-ruhrgebiet-bernhard-denkinger.asp Wed, 16 Sep 2015 00:00:00 -0400 https://www.architecturalrecord.com/articles/8307-werdendes-ruhrgebiet Werdendes Ruhrgebiet For a recent exhibition, Bernhard Denkinger designed a 'lattice of light' with perforated platforms underlit by LEDs.   Photo © Deimel and Wittmar Werdendes Ruhrgebiet OMA with B'll and Krabel converted the old coal-washing plant into a museum in 2006, adding a new escalator that takes visitors to the entry, 80 feet above the ground.   Photo © Deimel and Wittmar Werdendes Ruhrgebiet Halogen luminaires, favored for their warm tone, light most artifacts, while LEDs in recessed vitrines are used for objects that require more light.   Photo © Deimel and Wittmar Werdendes Ruhrgebiet A central arrangement of vitrines displays manuscripts.   Photo © Deimel and Wittmar Werdendes Ruhrgebiet Powder-coated chain-link curtains'recalling both medieval armor and 20th-century industrial production'separate some thematic sections.   Photo © Deimel and Wittmar Werdendes Ruhrgebiet When entering the room visitors were greeted by a wide ramp on which illustrations of three main themes are projected.   Image courtesy Bernhard Denkinger Werdendes Ruhrgebiet Early medieval objects on the left side of the gallery were presented on elongated parallel plinths. Paths at right angles led to the gallery's center.   Image courtesy Bernhard Denkinger Werdendes Ruhrgebiet Entrance to the Essen Abbey section   Image courtesy Bernhard Denkinger Werdendes Ruhrgebiet Entrance to the Werden Abbey section   Image courtesy Bernhard Denkinger Werdendes Ruhrgebiet An 'Interpretation' section presented more recent paintings and sculptures that depicted the history on display.   Image courtesy Bernhard Denkinger Werdendes Ruhrgebiet The exhibit was presented at the Ruhr Museum, part of an inactive coal mine'now a UNESCO World Heritage site'adapted by Rem Koolhaas and his firm OMA to house a cultural center. An escalator transports visitors to the entrance, 80 feet above ground, where they then move downward through the plant, following the path coal once travelled.   Image courtesy OMA Werdendes Ruhrgebiet The exhibit was presented at the Ruhr Museum, part of an inactive coal mine'now a UNESCO World Heritage site'adapted by Rem Koolhaas and his firm OMA to house a cultural center. An escalator transports visitors to the entrance, 80 feet above ground, where they then move downward through the plant, following the path coal once travelled.   Image courtesy OMA Werdendes Ruhrgebiet The exhibit was presented at the Ruhr Museum, part of an inactive coal mine'now a UNESCO World Heritage site'adapted by Rem Koolhaas and his firm OMA to house a cultural center. An escalator transports visitors to the entrance, 80 feet above ground, where they then move downward through the plant, following the path coal once travelled.   Image courtesy OMA Werdendes Ruhrgebiet Image courtesy Bernhard Denkinger