TRUE TO SCALE. The History of C&A Stores in Model and Image
Opening on July 2, 2025, Architekturgalerie München
The exhibition TRUE TO SCALE, which was first shown at the Draiflessen Collection from May 15 to October 20, 2024, will now be on display at the Architekturgalerie München from July 2 to August 2, 2025.
Architekturgalerie München im Bunker
Blumenstraße 22
80331 Munich
mail@architekturgalerie-muenchen.de
www.architekturgalerie-muenchen.de
Opening hours: Wednesday to Saturday, 3:00 to 7:00 p.m.
The exhibition TRUE TO SCALE showcases over one hundred architectural models from the Draiflessen Collection. It examines the C&A department stores in Berlin, Hamburg, Essen, Celle, and Frankfurt am Main in more detail. Historical photographs of the first C&A stores, built before World War II, introduce the history.
These are juxtaposed with the model of the mixed-use complex Alea 101. Designed in 2009 by the architectural firm Sauerbruch Hutton, it was built on the site of the former C&A flagship store on Königstraße in Berlin. Most of the other models date from the 1970s to the 1990s and were designed by Ric Stiens. In an interview, Stiens talks about the history of the buildings, making it particularly tangible.
Other highlights include pictures commissioned for the exhibition and book by renowned architectural photographer Hans Georg Esch, who also shares his perspective. Thomas Höxtermann, managing director of Nattler Architekten, discusses the importance of models in the design process.
Architekturgalerie München im Bunker
Blumenstraße 22
80331 Munich
mail@architekturgalerie-muenchen.de
www.architekturgalerie-muenchen.de
Opening hours: Wednesday to Saturday, 3:00 to 7:00 p.m.
The exhibition TRUE TO SCALE showcases over one hundred architectural models from the Draiflessen Collection. It examines the C&A department stores in Berlin, Hamburg, Essen, Celle, and Frankfurt am Main in more detail. Historical photographs of the first C&A stores, built before World War II, introduce the history.
These are juxtaposed with the model of the mixed-use complex Alea 101. Designed in 2009 by the architectural firm Sauerbruch Hutton, it was built on the site of the former C&A flagship store on Königstraße in Berlin. Most of the other models date from the 1970s to the 1990s and were designed by Ric Stiens. In an interview, Stiens talks about the history of the buildings, making it particularly tangible.
Other highlights include pictures commissioned for the exhibition and book by renowned architectural photographer Hans Georg Esch, who also shares his perspective. Thomas Höxtermann, managing director of Nattler Architekten, discusses the importance of models in the design process.
Architekturmodell C&A Hamburg, Mönckebergstraße, um 1970
| © Draiflessen Collection, Foto/photo: HGEsch