At the end of July 2020 a competition entry was submitted for the railway hub in Magdeburg. The bridge supports on an underpass that sees heavy traffic from pedestrians and public transport are to be enhanced by a series of four designs on the walls, a surface consisting of two walls with a width of about 50 metres and two walls that are about 30 metres wide. The proposal consists of four murals based on a Magdeburg module, in which the heraldic colours of Magdeburg, green and red, are artistically unfolded.
double point of the
Magdeburg module
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Magdeburg module
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of Magdeburg
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the city of
Magdeburg
as a place
of experiences
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the city of
Magdeburg
as a place
of experiences
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the city of
Magdeburg
as a place
of experiences
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the city of
Magdeburg
as a place
of orientation
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the city of
Magdeburg
as a place
of orientation
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the city of
Magdeburg
as a place
of orientation
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the city of
Magdeburg
as a place
of traffic
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the city of
Magdeburg
as a place
of traffic
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the city of
Magdeburg
as a place
of traffic
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the city of
Magdeburg
as a place
of culture
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the city of
Magdeburg
as a place
of culture
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the city of
Magdeburg
as a place
of culture
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The idea of the proposal:
Three image phenomena specific to Magdeburg are blended to form a simple symbol:
> M, the initial letter with its symmetry
> The gate with double towers from the city coat of arms
> The cathedral towers, the emblem of the city
This results in a module, the core element for a series of murals.
In this way Magdeburg is present everywhere across the entire surface of the image.
The four murals differ in their themes:
The city of Magdeburg
> a place of experiences,
> a place of orientation,
> a place of traffic,
> a place of culture.
Formal execution:
Chromatic structures that vary from mural to mural
(according to the four themes)
are formed from the Magdeburg module .
The colour concept consists of an opulent orchestration
of the Magdeburg colour red and green (city coat of arms).
Green dominates the murals on the north side.
Red dominates the murals on the south side.
Within the murals, a colour narrative appears,
moving from the colder to the warmer shades of colour.