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Nussbaumer: As we said, the façade becomes a means
of communication, the carrier of the medium as such.
Moser: In the final analysis, we produce
completely simple buildings. When you've dealt with architecture
for 30 or 40 years and it is always the relatively simple
buildings that catch your eye, then you also work with these
forms. Actually, I am only fascinated by simple typologies
as a consequence of precisely defined sequences of space.
From the simple factory and the simple house to the simple
Romanic church. But today one often speaks of products, the
building is a product and architecture is mere product design.
But is that enough? The design comes "from outside"
and then inside everything is so dreadfully normal - that
makes me very skeptical. We have chosen a different path and
concentrate more on the interior of the building, while leaving
the exterior in its simplicity.
Holl: This abundance of information,
of images which the observer receives - combined with the
simple form - indeed complement each other. Does this correspond
to the zeitgeist?
Moser: The juxtaposition of a wealth
of images and simple shapes goes far beyond the spirit of
the time. These poles are old, very old; yet still they can
be reinterpreted again and again. We create modern architecture,
the Second Modern Age if you will,
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