In search of a cultural identity the Dresden-based architect Peter Zirkel has produced
materially aware buildings dedicated to a poetic realism since 1995. Text in English and
German. In search of a cultural identity the Dresden-based architect Peter Zirkel has
produced materially aware buildings dedicated to a poetic realism since 1995. For example the
church in Canitz (2022) is built upon the ruins of its 13th-century predecessor using a
sophisticated wooden structure. The Museum Lützen 1632 (2024) exhibits a mass grave that was
excavated in 2011 representing a silent place of remembrance while also fulfilling the
demands of a modern place of knowledge and cultural education. Text in English and German.
