The alternative to the city is life in the countryside. Yet what constitutes attractive
locations and intact village structures? Which planning strategies and instruments help to keep
them alive instead of covering open spaces with sprawling single-family housing estates and
business parks? How can architecture contribute to creating or maintaining identity? In Bavaria
Katinka Temme and Daniel Reisch have discovered several good examples. They investigate the
possibilities of closing the gaps redensification replanning redesigning reuse - in short
the architectural means of strengthening regional identity. In addition to entertaining
theoretical discussions the book presents 20 good examples of architecture that show how an
actual rural perspective can succeed.
