A “declaration of love”: The Paracelsusbad in Salzburg was awarded the aluminum architecture prize
132 tons of ceramic slats, 75 tons of scale glazing and 133 aluminum windows adorn the facade. The Bischofshofner metal construction company Saller was also honored.
It fits into the surrounding topography of the city mountains and into the image of Salzburg’s old town – without ingratifying itself and without taking itself back. “It stands there self-confidently, is stacked in itself as a landscape and provides added value for the city,” said Ida Pirstinger, spokeswoman for IG Architektur. In addition, as a public bath, it also fulfills a social and health-political function. She was part of the jury of the Aluminum Architecture Prize 2020, which due to the pandemic has only now been awarded to the Berger and Parkkinen architects …
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