Munich today – News from October 25th, 2022 – Munich
“Does Munich need skyscrapers?” – under this title we invited interesting guests for our series “SZ im Dialog” on Monday evening. The panel discussions, to which we, the management of the Munich, Region and Bavaria department, invite under this title, take place regularly in the building of the Süddeutscher Verlag. Most recently, it was about the new construction of the concert hall in the Werksviertel, which Prime Minister Markus Söder had put on hold with a call for a “pause for thought”. The debate was, well, pretty intense.
This time, with the high-rise discussion, the location could not have been chosen better. Because we, the editors of the Süddeutsche Zeitung, work in an office tower that was originally supposed to be 145 meters high – but then had to be redesigned. Some of you may still remember the 2004 referendum that former mayor Georg Kronawitter initiated. Almost 22 percent of Munich residents who were eligible to vote took part at the time, with a 50.8 percent majority in favor of the houses in Munich only being allowed to be 100 meters high. That is why the SZ tower now ends at exactly 99.95 meters. But don’t worry: on a clear day, even at this altitude, we still have a fantastic Alpine panorama at our feet.
In this truncated high-rise building, the podium is also full of excitement on Monday. It is about the questions of whether buildings that come close to heaven enrich the city silhouette and bring relief to the real estate market. Or whether they spoil perspectives. The dispute has flared up again over two 155 meter high towers that are to be built on the site of the former parcel post hall. Are social housing conceivable in high-rise buildings designed by star architects and built by private investors – or are these plans aimed exclusively at the luxury segment?
Investor Ralf Büschl and high-rise opponent Robert Brannekamper (SZ Plus) opposite the SZ podium for the first time. It got exciting. The same applies to the assessments and insights given by city planning officer Elisabeth Merk and architect Karin Schmid. My colleague René Hofmann and I moderated the discussion. And my colleague Sebastian Krass wrote down the most important points for you (SZ Plus).
THE DAY IN MUNICH
The File of the Nameless After a good two years, the public prosecutor’s office ended the abuse investigations in the Causa Piusheim. Three witnesses publicly reported shocking memories – but these hints are not enough (SZ Plus).
The police are overwhelmed Two years of investigations into allegations of sexual abuse in Piusheim ended without result. This shows how difficult it is to search for clues in such cases. A commentary by Korbinian Eisenberger.
Bonding for climate protection With a protest against the investment company Blackrock, environmental activists are launching a week of disturbance actions in Munich. Police specialists break up the event.
toys for giants From remote-controlled mini excavators and gigantic material handlers to simulated earth shoveling: Bauma is a great place to pass the time.
Nobody talks, nobody coughs Reinhard Mey will soon be 80. But he never shows it in the Munich Olympic Hall. And the audience hangs on every word, every punch line, every tone of the German singer-songwriter king.
Investigative committee to clarify trunk line disaster Immense increase in costs and years of delay: The opposition is demanding answers from Prime Minister Markus Söder as to how the S-Bahn plans could get so out of hand.
Munich wanted to set up a mercenary force for Yemen He was considered an expert on security policy in the Middle East: Former CSU member sentenced to probation after confession in Stuttgart-Stammheim.
Three villains in the wrong movie A trio from Berlin is said to have stolen cameras and accessories worth a good 2.3 million euros from German television stations. It is questionable whether all six of the accused acts can be proven before the district court.
“Stars for All” The Munich Public Observatory has been around for 75 years. She wants to be the “window to space” – in case of doubt also with self-made glasses, as now for the partial solar eclipse.
Celebrity host Fabrizio Cereghini has died He was once the landlord of the legendary restaurant “Romagna Antica”which Helmut Dietl served as a basis for the film “Rossini”.
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