Fire brigade headquarters, Glashütten (2nd Prize)

Everyone claims credit for successes; failures are ascribed to an individual.
(Tacitus)

The path to perfection and to all progress is continuing self-criticism.
(Kurt Schwitters)

1. The architecture is determined by the location and use determine architecture.

2. Wherever it forms humans’ living space, architecture must convey sensuousness.

3. The architect’s responsibility is always a public one as well.

4. Architecture is an extremely enduring and sustainable product and should not strive to comply with the zeitgeist, fashion or current market situations.

5. Results are best when responsibility is concentrated among a few minds.

"You should look for your enemy in the shade of your own hut"
(old African saying)

Carsten Henze
Dipl.-Ing. Architekt BDA