The Architecture of the Public Spaces for Art in the Context of the Urban Structure of Munich

Abstract

The interaction of the public spaces for art with the urban structure of Munich is researched on the basis of mind maps. Three architecturally-town-planning triads belonging to the three various levels were discovered. At the bottom level is the ensemble of the Königsplatz with Propylaea (the central element), Glyptothek and Staatliche Antikensammlungen. At the average level is the mega-ensemble, composed by the Academy of Fine Arts together with Siegestor (the central element), the complex of three Pinakotheks and the Haus der Kunst. At the uppermost level is the «urban triptych», composed by the historical centre of Munich (the central element), the palace and park ensemble of Nimfenburg and the Olympic park. The town-planning forecast concerning the formation of the ensemble of public spaces for art in the northeast quadrant of the city and of the mega-ensemble of public spaces for art in the southwest quadrant of Munich is made.