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Gutes Ex. - Spanisch / englisch. - INHALT : The planning of the place, by Gerwin Zohlen -- 7988 Extension to a factory, -- Cloppenburg 1990 Extension to the central market, -- Cloppenburg From 1992 Grip's school, KurfurstenstraBe, -- Berlin-Tiergarten -- 1993-1996 Kindergarten, Berlin-Karow 1993-1997 Block apartments in Pulvermuhle, -- Berlin-Spandau 1994 Remodeling of the port zone, -- Potsdam -- 1994 German Library Institute, Berlin-Mitte -- 1994-1998 Block of apartments, -- Pappealle, Berlin-Prenzlauer-Berg -- 1995 Student residences, Brandenburg -- From 1995 Extension to the Herbert Hoover secondary school, Berlin - Wedding -- 1996 House for Dr. Ludwig, Cloppenburg -- 1996 Foreign Ministry, Berlin-Mitte -- 1997 Synagogue, Dresden 1997 Christian Churches Pavilion, -- EXPO 2000, Hanover -- 1997 Rheinland-Pfalz Federal state delegation, Berlin-Mitte -- 1998 Primary school and sports pavilion, Berlin-Gatow -- 1999 Urban plan, Biesdorf-Sud, Berlin -- Other projects -- Biography -- Chronology of works and projects -- Publications and collaborators. // It could be said that architecture can make itself apparent even in a corner. In her extension to the market in Cloppenburg (1990-1991), Carola Schafers employed a notably simple material: corrugated sheet metal, set on top of a brickwork socle. The formal demands of the architecture manifest themselves in the meeting at the corner of the slightly inclined walls. Carola Schafers resolves this point with the greatest rigour, setting out from the characteristics of the material and the logic of construction. The undulations of the sheet metal meet and coincide with absolute precision, visually enclosing the new extension. On the arris of the corner, the corrugated sheeting expresses itself: I am skin, I give shelter from the rain and the wind, I am not a support, but simply protection.' And it does all of these things expressively and with formal consistency. This precise confluence between adaptation to function and able use of the construction materials is what sustains straightforward works of architecture. Carola Schafers was born in Cloppenburg, a town in the north of Germany, in 1952. One can speculate about environment and its effects on people, and debate the logical implications of the influences thus received, but it seems evident that Carola Schafers has incorporated something of the characteristic sobriety and pragmatism of northern Germany into her way of approaching architecture. She does not seek to stand out from or to modify the context; instead she sites strong-looking houses, ready for use, in the perfectly appropriate place. Her work is not confined to small-scale projects such as the market extension in Cloppenburg; nevertheless she has remained faithful to that subtle precision in the utilization of materials which characterizes her conception of form. One example of this is her kindergarten in Berlin-Karow (1993-1996). The scheme encapsulates a spontaneous and moving gesture which manifests itself both in its presence in the urban environment and in its internal organization. The offices, kitchen and rooms for the children are laid out in separate built entities which are differentiated both in height and in volume. The interior divisions are in the form of partitions, offering ample views through the doorways of the tables, shelving and other elements, at once practical and beautiful, which accommodate the hubbub of infant activity. Nothing here presents itself to the children in the guise of a misconception of childhood, simulating games or children's stories. Instead, they are offered robust, well-proportioned objects for them to use and on which they can also act, as if they were in a theatre. (Gerwin Zohlen) ISBN 8425217857