• Highly detailed plans after consolidation

     
    Though far from a done deal, the selection process for the final design of the Festspielhaus is progressing nicely. The two finalists for the project – the architectural firms Zaha Hadid and Hermann&Valentiny – have submitted their revised plans, ending the consolidation phase. The two general contractors hired by Deutsche Post DHL are now conducting their own market-based cost estimates for each design.

  • Festspielhaus project discontinued

    The Beethoven Festspielhaus project was discussed at length at a meeting between the CEOs of Deutsche Post AG, Deutsche Telekom AG and Deutsche Postbank AG, Frank Appel, Rene Obermann and Stefan Jütte respectively, Telekom CFO Timotheus Höttges, and the administrative heads of the City of Bonn, Mayor Jürgen Nimptsch and City Director Volker Kregel. They decided to discontinue the project for the time being.

  • City plans survey on several topics

     
    Bonn’s mayor Jürgen Nimptsch recently presented his elaborate concept “New Forms of Citizen Involvement”, its centerpiece being the citizen survey scheduled for May of this year. The administration has decided not to include the issue of the newly planned Festspielhaus in the survey, but plans to deal with the issue before the start of summer recess. This decision has caused some concern over yet another delay.

  • Fest.Spiel.Haus.Freunde is an association now

     
    It’s now official: the several individuals and organizations that had met last November have formed the association “Fest.Spiel.Haus.Freunde e.V.” (Friends of the Festspielhaus). The group was founded upon the common aim of promoting and supporting the building and operation of the new Beethoven Festspielhaus Bonn.