• 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.

  • Survey sans Festspielhaus?

     
    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.

  • "A once in a lifetime opportunity"

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    Bonn’s new mayor made it clear that he is in favor of a new Festspielhaus. In an interview with Bonn's daily newspaper General Anzeiger, Jürgen Nimptsch describes the project as a once in a lifetime opportunity. “Without a new Festspielhaus, Bonn will no longer be known as the City of Beethoven the world over.”