A new education campus is being developed on the site of the Alte WU. BIG and Allianz Alte WU share a vision of an open, vibrant site. However, their views differ considerably when it comes to how much of the existing building fabric should make way for the new development. A conversation held in the midst of the ongoing competition.

Iris Fischer-Plachenka, Project Manager of the Campus Althangrund at BIG, and Greta Thierhoff of Allianz Alte WU discuss how to approach the existing building fabric, the requirements for the new education campus, and how much of the Alte WU should be preserved.