Albert Speer: Architectural Grandeur

Architectural Grandeur An analytical study of Albert Speer’s work and how he created memory through works of ar¬¬chitecture.
The scale of a building is usually driven by the client’s notion to create and establish an understanding that is derived from its appearance and structural might: an experience by the people that experience the spaces within the building. It’s also through the scale of the building that memory of the owner will transcend into the future to create a lasting memory. Grandeur in architecture is depicted through an expansive knowledge of the Greek and Roman architecture. This architectural ideology explores the impact architecture has on the attitude, memory and the psychology of those who experience it. People attach importance and interpret physical existence of the built environment with reference to earlier encounters: the earlier existence of grandeur in architecture left an imprint on the conception of scale and location of works of architecture. In creation of memory and architecture that is to create meaning through creation of class and difference in status of people: creating a significant model for hierarchy, grandeur of architectural …show more content…
The grandness of the Reich Chancellery was a medium of showing off the chancellor of Germany as an icon of great strength and also as the first project of the Welthauptstadt Germania: it was a bold statement of confidence assuring the people of Berlin on how committed the chancellor was in achieving the goals of rebuilding Berlin. The building came after the great Berlin fire which led to the disapproval of the communist party and showing the German people how the communist party was against prosperity of Berlin: this came as a re-affirmation to the people of Berlin of a better leadership that was to rebuild Berlin socially, politically and