Hamburg Summer: From Scholarly Exhibitions to Offbeat Happenings, Hamburg's Fifth Triennial Architecture Summer Festival Is a Polymorphous Feast for All the Senses

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Hyped by Germany's success as World Cup hosts and reeling from tropical temperatures, Hamburg's traditional reticent character transformed itself into carnival exuberance for its fifth Architecture Summer. Bigger and more varied than previous triennial events (AR July 2003), the 2006 programme boasted 270 exhibitions, discussions, tours, films and workshops, and was coordinated from an information Architekturbox beside the Alster lake. The temporary pavilion of stacked coloured glass boxes provided a viewing platform and cafe from which to appreciate the newly modernised Jungfernstieg lakeside terraces, against a skyline of spiritual spires and modern shopping emporiums.

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