11.12.2024

Congratulations!

Building design

Group photo of the winners of the 2023 Monument Protection Medal with Art Minister Markus Blume and Conservator General Prof. Mathias Pfeil. Photo: BLfD

Yesterday evening, on the 50th anniversary of the enactment of the Bavarian Monument Protection Act, Art Minister Markus Blume and Conservator General Prof. Mathias Pfeil awarded the 2023 Monument Protection Medal to 18 individuals, foundations, associations and municipalities. The ceremony took place at the headquarters of the Bavarian State Office in the Renaissance courtyard of the Old Mint in Munich

Art Minister Markus Blume and General Conservator Prof. Mathias Pfeil awarded the 2023 Monument Protection Medal to 18 individuals, foundations, associations and municipalities yesterday evening, on the 50th anniversary of the enactment of the Bavarian Monument Protection Act. The ceremony took place at the headquarters of the Bavarian State Office in the Renaissance courtyard of the Old Mint in Munich.

Yesterday, on June 25, 2023, the Bavarian Monument Protection Act celebrated its birthday. To mark the anniversary – the law for the protection and care of monuments was enacted 50 years ago – the Bavarian State Ministry of Science and the Arts and the Bavarian State Office for the Preservation of Monuments paid special tribute on Sunday evening at the Alte Münze in Munich to people who have rendered outstanding services to Bavaria’s monuments. Art Minister Markus Blume and General Conservator Prof. Mathias Pfeil awarded the winners of the 2023 Monument Preservation Medal at a ceremony yesterday evening: 18 individuals, families, municipalities, an association, a cooperative and a foundation were honored for their outstanding commitment to monument preservation. They have all invested a great deal of time and money in restoration work or passed on their heritage conservation expertise. And each one is worth a story. “In our fast-moving times, characterized by change, monuments are fixed points – anchors of stability that provide orientation,” emphasized Prof. Mathias Pfeil at the beginning of his speech yesterday. “This makes the commitment of our award winners to their preservation all the more valuable. They help to keep our history and culture alive. I would like to thank them all for their tireless commitment and courage.”

“Historic buildings were usually built cleverly, which is not necessarily the case in modern times,” explained general conservator Mathias Pfeil. “The throwaway mentality is an invention of the last few decades.” As a rule, monuments are climate-efficient and were built with the weather in mind, Mathias Pfeil continued. The construction expert emphasized how much we can learn from the past. In this context, the General Conservator also referred to the upcoming anniversary exhibition “Moment mal – Denkmal”, which can be seen from July 1 in the columned hall of the Alte Münze of the Bavarian State Office for the Preservation of Monuments and answers, for example, what monument protection has to do with climate protection.

Evangelical-Lutheran parish of St. Sebald, represented by Pastor Dr. Martin Brons, for the restoration and conversion of the St. Sebald vicarage in Nuremberg, City of Nuremberg, Middle Franconia
Constanze and Dr. Matthias Ermer for the façade restoration of two residential and commercial buildings, Kelheim district, Lower Bavaria
JuraMarktStadel EG, represented by Dr. Thomas Feuerer and Thomas Semmler for the overall restoration of the Jurastadel Pittmannsdorf with the application of a lime tile roof, District of Regensburg, Upper Palatinate
Markt Falkenberg, represented by the First Mayor Matthias Grundler for the restoration and revitalization of the Falkenberg castle complex, district of Tirschenreuth, Upper Palatinate
Dr. Sandra Schütz and Johannes Maria Haslinger for the restoration and reactivation of the former Red Schoolhouse, district of Regen, Lower Bavaria
City of Karlstadt, represented by First Mayor Michael Hombach for the restoration of the Karlstadt Museum, Main-Spessart district, Lower Franconia
Stadtprozelten, represented by the First Mayor Rainer Kroth for the renovation of the old town hall and the construction of a barrier-free extension, district of Miltenberg, Lower Franconia
City of Wunsiedel, represented by the First Mayor Nicolas Lahovnik for the renovation of eleven rock cellars in the Katharinenberg cellar alley, district of Wunsiedel im Fichtelgebirge, Upper Franconia
Claudia and Stephan Merkl for the renovation and use of the Pschorrstadl as an event venue (monument protection medal in the climate protection category), district of Fürstenfeldbruck, Upper Bavaria
Martina and Bernhard Nöbauer for the renovation of the Jostnhof farmhouse (monument protection medal in the climate protection category), district of Passau, Lower Bavaria
Friedrich Graf von Rechteren Limpurg and Cosima Gräfin von Rechteren Limpurg for the renovation of Sommerhausen Castle, Würzburg district, Lower Franconia
Verein Zeitreise Gilching e.V., represented by the first chairwoman Annette Reindel, for a wide range of voluntary work in researching and communicating archaeology, district of Starnberg, Upper Bavaria
Oberfrankenstiftung, represented by the Chairwoman of the Foundation Council, District President Heidrun Piwernetz and Managing Director Stefan Seewald for targeted and flexibly adapted funding in the field of monument preservation in Upper Franconia
Judith Spindler and Horst Traudisch-Spindler for the renovation of a former farmhouse, Ostallgäu district, Swabia
Hans Well and Sabeeka Gangjee-Well for the complete renovation and restoration of a Einfirsthof (former residence of the Pollinger Klosterbraumeister) and seven other listed buildings, district of Weilheim-Schongau, Upper Bavaria
Matthias Zink for the renovation of a former customs house of the Rothenburger Landhege, district of Ansbach, Middle Franconia
Gerhard Hilpert for his voluntary work, particularly in the preservation of archaeological monuments, Main-Spessart district, Lower Franconia
Former Ministerialrätin Dr. Birgitta Ringbeck for her outstanding commitment to the Bavarian cultural heritage sites on the UNESCO World Heritage List, Bavaria-wide

Preserving the cultural heritage of a region or country requires people who are committed to it – with passion and conviction. This requires perseverance, creativity and often also financial commitment. The Bavarian State Ministry of Science and the Arts and the Bavarian State Office for the Preservation of Monuments recognize this commitment to the preservation of monuments and bring it to the attention of the public by awarding the Medal for the Preservation of Monuments. The Monument Protection Medal has been awarded since 1978. The medal shows a portrait of King Ludwig I, the founder of monument preservation in Bavaria, on the front. Since 2018, the reverse has featured the inscriptions: “Bavarian State Ministry of Science and the Arts” and “For special services to the preservation of monuments”.

Since 2023, the State Ministry of Science and the Arts and the Bavarian State Office for Monument Preservation have also awarded a monument preservation medal in the “Climate Protection” category for monument preservation projects that are particularly innovative or exemplary in terms of climate protection.

Every year, the Bavarian State Office for Monument Preservation asks the circle of eligible nominees for proposals for the award. From these, it makes a pre-selection, which it passes on to the Bavarian State Ministry of Science and the Arts. The Bavarian State Ministry of Science and the Arts makes the final decision as to who receives the Monument Preservation Medal.

Since 2009, the Bavarian State Office for the Preservation of Monuments has published an annual brochure with the award winners. It presents the winners and the reason for awarding the medal. You can download the brochures from previous years as PDF files here.

The group of authorized nominators includes

the district presidents
the presidents of the district councils
district home preservationists
the Bavarian State Association for the Preservation of Local History
the dioceses and the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Bavaria

To mark the 50th anniversary of the Bavarian Monument Protection Act, there are events throughout Bavaria – lectures, city walks and workshop visits. Munich residents in particular can look forward to the monument summer at the headquarters of the Bavarian State Office for the Preservation of Monuments. Because from the day after tomorrow, from Wednesday, July 1, 2023, the beautiful Renaissance courtyard of the Old Mint will be transformed into a cultural beer garden (until September). There, the “Wirtshaus und Theater im Fraunhofer”, known as the operator of the Herzkasperl festival tent at the “Oidn Wiesn”, invites everyone to join in the celebrations from Thursdays to Sundays with music and entertainment in a modern Bavarian style. Come and have a look!

13.11.2024

Opportunities

Strength lies in tranquillity

Building design

Small businesses in particular can quickly get stuck in their own organization and fail to meet their own or their customers’ expectations. Acting proactively, delegating effectively and taking an honest stock of how you manage your own time can help you overcome these challenges. Working around the clock for customers and the company feels like part of being an entrepreneur for many […]

Working around the clock for customers and the company – for many, this is part of being an entrepreneur. Especially as customers today expect a completely different level of service. Katja Hobler, Natursteine Glöckner, puts it in a nutshell: “The expectation today is Amazon.” The list of operational requirements is long. Small businesses in particular are often stuck in their own organization when it comes to meeting current customer needs. A lack of employee involvement, unclear or outdated processes and structures are the main reasons for owners being overworked, for dissatisfaction within the team or a lack of focus on the customer. “I really need to change something urgently, but I don’t have the resources.”

If this thought often plagues you, you should pull the ripcord. At least that’s what organizational expert Cordula Nussbaum recommends to avoid becoming a slave in your own company. Companies have to renegotiate who does what, for what and why when they themselves or the market changes. The rules and processes of cooperation often no longer match the quantity, scope or type of orders. Customer requirements also change.

New business areas are added, employees go on vacation or are ill, not to mention their own demands for relaxation. Added to this is the generational change, which is far from being satisfactorily resolved everywhere. The potential for growth, customer orientation and personal freedom comes from within and cannot be bought in. When bosses are irreplaceable and hardly have a moment’s peace even when on vacation, it often has a lot to do with themselves.

Experienced managers know the value of having the freedom to think about the future and allow innovations to mature. Glöckner Natursteine is a prime example of what future-oriented company management in the trade sector can look like and how the management team can remain relaxed. We spoke to Katja Hobler, who runs the company together with her husband Markus Glöckner, about their award-winning approach to sustainable resource and time management.

One art that not everyone has mastered is the art of delegation. Many people find it difficult to delegate certain tasks to others. However, if too many decisions are made and driven by a single person, the hamster wheel is inevitable. Management legend Stephen R. Covey (“The 7 Ways to Be Effective”) writes: “Delegating effectively to others is probably the activity that will have the most impact on your personal and professional success. It pays off when you delegate responsibility to other well-trained and capable people. Delegating means growing. This applies not only to every person, but also to all organizations.”

Those who are good at delegating always make the success of their work a joint effort. Delegation distinguishes managers from doers. If customers only want to talk to the boss and vice versa, they are talking to a successful doer. If there are numerous competent contacts in the company for customer projects, the company is being managed successfully. Delegation is often limited to delegating partial steps. However, the faster companies have to react and the more complex and uncertain the information situation is, the more important it becomes to spread not only the work but also the responsibility over several shoulders. Natursteine Glöckner also involves the entire team closely in the company’s decision-making processes. An approach that takes a lot of pressure off the management, as Katja Hobler confirms in an interview with STEIN.

Read more in STEIN 2/2020.

22.12.2024

Product

Door system with sophisticated design

Building design

The new Schüco door system “AD UP” (Aluminum Door Universal Platform) combines the values of an aluminum door with stability, thermal insulation and tightness in one system.

The special design principle with a 5-chamber profile structure also offers the technical requirements for an intelligent door system. The profile structure without foams supports concealed cable routing and enables the technology to be integrated with a perfect fit. With leaf-covering door panels (single or double-sided top panels), concealed door hinges and various sash variants, the system also offers visual design freedom. AD UP is available in core construction depths of 75 and 90 mm.

More information about the Schüco door system