Architecture and town planning in the Third Reich: A case study of Munich, Nuremberg, and Linz (1933-1945)

Abstract

The article considers the philosophy of the architectural design and town planning in the Third Reich in the period 1933-1945, using the cases of Munich, Nuremberg, and Linz. The analysis of the most important architectural projects and structures of the Third Reich shows that the above were intended to embody the military-repressive architectural style suppressing the human as an individual and at the same time, establishing him as a member of the national community. The Nazi architecture established the ideal of collectivism as depersonalizing identity, and served as an instrument for unifying the people.