Elegance, a certain purity …
our new railway bridge across Salzach river … check Halle 1 architects for more of this and other works; they are currently the most 'present' exponents of modern building in Salzburg.
But if you look at all this, isn't there something missing? Something extra, something one would like to glue to that pure concrete?
You got it: Kunst am Bau!
It does not necessarily have to look like a combination of Nazi and bad socialist art, but all too often it does. Here it's been slightly smoothed over …
Allegories of the railway system, the Austrian state, Salzburg province, and Salzburg city, all those who paid for it; I'm not giving details of this esthetic shame ;–).
