War Damage Recording of the Second World War as a ‚Heritage-Making‘ Moment

• Applicant: Dr.-Ing. Carmen Maria Enss
• Subject Area: Architecture, Building and Construction History, Construction Research, Sustainable Building Technology
• Term: from 2019 to 2023
• Project identifier: Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG) - Project number 419291237

This continuation application requests a project extension for a total of eight months during which a) the map classification will be extended to all case studies and b) archival research that was cancelled due to the pandemic will be made up for. The aim is to examine the generalizability of the Nuremberg findings and to present common developments in World War II damage mapping in a damage mapping history.

• DFG Programme: Research Grants
• International Connection: Canada
• Cooperation Partner: Professor Dr. Jerzy Elzanowski