2024-12-21T20:49:19-05:00 https://archinect.com/features/article/149983676/the-ulm-synagogue-mixes-modern-design-with-memory Nicholas Korody 2017-01-06T12:00:00-05:00 >2018-01-30T06:16:04-05:00 <img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/l1/l1kbbtz7ge7x4v93.jpg?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><p>On the night of November 9, 1938, members of the&nbsp;<em>Sturmabteilung,&nbsp;</em>the Nazi paramilitary force, and German citizens took to the streets, smashing the windows of Jewish-owned businesses and destroying over 1,000 synagogues. At least 91 people were murdered and some 30,000 Jewish men were sent to concentration camps. One of the synagogues destroyed that night, now known as&nbsp;<em>Kristallnacht</em>, was in the city of Ulm, along the River Danube. Just over 70 years later, the architecture studio&nbsp;<a href="http://ksg-architekten.info/en/" target="_blank">kister scheithauer gross architects and urban planners</a> (ksg)&nbsp;was tasked with building a new synagogue on the site, which would both enshrine its history and look towards the future. We got in touch with ksg to hear more about the project.</p>