Söder wants Hochhäuser: Munich needs new heights for the future!

Ministerpräsident Söder befürwortet Hochhausbau in München, um die Stadt als moderne Metropole zu stärken. Bürgerentscheid verliert an Einfluss.
Prime Minister Söder supports high -rise building in Munich to strengthen the city as a modern metropolis. Citizens' decision loses influence. (Symbolbild/MM)

Söder wants Hochhäuser: Munich needs new heights for the future!

München, Deutschland - The discussion about building high -rise buildings in Munich is in full swing. Prime Minister Markus Söder (CSU) recently spoken out clearly for the construction of skyscrapers and sees Munich as a future metropolis. "We need high-rise buildings, but not everywhere and not at all costs," he emphasizes, and shows himself as "largest Munich fan outside of Munich".

Background of this statement is the legal situation in Munich, which is characterized by a civil decision from 2004. At that time, over 50 percent of voters spoke in favor of a height limit of 99 meters. However, this decision no longer has the legal bond as it once had and could therefore be reconsidered. According to the evening newspaper , however Locations are necessary.

Current developments in urban planning

In the course of the revision of the high -rise study for Munich, which has not been updated since 1995, new standards are now being set. This new study not only defines five different types of building, but also defines quality criteria that range from urban planning to ecological aspects. The opinion of the population is taken seriously, which was shown in a 2019 survey. 42 percent of Munich were against the construction of buildings over 100 meters high outside the middle ring, which also fueled the debate.

The city council will continue to be responsible for deciding on new high -rise projects in the future. An important goal remains the balance between the traditional cityscape of Munich and the modern requirements for architecture. A statement by the city underlines that morality and design have to go hand in hand when it comes to the construction of such buildings-"high-rise buildings-but not at any price", says the City of Munich .

public opinions and resistance

Despite the positive voices from politics, there is also resistance. A citizens' initiative called Hochhaus stop Munich was launched in 2021 to protest the construction of high growth. This initiative shows that the fears and concerns of the citizens must be taken seriously. In 2022, a citizens' request was started against two planned high -rise buildings in the north of Munich, which should be over 150 meters high.

The revised high -rise study has now created a clear framework for investors and planners. This procedure makes it clear that the focus must be on high design, ecological and social quality. In Munich there are currently around 1,400 skyscrapers that are spread over the city, of which 19 are over 80 meters high.

The top five of the highest buildings in Munich are:

building heating power plant
height in meters
Olympicaturm 291
Large tower of the Süd 176
uptown 146
Hypovereinsbank-Tower 116
Hochhaus of the Süddeutsche Verlag 104

The pressure on the city administration to advance the high -rise debate remains. While politicians like Söder are campaigning for the change, the voices of the citizens cannot be ignored. Houses up, yes, but with careful and sense of proportion - that's how the motto of the future in Munich could be.

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