Talk:Uniklinikum Aachen

Elevator shafts
Having lived in Aachen for a time, I heard (not read) that the "towers" protruding from the building are elevator shafts. These were constructed ahead of time in anticipation of a taller building, but as the article says these additional stories were never built.

If this is accurate, it could be mentioned in this article (since the shafts are a very distinguishing feature of the building). But it's hearsay to me, so I'm putting it here as a comment, pending other sources.

The floors had in the Beginning different names; U was -1 and -2; but they changed it — Preceding unsigned comment added by 207.89.71.151 (talk) 13:49, 8 March 2020 (UTC)

--- Arancaytar - avá artanhé (reply) 22:18, 1 October 2007 (UTC)

The building was planned like this and built like this, nothing is missing. The building is also not slipping away to the Netherlands (wrong rumours). At least this was said in a guidance through the building. Of course a renovation of the building is needed. Work progresses quite slow, the much too bright green remains unfortunately. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 94.220.198.175 (talk) 20:26, 16 January 2013 (UTC)

The (Fast) elevators for outpatient are all out of service by now. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 207.89.71.151 (talk) 13:44, 8 March 2020 (UTC)

Original design
Perhaps it is out of place to say so, but this must be ugliest building in the world. Surely, Charlemagne's capital deserved better! In any case, what I think is important to know is whether the project would have been smaller horizontally if all the floors had been built according to the original design. Wfgiuliano (talk) 03:40, 23 January 2010 (UTC)

Urban legend
As far as I know (I live in Aachen for several years now) the missing floors and the moving of the building are urban legends. The building looks like that, because is is an example of the "technische Moderne" architecture style(don't know the english term). Because of that, the building is under cultural heritage management since late 2008. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 134.130.4.243 (talk) 18:08, 7 October 2010 (UTC)

But cultural heritage is controversal. It is a hospital, it is built for the people and has to adapt--> carpet should be changed to PVC floor due to hygenic reasons, windows should be exchanged, the colours of the seventys are nothing special; If I had a bathroom from seventies, I woulf renovate (only if it is a design bathrom, it could stay); but sorry folks the colours are nothing special, never renovated, should be changed, especially because it is a building for the people; it not a museum/art building, care for patient is the priority — Preceding unsigned comment added by 207.89.71.151 (talk) 13:48, 8 March 2020 (UTC)

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