La Treviri di Oswald Mathias Ungers

Trier, characterized by the presence of numerous UNESCO World Heritage monuments, was considered by Oswald Mathias Ungers as his adoptive city. Here, the author had the opportunity to realise three build-ings that engage with the city’s historical heritage. The project for the redevelopment of Konstantinplatz, in front of the Basilica (1981-83), the Museum of the Thermen am Forum (1988-1996), and the entrance to the Kaiserthermen (2003-2007) are works that engage with the city’s historical legacy, making them exemplary witnesses of the relationship between architectural forms, history, and place. The paper proposes an interpre-tation of the works that not only aims to identify their characteristics and their relationship with history, but also and above all seeks to investigate the system of relationships that links Ungers to Trier. For this investi-gation, the author’s projects embody the value of a paradigm that outlines a possible contemporary attitude towards history in architectural design.