• Modern (Werkbund) and contemporary architecture
• 1911 on the occasion of the company's 50th anniversary
Packaging manufacturer HCB by its founder Heinrich
Built by Christian Bestehorn, architect: Hans Heckner
• Main building, three-gate gate and clock tower are impressive
Ensemble of central German industrial architecture
• until 1945 owned by the manufacturer family Bestehorn
• after the expropriation continuation of the business as VEB »OPTIMA«
• 1991-2003 vacancy of almost the entire factory area
• From 2003 demolition of the factory halls except for the ensemble of Hans
Heckner
• 2003-2010 redevelopment of the three-hectare site under construction
the International Building Exhibition IBA Urban Redevelopment 2010 and the
Landesgartenschau 2010 to an education center
• Architectural firm Lederer + Ragnarsdóttir + Oei from Stuttgart wins in the
Year 2006 the Europe-wide urban development competition:
Opening of the ceilings in the main building (atrium), cultivation of a modern one
Head building with meeting rooms as well as the striking latch construction
• today the seat of the creative workshop of the city of Aschersleben, the graphic arts foundation
Neo Rauch and several schools