Oooh this is interesting

I've noticed throughout Germany during construction, a huge drape of what the building will look like covers the structure until it is completed.

I like their idea of progress. Germany has had to see a lot of change. To reach a certain kind of "normalization" there can be an inherent hesitancy to change or keep things the same,which is often times revisited and renegotiated. Such collective memory defines history for a certain period, event, person, etc. Public memory is cherished in memorials from something such as the Holocaust memorial. Germany as a nation chooses to memorialize that in a physical monument. At the same time, what not to memorialize can also be an example of collective memory.“The reconstruction of classical monuments promotes the visual enactment of collective memory as a motivating force for post-reunification identity formation…”(Goebel.)It is understandable that there is a desire to recover after such traumatic events such as the allied bombings and the night of 13-14 February 1945. A city such as Berlin is representative of the entire nation as a whole, thus seeking “normalization” after events of WWII and division of the country. Not to say every building under construction is being revisited due to collective memory, but it is something to keep in mind that this constant revisitation and reflection may allow the country to recognize, remember, but also move on while keeping inherent cultural flare and regional memories.

Just a thought, I like the hope the drape gives. I also wouldn't mind being the one who has to render it:)