The destruction caused by the war, but also the reconstruction of Aachen, led to major losses of the original building fabric. The focus of the Aachen model was on the cityscape of the historic city and not on the preservation of monuments as we know them today. In other cities too, the planned destruction of the old towns after the war exceeded the damage caused by the bombing and fighting. The protest movements against this finally led to the establishment of monument protection laws in the federal states at the beginning of the 1980s.

Many buildings take up traditional motifs and yet are recognizable as "children of the post-war era". Some show this obviously, others are only hidden and not necessarily visible to the layman. When the history of reconstruction is conveyed, there are very different reactions to it: some people are disappointed to learn that many buildings in the old town are not as old as they thought. Others find it astonishing how naturally the old town is perceived today.

In order to take account of this special approach to old buildings in Aachen, the preservation of buildings constructed with translocated historic façades is of great importance for the history of urban planning after 1945. The heritage value of the translocated components has been consolidated by the conscious decision to save the substance that characterizes the cityscape. Added to this is their integration into the urban fabric with the modern architecture of the post-war period, which was often designed in a very high-quality manner typical of the time, such as the façades on Augustinerplatz. It is exciting to see how the translocated buildings and the modern architecture can be clearly traced here.