The photographer Arne Schmitt traveled through the old Federal Republic, the western federal states, in 2010 with his camera, documenting those places that had been destroyed by bombs after 1945 and replaced by new buildings. His black-and-white photographs soberly depict the current state of the architectural designs built by a generation of architects who had learned their craft before 1933 and had put their professional skills at the service of the state under the patronage of General Inspector Albert Speer during the time of National Socialism. Loyalty and pragmatism, combined with a non-political attitude towards the state clients, characterized their work. By the time the war ended, they already had the fully developed plans for the cities of tomorrow ready in the drawer.