▁w ides p read ▁recognition . ▁However , ▁his ▁perce ived ▁in ex per ience ▁still ▁counted ▁against ▁him , ▁as ▁he ▁was ▁not ▁invited ▁to ▁make ▁a ▁bid ▁on ▁the ▁renov ation ▁of ▁the ▁Stad tt he ater ▁Bre mer h aven . ▁Only ▁after ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁three ▁architect s ▁invited ▁to ▁make ▁a ▁bid , ▁Max ▁L itt mann , ▁bow ed ▁out ▁of ▁the ▁running , ▁was ▁Kauf mann ▁invited ▁to ▁take ▁his ▁place . ▁ ▁It ▁was ▁therefore ▁significant ▁when ▁Kauf mann ▁was ▁selected , ▁by ▁a ▁j ury ▁including ▁such ▁notable ▁architect s ▁as ▁Max ▁Lie ber mann ▁and ▁Otto ▁March , ▁to ▁design ▁a ▁new ▁building ▁for ▁the ▁Charlot ten burg ▁opera . ▁However , ▁for ▁various ▁reasons ▁this ▁never ▁came ▁to ▁f ru ition . ▁Non eth eless , ▁his ▁work ▁on ▁the ▁Bre mer h aven ▁and ▁Heb bel ▁the aters , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁his ▁selection ▁by ▁the ▁Charlot ten burg ▁j ury , ▁all ▁served ▁to ▁give ▁Kauf mann ▁a ▁strong ▁reputation ▁as ▁a ▁the ater ▁architect . ▁When ▁the ▁decision ▁to ▁exclude ▁Kauf mann ▁from ▁a ▁competition ▁to ▁red es ign ▁the ▁Royal ▁Opera ▁House ▁in ▁Berlin ▁for ▁the ▁technical ▁reason ▁that ▁he ▁had ▁not ▁received ▁German ▁citizens hip ▁in ▁his ▁thirty ▁years ▁in ▁Germany , ▁was ▁met ▁with ▁sc orn ▁and ▁disag re ement ▁in ▁the ▁press ▁and ▁among ▁architect ural ▁exper ts , ▁his ▁new found ▁reputation ▁was ▁only ▁confirmed . ▁ ▁Coll abor ation ▁with ▁Eugen ▁St ol