Contributions by Andreas Gottlieb Hempel, Martin Kieren.
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This bilingual guide to the astonishing building phenomenon in post-wall Berlin begins with a cogent but modest introduction by the president of the Association of German Architects in which he attributes the potential success of Berlin as a restored capital city not so much to its architecture but to its spiritual and political values. Grouped geographically into seven districts, hundreds of buildings are described soberly but thoroughly, one to a page, in a text that addresses function, dimensions, materials, and color. A black-and-white photograph illustrates each. Additionally, each entry contains standardized information: address, public transportation connections, names of architects and investors, use, gross floor area, and construction period. Additional buildings of each area are listed at the end of each chapter, without textual descriptions or illustrations but with the standardized information. There are also three sections of color illustrations. The two indexes, one of architects and the other of streets, are useful, but a third by building name would have been considerably more helpful. Perhaps most sorely missed will be guide maps by district. Nonetheless, this is a monumental achievement and a fine complement to Michael A. Wise's Capital Dilemma: Germany's Search for a New Architecture of Democracy (LJ 4/15/98). Recommended for all larger collections on modern architecture and for all travel collections.
-Paul Glassman, New York Sch. of Interior Design Lib.
Copyright 1999 Reed Business Information, Inc.
-Paul Glassman, New York Sch. of Interior Design Lib.
Copyright 1999 Reed Business Information, Inc.
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Text: German, English
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A Great Guide to the new Berlin!,
By gellio "gellio" (San Francisco, CA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: New Architecture Berlin 1990-2000 (Paperback)
Berlin is a city that is in transformation. A city returning from division to greatness. While in Berlin, I was amazed at the rapid rate at which this city is transforming itself. So much of former East Berlin has been resurrected from the communist architecture that plagued it for several decades. Freidrichstrasse is rebuild, there are gleaming office buildings around the former Checkpoint Charlie, The post 1989 noman's land that consumed the Brandenburg Gate and Pariser Platz is now full of live and buildings again, and the huge wasteland of Potsdammer Platz is now packet with stunning, altermodern buildings- including the magnficant Sony Center- a true architecture masterpiece. This book chronicals the changes Berlin has undergone, and as chronicals many of the changes that are still in the works. With the exception of Alexander Platz (which renovation plans for just were approved recently). Through wonderful pictures, models, and illustrations this book shows you the new Berlin.... and it also has wonderful descriptions for every building as well as location and what U or S line to take. A great book showing the new Berlin. Beautifully done.
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