Berlin expects that the new embassy buildings of France, Great Britain, the United States and Switzerland will be built at the turn of the millenium. The former Allies thus return to their pre-war addresses by the Brandenburg Gate, in the heart of the city. The Swiss embassy, in the immediate vicinity, will be expanded and converted. These plans are complemented by the new Foreign Office of the Federal Republic of Germany, which will be erected at the former Schlossplatz opposite the "Altes Museum" by Karl Friedrich Schinkel. These representational projects were decided upon in international competitions, drawing the participation of a particularly illustrious group of architects. All the documented entries had to respond to an intricate question: "How can and should a nation be represented in a contemporary and appropriate fashion?" All the competitions and entries are chronicled comprehensively in this book, including numerous model photos and original drawings.
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I am delighted that this publication in the series of "International Architectural Competitions for the Capital Berlin" features the new extension for the Federal Foreign Office as well as the new embassy buildings of the USA, Great Britain, France, and Switzerland. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
architectural design competition, southwest elevation, embassy departments, usable floor area, general consulate, cultural wing, diplomatic quarter, vertical garden, residential palace, competition brief, embassy building, architectural idiom Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Pariser Platz, Foreign Ministry, Werderscher Markt, Foreign Office, Auswärtigen Amtes, United States, Werderschen Markt, Brandenburg Gate, Das Preisgericht, Max Dudler, Architectural Academy, Auswärtige Amt, Great Britain, Modellbau Model Builder, Vereinigten Staaten, Brandenburger Tor, Second World War, Karl Friedrich Schinkel, Straße Unter, Alsen Quarter, British Embassy, Moore Ruble Yudell, Tiergarten Quarter, Friedrichswerdersche Kirche, Josef Paul Kleihues New!
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I am delighted that this publication in the series of "International Architectural Competitions for the Capital Berlin" features the new extension for the Federal Foreign Office as well as the new embassy buildings of the USA, Great Britain, France, and Switzerland. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
architectural design competition, southwest elevation, embassy departments, usable floor area, general consulate, cultural wing, diplomatic quarter, vertical garden, residential palace, competition brief, embassy building, architectural idiom Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Pariser Platz, Foreign Ministry, Werderscher Markt, Foreign Office, Auswärtigen Amtes, United States, Werderschen Markt, Brandenburg Gate, Das Preisgericht, Max Dudler, Architectural Academy, Auswärtige Amt, Great Britain, Modellbau Model Builder, Vereinigten Staaten, Brandenburger Tor, Second World War, Karl Friedrich Schinkel, Straße Unter, Alsen Quarter, British Embassy, Moore Ruble Yudell, Tiergarten Quarter, Friedrichswerdersche Kirche, Josef Paul Kleihues New!
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- The First World War (Twentieth-Century Wars (Palgrave Paperback)) by Gerard J. De Groot on page 15
- Enric Miralles (Documenti di architettura) (Italian Edition) by Benedetta Tagliabue on page 100
- Structural Engineering by M. Myint Lwin on page 168
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