a+u 626 Berlin

Description

This issue features the most recent wave of construction in Berlin, Germany. After the fall of the Berlin Wall, the city became a cultural capital that attracted young creatives. It offered opportunities for cross-disciplinary experiments and collaborations for well-designed, affordable housing that differed to the post-Reunification styles. Highlighting fourteen recent works that range from the restoration of the Neues Museum to the conversion of an abandoned grocery store into a residence, they represent a new chapter in the city’s architectural styles and values. Thematic essays on Museum Island, Schinkelplatz, and the Tempelhof site are also included.

CONTENTS

OMA, Axel Springer Campus
Space Group of Floating e.V., Floating Berlin
Brandlhuber+Emde, Burlon; Muck Petzet Architekten, Terrassenhaus
David Chipperfield Architects, James-Simon-Galerie
David Chipperfield Architects in collaboration with Julian Harrap Architects, Neues Museum

Transformations:
Museum Island
Barry Bergdoll
Schinkelplatz
Rafael Moneo
Kulturforum
100 Tempelhof
Alfredo Thiermann

Essay: Berlin – From Castle in the Air to Creative Metropolis / Florian Hertweck

Tanja Lincke Architekten, House on he Spree

augustinundfrank/winkler Architekten, Supermarkt
Feilden Clegg Bradley Studios and Hoidn Wang Partner, Spreehalle
Barkow Leibinger, Apartment House Prenzlauer Berg
Sauerbruch Hutton, Haus 6

Essay: Baugruppen – Made for Berlin / Barbara Hoidn

FAR frohn&rojas, Wohnregal
EM2N Architekten, New Housing on Briesestrasse
June14 Meyer-Grohbrügge & Chermayeff, Building Group Kurfürstenstrasse
Deadline Architekten, Frizz23

Essay: Berlin – From Critical to Populist Reconstruction / Wilfried Wang