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Berlim 2016 Projects 18 Created 31-Oct-16 By Júlia Leutchuk

OMA - Rem Koolhaas embassy, housing GSW Headquarters

Neue Nationalgalerie KW Institute for Contemporary Art

sport, swimming pool Paul Löbe Haus 12 Philharmonic hall 13

Public Space 15 Hamburg, Enric Miralles & Benedetta

16 Berlin, Hugh Stubbins auditorium, congress centre,

Berlin, Foster & Partners library, university 9 Berlin,

Bridge Bathing Ship Nürnberg, Günther Domenig archive,

Station 11 Berlin, Hans Scharoun culture, music theatre

Berlin, Ludwig Mies van der Rohe museum AEG Turbinenfabrik

Raumzeit hotel 3 Berlin, Peter Eisenman memorial space,

Hutton s office, renovation 2 Berlin State Library 18

1 Berlim 2016 Projects 18 Created 31-Oct-16 By Júlia Leutchuk da Rocha, Florianópolis, Brazil Netherlands Embassy Berlin, OMA - Rem Koolhaas embassy, housing GSW Headquarters Memorial to the murdered Jews of Europe Bremen Youth Hostel Neue Nationalgalerie KW Institute for Contemporary Art Tempelhof International Airport 5 6 Berlin, AMP Arquitectos sport, swimming pool Paul Löbe Haus 12 Philharmonic hall 13 Documentation Centre Nazi Party Rally Grounds 14 HafenCity Public Space 15 Hamburg, Enric Miralles & Benedetta Tagliabue EMBT promenade, square 7 House of World Cultures 16 Berlin, Hugh Stubbins auditorium, congress centre, culture, music theatre, theatre 8 Philology Library 17 Berlin, Foster & Partners library, university 9 Berlin, Sauerbruch Hutton s fire station, police station Spree Bridge Bathing Ship Nürnberg, Günther Domenig archive, museum Berlin, Ernst Sagebiel airport Fire and Police Station 11 Berlin, Hans Scharoun culture, music theatre Berlin, Hans Düttmann atelier, exposition space, pavilion 4 Berlin, Ludwig Mies van der Rohe museum AEG Turbinenfabrik Berlin, Stephan Braunfels government, office Bremen, Raumzeit hotel 3 Berlin, Peter Eisenman memorial space, monument Berlin, Peter Behrens factory Berlin, Sauerbruch Hutton s office, renovation 2 Berlin State Library 18 Berlin, Hans Scharoun library 10 TeamBank HQ 19 Nuremberg, Evolution Design office 1

photo: Piotr Krajewski photo: Piotr Krajewski Netherlands Embassy Klosterstrasse 50 10179 Berlin http://wwwniederlandewebde/ The new Dutch embassy is located in the Berlin-Mitte district, the

jury felt that the embassy was a powerful reconceptualization of the notion of an embassy, a government agency, and a building block within a city OMA's refusal to either adapt to the city grid or

2 photo: Piotr Krajewski photo: Piotr Krajewski Netherlands Embassy Klosterstrasse Berlin The new Dutch embassy is located in the Berlin-Mitte district, the earliest heart of the German capital, in-between the River Spree and the omnipresent TV tower on Alexanderplatz In 2005 OMA won the Mies van der Rohe Award for the Netherlands Embassy in Berlin: The jury felt that the embassy was a powerful reconceptualization of the notion of an embassy, a government agency, and a building block within a city OMA's refusal to either adapt to the city grid or create a monument, choosing instead to create a carefully formed fragment that leaves open the question of what the identity of a government or a country should be, was much appreciated It was also felt that the spiraling trajectory that winds its metal-clad way through the whole block while allowing carefully framed views of the neighbouring city, produced such a seductive series of spaces carried out with such a sophistication of materials and visual effects and so revealing of its context, that it should receive the prize m² Main designer, Interior architect Services engineer Cooperating designer Lighting designer Project manager Supplier OMA - Rem Koolhaas Inside Outside Huygen Elwako Inside Outside OVI, Washinton DC Royal Haskoning Lensvelt Netherlands Ministry of Foreign Affairs MI_MOA photo: Piotr Krajewski 2

photo: Thomas Bögl photo: Thomas Bögl GSW Headquarters Kochstrasse 22 10969 Berlin http://wwwgswde/ This is an extension to and renovation of a high rise

most exciting architectural projects of Berlin With a single building it answers to several complex urban planning questions The building not only

Sauerbruch Hutton s GSW Gemeinnützige Siedlungs- und Wohnungsbaugesellschaft Thomas_Boegl photo: Thomas Bögl You can visit the building, to make

3 photo: Thomas Bögl photo: Thomas Bögl GSW Headquarters Kochstrasse Berlin This is an extension to and renovation of a high rise slab It forms the extension to an office tower which was one of the first projects to be built during the reconstruction of Berlin in the 1950s One of the most exciting architectural projects of Berlin With a single building it answers to several complex urban planning questions The building not only combines the different urban scales and styles, but it is also able to transform them and melt them together to something completely new m² Sauerbruch Hutton s GSW Gemeinnützige Siedlungs- und Wohnungsbaugesellschaft Thomas_Boegl photo: Thomas Bögl You can visit the building, to make reservations visit the company's website: subway U-Bahn Line number 6 to Kochstrasse Or take bus M29 3

Memorial to the murdered Jews of Europe Cora-Berliner-Strasse 1 10117 Berlin http://stiftung-denkmalde The Memorial to the Murdered Jews of Europe in the centre of Berlin is 's central Holocaust

Centre and is maintained by a Federal Foundation An interesting project which spreads over a huge area in the city centre Confusing, disturbing and playing with all senses 2005 Peter Eisenman

4 Memorial to the murdered Jews of Europe Cora-Berliner-Strasse Berlin The Memorial to the Murdered Jews of Europe in the centre of Berlin is 's central Holocaust memorial site, a place for remembrance and commemoration of six million victims The Memorial consists of the Field of Stelae designed by architect Peter Eisenman and the underground Information Centre and is maintained by a Federal Foundation An interesting project which spreads over a huge area in the city centre Confusing, disturbing and playing with all senses 2005 Peter Eisenman Stiftung Denkmal fur die ermordeten Juden Europas Thomas_Boegl The Field of Stelae is open to the public day and night and became one the tourists' magnets of the German Capital The Information Centre is open from 10 am to 8 pm (last entrance 715 pm, closed on Mondays) go to nearest subway station S-Bahn Unter den Linden 4

photo: Werner Huthmacher photo: Werner Huthmacher Bremen Youth Hostel Kalkstrasse 6 28195 Bremen The extension of a youth hostel overlooking the river Weser in Bremen was Raumzeit's first project

so that the internal layout of old and new is now identical: a central corridor with rooms down either side For the exterior, Raumzeit have chosen a strong contrast to the existing building, cladding

opened like French windows Between the two miniature high-rise blocks, the entrance area fills out the plot This two-storey segment has a skylit 'atrium', framed by an 'access spiral', a stone-clad

5 photo: Werner Huthmacher photo: Werner Huthmacher Bremen Youth Hostel Kalkstrasse Bremen The extension of a youth hostel overlooking the river Weser in Bremen was Raumzeit's first project Their loyalty to the spirit of Modernism is immediately visible as their dormitory wing docks directly onto the existing 1955 building, a sober post-war cube This building has also been restructured, so that the internal layout of old and new is now identical: a central corridor with rooms down either side For the exterior, Raumzeit have chosen a strong contrast to the existing building, cladding their new seven-storey structure with coloured glass panels point-fixed to the ventilated façade Equally unusual for a youth hostel is the fact that the staggered rectangular windows can be fully opened like French windows Between the two miniature high-rise blocks, the entrance area fills out the plot This two-storey segment has a skylit 'atrium', framed by an 'access spiral', a stone-clad staircase in whose form and details the architects invested considerable ingenuity photo: Werner Huthmacher 2006 Raumzeit Deutsches Jugendherbergswerk Christian_Welzbacher To book this hotel, call or bremen[at]jugendherbergede Located directly at the river front of the Weser and just five minutes from the pedestrian mall and its numerous shops in down town Bremen Nearest bus stop is Am Brill (200m) 5

Neue Nationalgalerie Potsdamer Straße 50 10785 Berlin http://wwwneue-nationalgaleriede/ The Neue Nationalgalerie (New National Gallery), the 'temple of light and glass' designed by Mies van der Rohe,

800 metres of wall space a surprisingly large capacity hidden half underground beneath the famous steel and glass construction The spacious glass hall at ground level lures the visitor inside,

6 Neue Nationalgalerie Potsdamer Straße Berlin The Neue Nationalgalerie (New National Gallery), the 'temple of light and glass' designed by Mies van der Rohe, houses a collection of 20th century European painting and sculpture It s main exhibition spaces are below street level The building comprises almost 5,000 square metres of exhibition space and around 800 metres of wall space a surprisingly large capacity hidden half underground beneath the famous steel and glass construction The spacious glass hall at ground level lures the visitor inside, underneath the great black structural steel canopy Along with Mies Barcelona Pavilion, the Neue Nationalgalerie is considered one of the foremost examples of structural abstraction emblematic of the International Style 1968 Ludwig Mies van der Rohe Neue Nationalgalerie NGHM Mon closed Tue 10:00 am - 6:00 pm Wed 10:00 am - 6:00 pm Thu 10:00 am - 10:00 pm Fri 10:00 am - 10:00 pm Sat 10:00 am - 10:00 pm Sun 10:00 am - 6:00 pm U-Bahn U2 (Potsdamer Platz) S-Bahn S1, S2, S25 (Potsdamer Platz) Bus M29 (Potsdamer Brücke); M41 (Potsdamer Platz Bhf / Voßstraße); M48 (Kulturforum); 200, 347 (Philharmonie) The Neue Nationalgalerie is south of the Tiergarten and west of Potsdamer Platz, next door to the Philharmonie 6

photo: Regis Pennel photo: Kris Leenders KW Institute for Contemporary Art Auguststraße 69 10117 Berlin http://wwwkw-berlinde/ KW defines itself as "a laboratory for communicating and advancing

front on Auguststraße is occupied by a baroque "Stadtpalais" (city palace), a listed building from the second half of the 18th century Once passed the gateway, you discover a pleasant courtyard,

7 photo: Regis Pennel photo: Kris Leenders KW Institute for Contemporary Art Auguststraße Berlin KW defines itself as "a laboratory for communicating and advancing contemporary cultural developments by means of exhibitions, workshops and resident artists' studios, as well as by collaborating with artists or other institutions and by commissioning works" The front on Auguststraße is occupied by a baroque "Stadtpalais" (city palace), a listed building from the second half of the 18th century Once passed the gateway, you discover a pleasant courtyard, often used for open air exhibitions and installations In the corner of the courtyard, the American artist Dan Graham added the Café Bravo pavilion (architecturally realized in collaboration with Johanne Nalbach) The glass and steel construction sets its surroundings in motion, playing a game of refraction, reflection and transparency At the rear of the courtyard is a late-19th-century margarine factory On a second courtyard behind the factory, the Berlin architect Hans Düttmann built a classical white cube exhibition hall photo: Kris Leenders m² Main designer, Artist Hans Düttmann Dan Graham Johanne Nalbach Kunst-Werke Berlin Kris_Leenders Tuesday - Sunday: / Thursday / admission: 6,00 euro take the subway U8 to Weinmeisterstraße or S-Bahn to Oranienburger Straße 7

photo: Kris Leenders photo: Günter Wicker (Photur) / Berliner Flughäfen Tempelhof International Airport Platz der Luftbrücke 5 12101 Berlin http://wwwberlin-airportde The airport was a part of Albert

into a symbol of a free Berlin The 400 m long flight gate hall has no central supports The hangars directly join both sides of the hall, forming a curved building with a length of 1200 m The front is

thoroughly enjoyable experience for me Each time my plane taxied right up to the building and I could get out, sheltered from the weather by the huge canopy After a short walk through an amazingly

8 photo: Kris Leenders photo: Günter Wicker (Photur) / Berliner Flughäfen Tempelhof International Airport Platz der Luftbrücke Berlin The airport was a part of Albert Speer's plan for the reconstruction of Berlin It turned out to be the largest built entity worldwide During the Soviet blockade in 1948/49, the Berlin Airlift operated from here, turning Tempelhof into a symbol of a free Berlin The 400 m long flight gate hall has no central supports The hangars directly join both sides of the hall, forming a curved building with a length of 1200 m The front is structured by staircase towers at intervals of 70 m The façade is clad with shell limestone panels, dominated by endless rows of windows So many times Tempelhof has made arriving in Berlin a thoroughly enjoyable experience for me Each time my plane taxied right up to the building and I could get out, sheltered from the weather by the huge canopy After a short walk through an amazingly simple and luminous hall, I found myself right in the heart of Berlin As of October 2008, when Tempelhof is due to close, arriving in Berlin will never be the same again photo: Kris Leenders m² Ernst Sagebiel Reichsluftfahrtministerium Kris_Leenders 24/7 (the airport is set to shut in October 2008) take the plane (the subway U6 to Platz der Luftbrücke will do too) 8

photo: René Rutgers photo: René Rutgers Fire and Police Station Elisabeth-Abegg-Straße 2 10557 Berlin http://wwwberliner-feuerwehrde/tiergartenhtml This is a renovation and extension of a former

tax authorities complex, close to the river Spree The single-banked rear wing of the building is used as a back-bone for the extension The space underneath the new building provides covered

9 photo: René Rutgers photo: René Rutgers Fire and Police Station Elisabeth-Abegg-Straße Berlin This is a renovation and extension of a former Goods Yard Building The new station for the governmental police and fire departments is an extension to a free-standing 19th century structure which was originally part of the Prussian customs and tax authorities complex, close to the river Spree The single-banked rear wing of the building is used as a back-bone for the extension The space underneath the new building provides covered accommodation for the various vehicles, whilst the yard accommodates the necessary manoeuvres of the large fire engines As the building is set back considerably from the main road and lies approximately sic metres below street level, the visitor approaches the police station across a new foot-bridge (sauerbruch hutton) photo: Naomi Schiphorst Public access unknown! m² Sauerbruch Hutton s City of Berlin Naomi You can call the station to ask if its possible to visit the building: 030/

photo: Uwe Walter photo: Uwe Walter Spree Bridge Bathing Ship Am Flutgraben 12435 Berlin The floating swimming pool in the River Spree (Spreebad

social relationship between the city and the river, producing a re-activation of all this stretch of the banks of the Spree photo: Uwe Walter 2004

10 photo: Uwe Walter photo: Uwe Walter Spree Bridge Bathing Ship Am Flutgraben Berlin The floating swimming pool in the River Spree (Spreebad Mitte) contemplates re-cycling an old river barge, turning it into a bathing place for the people of Berlin The proposal has brought about a new social relationship between the city and the river, producing a re-activation of all this stretch of the banks of the Spree photo: Uwe Walter m² Associate architect Artist AMP Arquitectos Gilbert Wilk Susanne Lorenz Stadtkunstprojekte ev 10

photo: José F García Martín photo: José F García Martín AEG Turbinenfabrik Huttenstrasse 12-16 10553 Berlin Designed between 1908 and 1909 for the Allgemeine Elektricitäts Gesellschaft (AEG, a German

Berlin and the world as a show front of the prosperous industrial magnate Complying with such expectations and following his own ideological stance, Behrens built a magnificent iron and glass hybrid

11 photo: José F García Martín photo: José F García Martín AEG Turbinenfabrik Huttenstrasse Berlin Designed between 1908 and 1909 for the Allgemeine Elektricitäts Gesellschaft (AEG, a German electrical concern founded in 1883), the AEG Turbinenfabrik (Turbine Factory) was placed strategically at the southern edge of the factory complex along Huttenstrasse and Berlichingenstrasse, facing Berlin and the world as a show front of the prosperous industrial magnate Complying with such expectations and following his own ideological stance, Behrens built a magnificent iron and glass hybrid of two eminently classical temple traditions -the Greek and the Egyptian-, meant to glorify industrial might In accepting the challenge of designing his first industrial building, Behrens s concern was not to recast all of architecture in terms of industry and the machine, as was most often the case with the next generation of modern architects Rather, his concern was levating so dominant a societal force as the factory to the level of established cultural standard (text from ural World) photo: José F García Martín Project is not public! 1909 Structural engineer Peter Behrens Karl Bernhard AEG Jose_Garcia Bus M27 has a stop at nearby Reuchlinstrasse 11

photo: Piotr Krajewski photo: Piotr Krajewski Paul Löbe Haus Paul-Löbe-Allee 2 11011 Berlin This building to the west of the river Spree is part of the 'government ribbon' It is connected to the

parliamentary deputies It's 200m long, 100m wide and 22m high It has the form of a double comb with eight outer courtyards The main entrance in the west is situated under a large imposing porch with

12 photo: Piotr Krajewski photo: Piotr Krajewski Paul Löbe Haus Paul-Löbe-Allee Berlin This building to the west of the river Spree is part of the 'government ribbon' It is connected to the Chancellery and together with the Marie-Elisabeth-Luders House on the opposite side of the Spree it forms a formal and functional whole The building contains more than 900 offices for the parliamentary deputies It's 200m long, 100m wide and 22m high It has the form of a double comb with eight outer courtyards The main entrance in the west is situated under a large imposing porch with four filigree columns A large glass-roofed hall with glass-enclosed elevators and transparent staircases are in the middle of the block The building is named after the last parliamentary president, until 1933, Paul Löbe (text from book 'Berlin-New ure') Public access unknown! m² Stephan Braunfels Bundesrepublik Deutschland pkrajewski_pl photo: Piotr Krajewski 12

photo: Evan Chakroff Philharmonic hall Herbert-von-Karajan-Str 1 10785 Berlin http://wwwberliner-philharmonikerde/en/ Wildly controversial at first, today universally regarded as an emblem of the

unleashed a great hubbub The building went up (1960-63) in the face of great resistance In the meantime, this concert hall with its unique architecture and acoustics has become a model for many

13 photo: Evan Chakroff Philharmonic hall Herbert-von-Karajan-Str Berlin Wildly controversial at first, today universally regarded as an emblem of the city of Berlin: Hans Scharoun s Philharmonie In 1956 the architect s design won the competition for the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra s new concert hall, but his modern, visionary conception also unleashed a great hubbub The building went up ( ) in the face of great resistance In the meantime, this concert hall with its unique architecture and acoustics has become a model for many others all over the world The Philharmonie can be visited even when no concert is taking place within its walls either virtually, online, or with a guided tour, on site (from website philharmoniker) 1963 Hans Scharoun MI_MOA Guided tours of both the Philharmonic Hall and the Chamber Music Hall are offered daily (except 24, 25, 26 and 31 December and 1 January) Starting time: 1 pm Meeting point: Artist s entrance (Doorman of the Philharmonic Hall) Access across the parking lot Fees: 300, 200 (for students, unemployed, retired and disabled persons) Groups of more than 10 persons are asked to make a reservation by contacting: Tel +49 (0) tour@berliner-philharmonikerde with the U-Bahn: take line U2 to Potsdamer Platz or Mendelssohn-Bartholdy-Park stations with the S-Bahn: take lines S1, S2, S25, S26 to Potsdamer Platz by bus, directly to the Philharmonie: lines 200 (to Philharmonie), M48 (to Kulturforum); other bus lines (within a short walk): M29 (to Potsdamer Brücke), M41 (Potsdamer Platz) 13

photo: Gerd Dollhopf photo: Gerd Dollhopf Documentation Centre Nazi Party Rally Grounds Bayernstraße 110 90478 Nürnberg http://wwwmuseennuernbergde/dokuzentrum During the Third Reich, Nuremberg was

exhibition examines causes, context and consequences of Nazi tyranny The museum focuses on the history of the Nazi party rallies, which served as powerful mass events to promote Nazi propaganda and

14 photo: Gerd Dollhopf photo: Gerd Dollhopf Documentation Centre Nazi Party Rally Grounds Bayernstraße Nürnberg During the Third Reich, Nuremberg was the City of Nazi Party Rally Grounds The still unfinished Congress Hall on the former Nazi Party Rally Grounds now houses the Documentation Center The 1,300 square meter Faszination and Terror exhibition examines causes, context and consequences of Nazi tyranny The museum focuses on the history of the Nazi party rallies, which served as powerful mass events to promote Nazi propaganda and set the stage for the people`s community The educational forum offers numerous programs for all age groups on a variety of topics Information boards on the Nazi Party Rally Grounds, which cover 4 square kilometres, explain the history of the site m² Günther Domenig hofmann photo: Gerd Dollhopf Monday - Friday: / Saturday and Sunday: / Last entry: 1700 Tel: (0911)

water and plants People can find water and trees on every level of the public space Water level (0,00): special floating elements provide the presence of greenery and trees at the water level Water

15 photo: Piotr Krajewski HafenCity Public Space Grosser Grasbrook Hamburg The new profile of the land has been studied thinking of human needs, so that people can feel relaxed here The new urban planning brings the public in a fluid movement from the new housing blocks down to the water, making for everyone's enjoyment a new artificial landscape that is inhabited by natural elements: water and plants People can find water and trees on every level of the public space Water level (0,00): special floating elements provide the presence of greenery and trees at the water level Water is visible from the borders and through holes, to create a pond like effect Low promenade level (4,50): this level is mainly for pedestrians, and will host small café's thereby creating a relaxed promenade This level will be flooded only on exceptionally bad weather days, on an average of twice or three times a year Street level (7, 50): pedestrian and playing areas, also at street level, separating heavy traffic from pedestrians (text from architect's website) 2008 Landscape architect Enric Miralles & Benedetta Tagliabue EMBT Hafencity Hamburg GmbH pkrajewski_pl 15

photo: Christian Beirle González House of World Cultures John-Foster-Dulles-Allee 10 10557 Berlin http://wwwhkwde/ The Haus der Kulturen der Welt in Berlin is 's national centre for contemporary

Tiergarten park and a direct neighbour of the Carillon and the new German Chancellery It was formerly known as the Kongresshalle conference hall, a gift from the United States, designed in 1957 by

injuring numerous people The hall has been rebuilt in its original style and reopened in 1987 at the 750 years jubilee of Berlin To Berliners it is also known as the Schwangere Auster ("pregnant

16 photo: Christian Beirle González House of World Cultures John-Foster-Dulles-Allee Berlin The Haus der Kulturen der Welt in Berlin is 's national centre for contemporary non-european art It presents art exhibitions, theater and dance performances, concerts, author readings, films and academic conferences on non-european art and culture The building is located in the Tiergarten park and a direct neighbour of the Carillon and the new German Chancellery It was formerly known as the Kongresshalle conference hall, a gift from the United States, designed in 1957 by the American architect Hugh Stubbins Jr as a part of the Interbau exhibition John F Kennedy spoke here during his June 1963 visit to West Berlin On May 21, 1980 the roof collapsed killing one and injuring numerous people The hall has been rebuilt in its original style and reopened in 1987 at the 750 years jubilee of Berlin To Berliners it is also known as the Schwangere Auster ("pregnant oyster") 1957 Hugh Stubbins christian_02 Open: Mon - Sun 10 am - 7 pm (exhibitions Wed - Mon 11 am - 7 pm) Tickets and Infos: Mon Sun 10 am 7 pm Telephone (0) , info@hkwde Bus M41 or M85 or M100, S bahn: 5, 7, 9,

photo: Maarten Thewissen photo: Christian Beirle González Philology Library Habelschwerdter Allee 45 14195 Berlin http://wwwfu-berlinde/en/info/indexhtml The Philological Library is the newest

with a double-layered canopy that opens for natural ventilation The library has become the centerpiece of the university's Dahlem campus and a Berlin architectural landmark It holds 700,000 volumes

17 photo: Maarten Thewissen photo: Christian Beirle González Philology Library Habelschwerdter Allee Berlin The Philological Library is the newest component on the campus of the Free University of Berlin This library by Foster and Partners, built in 2005, is known as the Berlin Brain Norman Foster sheltered the stacks of the university library with a double-layered canopy that opens for natural ventilation The library has become the centerpiece of the university's Dahlem campus and a Berlin architectural landmark It holds 700,000 volumes The structure can be seen silhouetted on the canopy The canopy's glowing, flowing panels inspire movement-driven floorplan The overall blob shape results from an overall sense of place and movement This movement culminates a yellow epicenter, a passageway to the next building This building is about collective movement and transitions photo: Christian Beirle González m² Foster & Partners Freie Universität Berlin christian_02 Monday - Friday 9:00-22:00 Uhr Saturday - Sunday 10:00-18:00 Uhr Subway U3 Thielstraße 17

photo: Maarten Thewissen photo: Maarten Thewissen Berlin State Library Potsdamer Strasse 33 10785 Berlin http://staatsbibliothek-berlinde/ The so called New State Library (Neue Staatsbibliothek zu

has its main building in the street Unter den Linden The building in the Potsdamer Straße was built by the architect Hans Scharoun who had also designed the Philharmonie and the Chamber Music Hall at

18 photo: Maarten Thewissen photo: Maarten Thewissen Berlin State Library Potsdamer Strasse Berlin The so called New State Library (Neue Staatsbibliothek zu Berlin) located in the Kulturforum of Berlin is part of the institutions of the Prussian Cultural Heritage (Stiftung Preußischer Kulturbesitz) and is one of the dependances of the State Library that has its main building in the street Unter den Linden The building in the Potsdamer Straße was built by the architect Hans Scharoun who had also designed the Philharmonie and the Chamber Music Hall at the Kulturforum In the year 1978 the new library building was opened to the public Soon, the building was well-known amongst others for its impressive reading room that also became one of the locations of Wim Wender s prize awarded film "Wings of Desire" ("Himmel über Berlin") photo: Maarten Thewissen 1978 Main designer, Hans Scharoun Edgar Wisniewski MI_MOA Monday - Friday hr Saturday hr Every third Saturday of a month there is a guided tour through the building of the New State Library at Kulturforum, whih takes 1,5hr and is free, no registration required Guided tours information: Tel +49 (30) and gen-und-schulungenhtml see also The Staatsbibliothek lies south of the Tiergarten and west of Potsdamer Platz Ubahn/Sbahn: S1, S2, U2 Station: Potsdamer Platz 18

photo: TeamBank AG / easycredit photo: TeamBank AG / easycredit TeamBank HQ Beuthener Strasse 25 90471 Nuremberg The Team Bank, leading German consumer credit expert, recently moved into their new

philosophy of easycredit: applying an innovative activity-based workplace, which expresses easycredit's claim to be innovator and trendsetter in the banking sector of The internal functional

the employees to work in, and the inner ring of the building as the "Meet & Create Zone" Throughout the building all spaces were designed to bring the company's culture and vision alive The result is

19 photo: TeamBank AG / easycredit photo: TeamBank AG / easycredit TeamBank HQ Beuthener Strasse Nuremberg The Team Bank, leading German consumer credit expert, recently moved into their new 15,000 m2 (160,000 ft2) HQ in Nuremberg The interior fit-out of the building, designed by Swiss architecture and design studio Evolution Design, placed great importance in expressing the values and philosophy of easycredit: applying an innovative activity-based workplace, which expresses easycredit's claim to be innovator and trendsetter in the banking sector of The internal functional organisation of the building utilises the idea of a city: a main staff restaurant and a Barista Bar with a vibrant "marketplace" feeling, the "Homebases" creating individual local neighbourhoods for the employees to work in, and the inner ring of the building as the "Meet & Create Zone" Throughout the building all spaces were designed to bring the company's culture and vision alive The result is a building in which easycredit and its employees can find an inspiring home which reflects their company spirit photo: TeamBank AG / easycredit m² Interior architect Evolution Design TeamBank - easycredit EvolutionDesign 19

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Berlin.Projects. Neue Nationalgalerie Berlin, Germany Ludwig Mies van der Rohe museum. Bauhaus archive. AEG Turbinenfabrik Berlin Projects 8 Created 16-Mar-16 By Konrad Nieradka, Warsaw, Poland Neue Nationalgalerie Berlin, Ludwig Mies van der Rohe museum Mies van der Rohe Haus Bauhaus Masters Houses 3 Großsiedlung Siemensstadt