It’s a construct of light, an entrance into a synthetic world of human technology and economy. The U-bahn (U1) Station Westfriedhof (West Cemetery) in München isn’t otherwise much to speak of. The building’s exterior is a historic 1898 church of …
Category: Germany
(cfaobam– flickr/creative commons license) This was the tallest building in Europe when it was completed in 1997, designed by Foster & Partners (Foster Martin)and Arup, until 2005. The just barely smaller MesseTurm is right next to the Commerzbank and …
(Horsch, Willy– wikipedia/creative commons license) One of the oldest museums in Germany, the Association of Rhineland landscape’s Rheinisches Landesmuseum in Bonn. The glass case with steel structure encloses the building itself for display. It also provides a sun space for …
The Allianz Arena opened in 2005 for the 2006 World Cup and are still used by the FC Bayern München and TSV 1860 München. The three tiers can hold 69,901 people. The exterior ETFE-foil panels are kept inflated with …
The 610ft Trianon Tower in Frankfurt was completed in 1993 by Novotny, Mähner & Assoc., Hentrich Petschnigg & Part. The reinforced concrete tower is significant for it’s interior lighting and for the upside down pyramid at the top. It …
(nutbird– flickr/creative commons license) Unquestionably the most successful design by Zaha Hadid so far, winning her a Pritzker Prize, the Vitra Fire Station in Weil Am Rhein is a dynamic deconstruction of mankind’s most fascinating phenomenon: fire. Weil Am Rhein …
(Yoshi5000– flickr/creative commons license) Here’s a response to the Mercedes Benz Museum. The BMW Welt (BMW World) in München, Germany is by Wolf Prix with Coop Himmelb(l)au. This addition to the them-parkish BMW is fantistical and almost futurist. The design …
(Ben Cumming– flickr/creative commons license) The “Denkmal für die ermordeten Juden Europas” in Berlin is a powerful piece of art by Peter Eisenman. 2,711 concrete slabs of varying height arranged in a grid pattern are a permanent reminder of …
(bortescristian– flickr/creative commons license) UN Studio’s defining project, the Mercedes Benz Museum in Stuttgart, Germany derived its shape from the tri-swirling shape that also forms the Mercedes logo. The trefoil organization pervades this project from structure and program down …
(roryrory– flickr/creative commons license) Alfred Berger & Tiina Parkkinen out of Vienna conceived of cooperation among various embassies in Berlin by combining structure and organization into an overall plan with Nordic overtones. Five embassies are organized in a star-shaped plan, …