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Architects: GRAS Arquitectos, MVRDV
- Area: 250 m²
- Year: 2021
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Professionals: Artis GmbH, MKP, IB Brandes
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Café Camaleon / MVRDV + GRAS Arquitectos
An Abandoned 70s Building in Berlin Became a Contemporary Art Venue During the “The Sun Machine Is Coming Down” Event
For 10 days, Berlin's abandoned International Congress Centre (ICC) was transformed into a stage for performance, acrobatic and visual arts, films, concerts and talks during Berliner Festspiele's "The Sun Machine Is Coming Down" event. The 1970s futuristic building that remained closed for the last seven years provided the framework for a multi-layered experience, illustrating its potential for reactivation and adaptive reuse.
KaDeWe Berlin Masterplan / OMA
OMA Completes First Quadrant of KaDeWe Department Store in Berlin
The first quadrant of OMA’s Berlin KaDeWe department store transformation opened its doors to the public, revealing a new approach to retail design in the age of online shopping and shifting consumer behaviour. The masterplan divides the historic building, the largest department store in continental Europe, into four smaller, easily accessible and navigable sectors. The completed quadrant features a six-storey void containing a series of escalators and simultaneously acting as circulation, retail and event space.
Aera Bakery / Gonzalez Haase Architects
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Architects: Gonzalez Haase Architects
- Area: 70 m²
- Year: 2021
Ewelina Art Studio / Ewelina Makosa
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Designers: Ewelina Makosa
- Area: 94 m²
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Manufacturers: Ewelina Makosa, Houtique, Jan Garncarek Design, Kaiser Idell, Kerafina Royal Porzellan, +2
Mies van der Rohe’s Neue Nationalgalerie Reopens with an Alexander Calder Exhibition
After being closed for six and a half years for a renovation by David Chipperfield Architects, the Berlin museum reopened Sunday, August 22.
“Most of the People Thought it was Ugly - Like a Petrol Station": David Chipperfield on the Neue Nationalgalerie's Renovation
When David Chipperfield was asked about what visitors should expect to see when he concludes the renovation of Mies van der Rohe’s Neue Nationalgalerie in Berlin, he said: “Imagine a 1965 Mercedes. It looks fine, but it’s falling apart on the inside. We want to put it in the shop, take it apart and put it back together again, so when someone turns on the switch - the engine will work.” Due to the ongoing pandemic health regulations, the 2021 re-opening saw a limited number of journalists and visitors to tour alongside Chipperfield and explore the newly-renovated architecture. Editor and photographer Gili Merin had the opportunity to photograph the project during the pre-opening event and interview the world-renowned architect.
Sara Kulturhus Center / White Arkitekter
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Architects: White Arkitekter
- Year: 2021
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Professionals: Dipl.-Ing. Florian Kosche AS
Villa Heike / Christof Schubert Architekten
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Architects: Christof Schubert Architekten
- Area: 2400 m²
- Year: 2018
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Professionals: DasArchiv GbR
From Defining the Collective to Creating New Contextual Synergies: 4 Emerging Practices in Europe
Four emerging architecture studio profiles from Switzerland, Germany, and Spain have been chosen by New Generations, a European platform that analyses the most innovative emerging practices at the European level, providing a new space for the exchange of knowledge and confrontation, theory, and production. Since 2013, New Generations has involved more than 500 practices in a diverse program of cultural activities, such as festivals, exhibitions, open calls, video interviews, workshops, and experimental formats.
Remise Immanuelkirchstrasse Workspace / JWA Berlin + Ralf Wilkening Architect
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Architects: JWA Berlin, Ralf Wilkening Architect
- Area: 655 m²
- Year: 2020
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Professionals: fd-ingenieure, Ingenieurbüro Dr. Specht
EMBASSY Residential Building / Tchoban Voss Architekten
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Architects: Tchoban Voss Architekten
- Area: 10742 m²
- Year: 2021
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Manufacturers: Janinhoff, Stone Alliance, Warema SE
NeuHouse Apartment Building / Gewers Pudewill
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Architects: Gewers Pudewill
- Area: 10500 m²
- Year: 2020