Berlin contemporary : architecture and politics after 1990
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Berlin contemporary : architecture and politics after 1990
（Visual cultures in German contexts）
Bloomsbury Visual Arts, 2022
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [237]-240) and index
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Description
For years following reunification, Berlin was the largest construction site in Europe, with striking new architecture proliferating throughout the city in the 1990s and early 2000s. Among the most visible and the most contested of the new projects were those designed for the national government and its related functions.
Berlin Contemporary explores these buildings and plans, tracing their antecedents while also situating their iconic forms and influential designers within the spectacular world of global contemporary architecture. Close studies of these sites, including the Reichstag, the Chancellery, and the reconstruction of the Berlin Stadtschloss (now known as the Humboldt Forum), demonstrate the complexity of Berlin's political and architectural "rebuilding"-and reveal the intricate historical negotiations that architecture was summoned to perform.
Table of Contents
Introduction: Berlin, the Contemporary Capital
Chapter 1: Bridging and Breaking-Master Planning the Spreebogen
Chapter 2: The Reichstag's New Lightness of Being
Chapter 3: Monumental Modernism-The Chancellery as Future Ruin
Chapter 4: Palaces of Doubt
Conclusion: No One Intends to Open an Airport
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