Demeter
Heracles
Ephiatles
Themis
Theia
Gorgons
Moirae
Ares
Inspired by the gaps in the Pergamon Altar frieze, Berlin and my previous project Faceless Icons, Bulgaria
Archives for the month of: July, 2013
Reichstag building, 1930’s
Reichstag after WW2 in 1945
Wrapped Reichstag, Christo, Berlin, 1995
Photo: Wolfgang Volz
Reichstag at dusk, West Facade July 2013
Reichstag, West Facade July 2013
Norman Fosters concept sketch for the dome design
New dome above the inscription: Dem deutschen Volke, meaning To the German people, on the architrave of the Reichstag Building
Architectural models of early design ideas for the dome by Foster & Partners
Reichstag Dome exterior seen from the roof
Section through the building showing the natural ventilation system created by the dome.
Helical steel staircase and light sculptor inside the Reichstag Dome
Light sculptor inside the dome
A computerised sun-following moveable shield powered by photovoltaic cells, prevents penetration of solar heat and glare
Detail of mirrored Light Sculptor I
Detail of mirrored Light Sculptor II
Detail of mirrored Light Sculptor III
Such a magnificent work or architecture this. Was one of my favourites as an architecture student so great to finally visit it for real and even better to not be in the slightest disappointed by the reality.
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Located close to Checkpoint Charlie the GSW Headquarters was the first tall building to rise in Berlin after the fall of the Berlin Wall. The windows are polychromatic pastel hues of orange and rose when the window shades are closed. Built 1999. Architect: Sauerbruch Hutton.
See also New Biochemistry Building by Hawkins Brown in Oxford and Your Rainbow Panorama, Aarhus for more photos of dramatic use of colour in architecture.
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The Memorial to the Murdered Jews of Europe (also known as the Holocaust Memorial), Berlin, Germany. Designed by architect Peter Eisenman and engineer Buro Happold. Built 2003-4
According to Eisenman’s project text, the stelae are designed to produce an uneasy, confusing atmosphere, and the whole sculpture aims to represent a supposedly ordered system that has lost touch with human reason.
See also Jewish Museum, Berlin by Daniel Libeskind and Auschwitz-Birkenau Extermination Camp, Poland
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The Jewish Museum, Berlin by architect Daniel Libeskind is proof, should any be needed, that architecture can convey emotion.
Also see my photos the Bundeswehr Military History Museum, Dresden by the same architect.
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Designed in 1957 by the American architect Hugh Stubbins and engineer Fred Severud as a gift from the United States. 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 was rebuilt in its original style and reopened in 1987 in time for the 750 year anniversary of the founding of Berlin.
To Berliners it is also known as the Schwangere Auster “pregnant oyster”.
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Geometry & Silence 