L-40, Berlin

"One of the primary concepts of the project was to attempt to open up the courtyard rather than use it as a second grade source of light that is one of the main problems of the Berlin tenement blocks. All of these are qualities that are not very common in architecture in this city".

Above extract taken from  writings on architecture, urbanism & art blog, defiantly worth a read. 

http://waua.wordpress.com/2010/04/09/l-40-berlin/ , plans available from: http://www.l-40.de/de/index.php

AXONOMETRIC SECTION ACROSS A TYPICAL WILHELMINE TENEMENT IN BERLIN

HEIKO RÖSSGER

SYSTEMATIC AXONOMETRIC SECTION ACROSS A TYPICAL WILHELMINE TENEMENT IN BERLIN/ AXONOMETRISCHER SCHNITT DURCH EINE TYPISCHE WILHELMINISCHE MIETSKASERNE IN BERLIN, 1984

Planwerk Innenstadt

Senate Department for Urban Development and the Environment

Since 1996 an intensive and controverse debate had taken place concerning the question about the future goals of the urban development in Berlin. Finally in 1999, the so-called "Planwerk Innenstadt" was installed by the Senate of Berlin in order to define general principles for the urban planning of Berlin that are relevant for all boroughs. "Planwerk Innenstadt" forms a strategy for the urban development of the city of Berlin aiming at reurbanisation and revitalization of the historical center of Berlin as well as of the planning area "City-West".

Video: David Chipperfield Discusses German Projects

British architect David Chipperfield recently gave an interview with Crane.tv discussing his architectural philosophy and affinity for the German culture. He expands on his approach to architecture and touches on his work for the completed reconstruction of the Neues Museum in Berlin.  Turner Contemporary – a visual arts venue in Margate, England, America’s Cup Building in Valencia, Spain, and the Central Public Library in Des Moines, Iowa.

Called the James Simon Gallery, the building will 
serve as a grand entrance to the cluster of cultural buildings, set on an island 
in the river Spree.

Two Clubs in Berlin

Just a short description of two clubs in Berlin, showing reuse of space. Think we'll hit up these two when we get there.

Blick auf Berlin

Blick auf Berlin

The Hansaviertel

For our second year field trip at the Kent School of Architecture we went to Berlin. One day our tutor took us for a tour of the Hansviertel, the post-war architectural housing experiment. All the big names have examples of their apartment block designs there: Gropius, Niemeyer, Aalto and Le Corbusier. If we do go on a trip to Berlin, no doubt we should visit!

Here is an article from Wallpaper 104 (November 2007, 144-150) about the development and case studies of people who live there.