Travelling with an architect : discovering Berlin

TRAVELLING_ This week we take a contemporary architecture tour of Berlin, the Germany's largest city and the seventh most populous urban area in the European Union. Berlin is a world city of culture, politics, media, and science. It is home to renowned universities, research institutes, orchestras, museums, and celebrities and is host to many sporting events.Its urban setting and historical legacy have made it a popular location. The city is well known for its festivals, diverse architecture, nightlife, contemporary arts, public transportation networks, and an extremely high quality of living.

25hours Hotel Bikini Berlin by Studio Aisslinger (2014)

BMW Guggenheim Lab - Berlin by Atelier Bow-Wow (2012)

Gorki Apartments by Sandra Pauquet (2014)

The Academy of the Jewish Museum Berlin by Studio Daniel Libeskind (2012)

BER - Airport Hotel by Petersen Architekten (2012)

Bar Saint Jean by Thilo Reich Architectural Design (2012)

Siegmunds Hof Haus 13 by  Susanne Hofmann Architekten & die Baupiloten (2012)

JOH 3 by J. MAYER H. Architects (2012)

nhow Berlin by nps tchoban voss & Karim Rashid (2010)

Otto Bock Science Center Medical Technology by Gnädinger Architekten and Vita Rolf Gnädinger (2010)

Neues Museum by David Chipperfield Architects & Julian Harrap Architects (2009)  

Free University by Foster + Partners (2005)

Holocaust Memorial by Peter Heisenman (2005)

Royal Netherlands Embassy by Office for Metropolitan Architecture (O.M.A.) (2003)

Peter Sassenroth and Rudolf Reitermann  (2001)

Deutsches Historisches Museum by Ieoh Ming Pei (2000)

DZ Bank by Gehry Partners LLP (2000)

The Plenary Building in the Converted Reichstag by Foster + Partners (1999)

Jewish Museum by Studio Daniel Libeskind (1999)

Daimler Chrysler Residential by Rogers Stirk Harbour + Partners (1998)  

Must see MASTERPIECE

Wohnhaus Schlesisches Tor by Álvaro Siza Vieira (1980)

Neue NationalGalerie in Berlin by Mies van der Rohe (1968)

Unite d’Habitation of Berlin by Le Corbusier (1957)

AEG turbine factory by Peter Behrens (1908)