Nov. 9, 1989, was a historical turning point. This week, we look back and forward, bringing you different perspectives on the 29th anniversary of the fall of the… Read More The post 29 years after the Wall fell: Architect Sebastian Letz on the Monument to Freedom and Unity appeared first on KCRW Berlin.
Against a backdrop of hotter summers, rainfall events caused by climate change, and rapid urban expansion, officials are being prompted to rethink the way that they manage Berlin’s… Read More The post The calm before: How does an expanding Berlin manage stormwater in the face of climate change? appeared first on KCRW Berlin.
MIES – SITZEN UND LIEGEN, or Mies Sitting and Lying Down, is a year-long series of exhibitions and talks at Berlin’s Mies van der Rohe Haus. The former residence… Read More The post Exhibition at Berlin’s Mies van der Rohe Haus remembers legendary architect through iconic furniture appeared first on KCRW Berlin.
The Benjamin Franklin Hospital, built at the end of the 1950s in West Berlin, was one of the most significant projects from New Orleans-native architects Nathaniel Curtis and Arthur… Read More The post Benjamin Franklin Hospital, a solution of a divided Berlin, to celebrate its 50th anniversary appeared first on KCRW Berlin.
Architect Van Bo Le-Mentzel has a dream that one day it will be possible to “live in the center of the cities that we would love to go to without paying… Read More The post Tinyhouse University founder chasing big dreams in small packages appeared first on KCRW Berlin.