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Summary: A Great Guide to the new Berlin!
Review: Berlin is a city that is in transformation. A city returning from division to greatness. While in Berlin, I was amazed at the rapid rate at which this city is transforming itself. So much of former East Berlin has been resurrected from the communist architecture that plagued it for several decades. Freidrichstrasse is rebuild, there are gleaming office buildings around the former Checkpoint Charlie, The post 1989 noman's land that consumed the Brandenburg Gate and Pariser Platz is now full of live and buildings again, and the huge wasteland of Potsdammer Platz is now packet with stunning, altermodern buildings- including the magnficant Sony Center- a true architecture masterpiece. This book chronicals the changes Berlin has undergone, and as chronicals many of the changes that are still in the works. With the exception of Alexander Platz (which renovation plans for just were approved recently). Through wonderful pictures, models, and illustrations this book shows you the new Berlin.... and it also has wonderful descriptions for every building as well as location and what U or S line to take. A great book showing the new Berlin. Beautifully done.
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Summary: A Great Guide to the new Berlin!
Review: Berlin is a city that is in transformation. A city returning from division to greatness. While in Berlin, I was amazed at the rapid rate at which this city is transforming itself. So much of former East Berlin has been resurrected from the communist architecture that plagued it for several decades. Freidrichstrasse is rebuild, there are gleaming office buildings around the former Checkpoint Charlie, The post 1989 noman's land that consumed the Brandenburg Gate and Pariser Platz is now full of live and buildings again, and the huge wasteland of Potsdammer Platz is now packet with stunning, altermodern buildings- including the magnficant Sony Center- a true architecture masterpiece. This book chronicals the changes Berlin has undergone, and as chronicals many of the changes that are still in the works. With the exception of Alexander Platz (which renovation plans for just were approved recently). Through wonderful pictures, models, and illustrations this book shows you the new Berlin.... and it also has wonderful descriptions for every building as well as location and what U or S line to take. A great book showing the new Berlin. Beautifully done.
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Summary: Detailed chronicle of Berlin's new architecture
Review: I can only concur with the previous reviwer. Having just returned from Berlin, fascinated and inspired as travellers to the German capital almost always are, I wante dto get a few books about some of the exciting new architecture that is going on there. This book was an excellent choice. This is not a glossy picture book that you would put on your table, but there are certainly plenty of pictures. The text is just right for someone like me - that is, it does not assume I am an architect or engineer and is not written in highly detailed technical language, but neither is it written for an idiot. This is a really good book for anyone who enjoys or is interested in Berlin's recent architecture. I spent several days savouring it.
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Summary: Detailed chronicle of Berlin's new architecture
Review: I can only concur with the previous reviwer. Having just returned from Berlin, fascinated and inspired as travellers to the German capital almost always are, I wanted to get a few books about some of the exciting new architecture that is going on there. This book was an excellent choice. This is not a glossy picture book that you would put on your table, but there are certainly plenty of pictures and drawings. The text is just right for someone like me - that is, it does not assume I am an architect or engineer and is not written in highly detailed technical language, but neither is it written for an idiot. This is a really good book for anyone who enjoys or is interested in Berlin's recent architecture. I spent several days savouring it.
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Summary: Terrific!
Review: Informative and comprehensive overview of a remarkable urbanistic/architectural restructuring of the most cosmopolitan Germanic city. One naturally tries to find a common denominator for this tremendeous creative undertaking but I find it striking that so many of these buildings actually represent the continuation of the European architectural modernism. The Modernism (or neo-modernism) taking a center stage once again to cap off the Century?
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