A new category in my publications to bring together buildings that I find representative of modernism. It’s all very subjective, of course!
Firstly, on the concept of modernism, here I’m concentrating on the 1920s to 1960s. Then there’s the buildings themselves, which are my favourites, especially those for which I have both exterior and interior photos.
The categories may overlap, so don’t be surprised to find some of these posts in the pages devoted to Berlin, the city and industrial culture.
My posts over time:
IG Metall Haus, a work from Erich Mendelsohn in Berlin
Another architectural marvel from the 1920s in Berlin, a building designed by Erich Mendelsohn and Rudolph Reichel. The foundation stone for this building was laid in…
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A marvel of art deco architecture: the Grassi Museum in Leipzig
Back in Leipzig for a street art event, IBUG, about which I’ll be writing a post shortly, I took the opportunity to make a diversion to…
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Gropius before the Bauhaus: Faguswerk
Walter Gropius was the first director of the Bauhaus school from Weimar to Dessau from 1919 to 1928. In addition to his role as director, he…
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Haus des Rundfunks, Berlin Radio House
This post is about the radio house located in the Messe district to which I dedicated a post a few months ago. In the meantime I…
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Berlin philharmonie, Hans Sharoun (update)
To start the year smoothly, here is an enriched version of a post about the Philharmonie published some time ago. Enriched by photos of the interior,…
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Hans Scharoun – Villa Schminke in Löbau
A post dedicated to a unique building, a 1930’s villa, whose design has left a deep impression on me. Hans Scharoun is a German architect whose…
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Shell Haus and its wave façade
One of my favourite buildings in Berlin, somewhat overlooked in guidebooks, but high on the list of books on Weimar Republic architecture. The 1920s and the…
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Berlin Tempelhof – an airport in the city center
If you look at a map of Berlin, you can see two very large green spaces in the heart of the city. The best known is…
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