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Berlin's new Exile Museum set for 2025 opening
by Tom Walker | 20 Apr 2021
A new museum telling the stories of the people exiled from Germany by the Nazi regime is set to open in Berlin in 2025. The Exile Museum will incorporate the ruins of the Anhalter Bahnhof railway station, which was used by people fleeing the country during World War II before it was bombed in 1943. The museum will include biographies of famous exiled Germans – including Albert Einstein and Thomas
David Chipperfield to create new neighbourhood on old Berlin industrial site
by Stu Robarts | 25 Mar 2020
The former Georg-Knorr-Park industrial and production site in Berlin’s Marzahn district is set to be transformed into a new residential and commercial neighbourhood by David Chipperfield Architects. The 9ha (22ac) site currently features a variety of heritage buildings surrounded by urban infrastructure and commercial industry. The new plans will see it converted to accommodate 1,400 affordable rental apartments, 90,000sq m (970,000sq ft) of office and commercial space, green areas, recreational
Construction issues delay Berlin Museum openings until 2020
by Andy Knaggs | 18 Jun 2019
The opening of the new Humboldt Forum museum in Berlin has been delayed until 2020 due to construction delays. Housed inside a reconstructed Prussian palace in the east of the city, the museum – which is named after the explorer and polymath Alexander von Humboldt – was due to open in September 2019. However, in a status update, it was admitted "it would be unrealistic to expect the building to
Danish architects Adept win competition for new Berlin City Museum
by Luke Cloherty | 03 Dec 2018
A former union club for naval officers in Berlin is to be converted into a new city museum for the German capital. Designed by architectural practice Adept, Stadtmuseum Berlin at 'Marinehaus' will be "a cultural pivot that anchors the museum in the neighbourhood through exhibitions, workshops and as a community centre for the locals", according to the architects. Renderings show that the 7,800sq m (84,000sq ft) building's existing floors will
Museum of the 20th Century gets Herzog and de Meuron redesign
by Andrew Manns | 23 Oct 2018
Swiss architectural firm Herzog and de Meuron have released new renderings of their Kulturforum (Culture Forum), an extension of the Berlin-based Neue Nationalgalerie. The future structure, which in 2016 was selected to become the city’s Museum of the 20th Century, will be a stylistic hybrid, taking inspiration from public and private buildings like warehouses, barnyards, and railway concourses as well as the nearby Matthäus-kirche (Matthew's Church). Likening the Kulturforum to
Post-earthquake prototype home named 2017 World Building of the Year
by Kim Megson | 17 Nov 2017
A Post-earthquake reconstruction and demonstration project in the city of Zhaotong, China, has been declared the 2017 World Building of the Year. Designed by a team of researchers at the Chinese University of Hong Kong, the rammed-earth structure is a prototype home for an elderly couple living in Guangming Village. A devastating 2014 earthquake destroyed hundreds of houses in the region, and the project was conceived to demonstrate "a safe,
Leisure buildings celebrated on opening day of World Architecture Festival
by Kim Megson | 15 Nov 2017
Leisure architecture was a big winner on the opening day (15 November) of the World Architecture Festival (WAF) in Berlin, with a number of cultural buildings triumphing in the first stage of the prestigious WAF Awards. The Culture category, which consisted of 15 completed projects, was won by Heneghan Peng Architects for the Palestinian Museum. The judging panel commended the studio for “working with the contours of Palestine”, adding that
New Berlin gallery lauds graffiti and urban art
by Alice Davis | 25 Sep 2017
A new museum celebrating the art of graffiti has opened its doors in Berlin, Germany. The Urban Nation Museum for Urban Contemporary Art (UN Museum), which opened on Bülowstrasse, was developed to document and promote street art and graffiti for the first time. A portrait of a man sculpted out of the wall of the museum by the Portuguese artist Vhils, colourful figures by Berlin-based artist Mimi S, and paintings
World Interior of the Year 2017: See who is in contention for the prestigious prize
by Kim Megson | 19 Jul 2017
The INSIDE World Festival of Interiors has announced a shortlist of 78 projects that are in the running to be named World Interior of the Year 2017. Projects from across the world have been submitted across nine categories, including civic spaces, bars and restaurants, shops, hotels and health and education. The winners in each category – chosen by international judging panels – and an ultimate overall winner, will be revealed
World Architecture Festival announces 2017 Awards shortlist
by Kim Megson | 07 Jul 2017
The World Architecture Festival has today (7 July) unveiled the largest ever shortlist for its Building of the Year competition. WAF – one of the only global design festivals to combine conferences, networking and awards – is holding its tenth anniversary edition from 15-17 November in Berlin, and has celebrated by compiling a 434-strong shortlist for the contest across 18 categories: including Mixed-Use, Housing and Religion. Leisure architecture will be
Cultural buildings under the spotlight as World Architecture Festival names 'Performance' as 2017 theme
by Kim Megson | 26 Apr 2017
The World Architecture Festival (WAF) has announced ‘Performance’ as the theme for its tenth anniversary edition, which is taking place in Berlin this November. Leisure architecture will be put under the spotlight at the event, with the concept of performance in design central to the event’s seminar programme. "This year we will examine the multiple aspects of ‘performance’ that architecture has to embrace: aesthetic, technical, economic, and psychological,” said programme
German football club Hertha Berlin identifies new stadium site
by Matthew Campelli | 03 Apr 2017
German top flight football team Hertha Berlin has unveiled plans to develop a new 55,000-capacity stadium in the shadow of its current Olympiastadion home. After spending time reviewing 50 sites for the mooted venue, the club has identified a spot of land in the Olympiapark close to the 80,000-seat stadium where it currently hosts home matches. Werner Gegenbauer, the president of Hertha Berlin, said the stadium would be “privately financed”
Week's top news: The world's longest 'cycle skyway', Gehry's Berlin concert hall and the 2017 Women in Architecture Awards
by Kim Megson | 11 Mar 2017
Here are some of the stories that appeared on CLAD this week, from two Frank Gehry projects to the prestigious Women in Architecture Awards. Monday • Gabriela Carrillo has been named as Woman Architect of the Year 2017 at the Women in Architecture awards, with Rozana Montiel winning the Moira Gemmill Prize for Emerging Architecture. Read here. • The Delta Development Group has signed an initial agreement to drive forward
Futuristic Berlin gym introduces McFit's virtual 'Cyberobics' workouts
by Kim Megson | 08 Mar 2017
Fitness giant McFit has launched a new Cyberobics ‘concept store’ in Berlin, showcasing the company’s plans to roll out health clubs where “the real and virtual world melt through complete immersion.” Called World of Cyberonics, the €10m (US$10.6m, £8.7m) venue is a showcase for McFit’s line of international virtual-only studios, which it is introducing across Europe. The company’s in-house design team have visualised the space, which combines contemporary architecture with
Frank Gehry completes intimate 360 degree concert hall in Berlin
by Kim Megson | 06 Mar 2017
Frank Gehry, the classical music-loving architect behind the Walt Disney Concert Hall in Los Angeles has completed his latest concert hall: the intimate oval Pierre Boulez Saal in Berlin. The single-room facility, which took four years to build and opened on 4 March, is housed within a four-storey building designed by architect Richard Paulick in the 1950s to store sets for the Berlin State Opera. Designed as a modular 360-degree
Wolf Prix says 'stupid' architecture competitions are making studios 'slaves to money'
by Kim Megson | 22 Nov 2016
Wolf Prix, the design principal and CEO of Austrian architecture studio Coop Himmelb(l)au has slammed design competitions, arguing they “diminish the value of our thinking.” In an entertaining and frank talk about the state of the industry and the challenges of tomorrow, made at the World Architecture Festival in Berlin last week, Prix claimed that “to make a competition is a very stupid thing.” “I repeat myself a thousand times,
Leisure projects triumph on World Architecture Festival opening day
by Kim Megson | 16 Nov 2016
Leisure architecture was a big winner on the opening day of the World Architecture Festival (WAF) in Berlin, with a quintet of projects triumphing in several categories of the prestigious WAF Awards. The Culture category, which consisted of 17 projects, was won by Polish architects Robert Konieczny KWK Promes for their National Museum and Dialogue Centre in Szczecin, Poland. The museum sits underground, with the roof forming part of the
World Architecture Festival 2016 begins in Berlin
by Kim Megson | 16 Nov 2016
The 2016 World Architecture Festival (WAF) has started today with architects and designers from around the world descending on Berlin to debate issues facing the industry and to celebrate the world’s best recently completed and future architectural projects. Held in the Arena Berlin, the three-day event (16-18 November) is the only global festival that combines conferences, networking and awards - with the WAF Building of the Year to be announced
Chipperfield reveals progress on two major museum projects
by Kim Megson | 11 Nov 2016
The architecture studio of David Chipperfield have announced significant progress on two key museum projects in their portfolio: an extension to the Kunsthaus museum in Zurich, Switzerland and an cultural complex near the Taj Mahal in India. A foundation stone laying ceremony for former project took place on Tuesday (8 November), with guests from the world of Swiss politics, business and culture joining Chipperfield, who helped bury a time capsule
Moxy Berlin hotel brings 'fun, impromptu and playful' experiences to German capital
by Kim Megson | 10 Nov 2016
Hospitality giant Marriott International has opened its sixth experiential Moxy Hotel property in the heart of Berlin’s cultural epicentre. The 210-room Moxy Berlin, located in the Ostbahnhof district, is a design-led, high-tech contemporary space designed to encourage “fun, impromptu and playful” experiences. The concept is realised through the hotel’s colourful Living Rooms, game rooms and bar areas, which fuse bare concrete walls and other raw materials with bright colours, props,
Herzog and de Meuron to design Museum of the 20th Century in Berlin
by Kim Megson | 27 Oct 2016
Swiss studios Herzog & de Meuron and Vogt Landscape Architects have won the keenly-contested design competition for the Museum of the 20th Century in Berlin. Over 40 firms – including Sou Fujimoto, Zaha Hadid Architects, David Chipperfield, OMA, Snøhetta and SANAA – were invited to submit their proposals for the site, which will be located within the city’s cultural forum complex. The €200m (US$218.8m, £179.4m) museum will house a number
Leisure projects in contention for Building of the Year prize at World Architecture Festival Awards
by Kim Megson | 04 Jul 2016
The World Architecture Festival (WAF) has revealed the architects and buildings in contention for awards glory at this year’s event in Berlin in November. The prestigious WAF Awards celebrate completed architectural projects, future projects and landscape projects across 30 categories. A panel of industry professionals – including David Chipperfield and Christoph Ingenhoven – alongside former winners and festival speakers have selected the final shortlists based on entries submitted from architects
Snøhetta, SANAA and Sou Fujimoto among big hitters in the running to design Berlin art museum
by Kim Megson | 04 Jul 2016
The international architecture competition to design a Museum of 20th Century Art in Berlin is entering its final stages, with 42 firms asked to submit their proposals before a decision is made by the end of the year. Sou Fujimoto, Zaha Hadid Architects, David Chipperfield, Herzog & de Meuron, REX Architecture, OMA, Snøhetta, SANAA and UNStudio are among those to have qualified from previous rounds, or who have been invited
Dan Pearlman plans new panda project as immersive experience debuts in South Korea
by Tom Anstey | 09 May 2016
Pandas are on the agenda for design firm Dan Pearlman, with the Berlin-based practice creating the new panda enclosure for Berlin Zoo, while also debuting a new indoor and outdoor environment for pandas at Everland Resort in Yongin, South Korea. A pair of giant pandas, which can generate millions in revenue every year as visitors travel far and wide to get a glimpse of the endangered species, made their South
World Architecture Festival invites entries for 2016 awards
by Kim Megson | 09 Mar 2016
The World Architecture Festival (WAF) is now accepting entries for the 2016 WAF Awards, which will take place in Berlin in November. The prestigious competition is divided into 30 project categories for completed architectural projects, future projects and landscape projects. Leisure architects can enter their designs for cultural buildings, hotels, sports facilities and leisure-led developments. The deadline for entries is 19 May and the shortlist will be decided in June
David Chipperfield unveils vision to resurrect ruined Berlin brewery
by Kim Megson | 04 Jan 2016
David Chipperfield Architects have revealed their masterplan for a public beer garden, boutique hotel and a host of other leisure facilities on the site of a Berlin brewery destroyed during the Second World War. The former Bötzow Brewery, located near Berlin’s Alexanderplatz, will be transformed by the studio’s German office into a 24,000sq m (258,300sq ft) public destination within the city. It will boast a new brewery, restaurants, shops, a
Hard Rock unveils vision for hotel at Berlin's Checkpoint Charlie
by Kim Megson | 24 Dec 2015
Hard Rock International has revealed its plans to build a 372-room music-themed hotel in Berlin adjacent to Checkpoint Charlie and displaying a section of the Berlin Wall. According to project partner the Trockland Development Group, the hotel will form part of a 2.5 acre multi-use project commemorating the history and symbolism of the checkpoint; which was the best known crossing point between East and West Berlin during the Cold War.
'Sensational' Volker Staab design wins Berlin museum prize
by Kim Megson | 27 Oct 2015
German architect Volker Staab has beaten 40 international rivals in a competition to expand an iconic art museum in Berlin. He has designed a new 6,700sq m (72,000sq ft) extension for the Bahaus-Archiv and Museum für Gestaltung, which houses the world’s largest collection of crafts and fine arts from the Bahaus artistic movement. His design incorporates a series of underground galleries and a delicate fire-storey glazed tower; described by one
Starwood announces 40 European hotels as Hotel Investment Forum kicks off in Berlin
by Jak Phillips | 02 Mar 2015
The International Hotel Investment Forum (IHIF) got off to a bang today (2 March), with Starwood announcing that it is on course to open more than 40 new hotels and resorts across Europe in the next five years. The hotel giant – which recently saw CEO, president and director Frits van Paasschen resign “by mutual agreement” – will concentrate on a combination of fast-growing and established markets as part of
Indoor-skydiving to star at new experiential mixed-use Berlin development
by Katie Buckley | 15 May 2014
J. Mayer H. Architects has been announced as the the winning firm to carry out the proposal for ‘Volt Berlin’ – a new mixed-use development in Berlin’s city centre. Volt Berlin aims to be a new concept for shopping and urban experience within Germany’s capital. Situated near Alexanderplatz, the site is more about providing an exhilarating adventure for the visitor, than reliving the normal confines of a shopping mall. The
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