,,Berlin Kommt Wieder Die Architekten Paul Schwebes und Hans Schoszberger |
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Author:
| Wilhelm, Karin Sauer, Johann Opel, Nicole |
ISBN: | 978-3-98612-002-3 |
Publication Date: | Dec 2023 |
Publisher: | Jovis Verlag GmbH
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Book Format: | Hardback |
List Price: | USD $63.99 |
Book Description:
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Two architects have largely escaped notice in literature on the reconstruction of postwar (West) Berlin, despite their long-lasting legacy in shaping its architectural fabric: Paul Schwebes and Hans Schoszberger, who have worked together in a joint office since 1956. Several of their buildings still stand as emblematic of Berlin's City West, shaping its urban flair between Kurfürstendamm and Tauentzienstraße, Ernst-Reuter-Platz and Breitscheidplatz, in Budapester Straße and in other...
More DescriptionTwo architects have largely escaped notice in literature on the reconstruction of postwar (West) Berlin, despite their long-lasting legacy in shaping its architectural fabric: Paul Schwebes and Hans Schoszberger, who have worked together in a joint office since 1956. Several of their buildings still stand as emblematic of Berlin's City West, shaping its urban flair between Kurfürstendamm and Tauentzienstraße, Ernst-Reuter-Platz and Breitscheidplatz, in Budapester Straße and in other districts. Reconstructing over 160 projects from Berlin's pre- and postwar years, mainly from the tertiary sector with a smaller number of residential buildings, the volume also uncovers the political and economic conditions that allowed this architecture to become symbols of a new era and an open society after 1945.