Germany

David Chipperfield wins competition to design Hamburg’s tallest tower

February 13, 2018 Tom Ravenscroft 0

David Chipperfield Architects is set to build a 230-metre-high skyscraper on the River Elbe in Hamburg, expected to become the city’s tallest building. Named Elbtower, the competition-winning design is for a tapered skyscraper that will act as a counterpoint to Herzog and de Meuron’s nearby Elbphilharmonie concert hall. The tower is designed by David Chipperfield’s Berlin office for developer SIGNA Prime

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David Chipperfield wins competition to design Hamburg’s tallest tower

February 13, 2018 Tom Ravenscroft 0

David Chipperfield Architects is set to build a 230-metre-high skyscraper on the River Elbe in Hamburg, expected to become the city’s tallest building. Named Elbtower, the competition-winning design is for a tapered skyscraper that will act as a counterpoint to Herzog and de Meuron’s nearby Elbphilharmonie concert hall. The tower is designed by David Chipperfield’s Berlin office for developer SIGNA Prime

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Outrage at luxury Chipperfield development on site of Nazi torture cellars in Hamburg

February 2, 2018 India Block 0

Protesters have clashed with a developer over plans to transform the Hamburg townhouse where the Gestapo interrogated victims during the second world war into a new urban quarter designed by David Chipperfield Architects. Developers Quantum enlisted Kuehn Malvezzi Architects, Stephen Williams Associates, and Agn Leussmann alongside Chipperfield’s practice to convert a group of four buildings centred around

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Outrage at luxury Chipperfield development on site of Nazi torture cellars in Hamburg

February 2, 2018 India Block 0

Protesters have clashed with a developer over plans to transform the Hamburg townhouse where the Gestapo interrogated victims during the second world war into a new urban quarter designed by David Chipperfield Architects. Developers Quantum enlisted Kuehn Malvezzi Architects, Stephen Williams Associates, and Agn Leussmann alongside Chipperfield’s practice to convert a group of four buildings centred around

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MVRDV reveals renderings of mirrored “crystal rock” office block in Germany

February 1, 2018 India Block 0

Dutch firm MVRDV has unveiled plans for an office block with an interactive mirrored facade in the city of Esslingen in southern Germany. Dubbed the “crystal rock” by the Rotterdam architecture firm, the facade of the Milestone building will be formed from fritted glass containing photovoltaic cells that will reflect back images of the city and its

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Julian Rosefeldt celebrates “anti-architecture” in new movie Manifesto

November 28, 2017 Gunseli Yalcinkaya 0

Filmmaker Julian Rosefeldt transforms German industrial landmarks into “alienated places” for his latest film, which sees actor Cate Blanchett take on 13 personas while reciting art declarations. Rosenfeldt, a German artist and former architect, first presented Manifesto in 2015 as a multi-screen gallery installation. He has now expanded the project into a film, which was shot almost exclusively in

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Julian Rosefeldt celebrates “anti-architecture” in new movie Manifesto

November 28, 2017 Gunseli Yalcinkaya 0

Filmmaker Julian Rosefeldt transforms German industrial landmarks into “alienated places” for his latest film, which sees actor Cate Blanchett take on 13 personas while reciting art declarations. Rosenfeldt, a German artist and former architect, first presented Manifesto in 2015 as a multi-screen gallery installation. He has now expanded the project into a film, which was shot almost exclusively in

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Frankfurt embarks on Brexit building boom with new high-rises by BIG, UNStudio and more

October 19, 2017 Amy Frearson 0

Frankfurt is bidding to woo banks from London by building dozens of new high-rise towers by architects including BIG, UNStudio and Ole Scheeren. With Brexit threatening London’s status as Europe’s leading financial centre, Germany’s business capital has been promoting itself as a lifestyle destination. Shiny new towers were being marketed heavily at the Expo Real property

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Büros für Konstruktivismus turns a chicken coop in Berlin into an artist’s studio

September 25, 2017 India Block 0

Berlin-based practice Büros für Konstruktivismus has transformed a former chicken house in the back garden of a 1930s home into a pine-lined artist’s studio. The project is named Hühnerhaus, the German word for henhouse. The coop was originally constructed just after second world war in the grounds of a Berlin villa, but after its renovation the owner now uses

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Ole Scheeren plans to radically transform Frankfurt office block into Jenga-like apartment tower

September 24, 2017 Amy Frearson 0

Architect Ole Scheeren has unveiled plans for his first project in Europe, which will see him completely overhaul a 1970s office block in Frankfurt to create 200 riverside homes. Having spent more than a decade focusing on Asia, the German architect is shifting his focus to his home country. He plans to completely reconfigure a

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