Der Leipziger Platz : Leipziger Platz Carré : Lennédreieck / herausgegeben von Tanja Schult, Jochen Visscher ; mit Beiträgen von Hans Wilderotter ... [and others].

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Schult, Tanja.

Language:

English

German

Subjects (All):

Plazas.

Architecture.

Neighborhoods.

Leipziger Platz (Berlin, Germany).

Neighborhoods--Germany--Berlin.

Urban renewal--Germany--Berlin.

Urban renewal.

Germany--Berlin.

Architecture--Germany--Berlin--20th century.

Plazas--Germany--Berlin.

Physical Description:

96 pages : illustrations (some color), plans ; 28 cm

Place of Publication:

Berlin : Jovis, [2002]

Language Note:

German and English in parallel columns.

Summary:

An architectural casualty of World War II and the division of Berlin into East and West, Leipziger Platz is finally resurfacing from the urban wilderness into a reconstructed state. The external form of an octagon that has historically characterized the site, and that gave it its original name, Achteck, will reemerge in the urban master plan put forward by Hilmer & Sattler for the city of Berlin. Internationally renowned architects have designed an ensemble of town houses consciously incorporating Berlin's construction traditions and striving to develop them following European urban models. Der Leipziger Platz offers an exhaustive overview of the square's history, a reexamination of its development, and a description of future developments. Photographs, outlines, computer simulations, photos of models, and ground plans give a graphic illustration of the future appearance of a site well on the way to regaining its status as one of the most elegant addresses in Berlin.

ISBN:

3931321681

OCLC:

51566662