{"id":16510,"date":"2022-11-07T14:22:19","date_gmt":"2022-11-07T13:22:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/khr.dk\/?p=16510"},"modified":"2023-09-27T15:25:04","modified_gmt":"2023-09-27T13:25:04","slug":"auf-nach-berlin-architectural-study-tour","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/khr.dk\/en\/auf-nach-berlin-arkitektonisk-studietur\/","title":{"rendered":"Off to Berlin! Architectural study tour"},"content":{"rendered":"
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KHR's annual study trip went to Berlin on a warm autumn weekend in late October.
The goal was, as always, to get architectural inspiration and socialize with good colleagues<\/a>. Although the destination was familiar to the vast majority, there were plenty of new impressions for all 44 participants, and it was a tired and impression-packed bunch that returned home after three intensive days in Berlin.
The programme was a mix of old and new architecture, impressions from East and West and both professionalism and conviviality.
Photo: detail from Hansaviertel.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Cosy and sustainable: By train on a study trip to Berlin.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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The train bar is open!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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First sight just after arrival: Professor and former KHR partner Jan S\u00f8ndergaard talks about Cube<\/a>designed by our neighbours 3XN. <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Boros Collection<\/a> is a private
art collection, which are made available
in a converted, above-ground bunker.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Since 2008, the Boros have exhibited in the bunker, which they bought back in 2003.
During the conversion, they also had a private residence built on top of the bunker.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Reading room in Grimm Centre<\/a>which is one of Humboldt University's libraries. Swiss architect Max Dudler has won several awards for his successful architecture.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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A little break and refuelling in front of one of Berlin's many \"Sp\u00e4tis\".<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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It's hard to see from the outside, but the 1920s Deutschlandhaus has been transformed by Marte.Marte Architekten. The Documentation Centre<\/a> is dedicated to commemorating and educating about the forced migrations of the 20th century in particular. <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Read more about the architecture of the transformed Deutschlandhaus here<\/a>.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Documentation Centre on Flight, Expulsion and Reconciliation<\/a> from the inside.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Organic shapes meet raw concrete in the design from Marte.Marte.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Room of silence<\/a> i Documentation Centre. <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Self-portrait: Douglas Brandon<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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No Berlin trip without D\u00f6ner - Prinz Bistro opposite the Documentation Centre for \"Flight Distribution and Reconciliation\"<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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A view of Alexanderplatz from the 90-metre-wide Karl-Marx-Allee.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Detail from Karl-Marx-Allee, the GDR's boulevard, once called Stalinallee.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Foran Kino International<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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At Kino International on Karl.Marx-Allee.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Cinema International<\/a> still functions today as a cinema and event space.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Go to Renner Architects<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Visiting KHR Architecture's Berlin partner Renner Architects<\/a>.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Syrian community dinner at Aleppo Supper Club in Friedrichshain-<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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After dinner drinks and good atmosphere at Boxhagener Platz.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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The raw toilet roll holder fits well with the style of Berlin's clubbing scene.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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No need to dress up before going on club <\/a>in Berlin.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Axel Springer House<\/a> from 1966 has been joined in 2020 by a Rem Koolhaas-designed building that, for good reason, has not received much attention. Axel Springer is a large German publishing house that publishes, among other things, the tabloid Bild Zeitung.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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What'll it be?<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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The historical Cl\u00e4rchen's Ballroom<\/a> central Berlin still functions as a restaurant and dance venue.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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The Museum Island is located on an island in the Spree, where Berlin was founded.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Also in Wedding is Rocket Internet brothers<\/a> and the artistic community around Uferhallen and Uferstudios fear that commercial housing will put an end to their creative expression.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Uferhallen is used for exhibitions and events.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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BVG and walking were the preferred means of transport around Berlin. <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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We wish you a nice concert!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Glass art by Alexander Camaro in the Berliner Philharmonie.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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On the way with OAG<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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The GDR's Palace of the Republic has had to give way to a reconstruction of Schloss Berlin, which now houses the museum Humboldt Forum<\/a>.
Berlin's citizen has divided opinions about the project.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Chipperfield architecture next to the James Simon Gallery. <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Sct. Agnes Church<\/a> in brutalist style was designed by the German architect Werner D\u00fcttmann in the late 60s and now transformed into a gallery by the architects Brandhuber + Emde and Schneider for gallery owner Johann K\u00f6nig.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Gallery Sct. Agnes<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Gallery Sct. Agnes in a transformed brutalist church in Kreuzberg.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Reflections in the Cube.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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The Staatsbibliothek zu Berlin matches the Philharmonie next door with its golden facade. Both were designed by Hans Scharoun, who also played a prominent role in the post-war regeneration of East Berlin.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Ceiling in the Phiharmonie.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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New meets old in Berlin's eclectic cityscape.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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KHR staff on their way down the Schwedenhaus staircase after inspecting an artist's apartment on the top floor.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Library in the Hansaviertel<\/a> opened in 1958 after the building designed by the German architect Werner D\u00fcttmann had been used as the exhibition building during Interbau.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Stadtbibliothek in Hansaviertel.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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The window sections facing the green courtyard can be driven completely into the ground, creating a barrier-free outdoor-indoor space.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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A long-awaited D\u00f6ner break in Kreuzberg<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Academy of Arts of Werner D\u00fcttmann<\/a>.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Academy of Arts from the inside<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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roedig . schop architekten and sieglundalbert architekten have created the high-rise together with a private construction group High 6 <\/a>on a difficult plot of land right next to the track in Wedding.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Hanseatic Quarter<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Architecture in Mitte<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Niemeyer in the Hansaviertel<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Eternithaus in the Hansaviertel designed by Paul Baumgarten for the 1957 architecture exhibition.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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The Hansaviertel borders the large green area of West Berlin: the Tiergarten.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Terrace on Lobe Block looking down into the leafy courtyard with adjoining herb garden and chicken run.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Lobe Block: concrete meets flowers. Chief Vicki in the foreground.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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The Neue Nationalgalerie has just reopened after an extensive renovation of David Chipperfield Architects<\/a>. <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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New National Gallery: Modernist architecture by Mies van der Rohe. The architect's real name was Ludvig Mies, but he took the nickname \"van der Rohe\" after his mother's maiden name, Rohe.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Architecture exhibition in and around the Neue Nationalgalerie - Mies van der Rohe and Chipperfield Architects <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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The urban \"Park am Gleisdreieck\".<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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New housing at the urban Park am Gleisdreieck<\/a>.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Heckmann farms<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Delicious Tel Aviv dinner at Night Kitchen in Heckmann H\u00f6fe.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Potsdamer Platz<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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The left-wing newspaper TAZ's new headquarters<\/a> in Friedrichsstrasse in Berlin by architects E2A. Its structural system, designed as a network, attempts to achieve the greatest possible load-bearing capacity with the fewest possible elements.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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In Berlin it is not uncommon for private individuals to form a \"Assembly<\/a>\" to build their future homes in collaboration with an architect. Here's an example in Kreuzberg.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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The back of the building with a very different expression.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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In the central part of Berlin you can still see some buildings from the international building exhibition in the 80s, IBA 1984\/1987<\/a>.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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The 81.5 m high former GSW headquarters (today \"Rocket Tower\") with the characteristic coloured shutters was completed in 1999. Now it has been taken over by Rocket Internet, which wants to replace the shutters with roller blinds because the facade is in need of renovation. The architectural community is fighting for its preservation.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Sauerbruch and Hutton Architects have sounded the alarm because the colourful facade of the iconic GSW high-rise is under threat from its current owners.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Aldo Rossi courtyard in Mitte<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Berlin bears the heavy mark of having had about 20 per cent of its building stock completely destroyed during World War II<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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James Simon Gallery<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Muesumsinsel<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Tour of the Hansaviertel Ticket B<\/a>which specialises in architectural tours.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Niemeyer in the Hansaviertel.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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A tour of the Lobe Block was also part of the intense study tour programme.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Detail from private residence in Lobe Block, a mixed use project in Wedding.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Many artists are based in the creative environment around Uferhallen <\/a>in the working-class district of Wedding.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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A studio in the creative environment around the Uferhallen.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Sunny Sunday in front of Akademie der K\u00fcnste<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Private apartment in Lobe Block<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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The grey curtains are evidence of the lack of solar shading in the south-facing building.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Uferhallen<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Uferhallen<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Architectural tour of the Philharmonie.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Mosaic inlays act as music notes in the floor of the Philharmonie. <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Fast forward to the next item on the Berlin study tour agenda. The Neue Nationalgalerie is right next to the Philharmonie.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Schwedenhaus in Hansaviertel<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Oscar Niemeyer architecture in the Hansaviertel<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Detail of Oscar Niemeyer's contribution to Interbau in 1957.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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The distinctive Niemeyer<\/a>-building stands on 7 double concrete supports, so there is free passage under the building.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Staircase in Schwedenhaus in Hansaviertel<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Akademie der K\u00fcnste designed by the then-young German architect.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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ExRotaprint<\/a> i Wedding - It looks like some of the new architecture in the area, but is in fact a striking 50s concrete building by Klaus Kirsten. <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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A much needed break from a packed study programme in the sun on Lobe Block's terraces.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Architecture ifra Internau 1957 Hansaviertel.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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#ichbinnichtda<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Hans Scharoun is the architect behind the Staatsbibliothek zu Berlin with its characteristic skylights.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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A view into the Staatsbibliothek zu Berlin designed by Hans Scharoun.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Facades mimic the soft aesthetic of the wooded landscape.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Rem Koolhaas is the architect behind Springer Verlag's new headquarters<\/a>. Rate the architecture yourself.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Landscape architect Gustav has found a green corner.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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1TP7Study tour<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Sweden House<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Uferhallen<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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The whole team from KHR Architecture climbing the stairs to the terraces of the mixed use project Lobe Block<\/a>.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/figure>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Going to Berlin soon? Then get inspired by KHR's architectural study tour with an intensive 3-day architecture programme through the German capital.
\nBerlin's history has given it a diverse architectural expression. The city is 9 times larger than Paris, and while districts like Mitte and Prenzlauer Berg have already undergone a huge transformation since the fall of the Wall, gentrification in peripheral areas like Wedding is still in its early stages. In other words, there's plenty of inspiration and perspective to be had if you're interested in architecture and urban development. <\/p>","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":16516,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_seopress_titles_title":"","_seopress_titles_desc":"","_seopress_robots_index":"","_seopress_robots_follow":"","_seopress_robots_imageindex":"","_seopress_robots_snippet":"","_seopress_robots_primary_cat":"none","_seopress_robots_breadcrumbs":"","_seopress_robots_freeze_modified_date":"","_seopress_robots_custom_modified_date":"","_seopress_robots_canonical":"","_seopress_social_fb_title":"","_seopress_social_fb_desc":"","_seopress_social_fb_img":"","_seopress_social_fb_img_attachment_id":0,"_seopress_social_fb_img_width":0,"_seopress_social_fb_img_height":0,"_seopress_social_twitter_title":"","_seopress_social_twitter_desc":"","_seopress_social_twitter_img":"","_seopress_social_twitter_img_attachment_id":0,"_seopress_social_twitter_img_width":0,"_seopress_social_twitter_img_height":0,"_seopress_redirections_value":"","_seopress_redirections_enabled":"","_seopress_redirections_enabled_regex":"","_seopress_redirections_logged_status":"both","_seopress_redirections_param":"","_seopress_redirections_type":301,"_seopress_analysis_target_kw":"","_seopress_news_disabled":"","_seopress_video_disabled":"","_seopress_video":[],"_seopress_pro_schemas_manual":[],"_seopress_pro_rich_snippets_disable_all":"","_seopress_pro_rich_snippets_disable":[],"_seopress_pro_schemas":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[91,122],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-16510","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-people","category-events"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/khr.dk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16510","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/khr.dk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/khr.dk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/khr.dk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/khr.dk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=16510"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/khr.dk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16510\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":19027,"href":"https:\/\/khr.dk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16510\/revisions\/19027"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/khr.dk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/16516"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/khr.dk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=16510"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/khr.dk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=16510"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/khr.dk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=16510"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}