Berlin's 10 Most Iconic Contemporary Architecture Projects
A review of ten architectural endeavors in Berlin from the last twenty years highlights the city's transformation since reunification. The Cube Berlin, designed by 3XN and completed in 2020, incorporates a self-learning AI system. OMA's Axel Springer Campus, developed between 2013 and 2020, represents the transition to digital media. Franco Stella's Humboldt Forum, also from 2013 to 2020, reconstructs the Berlin Palace, facing critiques regarding authenticity. David Chipperfield's James Simon Gallery, which serves as the new entrance to Museum Island, received the DAM Preis in 2020 and was built from 1999 to 2019. Other notable projects include the Jacob und Wilhelm Grimm Center (2006–2009), Bricks Berlin Schöneberg (2015–2019), and the Holocaust Memorial (1998–2005) by Peter Eisenman.
Key facts
- Cube Berlin by 3XN completed in 2020 near Hauptbahnhof.
- Axel Springer Campus by OMA completed in 2020.
- Humboldt Forum by Franco Stella opened virtually in 2020.
- James Simon Gallery by David Chipperfield opened in 2019, won DAM Preis 2020.
- Jacob und Wilhelm Grimm Center by Max Dudler completed 2009, won BDA Architecture Prize Nike 2010.
- Bricks Berlin Schöneberg by GRAFT completed 2019.
- Tchoban Foundation museum opened 2013 in Prenzlauer Berg.
- JOH 3 by J. Mayer H. Architects completed 2012, won BDA Preis 2018.
- Feuer- und Polizeiwache by Sauerbruch Hutton completed 2004, won RIBA and AIA awards 2005.
- Holocaust Memorial by Peter Eisenman completed 2005 with 2,711 stelae.
Entities
Artists
- Mies van der Rohe
- Oswald Mathias Ungers
- Franco Stella
- David Chipperfield
- Giorgio Grassi
- Max Dudler
- Otto Spalding
- Fritz Nissle
- Erich Mendelsohn
- Sergei Tchoban
- Sergey Kuznetsov
- J. Mayer H.
- Peter Eisenman
- Nicola Violano
Institutions
- 3XN
- OMA
- GRAFT
- SPEECH Tchoban & Kuznetsov
- J. Mayer H. Architects
- Sauerbruch Hutton
- Humboldt Forum
- James Simon Gallery
- Museum Island
- Humboldt University
- Tchoban Foundation
- Aedes Architecture Forum
- Aedes Network Campus
- John Soane Museum
- Hermitage Museum
- École Nationale Supérieure des Beaux-Arts
- BDA (Bund Deutscher Architektinnen und Architekten)
- RIBA (Royal Institute of British Architects)
- AIA (American Institute of Architects)
- Artribune
Locations
- Berlin
- Germany
- Cube Berlin
- Washington Platz
- Hauptbahnhof
- Axel Springer Campus
- Axel-Springer-Straße
- Humboldt Forum
- Museum Island
- James Simon Gallery
- Jacob und Wilhelm Grimm Center
- Geschwister-Scholl-Straße
- Schöneberg
- Prenzlauer Berg
- Christinenstraße
- Mitte
- Johannisstraße
- Feuer- und Polizeiwache
- Elisabeth-Abegg-Straße
- Holocaust Memorial
- Ebertstraße
- Behrenstraße
- Cora-Berliner-Straße
- Cologne
- Zurich
- Frankfurt am Main
- Munich
- Moscow
- Paris
- Seville