NEW ARCHITECTURE IN BERLIN: SELECTED BUILDINGS SINCE 1990
In the decade following Berlin’s re-unification, the cultural climate has been one of rejuvenation unsurpassed in any other decade of the city’s history. New Architecture in Berlin shows over 150 diverse architectural projects that have been undertaken in Berlin since 1990 – a kaleidoscope of contemporary design questioning any notion of a unified architectural style in Berlin.
Major, internationally renowned projects that have changed the face of Berlin, including the Jewish Museum, Potsdamer Platz and the Reichstag and involving architects such as Norman Foster, Daniel Libeskind, Renzo Piano, Richard Rogers and Axel Schultes, are shown alongside and in relation to lesser-known local projects. This provides a context for the larger works, which are often discussed exclusively, and reveals the influence of international design on a local scene.
The images, projected simultaneously onto 6 screens in rapid succession, condense the real architectural space of Berlin into a virtual panorama. The space at RMIT Gallery will simulate the experience of traversing through an unvisited contemporary city.