Mäusebunker and Hygieneinstitut: Two Berlin Brutalist Icons
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Author: Ludwig Heimbach (ed.)
Threatened with demolition, celebrated as icons of brutalism: Gerd and Magdalena Hänska’s Mäusebunker and the Hygieneinstitut – designed by Hermann Fehling and Daniel Gogel – make for an idiosyncratic pairing. This volume explores the different architectural principles underlying these buildings, unpacking the debate concerning their preservation and questions surrounding their potential reuse, as well as appraising their economic and cultural value to the borough of Steglitz, Berlin.The enduring design influence and power of these concrete structures are explored here using the architects’ historical documents alongside contemporary artistic contributions, including photographs by Kay Fingerle that offer an intimate view of the buildings’ interiors rarely afforded to the public.
ISBN 9783986120306. JOVIS. pb. 304 pages. 250 colour ills & b/w ills. 17 x 24 cm.
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Threatened with demolition, celebrated as icons of brutalism: Gerd and Magdalena Hänska’s Mäusebunker and the Hygieneinstitut – designed by Hermann Fehling and Daniel Gogel – make for an idiosyncratic pairing. This volume explores the different architectural principles underlying these buildings, unpacking the debate concerning their preservation and questions surrounding their potential reuse, as well as appraising their economic and cultural value to the borough of Steglitz, Berlin.The enduring design influence and power of these concrete structures are explored here using the architects’ historical documents alongside contemporary artistic contributions, including photographs by Kay Fingerle that offer an intimate view of the buildings’ interiors rarely afforded to the public.
ISBN 9783986120306. JOVIS. pb. 304 pages. 250 colour ills & b/w ills. 17 x 24 cm.
available