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Are the challenges of landscape architecture in the city of Berlin comparable to any other European metropolis? Berlin—as the city that grew with modern expediency in the 19th century to become a precursor of urban landscape design and the city that was destined to bear witness to the ferocity of modern man.
The voids in the middle of the city are the signature of post-War Berlin. They are literal erasures of historical spaces since transformed into inaccessible or undesirable ruins. Since November 1989, these voids and the traces of the Wall have had to be addressed: to be filled, to be protected, to be projected anew.
Three different parks, three different stances that the city chose among the multiplicity of choices are discussed in this article: How did the initial design and later the city's management of the built project achieve its goals? These are perhaps some of the most challenging civic examples of contemporary fragmentation and fragility. The projects of Berlin have much to teach us of our landscapes to come.
Are the challenges of landscape architecture in the city of Berlin comparable to any other European metropolis? Berlin—as the city that grew with modern expediency in the 19th century to become a precursor of urban landscape design and the city that was destined to bear witness to the ferocity of modern man.
The voids in the middle of the city are the signature of post-War Berlin. They are literal erasures of historical spaces since transformed into inaccessible or undesirable ruins. Since November 1989, these voids and the traces of the Wall have had to be addressed: to be filled, to be protected, to be projected anew.
Three different parks, three different stances that the city chose among the multiplicity of choices are discussed in this article: How did the initial design and later the city's management of the built project achieve its goals? These are perhaps some of the most challenging civic examples of contemporary fragmentation and fragility. The projects of Berlin have much to teach us of our landscapes to come.
Eulogy of the Void
Girot, Christophe (author)
disP - The Planning Review ; 40 ; 35-39
2004-01-01
5 pages
Article (Journal)
Electronic Resource
English
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