An Italian architect, Francesco Stella, whom "architectural name," like a nom de plume, is "Franco Stella," won a design competition to build a replica of the kaisers' old palace in the heart of Berlin [article by Andrea Tarquini (la Repubblica)].
Three facades of the cube-shaped building are to replicate the palace, which was demolished by communist authorities in 1950. Behind that baroque facade, the interior will be modern and will be used as an arts centre, as well as a public library and university teaching space. The building will not be called the royal palace, but the Humboldt Forum.
The tenants are to be the Prussian Cultural Heritage Foundation, which owns the royal art collections, the Berlin state library and Humboldt University.
Subscribe to:
Post Comments (Atom)
No comments:
Post a Comment