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Max Dudler
Federal Ministry of Transport, Building and Urban Development
Like many government projects, the renovation of the Berlin offices of the Ministry of Transport, Building and Urban Development was fraught with controversy. Master architect Max Dudler headed the project, which involved updating and adding to the building of the former Prussian Geological Institute, built 1875-1878. After a frequently contentious, decade-plus process – and a price tag of 164 million euros – Dudler’s brilliant design sense has triumphed. The building retained its solid classical good looks, enhanced by an entirely appropriate, Dudler-designed addition. The result strikes a rare balance between a revived, restored prewar building and a confident new structure. Dudler’s powerful building is impressive primarily in terms of the urban landscape.
ISBN: 978-3-7212-0717-0
Retail Price: $48.00
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Max Dudler
Jacob and Willhelm Grimm Centre
The New Central Library of the Humboldt University in Berlin
Followers of modern architecture will seize this opportunity to examine an important new building by master architect Max Dudler. The Jacob und Wilhelm Grimm Centre – Germany’s largest open-access library, which opened in 2009 at Berlin’s Humboldt University – is a conceptual work of urban architecture of sculptural proportions. The design reflects the university’s status as a world-renowned institution with a long tradition yet a modern approach to instruction and research. The ten-story structure has already become a Berlin landmark. At the center of the building, shielded from the noise of the city, is the Central Reading Room, with seating for 252 readers. In total the library has over one thousand public work spaces in a variety of rooms.
ISBN: 978-3-7212-0718-7
Retail Price: $48.00