Architectural guided tour POTSDAMER PLATZ AND LEIPZIGER PLATZ
The development of a completely new district in the heart of Berlin attracted international attention as one of Europe’s most exciting building sites. Erected on the former on no man’s land surrounding the Berlin Wall, according to a master plan that pays tribute to the city’s town planning tradition, the Potsdamer Platz has become a centre for urban entertainment, offering an array of contemporary architectural highlights.
Buildings visited in the course of the tour – including interior visits: Daimler City designed by Renzo Piano, Hans Kollhoff, Richard Rogers, Arata Isozaki; Grand Hyatt by Rafael Moneo; Sony Center by Helmut Jahn; A+T Projekt by Giorgio Grassi, Peter Schweger, Jürgen Sawade, Diener & Diener; Beisheim Center by Hilmer & Sattler und Albrecht and Bernd Albers; apartment building by David Chipperfield; Tilla Durieux Park and Henriette Herz Park by DS Landschaftsarchitekten; Scandic Hotel by Reichel+Stauth; Canadian Embassy by KPMB Kuwabara, Payne, McKenna, Blumberg, Smith/Carter; Residential and Office Building Mendelssohn-Bartholdy Park by Hillmer & Sattler und Albrecht; Otto Bock Healthcare by Gnädinger Architekten
Duration approximately 2.5 hours