Seasonal reminder: Plattenbau Berlin makes an excellent gift for the architecture enthusiast on your xmas list.

Seasonal reminder: Plattenbau Berlin makes an excellent gift for the architecture enthusiast on your xmas list.

Looking for good xmas presents for the Berlinophile in your life? We’ve got you covered…

Berlin Typography and Plattenbau Berlin (both from Prestel Verlag) and the Berlin Type Map (from Blue Crow Media) are available wherever good books (and maps) are sold.

“Some kind of strange magic happens
when the city turns on her lights”
— David Berman

Welcome to Neon Deutschland. Join us on our tour of fine neon signs from throughout Germany.

*NEW PROJECT ALERT*
Today we are pleased to launch Neon Deutschland, a new project devoted to the majesty of neon signs in Germany.

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Seasonal Reminder:
If you need cool gifts for the Berlinophile in your life, we’ve got you covered. Berlin Typography and Plattenbau Berlin (both from Prestel Verlag) and the Berlin Type Map (from Blue Crow Media) are in print and available from the usual places.

Plattenbau-Paradiese | Schrecklich schöne Bausünden | ARTE YouTube video by Irgendwas mit ARTE und Kultur

It's also on YouTube … maybe that will work:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Y2G...

Schrecklich schöne Bausünden - Plattenbau-Paradiese - Komplette Sendung | ARTE Eine Ode an die Bausünden! Wenn es um zugleich geliebte und gehasste Architektur geht, sind Plattenbauten wohl die Klassiker – zu viel Monotonie in Masse. Autor Jesse Simon hat den Betonriesen ein gan...

Plattenbau fans take note: there is a great new documentary on ARTE that features some fantastic aerial footage of Berlin’s Plattenbauten (plus a brief appearance from yours truly). Check it out here:
www.arte.tv/de/videos/11...

An assortment of textures.

Back to the beginning.

Warmth of the balconies.

Rise above.

Chromatic geometry.

Fennpfuhl Skyline.

Scharoun’s bequest.

Towers at the edge of a snowy field.

Winter on Landsberger Allee.

The great curve.

The triumph of order over chaos.

Moon over MV.

The city in winter.

If you need a gift for the post-war residential architecture enthusiast in your life, we can recommend Plattenbau Berlin. Available wherever good books are sold.

A new coat of paint.

The majesty of the grid.

Ancient stones / modern buildings.

Previously unimagined forms.

At the end of the rainbow.

Modern ideals.

Gazing into the future from triangular balconies.