Summary: History in the Making
Potsdamer Platz emerged after robust redevelopment from the razed footprint left by the Cold War and is shaped by the four main influences. The first influence was represented by those who wanted it to recreate a state that closely resembles pre-First Wor
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Małgorzata Nowobilska Quazi Mahtab Zaman
Potsdamer Platz The Reshaping of Berlin
SpringerBriefs in Geography
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Małgorzata Nowobilska Quazi Mahtab Zaman
Potsdamer Platz The Reshaping of Berlin
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Małgorzata Nowobilska Scott Sutherland School of Architecture & Built Environment Robert Gordon University Aberdeen UK
ISSN 2211-4165 ISBN 978-3-319-02927-6 DOI 10.1007/978-3-319-02928-3
Quazi Mahtab Zaman Scott Sutherland School of Architecture & Built Environment Robert Gordon University Aberdeen UK
ISSN 2211-4173 (electronic) ISBN 978-3-319-02928-3 (eBook)
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Foreword
In this book, Nowobilska and Zaman engage the debates surrounding Potsdamer Platz to weave together a fascinating case study of the contradictions and complexities of contemporary urban design. In the process, they reveal what is underneath the debates (which are often tiresome) to disclose something fresh about the ongoing quest to find an appropriate art and language for city design and place making. Potsdamer Platz has been critiqued from all angles. On the design front,
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