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The Humboldt-Forum in the Berliner Schloss
Planning, Processes, Perspectives
With numerous detailed drawings and plans for the building both inside and out, The Humboldt Forum in the Berliner Schloss provides a behind-the-scenes look at this ambitious project developed with the Italian architect Franco Stella. In addition to these plans, through contributions by renowned experts in the field, the book explores the key concepts behind the Humboldt Forum.
Planned for completion in 2015, the Humboldt Forum will be one of the most important additions to Germany’s cultural infrastructure in decades, and this informative yet accessible book offers a guide with which to understand its planning and construction.
128 pages | 70 color plates, 11 halftones | 8 3/4 x 11 1/2 | © 2013
Architecture: European Architecture
Table of Contents
Words of Welcome
Bernd Neumann, Minister of State for Culture and the Media
Klaus Wowereit, Governing Mayor of Berlin
The Humboldt-Forum in the Berliner Schloss: Expectations and Opportunities
Hermann Parzinger
How it Began: From the Palast der Republik to the Berliner Schloss – Humboldt-Forum
Manfred Rettig
The New Berliner Schloss: The Architecture
Franco Stella
The Humboldt-Forum: From the Parts to the Whole
Martin Heller
Making an Impact: From Royal Palace to Modern International Cultural Centre
The Kunstkammer as Nucleus
Horst Bredekamp/Michael Eissenhauer
The Berliner Schloss as an Obligation: On the History of the Site of Germany’s Most Prominent Cultural Building Project
Bernhard Wolter
The Cellars of Berliner Schloss, or Bringing the Underground to Light: On the Origins of the Archaeological Window
Matthias Wemhoff
Pointing the Way: World of Languages, Display Window of Research, Workshops of Knowledge
“World of Languages”: The Zentral- und Landesbibliothek Berlin
Volker Heller
The Humboldt-Labor of the Humboldt Universität zu Berlin
Jan-Hendrik Olbertz
The Media Collection of the Department of Ethnomusicology, Media Technology and the Berlin Phonogramm-Archive at the Ethnologisches Museum
Lars-Christian Koch
The Library of Non-European Art and Cultures
Moritz Wullen/Richard Haas/Uta Rahman-Steinert
Setting Sail: A New Departure for our Museums
Worlds in Motion: The Ethnologisches Museum at the Humboldt-Forum
Viola König
The Museum für Asiatische Kunst at the Humboldt-Forum: New Tasks in a Globalized World
Klaas Ruitenbeek
Well Established. The Humboldt-Forum Staff Unit and the Humboldt Lab Dahlem: Planning and Implementation of Concepts and Projects
Bettina Probst/Agnes Wegner
Appendix
Floor Plans/Selected Bibliography/Short Introduction to the Protagonists/Photo Credits/Imprints