Friday, July 23, 2010

Great modern architecture in Germany


The German Tourist Office has collected a group of exceptional building exhibiting some or the world’s most dramatic pieces of modern architecture. From futuristic phantasy to repurposed mill buildings, these structures — both inside and out — stand as spectacular contemporary architectural structures.
Architectural diversity is the main feature of Germany’s cities. Many internationally acclaimed star-architects left their mark there with fascinating buildings from museums, shopping centers to famous German brand headquarters. Zaha Hadid, David Chipperfield and Richard Meier are just a few of the bright international stars shining in Germany.
The London based star architect Zaha Hadid is known for pushing boundaries with her imaginative works. Most famous in Germany is her design for the phaeno science landscape in Wolfsburg (above) right across the Autostadt Volkswagen center and factory. The phaneo was finished in 2005 and is a one of a kind experience: An interactive, event driven science exhibition, where visitors can literally touch lightning, experience a fire tornado or run through walls. All this is taking place in Hadid’s futuristic design of the exhibition space that rests on conic supports and hovers over a constructional wonderland shaped by craters, caverns, terraces and plateaus.

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