The architectural idea for the State Ballet School Berlin reflects the distinctive feature of the school: the constant fluctuation of students between the creative world of dance and the traditional operation of an all-day school. A curvate multilevel hall, between the four-storey school and the ballet rooms that lie opposite each other, runs through the new building. This hall provides a link between the different areas of the ensemble and connects them via a bridge on the second floor. Large openings, like display windows in the facade, create transparency and afford views out to the...

The modernist cultural establishment Hans-Sachs-Haus, in the industrial town of Gelsenkirchen, Germany, has served many functions since opening in the 1920s--library, concert, reading room. This publication highlights the process of building into the old facade.