This Berlin architectural guide is a survey of the city's urban development; from its medieval origins to modern times. Architectural features and achievements are described from a new perspective, placing the language of individual buildings within the hi

Symbolizing the exciting architectonic future of the new Berlin, Alexanderplatz simultaneously retains the mythological status bestowed upon it by German expressionist author Alfred Doblin's 1929 novel, Berlin Alexanderplatz. While traces of the 1920s can still be found in Peter Behrens' buildings, the square today primarily exists as the flagship of East German architecture -- a situation which will soon change. Extensive new construction plans based on Hans Kohlhoff's 1993 model promise to dramatically alter its appearance, and ensure that Alexanderplatz will be to the coming decade as...