#campustour 2019: Germany – Berlin & Brandenburg
Partly for reasons of its size, and partly on account of the way the then nations of the contemporary Germany responded to the challenges and realities of late 19th/early 20th century industrialisation, Germany is home to a truly outrageous number of architecture and design schools, certainly more than it would be logical, prudent or congenial to pack into one post.
And so to save your nerves, and our fingers, we’ll present the German leg of our 2019 #campustour via a series of regional postings, starting in and around the German capital.
Fachhochschule Potsdam – Werkschau 2016
The 18th century Prussian Monarch Friedrich der Große, or Alte Fritz – Old Fritz – as he is popularly known,
smow blog Design Calendar: May 16th 1901 – Happy Birthday Konrad Wachsmann!
As an architectural theorist and experimental constructor Konrad Wachsmann played an important role in the development of architectural thinking in
smow blog 2014. A pictorial review: September
Following on from the relative inactivity of August September saw us wind back up towards the 2014 autumn design festival
Egon Eiermann Chair 2014 awarded for restoration of Wohnhaus Matthies, Potsdam. An interview with architect Eberhard Lange.
On Friday September 26th the Egon Eiermann Society will present the inaugural “Egon Eiermann Chair” Award at a ceremony in
(smow) blog compact Berlin Design Week Special: STANDBY – Vom Leben mit Geräten at the Werkbundarchiv – Museum der Dinge Berlin
As the new exhibition Die Form ist nur Teil des Ganzen at the Wilhelm Wagenfeld Haus Bremen makes very clear,
Designtage Brandenburg 2013 Design Conference: Mateo Kries
At the recent Designtage Brandenburg Design Conference Vitra Design Museum Chief Curator Mateo Kries held the opening keyword speech. Under
(smow)blog compact: Designpreis Brandenburg 2013
On Wednesday evening the winners of the Designpreis Brandenburg 2013 were announced in a ceremony held in the cavern-like grandeur
Villa Schöningen Potsdam: Geblüt – Positions to Design
With the haze that has been mercilessly hanging over Potsdam these last few days finally giving over to an unpleasant