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Original Building Design:Mies Van der Rohe Partners In Charge:David Chipperfield, Martin Reichert, Alexander Schwarz Project Architects:Daniel Wendler and Michael Freytag (Concept design to Technical design, Site design supervision) Client:Stiftung Preußischer Kulturbesitz represented by the Bundesamt für Bauwesen und Raumordnung. Project management: Arne Maibohm Project Controlling:KVL Bauconsult GmbH User:Nationalgalerie – Staatliche Museen zu Berlin Concept Design To Developed Design:Marianne Akay, Thomas Benk, Matthias Fiegl, Anke Fritzsch, Dirk Gschwind, Anne Hengst, Franziska Michal...

Czech Republic Standout: The restoration and reconstruction of the site’s 16th-century palace began with a 3D model based on thousands of drone photographs, which enabled the mapping of all necessary plaster and Moravian droba stonework modifications as well as the insertion of new elements, such as Corten footbridges, polished concrete flooring, steel-beamed glass roofs topping five chambers, and long oak benches placed outside them.  Jacoby Studios in Paderborn, Germany by David Chipperfield Architects Berlin. Photography by Simon Menges. Project: Jacoby Studios, Paderborn, Germany Sta...

© Simon Menges Adhering to the conditions of the Landmarks Preservation Commission, the façade relates to the historic buildings nearby, offering a contemporary interpretation. The concrete mix contains different aggregates identical to the stone varieties found in the neighbouring buildings’ masonry façades. These polished precast concrete slabs and columns follow a tectonic grid composition lending the building a classical appearance and firmly asserting its place within the streetscape. © Simon Menges The concrete building structure extends into the interior of the residences, rein...

Neue Nationalgalerie and its sculpture garden © Simon Menges. Architect David Chipperfield is handing the keys back to the Berlin State Museums today after a six-year renovation of one of Germany’s most recognizable museum landmarks, Mies van der Rohe’s Neue Nationalgalerie. The €140 million ($168 million) renovation of the the architect’s legacy building was undertaken with the motto “as much Mies as possible.” The museum, which opened in 1968, displays Berlin’s enviable collection of Modern and contemporary art from its permanent collection, and hosts large-scale temporary ex...

David Chipperfield Architects' overhaul, which began in 2012, involved refurbishing the building's ageing concrete structure and steel, glass exterior while modernising its services. David Chipperfield has completed the Neue Nationalgalerie renovation The studio's intervention, which it described as "surgical", preserves Mies van der Rohe's original vision for the gallery as far as possible, ensuring that any new additions are subordinate to it. "Taking apart a building of such unquestionable authority has been a strange experience but a privilege," said the studio's founder David Chipperfiel...