Unbuilding walls : vom Todesstreifen zum freien Raum = Unbuilding walls : from death strip to freespace

Separation and healing In 2018, Germany will have been unified for 28 years, which is exactly as long as the inner German border existed (1961–1989). In the German Pavilion at the 2018 Architecture Biennale in Venice, GRAFT Architects Lars Krückeberg, Wolfram Putz and Thomas Willemeit, together with German politician Marianne Birthler investigate the effects of the separation and the process of healing as dynamic, spatial phenomena. The accompanying publication focuses on outstanding urban design and architectural examples of the former inner German border that engage with the issues of separation and fusion. One focus is on the former Berlin Wall. Numerous essays by architects, urban designers, and political scientists examine the urban manifestations of this development, which can also be seen elsewhere. * The publication for the German Pavilion at the 2018 Architecture Biennale in Venice * A chapter of German history and a worldwide socio-political development INHALTSVERZEICHNIS / TABLE OF CONTENTS GRUSSWORT DES BUNDESPRÄSIDENTEN DER BUNDESREPUBLIK DEUTSCHLAND FRANK-WALTER STEINMEIER / WELCOMING ADDRESS BY THE FEDERAL PRESIDENT OF THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF GERMANY FRANK-WALTER STEINMEIER ESSAYS Einleitung der Kuratoren / Introduction by the Curators 40 Jahre Teilung brauchen 40 Jahre Heilung / 40 Years of Division need 40 Years to Heal Zum Umgang mit dem Raum der einstigen Berliner Mauer nach ihrem politischen Fall / Approaches to the Space of the Former Berlin Wall after its Political Fall Europa-Radweg Eiserner Vorhang / The Iron Curtain Trail-A European Cycle Route 28/28 Berlin - Stadt der Doubletten / Berlin - City of Doubles Biographien in Beton / Biographies in Concrete Mauern abbauen – Frieden aufbauen / Unbuilding Walls—Building Peace Rebuilding Regions - Die deutsche Wiedervereinigung als infrastrukturelle Aufbauleistung / Rebuilding Regions-German Reunification as an Infrastructural Challenge Berlin - Stadt der Freiheit und tanzenden Träume / Berlin—City of Freedom and Dancing Dreams Interview mit Daniel Libeskind / Interview with Daniel Libeskind Der zähe Abschied von einer Doppelstadt / The Slow Departure from a Dual City Das Schloss: Sehnsucht, Verdrängung und Hoffnung / The Berlin Palace: Desire, Denial and Hope Un-Erhörte Ideen / Unheard(-of) Ideas PROJEKTE / PROJECTS EPILOG ANHANG / APPENDIX Im Jahr 2018 ist Deutschland 28 Jahre vereint, exakt so lange, wie die innerdeutsche Mauer bestand hatte (1961-1989). Im Deutschen Pavillon der Architekturbiennale 2018 in Venedig nehmen GRAFT Architekten Lars Krückeberg, Wolfram Putz und Thomas Willemeit gemeinsam mit der Politikerin Marianne Birthler diese Zeitengleiche zum Anlass, die Auswirkungen von Teilung und den Prozess der Heilung als dynamisches, räumliches Phänomen zu untersuchen. Die begleitende Publikation legt das Augenmerk auf herausragende stadträumliche und architektonische Beispiele der ehemaligen innerdeutschen Mauer, die sich mit Trennung und Zusammenwachsen auseinandersetzen. Ein Schwerpunkt liegt dabei auf der ehemaligen Berliner Mauer. Zahlreiche Essays namhafter Architekten, Städtebauer und Politologen widmen sich den urbanen Ausprägungen dieser Entwicklung, die sich auch andernorts zeigt.

In 2018, Germany will have been unified for 28 years, which is exactly as long as the inner German border existed (1961–1989). In the German Pavilion at the 2018 Architecture Biennale in Venice, GRAFT Architects Lars Krückeberg, Wolfram Putz and Thomas Willemeit, together with German politician Marianne Birthler investigate the effects of the separation and the process of healing as dynamic, spatial phenomena.

The accompanying publication focuses on outstanding urban design and architectural examples of the former inner German border that engage with the issues of separation and fusion. One focus is on the former Berlin Wall. Numerous essays by architects, urban designers, and political scientists examine the urban manifestations of this development, which can also be seen elsewhere.

In 2018, Germany will have been unified for 28 years, which is exactly as long as the inner German border existed (1961-1989). In the German Pavilion at the 2018 Architecture Biennale in Venice, GRAFT Architects Lars Krckeberg, Wolfram Putz and Thomas Willemeit, together with German politician Marianne Birthler investigate the effects of the separation and the process of healing as dynamic, spatial phenomena. The accompanying publication focuses on outstanding urban design and architectural examples of the former inner German border that engage with the issues of separation and fusion. One focus is on the former Berlin Wall. Numerous essays by German architects, urban designers, and political scientists examine the urban manifestations of this development, which can also be seen elsewhere.