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2024-05-01T04:22:50-04:00
https://archinect.com/news/article/150275029/franco-stella-s-800-million-reconstructed-humboldt-forum-finally-opens-amidst-controversy
Franco Stella's $800 million reconstructed Humboldt Forum finally opens amidst controversy
Josh Niland
2021-07-21T18:20:00-04:00
>2024-03-15T01:45:58-04:00
<img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/9c/9cc65938b4821d3b8008641d0204c342.jpg?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><p>The long-awaited opening of Berlin’s Humboldt Forum took place yesterday afternoon, ending a years-long wait that saw a torrent of <a href="https://www.artforum.com/architecture/kristian-vistrup-madsen-on-the-humboldt-forum-in-berlin-85258" target="_blank">missives</a>, <a href="https://www.frieze.com/article/why-are-activists-kicking-storm-against-berlins-humboldt-forum" target="_blank">protests</a>, and other <a href="https://www.irishtimes.com/news/world/europe/return-of-cross-to-rebuilt-prussian-palace-vexes-some-berliners-1.4265975" target="_blank">public backlash</a> against the €680 million ($800 million) project hosted by the city’s <a href="https://archinect.com/news/tag/1789758/museum-island" target="_blank">Museum Island</a>.</p>
<figure><p><a href="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/3c/3c5f50bf0d57b056e4677264723ab842.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&w=1028" target="_blank"><img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/3c/3c5f50bf0d57b056e4677264723ab842.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&w=514"></a></p><figcaption>© Stiftung Humboldt Forum im Berliner Schloss / Photo: Frank Sperling</figcaption></figure><p>Franco Stella’s reconstructed royal palace stands as a "meeting place with the cultures of the world" in the city of roughly 3.8 million, maintaining within its mix of modern and Baroque styles a dual look at both the history of Germany and of its namesake. The latter being mired in controversy owing to the erstwhile Humboldt brothers’ <a href="https://www.berghahnbooks.com/title/ClarkCosmos" target="_blank">involvement in Colonialism</a>.<br></p>
<figure><p><a href="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/15/1532d89a8bdee998873190639f9ea652.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&w=1028" target="_blank"><img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/15/1532d89a8bdee998873190639f9ea652.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&w=514"></a></p><figcaption>© Stiftung Humboldt Forum im Berliner Schloss / Photo: Alexander Schippel</figcaption></figure><figure><p><a href="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/a5/a50d1d64be9b9b85d45cfe142698c46e.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&w=1028" target="_blank"><img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/a5/a50d1d64be9b9b85d45cfe142698c46e.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&w=514"></a></p><figcaption>© Stiftung Humboldt Forum im Berliner Schloss / Photo: Stephan Falk</figcaption></figure><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2019/06/13/arts/design/berlin-humboldt-forum-opening-benin.html" target="_blank">Originally set for an opening in 2019</a>, its construction has been delayed several times because of overruns and a slate of technical issues. Faulty air conditioni...</p>
https://archinect.com/news/article/114436635/emperor-s-new-clothes-money-lacking-for-facade-of-berlin-s-new-palace
Emperor's New Clothes: Money Lacking for Facade of Berlin's New Palace
Alexander Walter
2014-11-24T18:24:00-05:00
>2018-01-30T06:16:04-05:00
<img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/jr/jr4thbg2mvid3x93.jpg?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><em><p>The plans call for nothing less than the rebirth of the Prussian-era heart of Berlin. A new palace is currently under construction on the German capital's famous Museum Island to replace the Berlin City Palace, or Stadtschloss, the erstwhile residence of Prussian kings and German emperors that was demolished by the communists soon after the end of World War II. [...]
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