2024-12-30T22:45:11-05:00 https://archinect.com/news/article/132034420/let-j-rgen-mayer-h-help-plan-your-next-trip-to-berlin-with-his-own-travel-tips Justine Testado 2015-08-10T13:11:00-04:00 >2018-01-30T06:16:04-05:00 <img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/mo/mo1tlt22vfir10md.jpg?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><p>No two people, let alone architects, perceive even the most frequented cities in the same way. How do designers experience their cities as locals?&nbsp;Plus, with summertime in full swing, planning a vacation is on everyone's mind. Archinect got in touch with <a href="http://archinect.com/firms/cover/2501/j-mayer-h-und-partner-architekten" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">J. MAYER H.</a> founder J&uuml;rgen Mayer H., who shared his own list of places to see and places to eat at in Berlin, specially curated for the architecturally inclined traveler.</p><p>Nearly 26 years after the fall of the Berlin Wall, travelers now have easier access to sites all around the once "Divided City", including several of the places that J&uuml;rgen Mayer H. suggested below. Give his tips a try to discover something new or revisit familiar favorites.</p><p><strong>Teufelsberg:</strong></p><p><img title="" alt="" src="http://cdn.archinect.net/images/514x/ap/ap74541qlhjazscs.jpg"></p><p>This former spy station is a perfect bike ride escape from the city. The towers are ruins which you can climb and have a picknick with a spectacular view.</p><p><strong>Bierpinsel:</strong></p><p><img title="" alt="" src="http://cdn.archinect.net/images/514x/zu/zup0c3xwgq1naih3.jpg"></p><p>Some extravagant monuments of the 70s have a questionable future and the Bierpinsel is one of them.</p><p><strong>Kaiser-Wilhelm-Ged&auml;ch...</strong></p>