'Berlin kommt wieder'

This monograph on the reconstruction of (West) Berlin after the Second World War celebrates two architects who left a lasting impact on the urban character of the city and shared an office from 1956 onwards: Paul Schwebes and Hans Schoszberger. To this day, several of their buildings remain emblematic of the City West, characterizing the urban flair of the areas between Kurfürstendamm and Tauentzienstraße, Ernst-Reuter-Platz and Breitscheidplatz, Budapester Straße and Kreuzberg. The book reconstructs over 140 projectsprimarily from the tertiary sector, as well as a smaller number of residential projectsfrom the years before and after 1945. The book further illustrates the political and economic conditions that enabled the architecture to become symbolic of a new era and open society after the war.

Karin Wilhelm studied art history, sociology, and philosophy. Between 1991 and 2001, she has been professor of Art and Cultural History at TU Graz. Following this, she became Professor of the History and Theory of Architecture and the City at TU Braunschweig. She was a member of Stiftung Bauhaus Dessaus Scientific Advisory Board from 1994 to 1999, and was named a member of the Braunschweigische Wissenschaftliche Gesellschaft scientific society in 2011. Johann Sauer studied German and art history and is a dramaturge and co-director. He has translated and adapted numerous works, focusing particularly on English dramatic literature, as well as essays on the history of theatre. Nicole Opel studied architecture in Weimar and Venice. She has been a member of the research project on the architects Paul Schwebes and Hans Schoszberger since 2020. Prior to this, she was a freelance research assistant at the Bauhaus-Archiv / Museum für Gestaltung in Berlin. From 2009 to 2013 and again in 2015, she was an editor of the ARCH+ magazine in Berlin and Aachen.