Radikal Modern

The architecture and urban planning of the 1960s continue to shape Berlin’s cityscape to this day. Key urban planning decisions were made in this decade, and numerous remarkable architectures were created that are endangered today. Known and newly discovered original materials documented in this publication illustrate political, social, and architectural visions for the reconstruction of a destroyed metropolis divided by the construction of the Wall. On the basis of selected plans, questions are raised about objectives, similarities and differences in East and West Berlin. These include the developments along the former Stalinallee, at Alexanderplatz, at Breitscheidplatz or in the Märkisches Viertel. In addition, it is shown to what extent the designs reveal an international network of individual authors or how knowledge of the international building scene was reflected.