Theme Week Berlin – Quartier 206

9 November 2010 | Author/Destination: | Rubric: General, Architecture, Berlin Reading Time:  4 minutes

© ConKret

© ConKret

This is one of the most exclusive shopping locations in the city, with a phenomenal range of international designer fashions and couture. Quartier 206 sets luxury fashion against a background of world class architecture.   read more…

Theme Week Berlin – Hackesche Höfe

9 November 2010 | Author/Destination: | Rubric: General, Architecture, Berlin, European Union, European Capital of Culture, Theme Weeks Reading Time:  8 minutes

© apartments-mitte.de

© apartments-mitte.de

Today we start our theme weeks, during which each week a portrait architecture, places, and meeting points of another city. First, we are dedicated to the German, then the European cities. We start with Berlin, because nearly no other city stands for so much change, creativity, adaptability and new beginnings. Enjoy!   read more…

Miami Beach Art Deco District

7 November 2010 | Author/Destination: | Rubric: General, Architecture, Design & Products, Miami / South Florida Reading Time:  4 minutes

Breakwater © Gzzz/cc-by-sa-4.0

Breakwater © Gzzz/cc-by-sa-4.0

The Miami Beach Architectural District (sometimes called the Art Deco District) contains the largest concentration of 1920s and 1930s resort architecture in the United States. These vibrantly colored buildings represent an era when Miami Beach was heavily promoted and developed as a “tropical playground”. The district was one of the earliest U.S. National Register for Historical Places listings to recognize the importance of the architecture of this period.   read more…

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