Molecule Man in Berlin

13 August 2014 | Author/Destination: | Rubric: General, Berlin Reading Time:  3 minutes

Molecule Man © flickr.com - Harald Hoyer/cc-by-sa-2.0

Molecule Man © flickr.com – Harald Hoyer/cc-by-sa-2.0

Molecule Man is a series of aluminium sculptures, designed by American artist Jonathan Borofsky, installed at various locations in the world, including Berlin and Council Bluffs in Iowa. The first Molecule Man sculptures were made in 1977 and 1978 in Los Angeles.   read more…

The Treptowers in Berlin

1 April 2014 | Author/Destination: | Rubric: General, Berlin, House of the Month Reading Time:  5 minutes

Treptowers and Elsen Bridge © Axel Mauruszat/cc-by-2.0-de

Treptowers and Elsen Bridge © Axel Mauruszat/cc-by-2.0-de

The Treptowers is a complex of buildings with a distinctive high-rise in the Alt-Treptow district of Berlin. Completed in 1998, the complex is located on the Spree River. The Treptowers complex consists of four buildings and is the result of an architectural competition held in 1993 and won by the architect Gerhard Spangenberg. The final construction cost totaled 500 million euros.   read more…

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