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- May 25, 2012
Urban researchers in Berlin are exploring an eerie phenomenon -- the modern ghost town. From a deserted Cypriot holiday resort to a brand new Chinese city devoid of inhabitants, they are asking why people abandon their communities and exploring the stories that make these empty places so compelling. By Kate Katharina Ferguson more...
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- April 20, 2012
After sitting derelict for some 15 years, Berlin's first Jewish Girls' School has been brought back to life. When the Jewish community couldn't afford renovations, two of the city's cultural fixtures came up with a slick new concept that honors the building's past with new artistic and culinary energy. By Renuka Rayasam more...
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- March 26, 2012
A striking new museum opens this week in Belfast, the birthplace of the ill-fated Titanic luxury ship. Opening a century after the cruise ship slammed into an iceberg, killing 1,500, the exhibition recalls a tragedy which was long taboo in Northern Ireland's former industrial hub. By Antje Blinda in Belfast more... [ Forum ]
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- March 21, 2012
Historians, architects, archaeologists and volunteers in Germany are teaming up to build a medieval monastery the old-fashioned way. Working conditions will be strictly 9th-century, without machines, rain jackets or even coffee. It will take decades, but they hope to garner fresh insights into everyday life in the 800s. By Angelika Franz more...
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- January 06, 2012
British developer Irvine Sellar and Italian architect Renzo Piano are building the tallest building in Western Europe, known as "the Shard." But ambition and arrogance have blinded the pair to the building's disregard for London's history and character. By Ulrike Knöfel more... [ Forum ]
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- January 05, 2012
Germany's famous Bauhaus school from 1919 to 1933 forged new boundaries in the art and design world and remains highly influential today. But its brand and legacy has been under threat for five decades from a large German-Swiss home goods retailer that took the title and trademark "Bauhaus" in 1960 and now has 190 stores around Europe. By Paul Glader in Berlin more... [ Forum ]
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- December 16, 2011
Renowned architect Rem Koolhaas is viewed as one of the most important theoreticians of his trade. In an interview with SPIEGEL, he discusses soulless cities, the failings of Europe's largest urban redevelopment project in Hamburg and the problems with SPIEGEL's brand-new headquarters. more... [ Forum ]
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- December 01, 2011
The people of Bad Frankenhausen have been fighting to save their famous leaning church tower for years. Now things have reached the tipping point. The Protestant church authority slated it for demolition this week after the town failed to secure funding to stabilize its collapsing landmark. But the mayor has vowed to fight on. more... [ Forum ]
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- October 27, 2011
The Bolshoi is the pinnacle of the Russian theater world. Following a six-year renovation, fans are thrilled to see the dazzling new building. But new onstage performances have dampened the enthusiasm. By Susanne Beyer and Matthias Schepp more...
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- October 21, 2011
Many predicted that the rise of the digital book would signal the demise of the library. But the opposite has been the case. The world's top architects have designed a number of modern libraries in recent years -- though the focus is no longer on the books. By Bernd Musa and Hilmar Schmundt more...
