Germany
Balcony room: Adolph Menzel’s painting of potential
Kirsty BellIn his Balkonzimmer painting, Adolph Menzel painted less a room than the light, breeze and space between walls, writes Kirsty Bell
Protest architecture: timber pallets, climbing ropes and a bottle of glitter
Reuben J BrownRead in tandem, a new book and exhibition highlight ‘protest architecture’s’ aesthetic triumphs and practical nous, but its record as a political tool must b...
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Revisit: Checkpoint Charlie in Berlin, Germany
Sophie LovellA cluttered tourist trap facing fresh waves of development, the former border crossing between East and West Berlin sits uneasily between disneyfication and memorialisation, w...
Barn conversion in Sohland an der Spree, Germany by Dorschner Kahl Architekten
Chloe ShangCast-concrete additions inside an old barn transform the existing agricultural structure into a characterful family home














