Architecture and Design in Berlin

(3 Credit Hours) · Undergraduate

Berlin is the ideal place for studying the development of architecture and design and their interrelationship. The city houses famous museums like Werkbundarchiv - Museum der Dinge, Bauhaus Archiv, Kunstgewerbe Museum (Museum of Applied Arts) and Bröhan-Museum (Museum of Art and Design). The urban landscape is marked by an architecture created by great architects like Ludwig Mies van der Rohe, who also designed the famous Barcelona Chair. The historical overview starts with the 19th century and continues via Deutscher Werkbund (German Association of Craftsmen) towards the 20th century with the Bauhaus, and finally the latest developments in architecture and design in the 21st century.