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Cruelty of Concrete: Harsh Architecture in Berlin & Beyond

There is an innate coldness and harshness to concrete that lends it a sinister air, as if unsavory practices are carried out within, even if the structure is actually in use as a church or ...

Blacking Out BLU: World-Famous Berlin Mural Erased in Protest

A huge multi-building work of art has been painted over in the Kreuzberg neighborhood of Berlin, reportedly at the behest of the artist BLU himself as a reaction to the clearing of an adjacent ...

Ghosts of the Berlin Wall: 8,000 Glowing Orbs Span 10 Miles

For the 25th anniversary of its fall, this Berlin Wall installation project will illuminate the historical divide between East and West, temporarily recreating the infamous border with balloons ...

Social Seating: 14 Public Benches Foster Urban Interactions

Breaking, bending, twisting and warping wood, this ongoing series of installations fosters new forms of interaction within cities, challenging that most iconic piece civic furniture: the ...

End of the Line: Exploring Unseen Terminal Subway Stations

Bustling hubs give way to spindly spokes, infrequently taking locals to particularly distant destinations and often entirely unseen by tourists and other travelers. In the city business or ...

Musical Tree! Amplified Sound Art from Falling Chestnuts

The ground below an immense chestnut tree in Berlin's Montbijoupark is aglow with green polymer membranes that produce sound from the impact of falling nuts. 'Tree Concert' is a temporary ...

Interior Aerial Photos: Room Portraits Show Personal Stories

Day in and day out we see the same rooms in the same ways. But what if you could get a unique new view on your home, office, school or favorite coffee shop ... from above? Menno ...

Art Attack: Berlin Drivers Paint The Town Red (& Beyond)

Not only did they paint it red, but pink, purple, blue and yellow as well. Don't blame the drivers (and the odd pedestrian), and don't question their sobriety either – all were unasked, ...

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