Berlin baut

The back of a dark blue book against a white background. The cover features German text at the top and three comic-style illustrations of modern buildings below. An ISBN, barcode, and website address are at the bottom.

A blue hardcover book titled Berlin Baut by Leander Zerwer, resting at an angle on a plain white background. The cover features a colorful, pop art-style illustration of various Berlin buildings and landmarks divided into four quadrants. The title is written in bold orange font at the top.

A page layout about the Verkehrskanzel Joachimsthaler Platz from 1955. On the left is German text describing the architects, style, and history. On the right is a color illustration of the modernist traffic control booth, showing an elevated, glass-walled cabin on a concrete support against a green and yellow background.

A stylized graphic poster of the Frankfurter Tor in Berlin against a vibrant orange sky. Two symmetrical, classical-style towers with light green domes frame a central view of the Berlin TV Tower silhouette. White text boxes with German text provide information about the location, including the year 1957.

A stylized, bird's-eye view illustration of the Jewish Museum in Berlin. The image showcases the modern, deconstructivist building with its distinctive zigzag shape next to the older, traditional building with a red roof. The museum grounds include trees, lawns, and the Garden of Exile. Text boxes in German provide information about the museum's architecture and history.

A graphic illustration of Berlin-Tegel Airport, showcasing its distinctive structuralist architecture. The main terminal and the prominent control tower are depicted with bold black outlines against a stylized sunset with large orange clouds, and a purple and yellow sky. A banner at the top of the image provides informational text in German about the airport, titled 1974 Flughafen Berlin-Tegel Otto Lilienthal.

A page layout about the Cube Berlin building from 2020. The left side features German text with details about the building's function, location, architects, and history. The right side shows a stylized illustration of the cube-shaped building with a multifaceted glass facade reflecting a blue sky with clouds, set against a yellow background with more clouds.

Berlin baut

1946 bis heute

€ 24.00

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Author: Leander Zerwer

By (artist): Leander Zerwer

October 2022, 164 Pages, 78 Ills.

Paperback with Flaps

204mm x 252mm

Age: 8+

ISBN: 978-3-7757-5335-7

HATJE CANTZ VERLAG
Mommsenstr. 27
10629 Berlin
Germany
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This book is a rousing profile of seven decades of building history in Berlin. Starting in 1946, the architecture of the city is narrated and illustrated for each year based on one building. The young designer Leander Zerwer looks at Berlin's architecture with a fresh eye. He captures buildings in colorful portraits in comic style and provides facts in info boxes. The selection of buildings playfully tells a story of the city since the end of World War II, through East and West Berlin, and with the fall of the Wall to the reunited capital. Examples of reconstruction or architectural showpieces, witnesses to the building boom of the post-reunification period and recent projects demonstrate the constant change in building types, styles and functions. A clear city map in the inside flap invites you to take a stroll through our capital city.

LEANDER ZERWER (*2002) works as a graphic designer and illustrator in Berlin. He studied at the Lette Verein until 2021. With his final project Berlin baut he was nominated for the "Lette Design Award by Schindler". This is his first book.

Erratum:
By mistake, the project "Visitor Center of the Berlin Wall Memorial" on page 136/137 of the book was falsely attributed to "Mola Architects" whereas it was implemented by Mola + Winkelmüller Architekten in 2009.