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In the early 20th century, German architect Hermann Sörgel proposed one of the most ambitious and controversial megaprojects in history: Atlantropa. His plan aimed to drain the Mediterranean Sea by ...
A German architect accused of improperly installing a fireplace in his Hollywood Hills mansion, leading to a firefighter’s death in February 2011, is expected to plead guilty to involuntary ...
Meinhard von Gerkan, one of Germany’s most famous architects who designed Berlin’s Tegel Airport and the capital’s main railway station, has died at age 87, his office said on Thursday.
The German architect’s firm, Büro Ole Scheeren, currently has major projects underway in various Chinese cities, from Shenzhen to Nanjing. Among the most striking among is Urban Glen ...
German architecture firm Allmannwappner has completed a tower within Berlin’s new Europacity quarter, a massive mixed-use development near the city’s central train station. The 21-story ...
Designed by Hungarian-German architect Marcel Breuer, St. John's Abbey was built between the late 1950s and early 1960s. The building's striking concrete facade and massive bell banner set it ...
A day after his death, German architect Frei Otto, best known for the tentlike structures of the 1972 summer Olympics in Munich, on Tuesday was named the 2015 winner of the Pritzker Architecture ...