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Haubrich, Rainer
2 articles of this author have been cited in the European Press Review so far.
Berlin's city palace façade
For years, the subject of rebuilding Berlin's Stadtschloss or City Palace, which was blown up in 1950, has been the subject of vigorous debate. Now the decision has been made to build what is being called the "Humboldt Forum" behind the reconstructed historical façade. Rainer Haubrich is delighted: "Fortunately, the building that will be constructed on the site of the former palace after so many discussions, hearings and designs won't just be the product of a compromise between indecisive committees: it's the right content in the right form. Together with those of the Museum Island, the non-European collections of the state museums on display here will form a unique ensemble of international art - without commercial exploitation in the form of hotels or shopping malls. The palace's baroque exterior will bring back to the face of the city a building that reunites its neighbouring buildings. The new building will thus point back to the past and at the same time point far into the future in these times of global cultural exchange."
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The Horrors of British Architecture
"The Dirty Dozen" – The British TV station Channel Four has composed a list of Britain's 12 ugliest buildings for a programme called "Demolition", Rainer Haubrich reports. "Almost all the buildings nominated went up in the 1950s, tower blocks feature particularly frequently, and there is obviously a lot of resentment in Great Britain about the hundreds of thousands of empty buildings that attract criminals, drug addicts and graffiti painters. Moreover, a surprisingly high number of public buildings, train stations and so-called 'attractions' which were supposed to raise local pride were nominated."
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