AMOROUS MUSINGS

“Mr. Chipperfield’s museum is instead a modern building that inhabits the ghost of an old one.” - Michael Kimmelman for the NYT in his review today of David Chipperfield’s 11-year (successful) renovation of Berlin’s Neues Museum. Check the slideshow and the article for fascinating details about the renovation, architect intention, and the history of the building. I was especially taken by Mr. Chipperfield’s decision to leave much of the evidence of its war history present - bullet holes and clear demarcations of war time activities remain completely visible. No spackle here. This is making my list for my next visit to Berlin. Photograph by Barbara Sax/Agence France-Presse via NYT. View Larger

“Mr. Chipperfield’s museum is instead a modern building that inhabits the ghost of an old one.”

- Michael Kimmelman for the NYT in his review today of David Chipperfield’s 11-year (successful) renovation of Berlin’s Neues Museum.

Check the slideshow and the article for fascinating details about the renovation, architect intention, and the history of the building.

I was especially taken by Mr. Chipperfield’s decision to leave much of the evidence of its war history present - bullet holes and clear demarcations of war time activities remain completely visible. No spackle here.

This is making my list for my next visit to Berlin.

Photograph by Barbara Sax/Agence France-Presse via NYT.

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