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| Berlin Planen; Park Auf Dem Gleisdreieck |
Arches under construction.
Looking north east out of gleisdreieck u2 line (middle right on lower image). alley is located between lighted wall and railing and below.
Wednesday, November 17, 2010
berlin bunkers
A bunker built for the cold war at the Parkstrasse Ubahn station. the bunker is behind an ordinary door that people walk past everyday.
in the event of nuclear war, the concrete wall behind this panel would slide into place, effectively
turning the ubahn station into a bomb shelter
this type of architecture is analogous to my arm radios / electromagnetic waves. the bunkers are present in everyday life, yet, in order to be inhabited / perceived, they need to be modulated by an external force / structure. without war, the bunker lies dormant; without the body, antenna and architecture, electromagnetic waves remain below the surface of perception.
these bunkers serve as extensions of the u bahn beyond the immediately perceived city. bathrooms, morgues, tunnels, sleeping areas reach out into the void.
the wall vs. gleisdreieck
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The Wall at Potsdamer Platz
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| map pieces from: http://www.berlin.de/mauer/verlauf/index/index.en.php |
the wars vs. gleisedrieck
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| Berlin / Gleisdreieck 1940 |
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| Berlin / Gleisdreieck 1953 |
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| Berlin / Gleisdreieck 1989 |
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| Berlin / Gleisdreieck 2001 |
all images from:Berlin Planen; Park Auf Dem Gleisdreieck
Robert A. Stemmle's Gleisdreieck
A film about love... and trains.
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| http://www.blofelds-wallace.de/kriminalfilm-1936.htm |
Monday, November 15, 2010
site research photos
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| http://www.berliner-untergrundbahn.de/met-b-gu.htm |
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| http://www.berliner-untergrundbahn.de/met-b-gu.htm |
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| http://www.oldpostcards.se/exhibition1994/pc16.htm |
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| http://picsicio.us/image/e8a6e254/ |
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| http://www.berliner-untergrundbahn.de/met-b-gu.htm |
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