Document Type
Thesis, Senior
Degree
B. ARCH
Date
Spring 2011
Keywords
Stadtschloss, Berlin, Reconstruction
Language
English
Disciplines
Architecture
Description/Abstract
This thesis addresses the German government’s proposed reconstruction of Berlin’s city palace, the Stadtschloss, from a critical perspective. The exact replication of the old façades attempts to recreate a lost relationship in the city’s geographical and cultural center. An exploration of the layering of historical events and memories on the palace’s site show how they may be revealed and recalled. By analyzing case studies of reconstructed historic districts in Dresden and Warsaw, along with theories of preservation and memorialization, this thesis proposes an alternative to the artificial façade reconstruction. Through the coupling of museum program with a landscape garden, ‘found’ ancient monuments and artifacts from the city of Berlin are used to evoke the individual and collective memories of the multi-layered, intertwined histories of the reunified German capital.
Recommended Citation
Schwarzwalder, Scott, "Reconstructing the Berliner Schloss: Architecture and Memory after German Reunification" (2011). Architecture Senior Theses. 12.
https://surface.syr.edu/architecture_theses/12
Source
submission
