Erlebtes Bauen Ost-Berlin 1959 bis 1989

Berlin a city of constant transformation, determined by a seemingly never-ending alternation between constructive and destructive phases. The citys architectonic identity has been profoundly marked by war and massive social upheaval as well as fire, pestilence, art and masonry. This book documents the hidden years the period when the DDR was a secretive, paranoid state looking in two directions at once. With images from Berlins foremost architectural photographer it shows the reconstruction of the East Berlin downtown area as a socialistic city centre and the fascinating period of urban gigantism.