This book presents a history of Berlin’s urban design from a European perspective. It is intended for professionals and students interested in urban design, urban planning, and history of urban design, and it is useful for everybody coming to Berlin. A large number of plans, drawings and photos, particularly aerial photos, illustrate the distinctive features of the Berlin urban development which has promoted one of the most attractive, most liveable and most disputatious cities.
Harald Bodenschatz
Architektur Berlin Geschichte Stadtgeschichte Städtebau Städtebaugeschichte
In its four core chapters, the book has concentrated the most important strands of information into an excellent layout of text and illustrations topped only by the final chapter. This once more distills the subject matter in terms of Berlin’s role as a “Reference City for European Urbanism” and addresses new challenges confronting the city. These include Berlin’s ambition to maintain its claim of being a “Social City” with an ethnically diverse society.Friedhelm Fischer, Planning Perspectives, November 2010
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