Architecture in Berlin (Online) at Freie Universität Berlin

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Please also note our range of academic online courses:Â http://www.fubis.org/online! This course gives a wide overview of the development of public and private architecture in Berlin during the 19th, 20th, and 21st centuries. Following an introduction to the urban development and architectural history of the modern era, we will survey the neo-classical period with special reference to the works of Schinkel. This will be followed by classes on architecture of the German Reich after 1871, which was characterised by both modern and conservative tendencies, and the manifold activities during the time of the Weimar Republic in the 1920s, such as the Housing Revolution. The architecture of the Nazi period will be examined, followed by the developments in East and West Berlin after the Second World War. The course concludes with a detailed review of the city's more recent and current architectural profiles, including an analysis of the conflicts concerning the re-design of Berlin after the Cold War and German reunification. Seven walking tours to historically significant buildings and sites are included (Unter den Linden, Gendarmenmarkt, Potsdam, Chancellery, Potsdamer Platz, the Holocaust Memorial, etc.). The course aims to offer a deeper understanding of the interdependence of Berlin's architecture and the city's social and political structures. It considers Berlin as a model for the highways and byways of a European capital in modern times.