Neue Nationalgalerie
1968Berlin, Germany
Museum at Berlin’s Kulturforum: a vast roof slab, glass pavilion, and underground galleries in two layers.
Ground level is nearly empty universal space; most display goes below. Read it as Crown Hall translated into a civic cultural building.
Highlights
- Glass hall above — Is the empty box exhibition, or a civic foyer?
- Roof span — How do column positions define the center of space?